The talking machine world (July-Sept 1921)

August 15, 1921 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD 115 FROM OUR CHICAGO HEADQUARTERS — (Continued from page 113) few days tliat he began to wonder why all the dotted lines were coming his way. Upon inquiry he discovered that a certain young lady by the name of Jane bad arrived at the home of our old friend Billy Nolan, and the bunch down at the big store had been anticipating a couple of boxes, one of cigars and one of candy, from I'biladelpbia, where Billy now works (or Louis Buchn, Victor jobber. A couple of years ago Mr. Nolan was connected with the educational branch of Lyon & Healy's Victrola department, and so was Mrs. Nolan, then Miss Louise Sutton. Worker's Reward Happy indeed are now the automobilists who make use of the main highway which traverses Lake County, Indiana. Their happiness is due to a new concrete road covering a stretch of twenty or more miles, which heretofore was considered the worst mud-hole north of the Mason and Dixon line, This road is now the main thoroughfare between Chicago and points east, which the automobilist traverses on his way across Lake County. To-day he is a very happy man, but until recently, when he attempted to go over this road, his machine would sink in the mud and disappear. The new road is to be known as the Anthony J. Bums Road in honor of Anthony J. Burns, president of the Burns-Pollack Elect. Mfg. Co., of Indiana Harbor. For years the old road had been an eyesore to the residents, but it seemed that no one in that section had pep enough to begin a campaign for a good concrete pavement. The road runs along the side of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and in order to put over the big idea of paving it was necessary for someone to effect a liaison between the railroad officials and the county fathers. But it seemed that everybody wanted to let "George" do it, and meanwhile the road was getting worse and worse. At last this state of affairs got the "goat" of Mr. Burns, who set about to get the new road or "bust," and after seven months of good hard work, plus salesmanship and a lot of argument, the contracts were let and the road finished. Busy Mr. Caplan Harry Caplan, sales manager of the Granby Corp., of Norfolk, Va., while in Chicago recently, busied himself for several days assisting in the supervision of unloading the first carload of goods consigned to the Consolidated Talking Machine Co. of Chicago. The Consolidated Co. was recently appointed Chicago distributor for the Granby Corp. Kendrick on Coast Conditions General Sales Manager A. J. Kendrick, of the Brunswick-Balkc-Collendcr Co., has just returned from a several weeks' visit to the Pacific Coast country, where he had been looking over the trade. He reports that the business situation in that territory is practically identical with Chicago's except in certain localities, where the business is kept active by the tourist trade. Thus, Southern California, in and about the seaport towns, is a little better off than Chicago, as the tourists from all parts of the country are compelled to refurnish their Summer homes each season, because they invariably sell out all of their house furnishings immediately after the close of the vacation season. This fact in itself is keeping Southern California music dealers pretty active. Declares Second Dividend The World Phonograph Co., bankrupt, has declared a 2 per cent dividend, this following a former dividend of 5 per cent, and still another is expected at an early date. This company was adjudicated a bankrupt about a year ago. Builds Another Shop The Krausc Furniture Co., of Cicero, III., has just completed a building with a fifty-foot frontage, ISO foot depth and three stories high, at S717 West Twenty-second street. The first floor of the new establishment will be given over to a Victor retail salesroom. The new shop is said to be the largest of its kind in any suburb around Chicago. In all there will he twelve sound-proof booths, each of which offers ample room for dancing purposes foi to select popular dance music and it out on the spot. The record bins arc located in 1 the floor and these in turn are sum island counter. One of the feature building is a large twentyfive-foot on the roof. This can be seen nearby towns. The president of tli those who care i ml wish to try inded by a of ibe nc Allyn-s >f "Hail ,Uier Magna ud through L'll » the listci M. Krausc. whe notl i hi! salesroom in Cicero. Magnavox Helps Pageant The new official song of the Pageant of Progress, "Hail Chicago." was formally dedicated at the Municipal Pier on Saturday when the great hydroplane, Santa Maria, equipped with a Magnavox and carrying as passenger Bob Allyn, the composer, flew over the city. When the plane The installation of the Magnavox was made under the supervision of S. L. Miller, manager of the Telephone Maintenance Co., local distributor for the Magnavox Co., of Oakland, Cal. During the Pageant this instrument was used by Mayor William Hale Thompson, of Chicago, as \\M as for the purpose of making numerous an Anna Shaw Faulkner to Lecture Anna Shaw Faulkner (Mrs. Oberndorfer), who (Continued on (wye 116) Just Say i'Send Samples On Approval SEND FOR ropy Of the "Oro Tone" I llaMmtl n,. tlio Complete Oro-Tone Lin*