The Detroit times., 1909-06-14
NEXT WELL COME.
1 P|Ab8WEEK IN
DETROIT
National Association of Piano
Dealers Holds Eighth Annual
Convention
Here.
Q. A. Grinnelly of This City, in Chair
Brilliant Banquet at Pontchar-
train Tuesday.

ed States, as we'll as "A few from Can
ada and other countries. will be IN
Detroit during the week of June IA,
In attendance on the annual conYen-
a tion of the National Association of Pi-
ano Dealers. THIS convention Is the
largest Of three gatherings of men in
u terested In the piano tkade. two of
which-the associations representing
the manufacturers and the travelling
= men-haYe been in session during the
past week. The dealers convention
is.the largest Of the three and. il is ex-
pected. will draw 10 Detroit in the
neighhorhood of /, 900 persons.
The proceedings OF the dealers con
vention will be presided oyer by c. \.
\ Grinnell. OF Detroit. president of the
association, who has already issued a
formal welcome to the association.
\ In which he assures them of
the pleasure which their presence
gives Detroit and Despeaks a hearty
welcome from the citizens OF Michi-
garf's metropolis, also expressing the
belief that the occasion will be one
long to-be remembered by all present
The following program has been ar
s ranged for the convention, the head
quarters OF which will be located al
the Hotel Pontchartrain. where the
annual banquet mentioned Will also
take place:
Monday-Receptiou UP to noon hour
10 a. m, meeting of executive com
mittee, d. m, convention called 60
order by the president. Address or
welcome by his honor, the mayor.
Annual reports OF president. secre-
tary, treasurer and committees. Re-
port OF nominating committee. Elec-
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cursion as guests ofrJhe- Farrand COM
pany,--
Tuesday-10 a. m. and $3.50 p. m.
business session: $50 D. m. annual
reception, Z p. M, annual banquet.
Wednesday-1O a. m. business SEES
sion. D. m. excursion through Lake
81. Clair as guests OF the Detroit MI
sic Trade association, 3 p. M, execu-
tive meeting OF newly elected officers
on board the steamer britannia
Among the papers TO be read at the
convention will be the following:
elimination of guessing contests
and false advertising by those pretend.
Inc, to do legitimate business, r. o.
Foster. Minneapolis, MINI
The player piano; its guarantee
and its future, r. d. Befukamp, Gin
cinnati, o.
"How the dealer may conduct a prof
liable mail order business w. p.
borough, Ludden & Bates, Atlanta,
Ga.
How should the retail piano bust
ness be conducted; from a travellers !
Viewpoint j. A. Krumme. Jr. New /
York.
"How TO sell the greatest number of |
pianos al a given price, at the nfini- I
mum Of expense" p T. Clay. San |
Francisco, Cal.
How best TO handle instalment
collections" o. c. Stone. w F. Fred.
erick Piano Co, Pittsburg. Pa.
What system of handling retail !
ealesmen brings best results" j. A.
Mcdonald. As clearinghouse, Halifax,
N. s.
Many other interesting things will !
be discussed by the piano men. One
IL the relation OF crops to more pianos.
Resolutions favoring greater devel-
opment OF internal waterways were
adopted by the National Piano Manu-
facturers' association at its session.
Friday afternoon. after an address by
u. 5. Conway, OF Chicago formec
4 president OF the association. Mr. Con
q way declared that the freight charges
OF the railroads are direct tax on
the public for the maintenance of these
artificial highways Of commerce. and I
he took the position that the railways /
are the most expensive system OF
transportation known. He favored the
4 building OF government canal from
the southern end or Lake Michigan 70
Toledo, and another from Toledo 10
Cincinnati for the purpose OF affording
cheaper transportation. The former
canal would carry more freight than
six railways, he said. and cost no more
than the Pennsylvania railroad has
spent In the past 40 months in improv.
ing its lines.
"Tho nation that solves the trans
portation problem first is The one that
will first reach commercial suprem.
aey, the speaker declared.
Hereafter, the Piano Manufacturers
will be represented at all WATERWAYS
gatherings. The convention decided
not to admit makers of piano-playing
attachments 10 membership. The
4 Inauguration OF a freight bureau was
: discussed and will be taken up later
by the executive committee.
One hundred members of the asso.
citation sat down at a banquet I'm the
Hotel Pontchartrain Friday evening.
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