The Edison phonograph monthly (Mar-Dec 1907)

Edison Phonograph Monthly, Dec, 1907 Change in the Management of Our Mexican Co. Rafael Cabanas, who has so successfully conducted the business of our Mexican branch, the Mexican National Phonograph Co., at Mexico City, for a period of two years or more, will, after January ist, 1908, return to New York, to accept a position in the office of the Foreign Department, at 10 Fifth avenue. L. L. Lewis, who, until recently, has been connected with Lyon & Healy, Chicago, has been appointed Mr. Cabanas' successor. Mr. Lewis, for the past tvvo years, has had charge of the I. C. S. Language Study Department of Lyon & Healy's Chicago store, and has resigned that position to accept the management of our Mexican Company. Mr. Lewis is thoroughly conversant with trade conditions in the Republic of Mexico, having been in business in Monterey, Mexico, for some time prior to his accepting a position with Lyon & Healy. He has a thorough knowledge of the Spanish language, and we are sure he will prove a worthy successor to Mr. Cabanas. Printed Matter A new edition of the domestic Record Catalogue, Form No. 1220, is now being shipped in quantity to Jobbers everywhere in the United States, whether an order has been placed or not. A supply should be in the hands of every Jobber by December 10th. The only difference between this and the preceding editions is the addition of the new Records for September, October, November and December. This change is not so great as to make the previous edition obsolete, and we hope that Jobbers and Dealers will use up any of the latter they may have on hand before putting out the new issue. We want to plan our work of shipping printed matter so as to send quantities of new forms to Jobbers without first sending out samples and then waiting for their orders. This can be done if we can feel sure that the trade will not throw away such copies of the previous edition they may have on hand. What might be called an automatic service to the trade will undoubtedly be much more satisfactory than the present plan, but we cannot afford to follow it if it is going to cause even a ten per cent, waste. Specimen copies of supplements for the new Hebrew Records and South American National Hymns, listed in the. November Phonograph Monthly, have just been mailed to all Dealers. Those who put these Records in stock may get supplements in quantity from their Jobbers. The South American National Hymns are worthy of more attention than is usually paid foreign selections. Except for their numbers they are just the same as band Records in the domestic list. They were made by the Edison Military Band at our own recording plant, and should be as saleable as any Record in the domestic catalogue. Dealers carrying the full catalogue will make no mistake in adding these and calling the attention of their patrons to them. Jobbers have been supplied with quantities of show cards and folders for the holiday season. The show card is Form 1202. It is printed in two colors and shows Santa Claus climbing out of an Edison Record carton and looking down upon an expectant village. The folder is Form 1 1 80. It is called "The Best Thing on the Tree," showing the children's preference for the Phonograph over the usual toys. This, too, is printed in two colors. The Phonograph Price Cards, Form 1089, have been corrected and brought up to date to correspond with the new list prices. We will be glad to fill Jobbers' orders for a limited quantity of them. Imitation Parts Machine and record manufacturers are reported as conferring on some form of united action to circumvent and, so far as possible, put a stop to the use of so-called spurious parts in repairing. This matter has been mentioned in The World before, in connection with the action taken by the National Phonograph Co., who have taken steps to prevent what is indubitably an injury to their product. The substitution of glass for sapphire reproducing points, fraudulent feed nuts, inferior springs, etc., it is held, are detrimental to proper reproduction, or to the standard guaranteed when genuine parts are employed. Owners of machines are often surprised with the remarkable change of tone and quality of sound after their property has passed through the hands of the repairer, who thinks no one will be the wiser if other than the parts supplied by the original manufacturer are substituted. Complaints follow, of course, and it is therefore in a spirit of self-defense and of good faith toward the public that the manufacturers are co-operating to stamp out this evil, for such it is. As yet no definite plan has been decided upon, but it is safe to say when repressive measures are adopted the trade at large will be the beneficiaries. — Talking Machine World.