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PRESTO-TIMES
The American Music Trade Weekly
Published Every Saturday at 417 South Dearborn
Street, Chicago, Illinois.
PRESTO P U B L I S H I N G CO., Publishers.
F R A N K D. A B B O T T
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Editor
(C. A. DAN I ELL—1904-1927.)
J. FERGUS O'RYAN
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Managing Editor
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Entered as second-class matter Jan. 29, 1896, at the
Post Office, Chicago, 111., under Act of March 3, 1879.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1928.
The last form of Presto-Times goes to press
at 11 a. m. Thursday. Any news transpiring
after that hour cannot be expected in the cur-
rent issue. Nothing received at the office that
is not strictly news of importance can have
attention after 9 a. m. on Thursday. If they
concern the interests of manufacturers or
dealers such items will appear the week follow-
ing. Copy for advertising designed for the
current issue must reach the office not later
'han Wednesday noon of each week.
From tentative plans of intending exhibitors,
disclosed at the meeting, their exhibits will be
chiefly characterized by the quality of novelty.
PIANOS IN MEXICAN SCHOOL
Frequent reminders of the extent of musical
culture and the popular desire for musical ex-
pression in our neighboring republic, Mexico,
come to the people of the United States in
reports of the activities of progressive piano
merchants printed in Mexican newspapers.
Naturally the evidences of the influences of
music in events there disclose the co-operation
of the active music dealers therein. In band
contests, symphony concerts, piano contests
and piano recitals are demonstrated the mu-
sical urge of the people and the high musical
value of the performances proves the degree
of culture and the high artistic sense of the
Mexican people.
The keen desire of the people of Mexico for
musical expression is expressed in an unmis-
takable way by the musical enthusiasms of the
the children. An opportunity to secure pianos
for a school evokes the most ardent ambition
in every pupil. Every classroom wants an in-
strument so that in the boys and girls is de-
veloped a class pride to attain that object.
In this issue of Presto-Times, in type and
interesting pictures, is told the stirring events
in a school contest in which the winning of
Jesse French & Sons pianos were the highly
desirable objects. At the same time the story
impresses the widely known trade fact of the
unflagging activities in the field of music of
the great Mexican firm of J. F. Valezquez
y Hno.
A CHAMBER PROTEST
October 27, 1928
THIRTY YEARS AGO
(From Presto October 27, 1898)
Mr. Van Wagoner, of the Detroit Music Company,
made a fine display of pianos at the Pontiac, Mich.,
fair.
The J. E. Yarborough Music Co., Norfolk, Va., are
closing out their stock preparatory to opening up an
agency for the Cable Piano Co.
The mayor of Cincinnati offered Mr. Lucien Wul-
sin, of D. H. Baldwin & Co., a place on the board
of park commissioners, but he declined on account of
his business activities.
The removal of the remainder of the Lyon & Pot-
ter stock of pianos commenced last Monday and con-
tinued until Saturday. The warerooms will be vacated
November 1.
The Cornwall & Patterson Co., at Bridgeport,
Conn., say good times are surely here. The Corn-
wall & Patterson Company have a fine establishment
in their new factory.
The marriage is announced of Mr. John L. Riehm
and Miss Minnie Phelan, two of Seymour, Indiana's,
prominent young people. Mr. Riehm was for more
than six years bookkeeper for S. V. Harding, and
won the confidence of his employer by his strict in-
tegrity and honesty.
The Baldwin Piano Company, of Cincinnati, noti-
fied the secretary of state of an increase of capital
from $50,000 to $60,000. Also the Ellington Piano
Company of Cincinnati made the same increase of
capital from $50,000 to $60,000.
In the death of Chas, Reinwarth, which occurred at
his home in New York city on Friday of last week,
the music industry lost an honorable member and one
highly skilled in his department—that of piano string
manufacture.
The last shot in the terrible war of two Chicago
music trade papers was fired yesterday. The libel
suit of the "Times" against the "Indicator" closed
ignominously for the former paper, the judge decid-
ing that it was a case of non-suit.
Should the war cloud which just now hangs over
the English channel, threatening France, break away,
the Paris Exposition of 1900 will surpass anything
and everything the world has yet seen.
A prominent dealer who is in the wholesale piano
business with headquarters at Buenos Aires, Argen-
tina, has made a trip to Oregon, 111., and made
arrangements with the Schiller Piano factory to han-
dle their instruments in several countries of South
America.
The plan of the eastern railroads to double
the freight rates on phonographs electrically
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equipped has been met with strong opposition
LOOK AHEAD TO CONVENTION
by
the
Music
Industries
Chamber
of
Commerce
The Board of Control meeting at the Drake
Hotel, Chicago, this week made some impor- and thereby that body has given the trade an-
tant decisions governing the annual conven- other evidence of vigilance and energy.
In the large number of interests represented
tion of the mtisic trade, to be held in Chicago
coMPAinr.
PIANOS "and ORGANS.
the week of June 3. The selection of the week, the scope of the Chamber's activities are seen.
for instance, was an agreement in part to the As many as ten national associations covering
proposition of the Radio Manufacturers' As- the various branches of the music industry
sociation, which had already selected the were included in the action and their interests
Stevens Hotel as its meeting place. For im- were ably covered by the Chamber's brief.
The unfairness of the freight increase is ob-
portant reasons, disclosed in the discussion, the
Drake Hotel was made the choice of the Board vious when the protest is read. If the pro-
posed increase went into effect the increase
of Control.
li. lioltzman & Sons Jtoml $rgat factory,
Whether or not the radio interests will be would be levied on shipments from jobbers to
invited to have exhibits during convention retailers, an addition to a previous charge on
week at the Drake Hotel is to be decided by a shipments from the manufacturers to jobbers.
committee named by President Roberts of the
Prominent concerns in the music trade and
National Association of Music Merchants. The
H. HOLTZMAN & SONS,
Pianos and Organ*.
position of radio and the various attitudes of active individuals have endorsed the slogan
piano men towards it were facts disclosed in contest launched by the Music Industries
itiason&l^mlin
"Clough &
the discussions. The general opinion of those Chamber of Commerce and two houses have
Warren"
attending the meeting seemed to favor a piano presented monetary inducements of their own
and music goods display held separate from to interest contestants, in addition to the big
JHason&ljamltndk
prize of $1,000 provided by the Chamber.
New Style Organ.
radio.
Ctaugli 4 Wmma Co..
A most important course of action of the C. D. Bond, president of the National Associa-
Board of Control was that relating to the na- tion of Piano Manufacturers, in a notable
Pag-e of ads reproduced in miniature from Presto
of Oct. 27, 1898.
tional piano playing contest which would be letter, says the contest is valuable in'making
the
public
piano-conscious.
the closing event in a nation-wide series of
Attention of T H E PRESTO has been called to two
* * *
more of the representative American musical instru-
state and city contests. The finals in the na-
In the adjoining column is a miniature re- ment manufacturers whose names should have found
tional piano playing contest are proposed as a
place in our list of the contemporaries of Mr. P. J.
feature of the annual convention of the music production of a page of Presto ads printed Healy when that gentleman entered the trade in 1854.
thirty years ago. Any page of a trade paper One of these veterans is Mr. Paul G. Mehlin, of New
trade in Chicago.
printed
at such a comparatively remote period York. The other is Mr. H. K. White, of Meriden,
As the convention at the Drake is to be one
Conn.
for all phases of the trade, it was considered is historic and like all history suggests com-
During the past week the Southern Music Com-
suitable to appoint a committee in accordance parisons between activities of then and now. pany of Birmingham, Ala., received two handsome
pianos ordered for use at the Birmingham
with that object. The music goods display Among other things, this particular page of Everett
Conservatory of Music.
ads
impresses
the
permanent
character
of
some
at the Drake during the week of the conven-
Williamsport, Pa., has a new piano and organ
business known as Shade, Beach, & Co.
tion will cover the entire field of music goods. of the names appearing therein.
HE who buys
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No, fio< ex*
organ or piano,
through a half
century has been a gua mtw against dissatisfaction, whertwr it
has been found on a mi ical uwtrumoit. Send for Catalogue
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