Presto
Issue: 1925 2017 - Page 13
March 21, 1925.
13
P R E S T O
The assurances of a good year for the music busi-
ness are seen in the facilities for more sales provided
by the Sherman, Clay & Co. branches. These are sub-
branches, two of which have been established within
the past few weeks, one in the Mission district, oper-
ated by the Mission branch, and the other at 3420
East Fourteenth street, Oakland, under the jurisdic-
Assured Words of Individuals and Addition of tion of the Oakland branch. Both of these sub-
branches carry full lines of pianos, musical merchan-
Greater Facilities for Sales Turn Expecta-
dise, band instruments, records and rolls.
tions for the New Season Into Abso-
George J. Dowling Speaks.
George J. Dowling, president of The Cable Com-
lute Certainty.
pany, Chicago, has made one of his observation trips
through California and never before has he been so
confident in his expressions of a good business for
the spring and summer as he is now for those in the
present year. The prospects for good piano sales in
George J. Dowling, in San Francisco on Periodic the territories served by Los Angeles and San Fran-
Visit to Pacific Coast, Voices Optimistic Antici-
cisco were declared by him to be excellent, and he
reached his conclusions both by observation and
pations for Spring and Summer.
keen inquiries. He was seen at the Wiley B. Allen
The Wiley B. Allen Co.'s Sacramento branch was
Co. store, the representatives of The Cable Co.'s line,
awarded first prize in division " B " in the show win-
where Mr. Dowling made his headquarters while in
dow contest promoted by the Sacramento Bee. The
San Francisco. Mr. Dowling continued his trip this
prize, presented last week, was a beautiful silver
week, to include Oregon and Washington cities in his
loving cup and the honor gained may be better
itinerary.
appreciated when it is remembered that upwards of
Old Dealer Dies.
200 stores contested. Three judges, appointed by
With the sudden death recently of Peter Baciga-
the newspaper, from San Francisco, Oakland and
lupi, San Francisco lost one of its widely known
Stockton, passed upon the merits of the windows.
The Wiley B. Allen window was simple in design, music dealers. He was a picturesque character whose
but its elegance and selling strength were apparent ways were original, and it is remembered that he was
to all who viewed it. It represented an artistically an innovator in many ways that made him distinctive.
arranged room in which the Mason & Hamlin piano He was a native of New York and from the day of
his arrival in San Francisco his activities were almost
with the Ampico was featured.
wholly confined to the music business.
Radio Hearing Continued.
He began to sell the Edison phonograph in that
At the hearing of the radio question, in the Mer- city when the phonograph was still a thing to amaze
chants' Exchange Building in San Francisco, re- listeners, in a penny arcade which Mr. Bacigalupi had
cently, Frank Bates, traffic manager for Sherman established on Market street. In other ways he
Clay & Co., and western representative of the traffic showed his originality in bringing the musical mer-
committee of the Music Industries Chamber of Com- its of the phonograph before the prospective buyers.
merce, was one of those who gave the views of the To him everybody was a musical instruments buyer,
radio men on the proposed increase of 50 per cent even after he said an emphatic "no." When the
on radio freights to the Pacific Coast. The joint first electric player appeared he also used the penny
hearings before the State and Interstate Commerce arcade to make its possibilities familiar to the public.
Commission will be resumed April 7, in Washing- It was in the day before the movie, when the allure-
ton, D. C.
ments of the penny arcade had the big patronage in
P. T. Clay's Bright Report.
cheap amusements.
According to Philip T. Clay, president of Sherman,
In time he developed into a jobber of the phono-
Clay & Co., San Francisco, the main store and all graph and the electric piano and it was only recently
the branches of the company show sales records for
he removed from his old location on upper Market
the period of 1925 which has elapsed, that beat the street to 111 Golden Gate avenue, a suitable location
records of last year. Mr. Clay has just returned
for a firm which had developed a big business with
from the east by way of Oregon and Washington, moving picture theater owners. That portion of the
where he visited all the branches in the northwest street is known as a headquarters for moving picture
Pacific section.
film and supply distributors.
GOOD BUSINESS
FOR SAN FRANCISCO
TRADE NEWS TOLD
REDLANDS FIRM EXPANDS.
L. E. Needham, manager of the Whiteside Music
Store, Redlands, Cal., has purchased control of the
business. In addition to pianos and phonographs,
Mr. Needham has installed an up-to-date sheet music
department and a radio section.
CHICAGO BUSINESS MEN
MAKE TRIP TO CAPITAL
At Suggestion of R. J. Cook Music Houses Assign
Representatives for Occasion.
R. J. Cook, vice-president and general manager of
The Cable Company who also is division chairman
for music trades in the Chicago Association of Com-
merce, this week addressed a letter to firms in the
music trade suggesting that a representative be sent
to Springfield March 18 to demonstrate to the Illi-
nois general assembly that Chicago business men are
intensely interested in several of the items on the
legislative program and want our senators and our
representatives to back and vote for these measures:
1. State police.
2. Prompt distribution of public school funds which
should be available for educational purpose? in Chi-
cago but so frequently tied up causing huge expendi-
tures of interest when ready funds are really on hand
and no borrowed money needed.
3. Collection of interest on idle funds.
4. Full publicity for state expenditures, including
the publishing of payrolls so that we may know just
who are drawing salaries at our expense.
The Chicago delegation left on a special train over
the Illinois Central from the Illinois Central station,
midnight, March 17, returning from Springfield on
the same special train March 18.
OPENS SOUTH BEND BRANCH.
The Story & Clark Piano company formally opened
sales rooms at 121 North Main street, South Bend,
Ind., last week, and will deal exclusively in pianos.
DECKER
U
EST. 1856
Grand, Upright
and
Welte-Mignon
{Licensee)
Reproducing
(Electric)
Pianos and Players
of Recognized
Artistic Character
Made by a Decker Since 1856
699-703 East 135th Street
Grand and
Reproducing
Grand Pianos
are the last word in
musical perfection.
Lester Piano Co.
1306 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia
Pianos and Player Pianos
Better than ever, with the same
"Grand Tone In Upright Case."
Grands and Players that every deal-
er likes to sell, for Satisfaction and
Profit.
Builders oi Incomparable
{PIANOS, PLAYERSNREPRODUCING PIANOS
THE BALDWIN
CO-OPERATIVE
PLAN
will increase your sales and
solve your financing problems.
Write to the nearest office
for prices.
Smith & Nixon Piano Co.
1229 Miller St., Chicago
A QUALITY PRODUCT
FOR OVER
QUARTER OFA CENTURY
'- St. 1893^1=
POOLE
-BOSTON-
New York
m
The Good Old
SMITH & NIXON
& SON
CINCINNATI
INDIANAPOLIS
LOUISVILLE
INCORPORATED
CHICAGO
DALLAS
ST. LOLLS
IJENVEB
NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO
GRAND AND UPRIGHT PIANOS
AND
PLAYER PIANOS
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13
P R E S T O
The assurances of a good year for the music busi-
ness are seen in the facilities for more sales provided
by the Sherman, Clay & Co. branches. These are sub-
branches, two of which have been established within
the past few weeks, one in the Mission district, oper-
ated by the Mission branch, and the other at 3420
East Fourteenth street, Oakland, under the jurisdic-
Assured Words of Individuals and Addition of tion of the Oakland branch. Both of these sub-
branches carry full lines of pianos, musical merchan-
Greater Facilities for Sales Turn Expecta-
dise, band instruments, records and rolls.
tions for the New Season Into Abso-
George J. Dowling Speaks.
George J. Dowling, president of The Cable Com-
lute Certainty.
pany, Chicago, has made one of his observation trips
through California and never before has he been so
confident in his expressions of a good business for
the spring and summer as he is now for those in the
present year. The prospects for good piano sales in
George J. Dowling, in San Francisco on Periodic the territories served by Los Angeles and San Fran-
Visit to Pacific Coast, Voices Optimistic Antici-
cisco were declared by him to be excellent, and he
reached his conclusions both by observation and
pations for Spring and Summer.
keen inquiries. He was seen at the Wiley B. Allen
The Wiley B. Allen Co.'s Sacramento branch was
Co. store, the representatives of The Cable Co.'s line,
awarded first prize in division " B " in the show win-
where Mr. Dowling made his headquarters while in
dow contest promoted by the Sacramento Bee. The
San Francisco. Mr. Dowling continued his trip this
prize, presented last week, was a beautiful silver
week, to include Oregon and Washington cities in his
loving cup and the honor gained may be better
itinerary.
appreciated when it is remembered that upwards of
Old Dealer Dies.
200 stores contested. Three judges, appointed by
With the sudden death recently of Peter Baciga-
the newspaper, from San Francisco, Oakland and
lupi, San Francisco lost one of its widely known
Stockton, passed upon the merits of the windows.
The Wiley B. Allen window was simple in design, music dealers. He was a picturesque character whose
but its elegance and selling strength were apparent ways were original, and it is remembered that he was
to all who viewed it. It represented an artistically an innovator in many ways that made him distinctive.
arranged room in which the Mason & Hamlin piano He was a native of New York and from the day of
his arrival in San Francisco his activities were almost
with the Ampico was featured.
wholly confined to the music business.
Radio Hearing Continued.
He began to sell the Edison phonograph in that
At the hearing of the radio question, in the Mer- city when the phonograph was still a thing to amaze
chants' Exchange Building in San Francisco, re- listeners, in a penny arcade which Mr. Bacigalupi had
cently, Frank Bates, traffic manager for Sherman established on Market street. In other ways he
Clay & Co., and western representative of the traffic showed his originality in bringing the musical mer-
committee of the Music Industries Chamber of Com- its of the phonograph before the prospective buyers.
merce, was one of those who gave the views of the To him everybody was a musical instruments buyer,
radio men on the proposed increase of 50 per cent even after he said an emphatic "no." When the
on radio freights to the Pacific Coast. The joint first electric player appeared he also used the penny
hearings before the State and Interstate Commerce arcade to make its possibilities familiar to the public.
Commission will be resumed April 7, in Washing- It was in the day before the movie, when the allure-
ton, D. C.
ments of the penny arcade had the big patronage in
P. T. Clay's Bright Report.
cheap amusements.
According to Philip T. Clay, president of Sherman,
In time he developed into a jobber of the phono-
Clay & Co., San Francisco, the main store and all graph and the electric piano and it was only recently
the branches of the company show sales records for
he removed from his old location on upper Market
the period of 1925 which has elapsed, that beat the street to 111 Golden Gate avenue, a suitable location
records of last year. Mr. Clay has just returned
for a firm which had developed a big business with
from the east by way of Oregon and Washington, moving picture theater owners. That portion of the
where he visited all the branches in the northwest street is known as a headquarters for moving picture
Pacific section.
film and supply distributors.
GOOD BUSINESS
FOR SAN FRANCISCO
TRADE NEWS TOLD
REDLANDS FIRM EXPANDS.
L. E. Needham, manager of the Whiteside Music
Store, Redlands, Cal., has purchased control of the
business. In addition to pianos and phonographs,
Mr. Needham has installed an up-to-date sheet music
department and a radio section.
CHICAGO BUSINESS MEN
MAKE TRIP TO CAPITAL
At Suggestion of R. J. Cook Music Houses Assign
Representatives for Occasion.
R. J. Cook, vice-president and general manager of
The Cable Company who also is division chairman
for music trades in the Chicago Association of Com-
merce, this week addressed a letter to firms in the
music trade suggesting that a representative be sent
to Springfield March 18 to demonstrate to the Illi-
nois general assembly that Chicago business men are
intensely interested in several of the items on the
legislative program and want our senators and our
representatives to back and vote for these measures:
1. State police.
2. Prompt distribution of public school funds which
should be available for educational purpose? in Chi-
cago but so frequently tied up causing huge expendi-
tures of interest when ready funds are really on hand
and no borrowed money needed.
3. Collection of interest on idle funds.
4. Full publicity for state expenditures, including
the publishing of payrolls so that we may know just
who are drawing salaries at our expense.
The Chicago delegation left on a special train over
the Illinois Central from the Illinois Central station,
midnight, March 17, returning from Springfield on
the same special train March 18.
OPENS SOUTH BEND BRANCH.
The Story & Clark Piano company formally opened
sales rooms at 121 North Main street, South Bend,
Ind., last week, and will deal exclusively in pianos.
DECKER
U
EST. 1856
Grand, Upright
and
Welte-Mignon
{Licensee)
Reproducing
(Electric)
Pianos and Players
of Recognized
Artistic Character
Made by a Decker Since 1856
699-703 East 135th Street
Grand and
Reproducing
Grand Pianos
are the last word in
musical perfection.
Lester Piano Co.
1306 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia
Pianos and Player Pianos
Better than ever, with the same
"Grand Tone In Upright Case."
Grands and Players that every deal-
er likes to sell, for Satisfaction and
Profit.
Builders oi Incomparable
{PIANOS, PLAYERSNREPRODUCING PIANOS
THE BALDWIN
CO-OPERATIVE
PLAN
will increase your sales and
solve your financing problems.
Write to the nearest office
for prices.
Smith & Nixon Piano Co.
1229 Miller St., Chicago
A QUALITY PRODUCT
FOR OVER
QUARTER OFA CENTURY
'- St. 1893^1=
POOLE
-BOSTON-
New York
m
The Good Old
SMITH & NIXON
& SON
CINCINNATI
INDIANAPOLIS
LOUISVILLE
INCORPORATED
CHICAGO
DALLAS
ST. LOLLS
IJENVEB
NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO
GRAND AND UPRIGHT PIANOS
AND
PLAYER PIANOS
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).