The talking machine world (Jan-Dec 1906)

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THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 29 TRADE NEWS FROM ALL POINTS OF THE COMPASS On the Eckhardt banner of new Columbia jobbers, additions to ttie long list already published, are The Cable Co., Chicago, a $2,000,000 piano manufacturing concern, with retail branches in a number of leading cities, east, west and south. This is the company's entrance into the talkingmachine business, and from the initial orders it looks as if they propose pushing that department with their customary energy and resourcefulness. The others include the Bowdoin Square Phonograph Co., Boston, Mass.; Seavey Bros., Haverhill, Mass., and the Portland (Me.) Talking Machine Co. Mr. Eckhardt made a quick trip to Buffalo, N. Y., on the 7th, returning to New York a few days later, to inspect the new quarters of the Columbia Phonograph Co.'s branch. The store, a short distance on Main street from the old place, is to be fitted up handsomely, and the stock installed representatively elegant. The Symphonic Phone-Needle Co., New York, was incorporated with the Secretary of the State at Albany early this month, for the purpose of manufacturing phonographic needles and supplies. Capital, $5,000. Incorporators: J. Archibald Manahan, A. C. Whitehead and J. W. Conway. Their product is illustrated and described in the company's premiere announcement on another page. For the annual conclave of the Mystic Shriners, which assembles in Los Angeles, Cal., in May, J. 0. Prescott, one of the sales managers of the American Record Co., a member of eminence and long standing, has made a "blue" record of the Shriners' famous Turque march. It is safe to say that in their trip across the continent the New York delegation will be regaled with a vivid continuous entertaining via the talking machine, with the best selections from the famous Indian collection and "J. O." doing the honors. In the not far distant past John Kaiser, otherwise "Casey," the record talker, and William MacArdle, the entertaining traveling gentleman with a "blue" streak trailing wherever he goes, boldly and jointly remarked they had one of the greatest things that ever happened in talking-machine devices up their sleeves, individually and collectively. At the time of this frank observation the improvement was not quite perfected, but would "be shortly." Perhaps it is ready now, and this inquiry may lead to its uncovering. Speak up, gentlemen! Having created and established a flourishing wholesale business, the Edwin A. Denham Co., 31 Barclay St., New York, will retire entirely as retailers. For the latter purpose they had fitted OUR RECORD CABINETS Are fellers with dealers, they hold 100 to 252 Cylinder Records, 150 to 190 Disc Records. Golden or Weather '"ak, and Mahogany finish. Write for prices, FEIQE DESK CO., 2070 Genesee Ave , Saginaw, Hich., U. S. A. Repairers to the Trade We not only have a well equipped repair shop, for dealers' work, but are also jobbers of Talking Machine Parts for every machine made. The only exclusive house in this line in the west. Send us your order. You will be agreeably surprised when you receive the bill. Chicago Talking Machine Repair Co., up a commodious store at 50 East 125th .street, which they now wish to dispose of to some energetic party desirous of entering the trade fully equipped and in an excellent location. The company's new cylinder cabinet machine is a foreignmade no.elty that is attracting a great deal of notice, as is also their line of sample tapei'-arm disc machines. The latter is offered as a special bargain. J. Charles Groshut, general manager, who returned from a Western trip a short time since, where he bagged a big bag of orders, says the company are 20,000 machines behind on shipments. Of some types he says they cannot get enough. Mr. Groshut may make the European jaunt this summer if Mr. Denham cannot .get away. %j C. G. Pfeiffer, manager of the musical a.nd talking-machine section of Borgfeldt & Co., the wholesale department store, with headquarters in New York, and branches in Chicago and St. Louis, is looked upon by the sales managers oi the manufacturing companies as the coolest proposition they have occasion to see. One of these affable gentlemen, whose line of talk and engaging personality would easily gain him an audience with Kaiser Wilhelm inside of five minutes, says it took him three years before Pfeiffer would even have a look. He was landed finally, but it was the hardest kind of work. When Pat A. Powers, the jobber of Buffalo and Rochester, N. Y., Pittsburg, Pa., and perhaps other places, was in New York the last time, on his way home he was accompanied to the train by a delegation of trade friends, who gave him a great send-off at the Grand Union Hotel. P. P. makes friends like the rolling snowball gathers the beautiful. George Maxwell, manager of Boosey & Co.'s American branch music publishing house, who sails for Europe in the fore part of May, says he has a few ideas about record making, of which more will be heard on his return, perhaps. Besides the English firm, he also represents the leading "editors," as publishers are called on the Continent, and they are corralling or have, Mr. Maxwell states, signed the operatic talent for record making. The discs are to be made in "la belle Paree." Will they be imported? Depends on the attitude of the United States Courts on patent matters, a stumbling block which foreign makers animadvert upon in no pleasing frame of mind. The Douglas Phonograph Co., New York, as an example of the existing shortage in goods, declare they could have sold last month 60,000 more Edison records if they could have got them. Last month Fred Hager, leader of Hager's Orchestra making Zonophone records, resigned to devote more time to his music publishing business. The name will still be used, but the agreeable Fred ceases to wield the baton. The American Record Co. have met with a ready response from the dealers and publishers in regard to using the advertising matter and special artistic cuts prepared by the American Record Co. for advertising purposes in magazines, newspapers, etc. They have prepared a series of cuts in keeping with the Indian trademark, all suggestive of Indian life. This trademark lends itself in a pleasing way to a great variety of designs which are artistically attractive, and their new electros are designed with much taste. (Not Incorporated) 128 Dearborn Street, Chicago. During the sojourn of Leon F. Douglas, vicepresident of the Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, N. J., at Miami, Fla., he is proving his prowess as a fisherman. Recently he captured a fine specimen of tarpon near Lemon City. A local print, discribing the catch, says: "Not only did Mr. Douglas land one silver beauty, but he had three other trickes, each fish making several jumps before 'shaking' the hook and escaping. T4ie fish landed measures several feet in length and weighed in the neighborhood of eighty pounds. It is the first tarpon that local boatmen remember being captured in the bay with rod and reel in the past seven years, and Mr. Douglas is naturally very proud of his catch and the record made. It will be remembered that Miss Douglas, a sister, while trolling from the upper deck of the launch 'Lottie W. H.,' a few days ago, hooked an immense tarpon, which jerked her from her seat and threw her to the deck, escaping before she could regain her feet." In one of our recent issues the American Record Co. gave notice to dealers and jobbers that they would allow them to sell ten-inch American records at 50 cents and one old ten-inch record of any make or two seven-inch records of any make; the seven-inch record for 30 cents and one old-seven inch record of any make. We are advised by the aoove company that this plan is meeting with great success, and has largely augmented sales for the American product. A new factory building has been leased at Mulberry and Camp streets, Newark, N. J., for a period of six years, with the privilege of buying, by the Universal Talking Machine Manufacturing Co. The building is 103 by 150, four stories and basement, affording upward of 40,000 square feet of fioor space. The company expects to remove their factory, now at 130th street and Park avenue, and probably their general offices at 28 Warren street, New York, into the new premises about May 1. The company has also bought out the concern in Newark where their pressing was done, and will hereafter conduct the establishment under their own management, the plant being in the neighborhood of the new factory. The Southern Pacific Co. have recently installed on their line a system of communication by means of which the conductors and brakemen on all trains may talk with an operator in a telegraph office along the line from any point on the road. Mr. W. C. Fuhri, manager of the St. Louis branch of the Columbia Phonograph Co., has received the following letter from C. N. Van Buren, of Kohn & Co., the prominent stock brokers: "The talking machine I purchased from you recently is decidedly satisfactory, and as an entertainer it is absolutely par excellence. I have found it a tonic, and since I became the possessor CONSULT Dr. ECKLAND If your talking machine sales seem to be suffering from nervous prostration. He's not a homeopath and does not furnish medicine himself. He will, however, prescribe big and effective doses of trade invigoration. He's been doctoring sick talking machine sales for years and has always had remarkable success. O. W. ECKLAND, D. T. E., (Doctor Trade Extension) 128 Dearborn Street, Chicago.