The Edison phonograph monthly (Jan-Dec 1910)

14 Edison Phonograph Monthly, Aug,, 1910 The Jobbers' Convention The fourth annual convention of the National Association of Talking Machine Jobbers, held at Atlantic City July 5, 6 and 7, passed into history as the most successful in the light of results accomplished and from a social standpoint in the history of that organization. Many of the Jobbers were accompanied to the famous resort by their wives and families, which of course contributed to the social side of the gathering. There were in attendance 178 representatives from 85 houses in the trade, besides a liberal sprinkling of officials and departmental heads from the two big factories, as well as representatives of incidental branches of the industry. The sessions were held in the afternoons, the mornings being spent in the surf or in enjoying a sail on the ocean, while in the evenings dancing on the piers was the popular attraction, although the other diversions of the resort were not neglected. A splendid tribute to the efficient administration of the past year was paid in re-electing its officers to their respective positions. The officers for 1911, therefore, are as follows: Perry B. Whitsit, of the P. B. Whitsit Co., Columbus, O., president; J. N. Blackman, of the Blackman Talking Machine Co., New York City, vice-president; J. C. Roush, of the Standard Talking Machine Co., Pittsburg, Pa., secretary; Louis Buehn, of Louis Buehn & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., treasurer. The secretary's report gave the present membership as 117, a gain during the year of one member. To the efforts of the indefatigable secretary, incidentally, can be attributed the splendid arrangement and management of the many details of the convention. Thursday, the final day of the convention, was the most important. In the morning a game^ of baseball was played between teams representing the East and the West. After a close and exciting game the West won by a score of 9-8. Moving pictures of various plays were taken by an expert from the Edison Manufacturing Co., and were very successful, one in which the players "mobbed" Umpire Dolbeer because of a questionable decision coming out to perfection. In the afternoon an open meeting was held at which President Frank L. Dyer, Advertising Manager L. C. McChesney and Sales Manager F. K. Dolbeer addressed the delegates, the latter defining at length the company's position on several matters of importance, the principal of which was the recent modification of the Continuous Exchange Proposition. His explanation of the reasons which prompted the revocation of the former Proposition was received with much satisfaction by the delegates, while his promise that the present substitute is only temporary and is to be succeeded by a plan which will receive the approbation of all members of the trade provoked long continued applause. At the evening's banquet the festivities were opened with a rising toast to Thomas A. Edison, from whom a letter was read regretting his in ability to be present. A letter of regret was also read from General Manager Carl H. Wilson. President Dyer addressed the banqueters on the subject of "The Undesirable Dealer," in the course of his remarks advocating the elimination of the petty, half-hearted Dealer whose stock is barely sufficient to entitle him to the Dealer's discount. He also pledged the Company's support in ridding the business of the "dead-beat" Dealer, stating that in case of a complaint by a Jobber against a Dealer for not paying his account for Edison goods, when the complaint is concurred in by the other Jobbers through whom the same Dealer is signed, the Company will remove the Dealer from the Dealers' list if satisfied as to the correctness of the facts. On Friday the conventionists visited the Victor plant at Camden, and on Saturday morning they came to Orange as guests of the National Phonograph Company. At the factory they were received in Mr. Edison's laboratory, where they were entertained with the reproduction of the full series of moving pictures taken at Atlantic City and a selected number of films from the regular catalog. The visitors were greatly interested in the filming of themselves and friends in the Boardwalk parade and also in the various exciting events of the ball game. At the close of the entertainment Mr. Edison held a reception at the door of the laboratory, after which the guests were taken in automobiles to the Essex County Country Club where they were the guests of the Company at luncheon. A standing toast was drunk to Mr. Edison, who sat next to President Dyer at the head of the table. Saturday being a half-holiday at the plant it was impossible to inspect it under working conditions, which was not a great disappointment as the majority had been accorded that privilege on previous occasions. Those present at the luncheon were: Mr. and Mrs. Perry B. Whitsit, Columbus, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Blackman, New York City; J. C. Roush and C. N. Roush, Standard Talking Machine Company, Pittsburg, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence McGreal, Milwaukee, Wis.; Miss Gannon, Milwaukee, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. Burton J. Pierce, J. W. Jenkins' Sons Music Co., Kansas City, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Louis Buehn, Philadelphia, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Ball and Son, BallFintze Co., Newark, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Griffin, American Phonograph Co., Gloversville, N. Y. ; Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Mairs, of W. J. Dyer & Bro., St. Paul, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Ellenberger, Pardee-Ellenberger Co., New Haven, Conn.; Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Andrews, Buffalo, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. Mark Silverstone, St. Louis, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wardell and Son, Lowell, Mass.; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ferriss, Utica, N. Y.; Mr. and Mrs. Dohse, Dayton, Ohio; Max Strassburg, of Grinnell Brothers, Detroit, Mich.; C. B. Haynes, Richmond, Va.; I. Davega, Jr., and daughter, New York City; T. H. Towell, Eclipse Musical Co., Cleveland, Ohio; G. C. Aschbach and Morris J. Peters, of G. C. Aschbach, Allentown, Pa.; H. H. Blish & Son, of Harger & Blish, Dubuque, Iowa; E. F. Taft, Eastern Talking Machine Co., Boston, Mass.; J. F. Bowers, L. C. Wiswell, Mr. Otto and Mr. Ridgeway, of Lyon & Healy, Chicago, 111.; Harry S. Davega, S. B. Davega Co., New York City; A. W. Toennies, Eclipse Phonograph Co., Hoboken, N. J.; James I. Lyons, Chicago, 111.; Clarence Gore, E. F. Droop & Sons Co., Washington, D. C; D. O. Roberts, E. F. Droop & Sons Co., Baltimore, Md.; W. H. Reynalds, Mobile, Alabama; E. J. Brady, Natchez, Miss.; L. H. Lucker, Minnesota Phonograph Co., Minneapolis, Minn.; James K. O'Dea, Paterson, N. J.; A. A. Trostler, Schmelzer Arms Co., Kansas City, Mo.; D. B. O'Neil, C. J. Heppe & Son, Philadelphia, Pa.; J. Fisher, C. C. Mellor Co., Pittsburg, Pa.; A. L. Owen, O. K. Houck Piano Co., Memphis, Tenn.; A. D. Wellburn, O. K.