The talking machine world (Jan-Dec 1906)

60 THE TALiaNG MACHINE WORLD. amount of ?4 is very likely to arouse the suspicion of its either being a "fake," as they say, or else a mere toy. This is absolutely wrong, for it is neither. It is an example of simplicity in construction, which brings the result without the expense. The "Vitak," it is true, is not constructed for exhibition purposes, hut for home use. for which purpose it is ideal. This company are expecting also to place a larger machine on the market very soon which will retail for about $25. This will compare in every respect to the best machines now in use. The American Mutoscope & Biograph Co., 11 East 14th street, this city, are experiencing an extremelj' heavy demand for their new Mutoscope Type E. The trade has waited impatiently for it on account of the many new improvements incorporated in this machine. Max Goldstein was the happy recipient of seventy of them for his new arcade recently opened at 31-32. Park Row, while a number of other early birds were equally fortunate. Temperly & Nethery have just opened a new parlor in Los Angeles, to which place the Mutoscope Co. recently shipped three carloads of machines. A police officer standing in a railroad station in Ft. Worth, Texas, recently had his attention called to a young stranger in the station who was vigorously shaking the radiators of that toiilding in evident vexation, saying: "Make music; why don't you plaj' — get busy, smoke up, come across we want to hear some tunes, and if we can't get it, we can do fighting." Approaching the young countryman, the officer asked: "What in the world is the matter with you, friend?" to which the man replied, "These phonographs around here stopped playing music 'bout midnight, and I've been shaking them up to make the suckers begin again." The stranger was escorted to police headquarters and detained until he had regained his wonted strength of mind and soberness of purpose, when the officer released him, for all of which the young fellow expressed gratitude and went his way in peace. To Talking Machine Dealers The Music Tbade Review is the oldest publication in the music trade industry. It contains more than fifty pages devoted to the piano trade, musical merchandise news, music publishers' department and talking machine trade. A special technical department is a regular weekly feature of the publication. A vast amount of valuable information is contained in each issue. The Review has won higher honors at the great expositions than have ever been won by any other publication in the world. 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The talking machine trade here is increasing at a great rate and has already reached a point where this city has become one of the leading distributing points in the South supplying the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. There is an immense field for talking machines in those States that has not teen covered thoroughly, and therefore the future of the business looks most promising. The largest talking machine department is that of the Phillips & Crew Co., who devote the fourth floor of their establishment to the wholesale end and the larger part of the second floor to the retail. They carry immense stocks of both Edison and Victor machines and records. Frequent concerts are used as one means of advertising and have proven very successful. The department is in charge of Mr. Crew. Both the National Phonograph Co. and the Columbia Co. have branches here in charge of J. P. 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