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Show say. owing to Increased cost of living. The symphony orchestras will fuel the new tariff most severely. Tho former for-mer price of a man for symphony concerts wua about $5 a concert and 52 for pach rehearsal. The new schedule sched-ule raises this to $S and $L The now rates for evening receptions, recep-tions, cotillions, etc., aro about $1 a man above those heretofore charged. Another Interesting Instance has been In the case of musicians who play for the various phonograph companies com-panies The Increase here has been about $2 an hour. Tho average py of musicians employed regularlv by these companies Is said to bo about SCO a week. The union hag a membership mem-bership of C.000. MUSICIANS ARE DEMANDING HIGHER SCALE OF WAGES New York, Sept 22. It will hence-I hence-I forth cost more to pay the piper in New Y'ork. The .Musical Protective union, a trades organization of the professional players of various Instruments, Instru-ments, has just Issued a new schedule sched-ule of minimum rights, with advances all along tho line. The Increase has been made neceesary, tho officers |