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' .The Van Ausdele-Hoffman Co.,. Spokane,
recently added the Brunswick phonograph to its/
lines.
'The Fleming Furniture Co., Fairfield, 111., has
a Miscellaneous Collection of Makes, Is Ad-
added a line of talking machines.
vice to Organization Committees.
The Home Phonograph Co., St. Louis, has a big
Experienced band leaders and others familiar with trade in German records.
The Gillen Furniture Co., Blytheville, Ark., has
the details of organizing and equipping a band note
the danger to future good work of the band in the in- added a talking machine department.
Vorback Bros, recently opened a new store at 431
discriminate buying of the instruments. At this time
when big industrial concerns recognize.the advantage Fulton street, Brooklyn.
A big business in juvenile band instruments was
of bands and orchestras as factors for the harmonious
feeling in the plants, dealers who have some say in accomplished during the pre-Christmas weeks by
the buying of factory band instruments should pre- the Hansen Music Co., San Francisco.
George M. Millard recently opened a phonograph
sent this fact to organization committees: That a
full set of instruments from a reliable maker is store at 1826 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn.
safer than a miscellaneous collection.
Manufacturing concerns appreciate the value of
TARIFF ON LUMBER. •
Conn products and have found through experience
Negotiations have been opened through proper
that it is far more desirable to buy a full set of Conn channels between the United States and Canada to
instruments than to use a dozen different makes. Any consider whether any countervailing tariff duties may
one "of which may be out of tune or out of pitch, be placed in this country on imports of Canadian
possessing a tone quality that will not blend perfectly lumber. At the same time it was added that Presi-
with the other makes. ''"'John Philip Sousa has often dent Harding has no propositions before him involv-
said' that a band fulfp Equipped with Conn instru- ing immediate alterations of present tariffs on the
ments enhanced ^pfe^cent, at least. Other band- products. Provisions of the Fordney tariff bill now
masters of world wide reputation have made the in effect, it was said at the tariff commission, provide
same s^tement All the leading bandmasters of that the United States may place a tariff on certain
America, and many of Europe endeaver to have their types of lumber, which now come in free, when pro-
^ba'n'ds
fitted out with the latest Conn models. Know- duced in a country which puts a duty on similar prod-
jrig f thai:'by so doing that the music rendered will be ucts exported to it from the United States. Canada
unquestionably superior and to the credit of the di- was said to have a 25 per cent duty in effect on im-
rectfrf 'and' the organization. The workmen must ports of the American types of lumber in question
have the best" tools obtainable in order to do the best and thus to have raised the question as to whether
work. Likewise the bandman must have the best American schedules should legally be raised to an
instrument in order to play the music he is called equal amount.
upon to.nender to the most efficient point of his
ability. When looking about for band instru-
ns/erits do not-overlook the fact that a set of Conn
instruments of the latest pattern can be purchased at
about the same prices as any other so called standing
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A help to dealers for solving their record statistic
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The Brunswick-Balke-Col!ender Conipany has
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