Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 307, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1911 — What is a Banner Piano Worth? [ARTICLE]

What is a Banner Piano Worth?

BAB'S STATEMENT. The piano cost $278 plus freight and cartage. This Is the wholesale price or was \so represented to us. And the representative Informed os that the retail price of the instrument was $350. Not being In the piano business, nor claiming an expert knowledge of anyone’s business except our own, we could only take the representative's word. * There may be people on earth who claim to know ALi about everything, hut, please God, we do not want to be classed in that category.

THE TRUTH. Under date of Thursday, Dec. 28, The Republican wired the Inter-State Mfg„ Co., lowa City, lowa, who supplied Babcock’s piano, as foUows: “Quote ns by wire lowest price of Banner piano, mahogany finish, to be used in newspaper subscription contest.” Promptly Friday morning came the reply: “$145 cash and special men-tion-three Aimes during contest. ■ “Inter-State Mfg. Co.”