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February 21, 1925.
P R E S T C
Q00D
TIM.^PTP^P
STIMULATE TRADE
Improve There and Many Manu-
A WINDOWFUL OF PLAYER ROLLS
Conditions
facturers Realize Its Immense Possibilities
as an Outlet for Musical Instruments.
The southern field is becoming more attractive to
piano manufacturers in the North who have found
the steady improvement of that section of the country
has started the piano trade on the upward trend.
One of the factors which has exerted such a wide
influence in the growth of the piano trade in the
South has been the development of its roads.
In 1880 North Carolina is not recorded as having
spent anything on its roads. In 1900 $624,381 was
expended. In 1910 $5,215,491 was spent, and in 1923
North Carolina appropriated $36,148,000 to build and
maintain its highways. That is the reason in a few
figures why that state has recorded such a tremen-
dous growth within the past ten years. In 1880 its
property values totaled $461,000,000. In 1922 they
totaled $4,543,110,000. Total bank deposits in 1880
were less than $4,880,000. In 1923 they totaled $345,-
142,000. We are giving you these figures so that you
may grasp in a few T sentences the development of a
section which is gradually attracting the attention of
the whole country.
Although South Carolina has not made such heavy
expenditures for road improvement and maintenance
QUALITY
in Name and in Fact
TONE, MATERIALS, CONSTRUCTION,
WORKMANSHIP, DESIGN—all in ac-
cord with the broadest experience—are
the elements which give character to
Bush & Lane Products.
BUSH&LANE PIANOS
BUSH & LANE CECILIAN
PLAYER
PIANOS
take high place, therefore, in any com-
parison of high grade pianos because of
the individuality of character which dis-
tinguishes them in all essentials of merit
and value.
BUSH & LANE PIANO CO.
Holland, Mich.
KURTZMANN
Grands—Players
Manufactured by
C. KURTZMANN & CO.
Talk about a windowful! The above cut of win-
dow of the Hustedt Music Co., of Detroit, Mich., is a
fine example of the window 7 display that commands
the eye of the passers-by. And the rolls are all
Q R S rolls, too. This up-to-date store carries
nothing else. The Hustedt Music Co. has built up
a roll business that is a creator of business for the
playerpianos. The firm has developed a system of
keeping customers continuously interested in keeping
their roll collection up-to-date and supplied with the
best in standard and popular music.
as its neighboring state, it nevertheless is expending
many times the amount it spent twenty years ago. In
South Carolina a different procedure has been fol-
lowed. The majority of road improvements have
been made on the pay-as-you-go plan, whereas North
Carolina has issued long term bonds. Although pur-
suing different procedures, both states are showing
the marked improvement which is following the
establishment of better road conditions.
the important changes following the incorporation
of the firm is the appointment of E. W. Tacksou as
manager of the piano department. Mr. Jackson was
formerly manager of the piano department in the
store of the Clark Music Co., and is known as a suc-
cessful sales director.
OLD SYRACUSE, N. Y., MUSIC
STORE REORGANIZED
Leiter Bros. Music Store Incorporates as Leiter
Bros., Inc., Sidney H. Morecroft Joining Company.
Louis Leiter is president of the newly incorporated
Leiter Bros., Inc., Syracuse, N. Y. Harry Leiter,
son of the president, is secretary and treasurer, and
Sidney H. Morecroft vice-president and general
manager of the business which is the reorganized.
Leiter Bros. Music Store, which has the honor of
being the oldest music business in the state outside cf
New York City.
Mr. Morecroft is well known in the trade of the
city and for many years has been vice-president and
treasurer of the Clark Music Co., in Syracuse, from
which he resigned when he acquired a financial inter-
est iu Leiter Bros., Inc.
The Leiter Bros. Music Co. was established in
1855 by Louis Leiter and his brother, Herman, who
later on sold his interest to his brother. In 1904 the
business of Chase & Smith was absorbed and the
scope of the company considerably expanded. The
Leiter house has been representative of the Steinway
piano from the start and has built up a very valuable
clientele among discriminative piano buyers. Among
BUILDS IN QUINCY, MASS.
The Marengo Music Co., Quincy, Mass., is erect-
ing a new four-story building of brick with granite
facings. The first, second and part of the third floor
will be occupied by the music company. The build-
ing will be ready for occupation about March 1.
BRINKERHOFF
Grands - Reproducing Grands
Player-Pianos
and Pianos
The Line That Sells Easily
and Satisfies Always
BRINKERHOFF PIANO CO.
OFFICES, REPUBLIC BLDG
209 State Street
CHICAGO
Factories and General Offices
526-536 Niagara Street
BUFFALO, N. Y.
The True Test
Compare the new Jesse French & Sons Piano
with any other strictly high grade piano in tone,
touch and general construction, and you will be
convinced at once that t h e y offer the most
exceptional v a l u e s to be found anywhere.
WILLIAMS
PIANOS
The policy of the Williams House is and always
has been to depend upon excellence of product
instead of alluring price. Such a policy does not
attract bargain hunters. It does, however, win the
hearty approval and support of a very desirable
•nd substantial patronage.
Will I/VMS M » k « " ot Williams Piano..
niLLI^ITlJ Epworth Pianos and Organs
Write today (ti catalog and prices
Jesse French & Soni Style BB
"They are the one best buy on the market"
JESSE FRENCH & SONS PIANO CO.
NEW CASTLE,
INDIANA
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February 21, 1925.
P R E S T C
Q00D
TIM.^PTP^P
STIMULATE TRADE
Improve There and Many Manu-
A WINDOWFUL OF PLAYER ROLLS
Conditions
facturers Realize Its Immense Possibilities
as an Outlet for Musical Instruments.
The southern field is becoming more attractive to
piano manufacturers in the North who have found
the steady improvement of that section of the country
has started the piano trade on the upward trend.
One of the factors which has exerted such a wide
influence in the growth of the piano trade in the
South has been the development of its roads.
In 1880 North Carolina is not recorded as having
spent anything on its roads. In 1900 $624,381 was
expended. In 1910 $5,215,491 was spent, and in 1923
North Carolina appropriated $36,148,000 to build and
maintain its highways. That is the reason in a few
figures why that state has recorded such a tremen-
dous growth within the past ten years. In 1880 its
property values totaled $461,000,000. In 1922 they
totaled $4,543,110,000. Total bank deposits in 1880
were less than $4,880,000. In 1923 they totaled $345,-
142,000. We are giving you these figures so that you
may grasp in a few T sentences the development of a
section which is gradually attracting the attention of
the whole country.
Although South Carolina has not made such heavy
expenditures for road improvement and maintenance
QUALITY
in Name and in Fact
TONE, MATERIALS, CONSTRUCTION,
WORKMANSHIP, DESIGN—all in ac-
cord with the broadest experience—are
the elements which give character to
Bush & Lane Products.
BUSH&LANE PIANOS
BUSH & LANE CECILIAN
PLAYER
PIANOS
take high place, therefore, in any com-
parison of high grade pianos because of
the individuality of character which dis-
tinguishes them in all essentials of merit
and value.
BUSH & LANE PIANO CO.
Holland, Mich.
KURTZMANN
Grands—Players
Manufactured by
C. KURTZMANN & CO.
Talk about a windowful! The above cut of win-
dow of the Hustedt Music Co., of Detroit, Mich., is a
fine example of the window 7 display that commands
the eye of the passers-by. And the rolls are all
Q R S rolls, too. This up-to-date store carries
nothing else. The Hustedt Music Co. has built up
a roll business that is a creator of business for the
playerpianos. The firm has developed a system of
keeping customers continuously interested in keeping
their roll collection up-to-date and supplied with the
best in standard and popular music.
as its neighboring state, it nevertheless is expending
many times the amount it spent twenty years ago. In
South Carolina a different procedure has been fol-
lowed. The majority of road improvements have
been made on the pay-as-you-go plan, whereas North
Carolina has issued long term bonds. Although pur-
suing different procedures, both states are showing
the marked improvement which is following the
establishment of better road conditions.
the important changes following the incorporation
of the firm is the appointment of E. W. Tacksou as
manager of the piano department. Mr. Jackson was
formerly manager of the piano department in the
store of the Clark Music Co., and is known as a suc-
cessful sales director.
OLD SYRACUSE, N. Y., MUSIC
STORE REORGANIZED
Leiter Bros. Music Store Incorporates as Leiter
Bros., Inc., Sidney H. Morecroft Joining Company.
Louis Leiter is president of the newly incorporated
Leiter Bros., Inc., Syracuse, N. Y. Harry Leiter,
son of the president, is secretary and treasurer, and
Sidney H. Morecroft vice-president and general
manager of the business which is the reorganized.
Leiter Bros. Music Store, which has the honor of
being the oldest music business in the state outside cf
New York City.
Mr. Morecroft is well known in the trade of the
city and for many years has been vice-president and
treasurer of the Clark Music Co., in Syracuse, from
which he resigned when he acquired a financial inter-
est iu Leiter Bros., Inc.
The Leiter Bros. Music Co. was established in
1855 by Louis Leiter and his brother, Herman, who
later on sold his interest to his brother. In 1904 the
business of Chase & Smith was absorbed and the
scope of the company considerably expanded. The
Leiter house has been representative of the Steinway
piano from the start and has built up a very valuable
clientele among discriminative piano buyers. Among
BUILDS IN QUINCY, MASS.
The Marengo Music Co., Quincy, Mass., is erect-
ing a new four-story building of brick with granite
facings. The first, second and part of the third floor
will be occupied by the music company. The build-
ing will be ready for occupation about March 1.
BRINKERHOFF
Grands - Reproducing Grands
Player-Pianos
and Pianos
The Line That Sells Easily
and Satisfies Always
BRINKERHOFF PIANO CO.
OFFICES, REPUBLIC BLDG
209 State Street
CHICAGO
Factories and General Offices
526-536 Niagara Street
BUFFALO, N. Y.
The True Test
Compare the new Jesse French & Sons Piano
with any other strictly high grade piano in tone,
touch and general construction, and you will be
convinced at once that t h e y offer the most
exceptional v a l u e s to be found anywhere.
WILLIAMS
PIANOS
The policy of the Williams House is and always
has been to depend upon excellence of product
instead of alluring price. Such a policy does not
attract bargain hunters. It does, however, win the
hearty approval and support of a very desirable
•nd substantial patronage.
Will I/VMS M » k « " ot Williams Piano..
niLLI^ITlJ Epworth Pianos and Organs
Write today (ti catalog and prices
Jesse French & Soni Style BB
"They are the one best buy on the market"
JESSE FRENCH & SONS PIANO CO.
NEW CASTLE,
INDIANA
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).