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The Music Trade Review
REVIEW
(Registered in the U. S. Patent Office)
Published Every Saturday by
Federated Business Publications, Inc.
at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York
President, Raymond Bill; Vice-Presidents, J. B. Spillane, Randolph Brown; Secre-
tary and Treasurer, Edward Lyman Bill; Assistant Secretary, L. B. McDonald;
Assistant Treasurer, Win. A. Lpw.
B.
BRITTAIN WILSON,
CARLETON CHACE, Business Manager
Editor
W. H. MCCLEARY, Managing
RAY BILL, Associate Editor
F. L. AVERY, Circulation
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Vol. 86
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Editor
Manager
Cable: Elbill New York
March 31, 1928
Ohio and Affiliation
No. 13
MARCH 31, 1928
lend their support at such times when it becomes necessary for
the protection of the industry as a whole.
The main thing is to avoid any working at cross purposes.
The industry is not big enough or strong enough to have two Asso-
ciations in opposition to one another. There could still be unity
even though under two flags.
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Eliminating Double Taxation
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A Basic Fact Grows
HE members of the music trade who have taken such
active interest in the efforts being made to have the
provisions of the new revenue law so amended as to
eliminate the double-taxation feature on reports of instalment sales
will find much satisfaction in the announcement made elsewhere
in The Review that Senator Metcalf, of Rhode Island, will pro-
pose such an amendment when the bill is taken up on the floor
of the Senate next month. The news is welcome, and it is to be
hoped earnestly that the senator's efforts will meet with success.
It must be borne in mind, however, that one senator, regard-
less of how earnest or how influential he may be, faces a real
problem when he endeavors single-handedly to bring about changes
in a measure that has attracted so much attention from important
interests. The fight is by no means won, and the campaign to
appeal to, and bring pressure upon, senators from all sections of
the country to which the trade has committed itself, should con-
tinue unabated and where possible it should be intensified. Sena-
tor Metcalf's announcement represents an opportunity that should
not be neglected.
O less a magazine than the Atlantic Monthly has
seen fit to declare for the piano as the basic musical
instrument. In a recent article appearing in that pub-
lication on the subject of "New Methods for Presenting Fine
Music," attention is paid to the spread of interest in radio and
particularly to the value of that medium in developing a better
understanding and appreciation of music on the part of the pub-
lic at large. Particularly significant is one paragraph which reads:
"As the year advances radio will be found rendering a greater
service than ever in helping to build a desire on the part of old
and young for a better understanding and study of truly fine
music and fine musical instruments.of all kinds, especially the piano,
the basic musical instrument of all."
The statement is significant, as it emphasizes the contention
of trade members that the piano is the most important medium for
the presentation of music. This assertion does not reflect in the
slightest upon the many other musical instruments upon which
music is produced, but that the piano is the basic instrument is
not to be denied. Many more public declarations of the same sort
would do no harm.
LTHOUGH it is unfortunate that over a period of
some three weeks only about 28 per cent of the mem-
bership of the Music Merchants' Association of Ohio
saw fit to vote on the important and persistent question of the
affiliation of that organization with the National Association of
Music Merchants, the fact as reported at the meeting of the
trustees in Columbus on Monday that fifty-nine out of eighty-two
votes, or nearly three-quarters of the total number cast, were op-
posed to affiliation would seem to settle the matter definitely.
In one way the decision is regrettable, for the affiliation of
the Ohio body would prove of great value to the national organ-
ization in many ways, and the Ohio men would probably be in a
position to gain much themselves from the move inasmuch as
under the present administration the National Association is doing
more real constructive work than for some years past.
However, the Ohio merchants have made the decision and
have apparently settled for some time, at least, a question that
threatened to prove more or less annoying and distracting. Even
as a separate organization, with recognized aggressiveness and in-
fluence, the members of the Ohio body can still co-operate effec-
tively with the national organization in many
movements,
and
mittees
will be appointed
at once to look after
Sidney
Johnson Heads
the various departments of the association. The
secretary-treasurer submitted his annual report
which showed the association to be in a very
Sherman, Clay & Co. Manager Elected Presi- good financial condition. A. R. McKinley of
dent of Oregon's Music Trades' Association the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co. made an
excellent talk on business conditions through-
Annual Meeting Held Recently
out the Pacific northwest and urged all the
PORTLAND, ORE., March 24.—The Oregon Music members of the Association to put their shoul-
Trades Association held its annual election of ders to the wheel and make the monthly meeting
officers at the meeting held at the Elks' Club something more than just a gathering, to eat
March 14, which was attended by a small but and then return to their places of business and
enthusiastic number of members. For the en- go on in the same old way, without co-opera-
suing year Sidney Johnson, manager of Sher- tion. G. F. Johnson, the retiring president ex-
man, Clay & Co., was elected president, G. F. pressed great faith in the future of business
Johnson, who has held the position for the past conditions in Portland, and expressed great
three years was re-elected vice-president; E. confidence in the future growth and possibilities
,B. Hyatt of the Hyatt Music Co. was elected of the music industry throughout all sections of
vice-president and J. J. Collins of Collins & the state.
Erwin, Upstairs Piano Co., was re-elected sec-
retary-treasurer, and was voted to act without
C. B. Binion, formerly with the L. E. Lines
bonds. Mr. Johnson, the incoming president Music Co., of Monett, Mo., has formed a part-
accepted and expressed great confidence in the nership with Will T. Stocker to conduct a new
future of the music industry in this section. He music store in that city, called the Binion-
informed the membership that regular monthly Stocker Music Co., and handling a full line of
meetings would be held in the future and com- music goods.
Oregon Association
New Sherman, Clay Branch
Opened in Corvallis, Ore.
PORTLAND, ORE., March 24.—Sidney Johnson,
manager of the Portland branch of Sherman,
Clay & Co., announces the opening of a Sher-
man, Clay & Co. branch at Corvallis, Ore.,
where the Oregon Agricultural College, with
an enrollment of several thousand students, is
located. The branch is equipped with the com-
plete Sherman, Clay & Co. line and the estab-
lishment is furnished up to the Sherman, Clay
& Co. high standard. The store is located in
close proximity to the college so as to be avail-
able for the student body. It has been placed
in charge of Arthur Tatnian.
The Sherman, Clay & Co. branch at Long-
view, Wash., according to Mr. Johnson, has
been completely remodeled and the space
doubled in order to care for the increasing busi-
ness at that place.
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