Presto

October 24, 1925.
PRESTO
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SOUVENIRS FOR THE
GRAND RAPIDS BANQUET
Piano Manufacturers Take Action to Make the
Joyous Event of the Michigan Associa-
tion Convention a Success.
F.viTy day brings assurances for the success of the
lirst annual convention of the Michigan Music Mer-
chants' Association which will be held in Grand Rap-
ids November 2 and 3. A number of piano manufac-
turers have intimated their encouragement of the
meeting in a helpful way by generously promising
souvenirs for the banquet.
Frank J. Bayley, acting chairman of the associa-
tion, has appointed Kenneth W. Curtis chairman of
the committee on souvenirs and Mr. Curtis has an-
resulted over the minimum carload weight, the sec-
ond-class rating apparently being satisfactory to both
carriers and shippers.
The Commission upheld the Chamber in its con-
tentions relative to the minimum weight, as a
result of which the Western and Southern roads
announced a second-class rate with 16,000 pounds
minimum carload. On the other hand, the Eastern
carriers took advantage of the absence of any com-
ment by the Commission regarding classification and
announced a 16,000-pound minimum carload with a
first-class rating instead of second.
KEXXETH \Y. (HKTltf.
GOOD PIANO NEWS TOLD
IN CHEERFUL "LOCALS"
Editors of Lively Papers Believe That Piano Sales
Are Evidence of Prosperous Times.
The Bloomington. Tnd., Telephone prints this pleas-
ant piano note: "The Owen Music Store has sold
four Baldwin pianos to the following: Miss Montana
Grinstead of the music department of Indiana Uni-
versity; Miss Annette Love, assistant supervisor of
music of the public schools; Prof. Mervin Crobaugh
of the university, and Mr. Fulk, assistant postmaster
of Spencer."
The Minton Music Co., Herrin. 111., has accom-
plished a piano selling feat which provides a record
for others in the trade "to shoot at," according to the
Herrin News, which says: "The firm sold twenty-
Music Industries Chamber Contention Is five pianos in the past thirty days, or an average of
one piano a day for each working day since Labor
Partly Sustained and Hearing Will Be
Day. There have been four Sundays in the thirty
Had at Washington Next February.
days. Mr. Minton did not put on a special sale of
As a result of the petition of the Music Industries the instruments, but he did advertise in the Herrin
News and then he hustled around and sold the 25
Chamber of Commerce the Interstate Commerce
Commission lias suspended until Feb. 9, 1926, the pianos."
operation of the increased freight rates on carload
shipments in official territory of talking machines and
F. A. WINTER IN CHICAGO.
radio sets combined, which the railroads announced
F. A. Winter and his son, Paul T.. of F. A. Winter
would go into effect Oct. IS.
& Son, Altoona and Tyrone, Pa., spent two days last
The case is assigned for hearing at Washington,
week in Chicago, on their way home from the Ameri-
I). C, Nov. 5, 1925, before Examiner Harraman. can Legion convention at Omaha, where Paul T.
The Chamber will be represented by Jos. C. Col-
was a delegate. F. A. Winter is prominent in the
quitt, traffic attorney, Washington. The witnesses
G. A. R.. and was a bandmaster during the Civil War,
for the Chamber will be the following members of
being the first to introduce "Marching Through
its Traffic Committee: W. H. Lockwood, Western
Georgia." Although 82 years old. he is at the store
traffic manager Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co., Chi- every day, and is still a pianist of great ability, as
cago; William F\ Varin, chief accountant Sonora well as composer. They handle Steinway and Brink-
Phonograph Co.. New York; Theo. A. Reed, traffic erhoff lines.
manager Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, N. J.
This new proceeding is the result of an effort by
NEW STORE FOR OMAHA FIRM.
the Eastern railroads to put into effect double the
There
are numerous advantages for a music house
rates for carload lots which the Chamber believes
was not intended by the I. C. C. in its decision Aug. in the new location just leased for fifteen years by the
A. Hospe Co., Omaha, Neb. A. Hospe, head of the
14 in the previous case.
company said that the ground floor, second floor and
The railroads originally attempted to fix a rate
basement of the newly acquired Electric Building at
for carload shipments of second class with 20,000
Fifteenth and Farnum streets will be occupied bv his
pounds minimum. However, the Chamber and the
music house when the lease takes effect next Febru-
phonograph companies which it represented main-
ary. The new location will have two entrances and
tained that a minimum of 20,000 pounds was too
two show windows, one on Farnum, and another on
high, inasmuch as not more than 16,000 pounds maxi-
Fifteenth. The lease of the present store at 1513-
mum can be loaded in a car. Consequently a contest
1515 does not expire until November 1, 1927.
FIGHT AGAINST INCREASE
IN RATES POSTPONED
ARTISTIC
JPIAJ^O
IN EVERY
DETAIL
Model Just Announced by Company to Be
Limited to E. Leins' Retail Trade
for the Present.
The E. Leins Piano Company, 304 West Forty-
second street, New York, has added a grand piano to
its salable line of uprights and players. The new in-
strument is a 5 ft. 2 in. baby grand and Ernest Leins,
president of the company, says the piano will be sold
through his own retail stores for the present and until
added facilities for a bigger production permits its
presentation to the trade.
It will not be long before the new Leins baby grand
will be added to the line of admirable pianos and
playerpianos bearing the name which are established
leaders in many representative music stores. The
little grand, on which Mr. Leins has been joyfully
working for a long time, is equipped with a Wessell,
Nickel & Gross action and the other materials are of
corresponding high quality.
It is certain to please the most critical deale*" and
customer because it measures up to Mr. Leins' own
exacting requirements in tone quality. So it may be
accepted that the new Leins baby grand is the em-
bodiment of careful workmanship and the ambition
of a piano maker of acknowledged expertness to ex-
cel. Every Leins piano is the result of deliberation
and care. They are now sold by many dealers proud
of the representation and the factory output increases
with the growth of the demand for the dependable
instruments.
nounccd his purpose to make this feature of the
Grand Rapids meeting a leading attraction to dealers
to attend.
Among those who have signified their intention of
giving souvenirs are the M. Schulz Co., Chicago; the
Milton Piano Co., New York; the J. B. Seeburg
Piano Co., Chicago; The Apollo Co., De Kalb, 111.;
the Cable-Nelson Piano Co., Chicago; the Standard
Pneumatic Action Co.. New York; the Schumann
Piano Co., Kockford, 111.; the Bush & Lane Piano
Co., Holland, Mich.: and the Kohler Industries, New
York.
An
E. LEINS PIANO CO.
MAKES BABY GRAND
HADDORFF PIANO CO.
EOCKFORD,ILL.
Wholesale
N a * T.rk Cit
130 W. 42nJS*
Offices:
Chirafo
410 S. Mienifan Ava.
San Fr«ci-'»e«
SI I California Si.
Schaff Bros.
Players a nd Pianos have won their stand-
ing with trade and public by 54 years of
steadfast striving to excel. They repre-
sent the
LARGEST COMPETITIVE VALUE
because and moderate price. They are profitable
to sell and satisfactory when sold.
Brighten Your Line with the
SCHAFF BROS.
The Schaff Bros. Co.
Established 1868
Huntington, Ind.
The Good Old
SMITH & NIXON
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
Smith & Nixon Piano Co.
1229 Miller St., Chicago
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