The Edison phonograph monthly (Mar 1903-Feb 1904)

EDISON PHONOGRAPH MONTHLY. FACTORY ADDITIONS. The improvements now being made, to the factory of the National Phonograph Company, at Orange, N. J., comprise two things : First, an entirely new brick building; second, adding a second story to a building that has been in use several years. The new brick building will be a two-story structure, 66 feet wide and 276 feet long, with an L 58 by 105 at one end. It will be built with 16-inch walls and little effort will be made at exterior ornamentation. This building will be devoted entirely to the manufacture of Moulded Records. Under its roof every process will be carried out, from the mixing of the special composition, up through the moulding, testing and other processes, till they are wrapped in cotton and paper and then packed in cases for shipment to all parts of the world. It is expected that with this building we shall have facilities for turning out twice as many Records as at present. The building now used for Record making will be devoted to making Masters and Moulds, both of which branches are badly cramped for room at present. The building that is having a story added to it is a frame structure 50 by 279. Its one story was used for assembling, making reproducers, testing machines, for packing, and as a store room, and every department was working at a disadvantage for want of proper working space. In adding another story to the building considerable ingenuity was shown by the architect in charge. With every foot of space in constant demand during working hours and frequently far into the night, it became necessary to make the improvement without interfering with work. The building was therefore literally sawed in half from the roof to the ground. The north half was then raised by jacks to the required height, supported by heavy wooden columns, with steel beams, inclosed on the sides and floors laid. Between 200 and 300 men remained at work while the work was going on, and soon found themselves working twenty feet above their old quarters on the ground floor. The force at work on the ground floor of the southern half of the building moved into the new floor of the northern end, and the southern portion is now being raised to the same height as the other half. This addition will add 13,900 feet of floor space to the building. Each department will get a large slice of this increase and all will be in splendid shape to take care of an increased business. Keep ahead of the demand for goods by ordering early. FRENCH, GERMAN, SPANISH I. C. S. LANGUAGE OUTFITS. The International Correspondence School of Scranton, Pa., has been most successful in the past few years with its use of the Edison Phonograph in teaching its French, German and Spanish language courses. Students using the Phonograph and the Records prepared by the school have been unanimous in their praises of them. The system is a pronounced success. Up to the present time it has not been possible to secure these language study outfits except from the International Correspondence School. This instifution has now decided to place the outfits in the hands of the Phonograph trade generally, and Nelson C. Durand, manager of the language department -of the school, is taking the matter up with Jobbers and Dealers as rapidly as possible. He expects to call personally upon many of them and to correspond with the others. Any who may desire immediate information should address Mr. Durand at Scranton. The advent of the I. C. S. Language Study Outfits opens a new field for the Edison Dealer by helping him to place the Phonograph in more homes and keeping alive the interest of customers. Only regular Edison Jobbers and Dealers may purchase the class of goods and regular Edison contracts, mentioning the language material, must be signed before sales will be made. The standard prices are given below : Set of 25 I. C. S. ^Records and Textbooks sold in combination 25.00 Complete I. C. S. Language Outfit, Records and Textbooks, without correspondence instruction 50.00 I. C. S. Phonograph Outfits sold separately $30.00 Set of 25 I. C. S. Records, sold separately 18.00 Attractive posters and advertising matter are furnished by the International Correspondence Schools of Scranton, Pa., in connection with their 'sales. We hope that the trade will post themselves on this new feature of the business at the first opportunity. Newtown, Iowa, June 4, 193. I acknowledge receipt of list of suspended Dealers and desire to congratulate you on the splendid system used in connection with your business. I shall certainly co-operate with you in keeping out the price-cutters. I know from experience that the Phonograph is the only really dependable talking machine sold to-day at any price. I admire their perfect mechanical construction, which speaks well for the skill of the workmen who make them. W. E. Dingman. One of our Pennsylvania Dealers is a furniture dealer and undertaker, and sells Phonographs as a side line. Can any other Dealer show a greater contrast in business?