The Edison phonograph monthly (Mar 1903-Feb 1904)

EDISON PHONOGRAPH MONTHLY. 13 ABOUT PRINTED MATTER. The edition of Catalogue of Foreign Records, Form 381, that has been in use since January 1, 1903, is exhausted. Orders now being received will be filled with a new edition in September. Jobbers whose orders for Foreign Record Catalogues are not filled promptly will understand the reason for the delay. We have on hand a small quantity of the compartment boxes used by Dealers for holding catalogues and other printed matter, known to some as "Take one boxes." Each box contains four compartments. They are covered with black paper and present a neat appearance. We can supply these in quantities from ten to twenty-five to such Jobbers as did not receive a supply last year, or we will mail one to any Dealer sending six cents to pay postage on it. The Numerical Catalogue, Form 395, is nearly out of print. We cannot supply it in quantities to Jobbers, and this will explain why several orders sent in by Jobbers recently for this catalogue have not been filled. The few copies we have left will be used for supplying new Dealers in Edison goods and for such demands as seem urgent. In printing the edition of Catalogue of Parts, Form 371, dated June 1, two trifling errors crept in. On page 11 the price of the Motor Frame Holding Screw Posts for the Home Motor is printed in the repair column, when it should appear in the supply column. On page 16 the price of the Triumph Spring Retaining Washer is listed under the supply column, when it should appear in the repair column. We have had numerous requests during the past month for copies of Form 454, the hanger showing the Price List and Terms and Conditions of Sale under which Edison Phonographs and Records are sold. We have not yet sent out any of this form for the reason that we do not want them to get into the hands of people who are no longer handling our goods. We have removed from our mailing list all Dealers who have not signed the new Agreement, and with this issue of the Edison Phonograph Monthly we are mailing one of these hangers and an order for a celluloid card to all Dealers. Requests to have their names and addresses printed on catalogues and other advertising matter are still occasionally received from Dealers. We are compelled to refuse them. It is quite impossible to do this work for nearly 5,500 Dealers, and, as we have before said, it would be impolitic to do it for a few and refuse it to others. Even if Dealers were willing to pay the cost we still should not want the task of consigning from one to ten different forms to a printer, looking after the work, repacking, shipping and billing the charges, especially when it would cost the Dealer just as much as if he had the work done in his own city. Most Dealers put their names and addresses on with a rubber stamp and with care it can be done neatly. LEARN SPANISH. Most readers will recall the article, "A Message to Garcia," written by Elbert Hubbard in the Philistine and published in editions of hundreds of thousands by the New York Central Railroad. Captain Rowan was the man who "carried the message," and he is now located at Manhattan, Kansas, where he heard an Edison Phonograph and a Spanish Record from the International Correspondence School Language System. That he was very much impressed is shown by the following endorsement : Manhattan. Kansas, February 24, 1903. I have examined the method of teaching Spanish in the International Correspondencev Schools, and have no hesitation in recom-v mending the course to any one who is desirous of quickly learning to use that language practically. By that method it is possible to get the correct pronunciation so that one may understand and be understood by Spaniards. Very sincerely, A. S. Rowan, Captain Nineteenth Infantry. OUR SYSTEM A BENEFIT TO SMALL DEALERS. Wallingford, Conn., July 27, 1903. The writer is a very enthusiastic Phonograph Dealer. I realize that your system of doing business is a great thing for the small retail Dealer and I only wish other goods could be sold in the same manner. Herbert G. Mix SALES OF MOVING PICTURE OUTFITS BY PHONOGRAPH DEALERS. Dealers in Phonographs have an occasional inquiry for prices and general information concerning Edison Kinetoscopes and Films. These inquiries are frequently not productive of results, because the Dealer may not carry these goods in stock, and from lack of experience is unable to give the information required. This article intends to point out the manner in which such inquiries can be turned into profit, and good results obtained from the small investment necessary. Edison Kinetoscopes are made in two styles,