Music Trade Review
Issue: 1925 Vol. 81 N. 13 - Page 50
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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
SEPTEMBER 26,
192.-
IN THE WORLD OF MUSIC PUBLISHING
Conducted By V. D. Walsh
Maurice Richmond Invades Canada and
Finds Things Humming in Montreal
Head of the Richmond Music Supply Corp., New York, Visits the Dominion Metropolis and
Finds a City Very Much Satisfied With the World at the Present Time
\ / I O N T R E A L , P. Q., Canada, September 20.—
'*• * Montreal with a population of 1,000,000 is
extremely cosmopolitan. That is, probably, the
main reason uliv Mr. Volstead's eighteenth
amendment would be
an impossibility in the
largest city in the Do-
minion of Canada. The
Province of Quebec
boasts and is confident
that it has solved the
liquor problem, a n d
their statistics s h o w
while their natives in-
dulge in their beers
and wines, freely, they
go about in the routine
Maurice Richmond
of business happily and
gayly.
Horse racing meets, conventions and exhibi-
tions have a tendency to put the "kibosh" on
or let us say, act as the jinx for the salesman.
The tourist pays no attention; he may partici-
pate in the free camping grounds, and "take the
air," which is very good for his health, but the
poor commercial man is out of luck. That is
just what happened to me when I arrived in
Montreal. While my reservation was in a week
in advance, it was just one more added to 4^9
others who were on the waiting list at the
Mount Royal Hotel.
International Music House
Fearless "Fatty" Frank Rampsberger is not a
bit backward in his complaint against the net
markings on music. The majority of the stand-
ard publishers, he claims, forget their Canadian
cousins. Little do they provide for his greater
margin which he must have. His cost in bring-
ing in his music to Canada is, to say the least,
20 per cent higher. He praises the practical
way the B. F. Wood Music Co. is marking its
publications, which provides very nicely for the
Canadian merchant. The standard American
publisher must remember that while Canada is
small it is growing fast, and due recognition
must be given it if the dealer is to succeed in a
healthy way, and pay his bills.
Frank is an obliging fellow. He will gladly
go to the Government venders (where Old Haig
& Haig and Hennessey with his Three S t a r s -
Canadian Club—all rest peacefully on the same
shelf) and accommodate any one of his Ameri-
can friends in procuring brands that are most
desired. You see you can only secure one bot-
tle at a time, and Frank doesn't mind a bit if
he has to go a half dozen times. Being a little
bit over-weight it's good for him, keeps him in
trim, and what a host he is! And his sweet
Parisian wife! The family insisted that I take
tea with them. If they call this having tea,
meaning the meal that I had, I wonder what
their dinner is like. We started off with an
appetizer (and I don't mean salt herring either),
there were 57 varieties to pick from. The
food was immense—so much I won't be able to
mention it, excepting that it was home made,
delicious and extremely good. I had to visit
Frank's Club, the German Society. It was
Frank's night out. He belongs to a bowling
club and goes there every Thursday night. So
does his brother Tony. Of course I was coaxed
to participate. Frank was rather flattering in
his remarks, but I truthfully believe as a bowler
I'm a better eliminator of 7 per cent real beer,
which I imbibed but was able to go about after
the tournament was over without the aid of a
guide.
The Rampsberger family has a sweet baby
girl and, like all babies will, she occasionally
uses her vocal chords to no good purpose. Mrs.
Rampsberger went upstairs and had this much
to say: "What in the world shall I do with the
baby, Frank? She's crying for the moon."
"That's nothing," said Frank. "Wait till she's
eighteen, she'll want the earth."
Frank wants the music trade at large to know
this—they should never allow their wives to
select or purchase their cigars for them. He
relates this experience. "Mrs. Rampsberger
went into a cigar store to buy some cigars for
me while I was sick. The clerk asked her 'do
you want them mild or strong, Madam.' 'Give
me the strongest ones you have,' Mrs. Ramps-
berger said, 'the last ones he had broke in his
pocket.' "
Frank has been a hard worker from boyhood
days, and has taken advantage of his opportuni-
ties and has put them to use in a practical way.
J. W. Shaw & Co.
This well-known house is showing its usual
alertness and is all set for a busy Fall season.
The displays of various types of merchandise
were particularly inviting, showing a live busi-
ness in full action. Gerald A. Shaw, a younger
son, is actively engaged in the music depart-
ment. He is a pleasant young fellow who is
ever alert to the needs of the public. William
Quail is the guiding star on the standard works;
and extremely able and willing to assist in the
requirements of the professional teacher and
musician. A message was flashed while I was
in the city that Mr. J. W. Shaw had just dis-
posed of his Victoria Skating Rink (where
hockey originated in Canada) for $250,000. It
is quite evident that Mr. Shaw is just as suc-
cessful in real estate as he is in music.
When you come to Montreal (this is a tip)
bring your thirst and your French, but trust to
your English. Too much rust on your Gallic
tongue and you may as well talk with your
hands. "Mum" is the word up here. It only
costs $3 a bottle and Chienti Miafeore only 90
cents a pint! Montreal was rather chilly the
day I was there, so it was necessary to wear
an outer garment, besides other means for keep-
ing warm. That makes me think it doesn't
look so good for any of us for this winter, with
the present coal situation.
J. E. Turcot
Our friend Turcot, who is indeed popular with
the music publishing industry, being a large
buyer, wholesaler and retailer both, was out of
town the day I was in the city, but it was my
good fortune and a splendid excuse to visit with
Mrs. Turcot, who is congenial to the extreme
and a good mixer. That is, without a doubt the
main reason why her share of the work has
been just as successful. The retail store comes
under Mrs. Turcot's personal supervision. Like
every other good wife, she loves her husband
and admires him; for he is indeed pleasant, in-
teresting, liberal and has many other good quali-
ties but, as she said: "Ed is getting too stout
altogether. He has memberships in athletic
clubs, pays his dues, but he talks a good game
of handball and tells about-the long sprints he
would like to take, but he is going to attempt
to swim across the St. Lawrence when it freezes
over."
The Turcot concern also operates the Mon-
treal Music Supply Co., which is now located at
the same address. This concern is catering to
the requirements of the Canadian music dealer
in musical merchandise as well as sheet music.
Mr. Turcot has leased the entire building. He
has made quite a study of the space that he has
not utilized for his own business, and is arrang-
ing a number of high class studios, most of
which have already been rented to various
teachers in the musical profession.
This well-organized music house not only be-
THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
SEPTEMBER 26,
192.-
IN THE WORLD OF MUSIC PUBLISHING
Conducted By V. D. Walsh
Maurice Richmond Invades Canada and
Finds Things Humming in Montreal
Head of the Richmond Music Supply Corp., New York, Visits the Dominion Metropolis and
Finds a City Very Much Satisfied With the World at the Present Time
\ / I O N T R E A L , P. Q., Canada, September 20.—
'*• * Montreal with a population of 1,000,000 is
extremely cosmopolitan. That is, probably, the
main reason uliv Mr. Volstead's eighteenth
amendment would be
an impossibility in the
largest city in the Do-
minion of Canada. The
Province of Quebec
boasts and is confident
that it has solved the
liquor problem, a n d
their statistics s h o w
while their natives in-
dulge in their beers
and wines, freely, they
go about in the routine
Maurice Richmond
of business happily and
gayly.
Horse racing meets, conventions and exhibi-
tions have a tendency to put the "kibosh" on
or let us say, act as the jinx for the salesman.
The tourist pays no attention; he may partici-
pate in the free camping grounds, and "take the
air," which is very good for his health, but the
poor commercial man is out of luck. That is
just what happened to me when I arrived in
Montreal. While my reservation was in a week
in advance, it was just one more added to 4^9
others who were on the waiting list at the
Mount Royal Hotel.
International Music House
Fearless "Fatty" Frank Rampsberger is not a
bit backward in his complaint against the net
markings on music. The majority of the stand-
ard publishers, he claims, forget their Canadian
cousins. Little do they provide for his greater
margin which he must have. His cost in bring-
ing in his music to Canada is, to say the least,
20 per cent higher. He praises the practical
way the B. F. Wood Music Co. is marking its
publications, which provides very nicely for the
Canadian merchant. The standard American
publisher must remember that while Canada is
small it is growing fast, and due recognition
must be given it if the dealer is to succeed in a
healthy way, and pay his bills.
Frank is an obliging fellow. He will gladly
go to the Government venders (where Old Haig
& Haig and Hennessey with his Three S t a r s -
Canadian Club—all rest peacefully on the same
shelf) and accommodate any one of his Ameri-
can friends in procuring brands that are most
desired. You see you can only secure one bot-
tle at a time, and Frank doesn't mind a bit if
he has to go a half dozen times. Being a little
bit over-weight it's good for him, keeps him in
trim, and what a host he is! And his sweet
Parisian wife! The family insisted that I take
tea with them. If they call this having tea,
meaning the meal that I had, I wonder what
their dinner is like. We started off with an
appetizer (and I don't mean salt herring either),
there were 57 varieties to pick from. The
food was immense—so much I won't be able to
mention it, excepting that it was home made,
delicious and extremely good. I had to visit
Frank's Club, the German Society. It was
Frank's night out. He belongs to a bowling
club and goes there every Thursday night. So
does his brother Tony. Of course I was coaxed
to participate. Frank was rather flattering in
his remarks, but I truthfully believe as a bowler
I'm a better eliminator of 7 per cent real beer,
which I imbibed but was able to go about after
the tournament was over without the aid of a
guide.
The Rampsberger family has a sweet baby
girl and, like all babies will, she occasionally
uses her vocal chords to no good purpose. Mrs.
Rampsberger went upstairs and had this much
to say: "What in the world shall I do with the
baby, Frank? She's crying for the moon."
"That's nothing," said Frank. "Wait till she's
eighteen, she'll want the earth."
Frank wants the music trade at large to know
this—they should never allow their wives to
select or purchase their cigars for them. He
relates this experience. "Mrs. Rampsberger
went into a cigar store to buy some cigars for
me while I was sick. The clerk asked her 'do
you want them mild or strong, Madam.' 'Give
me the strongest ones you have,' Mrs. Ramps-
berger said, 'the last ones he had broke in his
pocket.' "
Frank has been a hard worker from boyhood
days, and has taken advantage of his opportuni-
ties and has put them to use in a practical way.
J. W. Shaw & Co.
This well-known house is showing its usual
alertness and is all set for a busy Fall season.
The displays of various types of merchandise
were particularly inviting, showing a live busi-
ness in full action. Gerald A. Shaw, a younger
son, is actively engaged in the music depart-
ment. He is a pleasant young fellow who is
ever alert to the needs of the public. William
Quail is the guiding star on the standard works;
and extremely able and willing to assist in the
requirements of the professional teacher and
musician. A message was flashed while I was
in the city that Mr. J. W. Shaw had just dis-
posed of his Victoria Skating Rink (where
hockey originated in Canada) for $250,000. It
is quite evident that Mr. Shaw is just as suc-
cessful in real estate as he is in music.
When you come to Montreal (this is a tip)
bring your thirst and your French, but trust to
your English. Too much rust on your Gallic
tongue and you may as well talk with your
hands. "Mum" is the word up here. It only
costs $3 a bottle and Chienti Miafeore only 90
cents a pint! Montreal was rather chilly the
day I was there, so it was necessary to wear
an outer garment, besides other means for keep-
ing warm. That makes me think it doesn't
look so good for any of us for this winter, with
the present coal situation.
J. E. Turcot
Our friend Turcot, who is indeed popular with
the music publishing industry, being a large
buyer, wholesaler and retailer both, was out of
town the day I was in the city, but it was my
good fortune and a splendid excuse to visit with
Mrs. Turcot, who is congenial to the extreme
and a good mixer. That is, without a doubt the
main reason why her share of the work has
been just as successful. The retail store comes
under Mrs. Turcot's personal supervision. Like
every other good wife, she loves her husband
and admires him; for he is indeed pleasant, in-
teresting, liberal and has many other good quali-
ties but, as she said: "Ed is getting too stout
altogether. He has memberships in athletic
clubs, pays his dues, but he talks a good game
of handball and tells about-the long sprints he
would like to take, but he is going to attempt
to swim across the St. Lawrence when it freezes
over."
The Turcot concern also operates the Mon-
treal Music Supply Co., which is now located at
the same address. This concern is catering to
the requirements of the Canadian music dealer
in musical merchandise as well as sheet music.
Mr. Turcot has leased the entire building. He
has made quite a study of the space that he has
not utilized for his own business, and is arrang-
ing a number of high class studios, most of
which have already been rented to various
teachers in the musical profession.
This well-organized music house not only be-
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