Music Trade Review
Issue: 1924 Vol. 79 N. 15 - Page 9
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OCTOBER 11, 1924
THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
Cincinnati Will Be Next Convention
City for Ohio Music Merchants' Ass'n
Dates Are September 14, 15 and 16, 1925—New Committees Appointed by President Otto Grau—
Essay Contest on Membership Advantages to Be Held—Endorses State Music Memory Contest
C I N C I N N A T I , O., October 7.—The selection
^^^ of Cincinnati as the 1925 convention city
for the Music Merchants' Association of Ohio,
was made at a meeting of the Council of the
Association, which met in this city last Monday.
The Council also set the convention dates
for September 14-15-16. On the first day of the
convention a golf tournament will be held for
the delegates and the business sessions will not
start until the second day.
The Council decided that exhibits of manu-
facturers will be held next year in connection
with the convention as in past years. This
exhibit will be at the hotel at which the con-
vention is held. The annual Ohio convention
always has more exhibits than probably any
other State convention in the country.
In addressing the Council at its meeting here,
Otto Grau, president of the Association, said:
"The Music Merchants' Association of Ohio
has grown to the point where it can be of tre-
mendous value to its membership. However, as
this membership is to a great extent passive,
the real work of promoting plans for the ad-
vancement of our industry devolves upon the
officers of this association.
"You must formulate these plans, you must
establish a policy for this ensuing year, and* then
it behooves each and every one of us to put
forth our best efforts during this year that we
may go before the next Convention of our As-
sociation with a record that will prove to them
that we have honestly and faithfully performed
the work that our election to office entailed.
"First of all it is my opinion that we should
carefully review the work done by our pred-
ecessors, that we may carry on the splendid
plans which they inaugurated. For instance,
the insurance plan, which means a real saving
plus protection to every subscriber. I am
heartily in favor of appointing a committee to
concentrate their efforts in arousing interest
among the membership in this plan, for there is
no question in my mind of its merit. Each and
every one engaged in the music industry in this
State carries insurance of some, sort—this plan
offers a decided saving in every kind of in-
surance, so a little publicity showing the ad-
vantages of placing insurance through our secre-
tary should produce the desired result. As I
understand the plan, the more insurance we
place and the lower our percentage of losses,
the greater will be our saving on future in-
surance written in our membership.
"Another thing which I believe could be made
of considerable value to every dealer in this
State is our advertising advisory committee.
Just what the duties and powers of this com-
mittee are should be defined during this council
meeting. It would be a good plan to have all
dealers in this State to send to the chairman of
this committee clippings of musical instrument
advertising that is found objectionable. I have
in mind a certain advertisement issued in the
Cincinnati papers, the text of which read as
follows:
" 'Ain't it a grand and glorious feeling, when
in the morning you start out to buy a player,
and after tramping from one place to another
where first one player and then another is tried,
and high-pressured salesmen try to hook you
into buying something you know you don't
want, and after trying till your throat is dry and
your feet are sore and swollen, you finally arrive
at the piano company where a courteous sales-
man shows you a brand-new special player-piano
for $323.00—only $2.50 per week—including
bench,rolls and delivery.
"After this committee has passed on such
copy, a letter addressed to the dealer in many
instances would stop the use of illegitimate or
grossly misleading statements. The same could,
9
Mr. Grau announced that meetings of Cin-
cinnati' music merchants will probably be held
during the coming year, but these will be purely
social in their nature. They will be held for
the purpose of getting the members of the trade
together, but will be without rules or regula-
tions and without any business sessions.
Mr. Grau paid a tribute to Rexford Hyre,
Executive Secretary of the State Association,
for the successful meeting of the Council. He
stated that it was largely due to Mr. Hyre's
untiring energy and ability that the Council
meeting proved to be so successful
upon discretion of this committee, be referred
to the Better Business Commission in the
particular city where the dealer resides, if he
persisted in using such copy after a request had
been made to him to discontinue the practice."
As Mr. Grau pointed out, one of the most im-
portant tasks that the Association faces is the
attempt to eliminate objectionable advertising
by dealers throughout the State. The new Ad-
vertising Advisory Committee, with Robt. Jones,
of Cleveland, as chairman, and R. C. Wilkens, Schenectady Piano Dealer Appointed by Court
of Youngstown, as director, will have charge of
to Place Valuation on Assets of Bankrupt
this movement to eliminate as far as possible
Concern.
advertising of an objectionable character. J. A.
Jacober, of Cincinnati; Arthur Welton, of
ALBANY, N. Y., October 6.—C. W. Teller, a music
Columbus; William Whitney, of Toledo, and merchant of Schenectady, has just been ap-
Kenneth McMahon made up the rest of the pointed appraiser for the Baker Music Co., here,
membership of this important committee. Rex- by Federal Judge Cooper. The Baker concern
ford C. Hyre, executive secretary of the State is now being operated under a receivership. Mr.
Association, will be the official censor of all ad- Teller, who is in business at 217 Clinton street,
vertising.
Schenectady, is well qualified to serve in the
The Legislative Committee for the coming capacity of appraiser, having had over twenty
years' experience in both the retailing and
year, which was appointed by Mr. Grau, is made
up of William V. Crowe, of Columbus, as chair- manufacturing of pianos. He was at one time
man; F. J. Volz, of Cincinnati, and Robert Tay- superintendent of the Needham Piano Co., New
lor, of Cleveland, with Dan Summey as director. York.
One of the innovations that are being made
this year in the State Association is the appoint-
ment of a director for each committee. In every
case the director is a man who has had a long
WHEELING, W. VA., October 3.—The second floor
experience in association work, and one who can
of the local branch of the Burkham & Stamm
direct the work of the committee. The com- Piano Co., formerly used as a balcony, has been
mittee itself will be in charge of the chairman. recently filled in to afford greater display space
C. M. Alford, of Canton, will be chairman of
for the talking machine department. The offices
the Membership Committee, with Don D. John, of the store have been moved to the front of
of Lima; Howard L. Chubb, of Cincinnati; this floor, and the quarters have been decorated
Herbert Muehlhauser, of Cleveland, and George
in an attractive manner.
W. Robinson, of Steubenville, as members of
the committee. Omer Westerfield, of Green-
^
ville, will be director of the committee.
Announcement was made by Mr. Grau that
the publication of the monthly bulletin of the
Association will be continued this year. C. H.
Yahrling, of Youngstown, will be the director
of publications for the Association. Mr. Yahr-
ling will also be the chairman of the Mutual In-
surance Committee which has Mr. Poling, of
Akron, and J. G. Hobson, of Chillicothe, as
members.
William R. Graul, of Cincinnati; A. B. Smith,
of Akron, and Fred Goosman, of Toledo, con-
stitute a Carrying Charge Committee which will
have as its duty the setting up of a schedule
for carrying charges for Ohio music merchants.
This is considered to be a most important phase
of the Association's work.
Next year preceding the convention there will
again be held a trade slogan with three prizes
offered. The subject of the contest will be
"Why Should Every Ohio Music Merchant Be-
long to the State Association?" Prizes in the
contest consist of $25 for the first prize, $10
for the second price and one free ticket to the
entertainments at the 1925 convention as a third
prize. The contest is limited to wives and fam-
ilies of the Association members.
Approval was given at the meeting of the
Council to a State Music Memory Contest next
year, but the last contest was criticized severely
by members of the Council because of the way
in which it was handled.
The meeting of the Council here consisted of
two sessions, one in the morning and one in the
evening. Mr.' Grau presided at both sessions
and members of the Council who were present
were Robert Taylor, of Cleveland; George P.
Gross, of Cincinnati; C. C. Beiker, of Columbus;
E. C. McMahon, of Youngstown, and E. M.
Harbaugh, of Akron. Dan Summey and Wm.
NEWARK, N. J.
R. Graul, of Cincinnati, and Omer Westerfield,
of Greenville, sat in at the sessions of the.
Council.
Teller Named Appraiser
for Baker Music Co., Albany
Enlarge Wheeling Store
LAUTER-
HUMANA
Essentially
a Quality
Player
Piano.
Its Vast
Superiority
is Obvious to
the Most
Casual
Customer
LAUTER GO.
OCTOBER 11, 1924
THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
Cincinnati Will Be Next Convention
City for Ohio Music Merchants' Ass'n
Dates Are September 14, 15 and 16, 1925—New Committees Appointed by President Otto Grau—
Essay Contest on Membership Advantages to Be Held—Endorses State Music Memory Contest
C I N C I N N A T I , O., October 7.—The selection
^^^ of Cincinnati as the 1925 convention city
for the Music Merchants' Association of Ohio,
was made at a meeting of the Council of the
Association, which met in this city last Monday.
The Council also set the convention dates
for September 14-15-16. On the first day of the
convention a golf tournament will be held for
the delegates and the business sessions will not
start until the second day.
The Council decided that exhibits of manu-
facturers will be held next year in connection
with the convention as in past years. This
exhibit will be at the hotel at which the con-
vention is held. The annual Ohio convention
always has more exhibits than probably any
other State convention in the country.
In addressing the Council at its meeting here,
Otto Grau, president of the Association, said:
"The Music Merchants' Association of Ohio
has grown to the point where it can be of tre-
mendous value to its membership. However, as
this membership is to a great extent passive,
the real work of promoting plans for the ad-
vancement of our industry devolves upon the
officers of this association.
"You must formulate these plans, you must
establish a policy for this ensuing year, and* then
it behooves each and every one of us to put
forth our best efforts during this year that we
may go before the next Convention of our As-
sociation with a record that will prove to them
that we have honestly and faithfully performed
the work that our election to office entailed.
"First of all it is my opinion that we should
carefully review the work done by our pred-
ecessors, that we may carry on the splendid
plans which they inaugurated. For instance,
the insurance plan, which means a real saving
plus protection to every subscriber. I am
heartily in favor of appointing a committee to
concentrate their efforts in arousing interest
among the membership in this plan, for there is
no question in my mind of its merit. Each and
every one engaged in the music industry in this
State carries insurance of some, sort—this plan
offers a decided saving in every kind of in-
surance, so a little publicity showing the ad-
vantages of placing insurance through our secre-
tary should produce the desired result. As I
understand the plan, the more insurance we
place and the lower our percentage of losses,
the greater will be our saving on future in-
surance written in our membership.
"Another thing which I believe could be made
of considerable value to every dealer in this
State is our advertising advisory committee.
Just what the duties and powers of this com-
mittee are should be defined during this council
meeting. It would be a good plan to have all
dealers in this State to send to the chairman of
this committee clippings of musical instrument
advertising that is found objectionable. I have
in mind a certain advertisement issued in the
Cincinnati papers, the text of which read as
follows:
" 'Ain't it a grand and glorious feeling, when
in the morning you start out to buy a player,
and after tramping from one place to another
where first one player and then another is tried,
and high-pressured salesmen try to hook you
into buying something you know you don't
want, and after trying till your throat is dry and
your feet are sore and swollen, you finally arrive
at the piano company where a courteous sales-
man shows you a brand-new special player-piano
for $323.00—only $2.50 per week—including
bench,rolls and delivery.
"After this committee has passed on such
copy, a letter addressed to the dealer in many
instances would stop the use of illegitimate or
grossly misleading statements. The same could,
9
Mr. Grau announced that meetings of Cin-
cinnati' music merchants will probably be held
during the coming year, but these will be purely
social in their nature. They will be held for
the purpose of getting the members of the trade
together, but will be without rules or regula-
tions and without any business sessions.
Mr. Grau paid a tribute to Rexford Hyre,
Executive Secretary of the State Association,
for the successful meeting of the Council. He
stated that it was largely due to Mr. Hyre's
untiring energy and ability that the Council
meeting proved to be so successful
upon discretion of this committee, be referred
to the Better Business Commission in the
particular city where the dealer resides, if he
persisted in using such copy after a request had
been made to him to discontinue the practice."
As Mr. Grau pointed out, one of the most im-
portant tasks that the Association faces is the
attempt to eliminate objectionable advertising
by dealers throughout the State. The new Ad-
vertising Advisory Committee, with Robt. Jones,
of Cleveland, as chairman, and R. C. Wilkens, Schenectady Piano Dealer Appointed by Court
of Youngstown, as director, will have charge of
to Place Valuation on Assets of Bankrupt
this movement to eliminate as far as possible
Concern.
advertising of an objectionable character. J. A.
Jacober, of Cincinnati; Arthur Welton, of
ALBANY, N. Y., October 6.—C. W. Teller, a music
Columbus; William Whitney, of Toledo, and merchant of Schenectady, has just been ap-
Kenneth McMahon made up the rest of the pointed appraiser for the Baker Music Co., here,
membership of this important committee. Rex- by Federal Judge Cooper. The Baker concern
ford C. Hyre, executive secretary of the State is now being operated under a receivership. Mr.
Association, will be the official censor of all ad- Teller, who is in business at 217 Clinton street,
vertising.
Schenectady, is well qualified to serve in the
The Legislative Committee for the coming capacity of appraiser, having had over twenty
years' experience in both the retailing and
year, which was appointed by Mr. Grau, is made
up of William V. Crowe, of Columbus, as chair- manufacturing of pianos. He was at one time
man; F. J. Volz, of Cincinnati, and Robert Tay- superintendent of the Needham Piano Co., New
lor, of Cleveland, with Dan Summey as director. York.
One of the innovations that are being made
this year in the State Association is the appoint-
ment of a director for each committee. In every
case the director is a man who has had a long
WHEELING, W. VA., October 3.—The second floor
experience in association work, and one who can
of the local branch of the Burkham & Stamm
direct the work of the committee. The com- Piano Co., formerly used as a balcony, has been
mittee itself will be in charge of the chairman. recently filled in to afford greater display space
C. M. Alford, of Canton, will be chairman of
for the talking machine department. The offices
the Membership Committee, with Don D. John, of the store have been moved to the front of
of Lima; Howard L. Chubb, of Cincinnati; this floor, and the quarters have been decorated
Herbert Muehlhauser, of Cleveland, and George
in an attractive manner.
W. Robinson, of Steubenville, as members of
the committee. Omer Westerfield, of Green-
^
ville, will be director of the committee.
Announcement was made by Mr. Grau that
the publication of the monthly bulletin of the
Association will be continued this year. C. H.
Yahrling, of Youngstown, will be the director
of publications for the Association. Mr. Yahr-
ling will also be the chairman of the Mutual In-
surance Committee which has Mr. Poling, of
Akron, and J. G. Hobson, of Chillicothe, as
members.
William R. Graul, of Cincinnati; A. B. Smith,
of Akron, and Fred Goosman, of Toledo, con-
stitute a Carrying Charge Committee which will
have as its duty the setting up of a schedule
for carrying charges for Ohio music merchants.
This is considered to be a most important phase
of the Association's work.
Next year preceding the convention there will
again be held a trade slogan with three prizes
offered. The subject of the contest will be
"Why Should Every Ohio Music Merchant Be-
long to the State Association?" Prizes in the
contest consist of $25 for the first prize, $10
for the second price and one free ticket to the
entertainments at the 1925 convention as a third
prize. The contest is limited to wives and fam-
ilies of the Association members.
Approval was given at the meeting of the
Council to a State Music Memory Contest next
year, but the last contest was criticized severely
by members of the Council because of the way
in which it was handled.
The meeting of the Council here consisted of
two sessions, one in the morning and one in the
evening. Mr.' Grau presided at both sessions
and members of the Council who were present
were Robert Taylor, of Cleveland; George P.
Gross, of Cincinnati; C. C. Beiker, of Columbus;
E. C. McMahon, of Youngstown, and E. M.
Harbaugh, of Akron. Dan Summey and Wm.
NEWARK, N. J.
R. Graul, of Cincinnati, and Omer Westerfield,
of Greenville, sat in at the sessions of the.
Council.
Teller Named Appraiser
for Baker Music Co., Albany
Enlarge Wheeling Store
LAUTER-
HUMANA
Essentially
a Quality
Player
Piano.
Its Vast
Superiority
is Obvious to
the Most
Casual
Customer
LAUTER GO.
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