The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-14
PIANO MAKERS
DE LING WITH
BIG QUESTIONS
Manufacturers 7 a k e
High Ground on Pub
lie Issues.
MAJOR CLELAND
NEW PRESIDENT
Chicago Wins Over Many Cities
by Getting Convention Next
Year--Piano Dealers Nonli-
nate Officers, but Meet
ing Does Not Begin
Until Monday.
MAJOR CLELAND
NEW PRESIDENT

Swinging out from the narrow chan
mel OF consideration of matters direct-
~ affecting the organization, the Ma
tional Piano Manufacturers Associa- IL
tion Of America yesterday decided to !:
adopt a broader course and to take q
vigorous interest in the vast national
that are proposed to-day.
Conservation of natural resources,
creation or national merchant ma
rne and the development OF inland
among other ques-
tions, ewill hereafter receive the sert-
Gus attention of the association, which
takes the high ground that such
problems affect the welfare of the
whole country, and are not confined I
to sectional nor part political lines.
yitnl to Piano Trade.
This action Is of ringing signif-
canoe. The association srealizes that.
| indirectly, the questions are of vital
| interest to the piano trade, as well as
| to almost every other commercial Or
ganization in the nation. There is no
trade better organized than this, and
| the potentially of such movement is
y manifest, when the fact Is taken into
! consideration that the 200 mannfac-
/ turers who are members of the asso-
| citation deal directly with the 5000
retail piano men in every part OF this
| country. With each member behind
| one or more Of these mighty national
reforms, bringing TO bear at the same
| time his influence the dealers,
| pointing out the benefit To be ulti-
mately received from the achievement
/ of such measures, there Is good and
| sufficient reason.-to believe that-.tne
! association will be powerful factor
in bringing about such OF this nation-5
4 -. h. n.- avs
At the next session, committees Will
! report on these questions TO the main
body, and action will be taken in re-
Y gard to them. The incoming president
Il Will shortly name the members OF
r these committees.
: For the year 1910-1l, the following
officers were elecred:
Major Clcland President.
Major Jonas NJ. Cleland, Chicago.
n president; j. Harry Estey, New York.
: first vice president; a. 8. Bond. Fort
: Wayne, Ind. second vice-president;
James f. Broderick. Chicago, scores
, tary: B. Fl. Tayssen, New York, treas
, urer; Walter Lane, X, Fl. Gibson. G.
Jacob. nominating committee. Thom-
! as Dougherty was elected TO the menl-
bership committee. in the place OF A.
S. Bond.
Chicago was chosen as the mex,
Strong bids were put in by N1ilwau-
kee. Rochester,. st. Louis and Atlantic
! City, but the Windy City won ont.
The time will be February, 1911, the
day to be selected later
Many matters were taken up for
discussion and disposed of. 1t is prob j
! able that all the work of the associ-
!, alton will be completed at the ses-
! sion this morning. There were morn
i ing and afternoon sessions. 1t was
\. decided to establish a credit and col
s. lection bureau which will compile and
: distribute Information as to the finan-
g cial standing of prospective customers
q of members of the association.
% Freight Rate Question.
d One of the most important matters
h that came mp was the projected in-
q crease of freight rates that seems TO
= be Impending all over the United
II States. A special meeting will be
l. held in Chicago on May II by repre-
n sentatives of various commercial in-
Is terests affected by such raises, $780,
q q 600 900 of invested capital being the
= amount behind those taking part IN
n the gathering.
j. The purpose of this meeting will be
y to fight the increase In freight rates,
: and in order to have a voice in this
J most important deliberation. the asso-
,t citation has re-established it's freight
a bureau and retained Thomas c. Moore
10 to represent it for the term of 1910
s. III. He will attend all freight classi-
y fcation meetings held in the country
The matter Is of considerable import
for already the Eastern classification
Association has raised the minimum
lcarload rate for pianos from 10000 Y
=. ll2. 900 pounds
The Endorsement of tho body Was
m !, given to purposes of the American
O. Guild OF Piano Tuners. which propose;
IS TO end the bad or fraudulent work o
20 piano tuners
ns William IT, White. of New York, made
,g an address on matters pertaining TO TN
in or ranization at the afternoon session..
oh THE session this morning begins a
IN, 10 o'clock,
es Dealers Nominate Officers.
The second convention meets on ny. AZ y =
uk day and lasts through "Wednesday 90
M ar ing that of the National Association 2
10 piano Dealers of America. 1T VIII 2
remembered that there afe1.hise ~. us
t,nct organizations. each with us oW
ssnarate convention, the first beini
;that Of the Manufacturers, the secoh
mat OF tho Dealers. and the third ,ha ma
e"r OF the Travellers, whieh VIII usst
tbs Tuesday OF next Week
tnr Already the officers OF the Nations
lrs Assoeiation OF piano Dealers OF Amer
net tca for the term lals-'ll nave pev
,ia- ,,,r,,nated They are l. III. Ilefnsh
en- Na,y york. president, X. o. Roster, y az !.
SUI ,.sanol,s first yice-president' ots ots
and Rollmhn, ~, ,' NJ or, aans thir
Ma lnreslaent. G.. II. Putnam, Bos.ol
,cu- ssnretary; ID. f. Woolley, Phtlaaeiph,'