The Edison phonograph monthly (Mar-Dec 1907)

EDISON PHONOGRAPH MONTHLY. AHONQ THE JOBBERS. Kohler & Chase, Edison Jobbers at Oakland, Cal., have opened a jobbing branch at Seattle, Wash. They placed the same initial order as now required from all Jobbers, whether already in the business or not. The Regina Company, of 41 Union square, New York City, have become Edison Jobbers, having bought the Edison jobbing business of Sol Bloom, of 3 East 42d street. A. O. Petit, Edison Jobber at Newark, N. J., who for several years has been located at New and Halsey streets, has just moved to 57 Halsey street, about 100 feet north of his former location. At the new number he is occupying an entire building and has more than double the space afforded by the old quarters. He will continue his branch store at 12 New street. William Ross, head of the firm of W. H. Ross & Son, Edison Jobbers at Portland, Maine, died at his home in that city on February 12th. The business will be continued under the same firm name, with Frederick Smith as manager. Mr. Smith has been a member of the firm and manager for some time. Visiting Jobbers at our New York office during February were the following: Harry Weymann, H. A. Weymann & Son, Philadelphia; Mr. Shields, Denver Dry Goods Co., Denver Colo.; W. O. Pardee, Pardee-Ellenberger Co., New Haven, Conn. ; Mr. Coleman, R. S. Williams Co., Toronto, Canada; Mr. Willys, Elmira Arms Co., Elmira, N. Y. and Chas. Andrews, Boston Cycle and Sundry Co., Boston. PERSONAL. F. K. Dolbeer. Credit Manager of the National Phonograph Company, left on February 13th for a two weeks business trip in the South and West. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Edison and family left on February 25th for their annual visit to Mr. Edison's Florida plantation. They will be absent about six weeks. CUT-OUT FOREIGN RECORD. Notice is hereby given that we have no more moulds or masters for the following selection : No. 12158, "Toros de Punta Zanga," Spanish song by Vargas. When the present stock of this selection is exhausted it will be put on the cutout list and omitted from the next edition of the Foreign Record Catalogue. "If this Phonograph business keeps on growing, we will have to buy a warehouse in which to transact it." — Extract from letter from Lyon & Healy, Chicago. ABOUT ORDERS. Our Sales Department has in its possession an order for 161 records which it has not been able to identify. It was received at our factory in Orange on February 6th. It was made out on regular Record order sheets, but bore neither name, date or location. Unless this meets the eyes of the firm sending the order, or an inquiry is made as to why it has not been filled, no attention can be paid to it. Jobbers and Dealers cannot be too careful in signing all orders, for an instance like the above causes much annoyance and trouble. The trade should also have in mind that all orders should be sent to our New York office. They are then acknowledged, approved and forwarded to Orange. To send them direct to Orange causes a loss of time and not a gain, for they are sent to the New York office to be put through in the usual way, before getting any attention at the factory. NO. 9366 CUT FROM STOCK. The trade is hereby advised that no more orders will be filled for Record No. 9366, "Simple Confession," a violoncello solo by Hans Kronold. It will, however, be continued in the Record catalogue for some time so that the trade may dispose of any supply that may be in stock. I. C. S. TO THE RESCUE. During the latter part of January an old man wandered into Waterloo, Iowa, speaking a language that none could undestand. After every means at hand failed to discover what the old man's words were meant to convey, the local agent of the International Correspondence Schools took up the case. He had the old fellow tell his wants into a Phonograph and the record was forwarded to the Home Office of the International Correspondence Schools at Scranton, Pa. Prof. Lamaze, after some trouble, discovered that the tongue was a dialect of the Hungarian language, spoken by a people called Horvarts who dwell in a forest district in Austria. The old man gave his name as Theodore Yoleb ; his home as Buchdvna, Austria. It is now proposed that the Chief of Police of the town of Waterloo send to the I. C. S. the questions that he wishes to ask the old man. These will be translated on a Phonograph record by the Schools into this peculiar form of Hungarian dialect. The Phonograph record will then be_ sent to Waterloo and the questions that it _ bears spoken to the old man. The latter will answer these questions on another record, which will be sent to the Schools to be again translated into English and the result sent back to Waterloo. In the most unique manner of interpretation, it is expected that a satisfactory disposition will be made of the old man.