Music Trade Review
Issue: 1918 Vol. 67 N. 18 - Page 11
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NOVEMBER 2, 1918
11
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC AFFECTING SAN FRANCISCO TRADE
Wave of Illness Has Reached the Pacific Coast, and All Lines of Business Are Handicapped
Thereby—Piano Men Optimistic Over Future Prospects—Waiting List for Customers
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., October 25.—San Fran-
cisco is in the grasp of the Spanish influenza, and
all lines of business are being seriously af-
fected. The situation was not regarded as acute
until about a week ago, when measures were
taken closing all places of amusements and pro-
hibiting all assemblages. These orders have
been followed by the almost universal adoption
of the gauze mask for protection, and the gen-
eral opinion is that the peak of the number of
new cases has been reached and that a very few
days will now show a decline. Already there
is a movement on foot to reopen the motion
picture houses, especially the big first run places
in the downtown district, with admission
granted to those only- who wear masks. If
this action is taken by the Board of Health it
will be followed by the resumption of concerts.
Such resumption will have an immediate effect
on the sale of sheet music, music rolls and talk-
ing machine records. In fact, the latter two
have already shown a tendency to increase, as
the people denied the enjoyment of public
music are increasing their libraries of private
music. With it all October has shown a very
fair business, and as soon as the influenza sub-
sides the music houses are looking for their
sales to increase with a rush.
George R. Hughes Works for Liberty Loan
George R. Hughes, secretary of the Wiley B.
Allen Co., was one of the active boosters for the
Fourth Liberty Loan, and he is very proud of
the record made by San Francisco. He calls
attention to the fact that, although the city was
called on for an average of over $200 for every
man, woman and child within its borders, it suc-
cessfully went "over the top."
A. L. Quinn Is Optimistic
A. L. Quinn, in charge of the Q R S Co. on
this Coast, announces that he has decided to
postpone his trip over his territory on account
of the epidemic. Not only would he find the
dealers disinclined to listen, he says, but the
fear that some of his help might be afflicted de-
cided him that it would be better to wait for a
couple of weeks at least. However, Mr. Quinn
is very optimistic over the future.
Major W. M. Ringen, in charge of the band
instrument and small goods department of
3 Great Pianos
With 3 sounding boards
In each (Patented) have the
greatest talking points in
the trade.
We fix " o n e p r i c e d -
wholesale and retail.
The Heppe Piano Co.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Sherman, Clay & Co., is back on the job again
after a month's lay off, during which he under-
went an operation for rupture. Major Ringen
has always been an athlete and he received the
injury which necessitated the operation while
engaged in a foot race.
Byron Mauzy reports that the house has re-
ceived a small shipment of Columbia Grafo-
nolas, and that this addition to its stock has
put it in a commanding position for business
for the next month or more.
Miss W. E. Burke, who is connected with the
Mernardi-Judd Co. at Reno, Nevada, has cut her
vacation in San Francisco short and returned
home. The epidemic conditions in the Sage
Brush State were responsible for her being
called back on the job at this time.
Recent Sales of Fotoplayers
J. H. Merrill, Rocky Mountain representative
of the American Photo Player Co., this week ar-
rived at the company's headquarters, where he
will remain a short time familiarizing himself
with the recent improvements on the instru-
ment. Incidentally, he brought with him two
orders which he had just closed in Colorado.
Mr. Merrill says he has a lot of prospects which
he can close as soon as the influenza scourge
ends.
The American Photo Player Co. reports that
five Fotoplayers were recently sold to the Lynch
F.nterprises, which dominate the motion pic-
ture industry of the South. These instruments
will be distributed to various houses owned by
the company. This order is a duplicate of one
given about a year ago and was placed after an
exhaustive test extending over twelve months.
George Hopkins With Y. M. C. A.
George Hopkins, secretary to President H. J.
Werner, of the American Photo Player Co., has
resigned his position to become one of the field
secretaries of the Y. M. C. A. At the present
time he is stationed at the Presidio Training
Camp in San Francisco, getting ready for over-
sea duty.
Piano Buyers Must Take Their Turns
T. F. Sibley, who has been operating a suc-
cessful piano house at Visalia, Cal., has recently
taken a partner in the music business and the
firm name is now Sibley & Snell. Both part-
ners were in San Francisco this week making
their connections for operating on a more ex-
tended scale, and for Mr. Snell's introduction to
the local trade. Those who met the latter are
of the opinion that Mr. Sibley has secured a
very active and valuable partner. One matter
that the new firm has undertaken is a novelty in
this section. They have had so many demands
for second-hand pianos that they have estab-
lished a waiting list on which their would-be
purchasers are recorded chronologically. They
say their customers are pleased with this evi-
dence of fairness and are well satisfied to wait
their turn. By this simple means they have re-
tained all possible customers.
J. Larsen, formerly connected with Eilers
Music House at Tacoma, Wash., has accepted a
position with the Hauschildt Music Co., in this
city.
Mr. Dealer!!!
Be the Menu Ever
So Elaborate, the
Cuisine Un-
excelled, the
Diners, the
Banqueters
Will Be Re-
galed by
the Artistic-
ally R e n -
dered Se-
lections
from the
Seeburg "Xpression"
Coin-Operated
Electric Player-Piano
These
facts could
be present-
ed to the
high grade
restaurant,
cafe or hotel
proprietor in
your territory
were you our rep-
resentative. Why
not let us talk it
over with you now?
R. N. WATKINJN FRANCE
"The Piano for Dry Territory**
Robert N. Watkin, secretary and treasurer of
the Will A. Watkin Co., prominent music deal-
ers of Dallas, Tex., who volunteered as a secre-
tary with the Y. M. C. A., arrived in London the
middle of September, going from there to Paris
where he remained about a week before start-
ing for the front. Mr. Watkin is now in charge
of one of the Y. M. C. A. huts "somewhere in
France."
J. P. S e e b u r g
Piano Company
E. A. Duckworth, manager for the Starr
Piano Co., in Anderson, Ind., has volunteered
as an ambulance driver for the Red Cross and
expects to leave for service in France shortly.
Leaders in the Automatic Field
Republic Bldg., 209 S. State St.
CHICAGO
NOVEMBER 2, 1918
11
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC AFFECTING SAN FRANCISCO TRADE
Wave of Illness Has Reached the Pacific Coast, and All Lines of Business Are Handicapped
Thereby—Piano Men Optimistic Over Future Prospects—Waiting List for Customers
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., October 25.—San Fran-
cisco is in the grasp of the Spanish influenza, and
all lines of business are being seriously af-
fected. The situation was not regarded as acute
until about a week ago, when measures were
taken closing all places of amusements and pro-
hibiting all assemblages. These orders have
been followed by the almost universal adoption
of the gauze mask for protection, and the gen-
eral opinion is that the peak of the number of
new cases has been reached and that a very few
days will now show a decline. Already there
is a movement on foot to reopen the motion
picture houses, especially the big first run places
in the downtown district, with admission
granted to those only- who wear masks. If
this action is taken by the Board of Health it
will be followed by the resumption of concerts.
Such resumption will have an immediate effect
on the sale of sheet music, music rolls and talk-
ing machine records. In fact, the latter two
have already shown a tendency to increase, as
the people denied the enjoyment of public
music are increasing their libraries of private
music. With it all October has shown a very
fair business, and as soon as the influenza sub-
sides the music houses are looking for their
sales to increase with a rush.
George R. Hughes Works for Liberty Loan
George R. Hughes, secretary of the Wiley B.
Allen Co., was one of the active boosters for the
Fourth Liberty Loan, and he is very proud of
the record made by San Francisco. He calls
attention to the fact that, although the city was
called on for an average of over $200 for every
man, woman and child within its borders, it suc-
cessfully went "over the top."
A. L. Quinn Is Optimistic
A. L. Quinn, in charge of the Q R S Co. on
this Coast, announces that he has decided to
postpone his trip over his territory on account
of the epidemic. Not only would he find the
dealers disinclined to listen, he says, but the
fear that some of his help might be afflicted de-
cided him that it would be better to wait for a
couple of weeks at least. However, Mr. Quinn
is very optimistic over the future.
Major W. M. Ringen, in charge of the band
instrument and small goods department of
3 Great Pianos
With 3 sounding boards
In each (Patented) have the
greatest talking points in
the trade.
We fix " o n e p r i c e d -
wholesale and retail.
The Heppe Piano Co.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Sherman, Clay & Co., is back on the job again
after a month's lay off, during which he under-
went an operation for rupture. Major Ringen
has always been an athlete and he received the
injury which necessitated the operation while
engaged in a foot race.
Byron Mauzy reports that the house has re-
ceived a small shipment of Columbia Grafo-
nolas, and that this addition to its stock has
put it in a commanding position for business
for the next month or more.
Miss W. E. Burke, who is connected with the
Mernardi-Judd Co. at Reno, Nevada, has cut her
vacation in San Francisco short and returned
home. The epidemic conditions in the Sage
Brush State were responsible for her being
called back on the job at this time.
Recent Sales of Fotoplayers
J. H. Merrill, Rocky Mountain representative
of the American Photo Player Co., this week ar-
rived at the company's headquarters, where he
will remain a short time familiarizing himself
with the recent improvements on the instru-
ment. Incidentally, he brought with him two
orders which he had just closed in Colorado.
Mr. Merrill says he has a lot of prospects which
he can close as soon as the influenza scourge
ends.
The American Photo Player Co. reports that
five Fotoplayers were recently sold to the Lynch
F.nterprises, which dominate the motion pic-
ture industry of the South. These instruments
will be distributed to various houses owned by
the company. This order is a duplicate of one
given about a year ago and was placed after an
exhaustive test extending over twelve months.
George Hopkins With Y. M. C. A.
George Hopkins, secretary to President H. J.
Werner, of the American Photo Player Co., has
resigned his position to become one of the field
secretaries of the Y. M. C. A. At the present
time he is stationed at the Presidio Training
Camp in San Francisco, getting ready for over-
sea duty.
Piano Buyers Must Take Their Turns
T. F. Sibley, who has been operating a suc-
cessful piano house at Visalia, Cal., has recently
taken a partner in the music business and the
firm name is now Sibley & Snell. Both part-
ners were in San Francisco this week making
their connections for operating on a more ex-
tended scale, and for Mr. Snell's introduction to
the local trade. Those who met the latter are
of the opinion that Mr. Sibley has secured a
very active and valuable partner. One matter
that the new firm has undertaken is a novelty in
this section. They have had so many demands
for second-hand pianos that they have estab-
lished a waiting list on which their would-be
purchasers are recorded chronologically. They
say their customers are pleased with this evi-
dence of fairness and are well satisfied to wait
their turn. By this simple means they have re-
tained all possible customers.
J. Larsen, formerly connected with Eilers
Music House at Tacoma, Wash., has accepted a
position with the Hauschildt Music Co., in this
city.
Mr. Dealer!!!
Be the Menu Ever
So Elaborate, the
Cuisine Un-
excelled, the
Diners, the
Banqueters
Will Be Re-
galed by
the Artistic-
ally R e n -
dered Se-
lections
from the
Seeburg "Xpression"
Coin-Operated
Electric Player-Piano
These
facts could
be present-
ed to the
high grade
restaurant,
cafe or hotel
proprietor in
your territory
were you our rep-
resentative. Why
not let us talk it
over with you now?
R. N. WATKINJN FRANCE
"The Piano for Dry Territory**
Robert N. Watkin, secretary and treasurer of
the Will A. Watkin Co., prominent music deal-
ers of Dallas, Tex., who volunteered as a secre-
tary with the Y. M. C. A., arrived in London the
middle of September, going from there to Paris
where he remained about a week before start-
ing for the front. Mr. Watkin is now in charge
of one of the Y. M. C. A. huts "somewhere in
France."
J. P. S e e b u r g
Piano Company
E. A. Duckworth, manager for the Starr
Piano Co., in Anderson, Ind., has volunteered
as an ambulance driver for the Red Cross and
expects to leave for service in France shortly.
Leaders in the Automatic Field
Republic Bldg., 209 S. State St.
CHICAGO
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