Presto
Issue: 1920 1758 - Page 28
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PRESTO
STRICH & ZEIDLER, Inc.
GRAND, UPRIGHT and PLAYER
AND
HOMER PIANOS
740-742 East 136th Street
NEW YORK
OTTO R. TREFZ, Jr.
Manufacturer ot
PIANO
BASS STRINGS
21st St. and Fairmount Ave.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
"Built on\Family Prid*"
Doll & Sons
Represent the Artistic
in Piano and Player Piano
Construction
JACOB DOLL & SONS
STODDART
WELLSMORE
PIANO BRANCH MANAGER
DISCUSSES CURRENT TOPICS
Wage and Labor Problems and Their Relation to
High Prices Theme of W. J. Simonson.
The labor situation and its relation to the high
cost of living was the theme of an interview given
to a reporter of the Kansas City Journal last week
by W. J. Simonson, manager of the Kansas City
branch of the Smith, Barnes & Strohber Co.
"Let's all stop and take a look around—labor and
capital, employer and employed," said Mr. Simon-
son. "It would be instructive to see just where we
are heading even if riots and bloodshed did follow
in the wake of such a radical move. But it would
be too tragic for awhile—it couldn't be done, be-
cause people will not see. They go on blindly de-
manding more, and when their demands shoot up
prices another notch, they howl for still more. Also
the rapid exodus of foreign labor is a grave cause of
labor shortage. In Gary, Ind., alone, 7,000 foreigners
have withdrawn their bank accounts and gone back
to the old country in the past four months.
"Scarce labor means delayed production. Delayed
production means uncertain prices and uncertain
prices mean unstable prices and service on delivery
of the finished article. In some raw materials used
in piano manufacture the increase has been 600 per
cent—if they can be gotten at any price at all. The
manufacturer is at the mercy of the concerns furnish-
ing raw materials, and they furnish them just as
the fancy moves them. It is hard to state where
it will all lead to."
ON WITH THE, DANCE!
"Open the playerpiano; roll back the rugs; put the
chairs out of the way and let the young folks dance.
They will not have to seek amusement elsewhere—
they will have just what they want in their own
home," suggests the Dwyer Piano Co., New
Orleans.
BIG TAX FIGURE.
That the Columbia Graphophone Company paid
to the Federal Government on account of 1919 in-
come and excess profits taxes more than 45 per cent
of its net profits for that year was revealed recently
when the corporation's annual report for 1919 was
made public. Net income, the report showed, after
deduction of all charges, but before taxes, amounted
to $7,015,515. Taxes of $3,391,313 were paid to the
United States Government, leaving net earnings
available for distribution to the stock of $3,624,202,
equivalent to $3.32 a share on the common stock
after the deduction of preferred dividends.
The bureau of conventions and exhibitions has
completed arrangements for the music supervisors'
national conference, which will be held in Philadel-
phia this week.
The LEADING LINE
WEAVER PIANOS
Orands, Uprights and Players
Jacob Doll & Sons, Inc.
Southern Boulevard, E. 133rd St.
E. 134th St. and Cypress Ave.
NEW YORK
April 3, 1920.
Price & Teeple Piano Co.
218 South Wabash Avenue
CHICAGO
A LIVE LINE FOR LIVE DEALERS
WEBSTER
PIANOS AND PLAYERS
Fulfill Every Promise of
Profit to the Dealer
and Satisfaction to
His Customers.
Finest and most artistic
piano in design, tone and
construction that can be
made.
NOTHING BETTER FOR YOUR TRADE
Manufactured hj
Y O R K PIANOS
450 Fifth Ave., NEW YORK CITY
THE WEBSTER PIANO CO.
Uprights and Player Pianos
^
A high grade piano of great
value and with charming tone quality.
Llvingfton Pianoi— Uprights and Player Pianos
A popular piano at a popular price.
W. P. HAINES & CO.
(INCORPORATED)
Over 70,000 instrument* mad* by this company aw sina-
ing their own praises in aB parts of the civilised world.
Write for catalogues and stats on what terms you would
to deal, and we will make you a proposition If yo« are
ted in open territory.
&
WEAVER PIANO CO, I K .
Factory: YORK, PA.
Established 1S70
TRADEMARK
Fictory and Gtitral Offices: RKHFORD, ILL
QKAGO WiMMtHS • N0IT1 AMERICAN ILDC.
Warning to Infringes
Thit Trad* Mark U CMt ia the plate aad alas
Hf»n upon 1k* fall board q| afl MMihn
OnmAltn Hanoi, , and dfi iofrtiknn nil be
Bswejse
. as all it
boring wi*fl& ii tan*m ef
be pitmen M to tfct
tkelaw.
IX
SCHUMANN PIANO COMPANY
PLAYERS and PIANOS
138th Street and Walton Avenue
NEW YORK CITY
PRESTO
Paragon Piano Plates
Buyers' Guide
Absolutely Dependable
Best of Service
Indispensable to
dealers and salesmen
Western manufacturers find that our facilities
and experience afford the best source of supplies.
50cts.thecopy
Get Your Plates From Oregon
PARAGON FOUNDRIES COMPANY
OREGON, ILL.
W. W. VAN MATVB,
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PRESTO
STRICH & ZEIDLER, Inc.
GRAND, UPRIGHT and PLAYER
AND
HOMER PIANOS
740-742 East 136th Street
NEW YORK
OTTO R. TREFZ, Jr.
Manufacturer ot
PIANO
BASS STRINGS
21st St. and Fairmount Ave.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
"Built on\Family Prid*"
Doll & Sons
Represent the Artistic
in Piano and Player Piano
Construction
JACOB DOLL & SONS
STODDART
WELLSMORE
PIANO BRANCH MANAGER
DISCUSSES CURRENT TOPICS
Wage and Labor Problems and Their Relation to
High Prices Theme of W. J. Simonson.
The labor situation and its relation to the high
cost of living was the theme of an interview given
to a reporter of the Kansas City Journal last week
by W. J. Simonson, manager of the Kansas City
branch of the Smith, Barnes & Strohber Co.
"Let's all stop and take a look around—labor and
capital, employer and employed," said Mr. Simon-
son. "It would be instructive to see just where we
are heading even if riots and bloodshed did follow
in the wake of such a radical move. But it would
be too tragic for awhile—it couldn't be done, be-
cause people will not see. They go on blindly de-
manding more, and when their demands shoot up
prices another notch, they howl for still more. Also
the rapid exodus of foreign labor is a grave cause of
labor shortage. In Gary, Ind., alone, 7,000 foreigners
have withdrawn their bank accounts and gone back
to the old country in the past four months.
"Scarce labor means delayed production. Delayed
production means uncertain prices and uncertain
prices mean unstable prices and service on delivery
of the finished article. In some raw materials used
in piano manufacture the increase has been 600 per
cent—if they can be gotten at any price at all. The
manufacturer is at the mercy of the concerns furnish-
ing raw materials, and they furnish them just as
the fancy moves them. It is hard to state where
it will all lead to."
ON WITH THE, DANCE!
"Open the playerpiano; roll back the rugs; put the
chairs out of the way and let the young folks dance.
They will not have to seek amusement elsewhere—
they will have just what they want in their own
home," suggests the Dwyer Piano Co., New
Orleans.
BIG TAX FIGURE.
That the Columbia Graphophone Company paid
to the Federal Government on account of 1919 in-
come and excess profits taxes more than 45 per cent
of its net profits for that year was revealed recently
when the corporation's annual report for 1919 was
made public. Net income, the report showed, after
deduction of all charges, but before taxes, amounted
to $7,015,515. Taxes of $3,391,313 were paid to the
United States Government, leaving net earnings
available for distribution to the stock of $3,624,202,
equivalent to $3.32 a share on the common stock
after the deduction of preferred dividends.
The bureau of conventions and exhibitions has
completed arrangements for the music supervisors'
national conference, which will be held in Philadel-
phia this week.
The LEADING LINE
WEAVER PIANOS
Orands, Uprights and Players
Jacob Doll & Sons, Inc.
Southern Boulevard, E. 133rd St.
E. 134th St. and Cypress Ave.
NEW YORK
April 3, 1920.
Price & Teeple Piano Co.
218 South Wabash Avenue
CHICAGO
A LIVE LINE FOR LIVE DEALERS
WEBSTER
PIANOS AND PLAYERS
Fulfill Every Promise of
Profit to the Dealer
and Satisfaction to
His Customers.
Finest and most artistic
piano in design, tone and
construction that can be
made.
NOTHING BETTER FOR YOUR TRADE
Manufactured hj
Y O R K PIANOS
450 Fifth Ave., NEW YORK CITY
THE WEBSTER PIANO CO.
Uprights and Player Pianos
^
A high grade piano of great
value and with charming tone quality.
Llvingfton Pianoi— Uprights and Player Pianos
A popular piano at a popular price.
W. P. HAINES & CO.
(INCORPORATED)
Over 70,000 instrument* mad* by this company aw sina-
ing their own praises in aB parts of the civilised world.
Write for catalogues and stats on what terms you would
to deal, and we will make you a proposition If yo« are
ted in open territory.
&
WEAVER PIANO CO, I K .
Factory: YORK, PA.
Established 1S70
TRADEMARK
Fictory and Gtitral Offices: RKHFORD, ILL
QKAGO WiMMtHS • N0IT1 AMERICAN ILDC.
Warning to Infringes
Thit Trad* Mark U CMt ia the plate aad alas
Hf»n upon 1k* fall board q| afl MMihn
OnmAltn Hanoi, , and dfi iofrtiknn nil be
Bswejse
. as all it
boring wi*fl& ii tan*m ef
be pitmen M to tfct
tkelaw.
IX
SCHUMANN PIANO COMPANY
PLAYERS and PIANOS
138th Street and Walton Avenue
NEW YORK CITY
PRESTO
Paragon Piano Plates
Buyers' Guide
Absolutely Dependable
Best of Service
Indispensable to
dealers and salesmen
Western manufacturers find that our facilities
and experience afford the best source of supplies.
50cts.thecopy
Get Your Plates From Oregon
PARAGON FOUNDRIES COMPANY
OREGON, ILL.
W. W. VAN MATVB,
Enhanced content © 2008-2009 and presented by MBSI - The Musical Box Society International (www.mbsi.org) and the International Arcade Museum (www.arcade-museum.com).
All Rights Reserved. Digitized from the archives of the MBSI with support from NAMM - The International Music Products Association (www.namm.org).
Additional enhancement, optimization, and distribution by the International Arcade Museum. An extensive collection of Presto can be found online at http://www.arcade-museum.com/library/
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).