The Phonogram, Vol. 1:6-7 (1891-06)

A maoazjxe der«f#*1 to all inr#-r«r« coni>-ctr«1 with tlv* rwordine of «ouo<l. the reproduction and preservation of Rpeech, the Telephone, Hie Typewriter, and the proKivs of Electricity. PUBLISHED MONTHLY. TER Ms*i ONE YEAR. SINGLE NUMBERS. - PoaUtg* Prepaid. $ 1.00 .10 V. II. .HeR.4E, Mannffcr, Pulitzer Building. Room S7. NEW YORK. ADVERTISEMENTS. The pRojtooRAM. Iiavin* «pecial faciluiea lo its circula- tion through the ra>t commercial «v<trm occupied by the Phonograph. T-l^ph«*oe. aBd ocher Electrical Iwicea, pre- sent* an exceptionally valuable advertising medium. The rates are reasonable and will be furnished on application. CORRESPONDENCE relating to the Phonograph. Typewriter, or Electricity, in any of their practical appli<*ataon*. is cordially invited, and the ornTperatnai of all electrical thinkers and workers ear- nestly desired. Clear, concise, well-written articles are ••specially welcome; and communications, views, news item*, local newspaper dippings, or any Information likely to interest electrician*, will be thankfully received and ch**erf"Uy acknowledged. ARE YOU IN TOUCH WITH THE TIMES P To the business man who plods along in the old ruts of ol»solete business methods, and wonders why his profits do not increase and his cash bnl- ance augment Jike that of his enterprising neigh- bor, Ru^above query is propounded. Time, in this progressive age, more than ever, means money. Some years ago certain business firms essayed to maintain a kind of respectabftty by adhering to the time-honored pen-written corropondence, rejecting the type writer, upon its advent, as plebeian and destructive of individuality. The cheap and tawdry mountebank could make as great a show of respectability as the ino^t aristo- cratic house in the country. But this is all changed. The rush and whirl of modern business have forced the conviction upon the most conservative that profits, rather than taste, are the matters of first consideration. They have seen, to their dismay, the humbler but more enterprising firms outstrip them in the race for wealth and prominence, and have been compelled to yield to the inevitable—i. e., adopt labor-saving machinery to replace the mentally and physically racking method* of the effete past. The chiefs of business concerns no longer sit lazily at their desks dictating to a stenographer replic* to a ma>- of '-orrespondcnce, which must lie transcribed in the old. slow, laborious way by an army of clerks be fore they are ready for trans- mission. Instead of that, these chiefs now recline in comfortable arm-chairs and pour their elo- quence, or crisp business periods, as the case may be, into the receiving trumpet of a phonograph, and wonder how they ever did business with- out it. Another revolution in business methods is the employment of ladies in the counting-house. This is the direct fruit of the type-writer and the phonograph. In the good old days woman was looked upon as a nuisance about an office; but now her gentle presence and subtle touch arc as indispensable as the machines themselves. Do not attempt longer to do business on the old lines, if you expect to keep pace with tin* age. The sooner you adopt the modern methods, the sooner will your expenses tiegin to diminish and your profits increase. And. wliat is lletter, your life and mental energies will be prolonged by be- ing released from the strain now imposed upon you. The phonograph says to you: “ Try me, and if I do uot fill the bill, you may return to primitive methods." The world moves, and if you are not satisfied with the phonograph at first, next month