The talking machine world (July-Dec 1918)

August 15, 1918 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD 75 FROM OUR CHICAGO HEADQUARTERS— (Continued from page 73) and spend a day with us during that time is sure to go away after having formed an opinion that this department is a veritable mad-house." "We, of this department," stated Mr. Clark, "always begin the day by saying, 'It is up to us to satisfy and we are going to satisfy our customers at all hazards, as we agree that the customer is always right, no matter how wrong he is.' " New Additions to Trade G. Harry Bent, manager of the Victor department of the Geo. P. Bent Co., became the proud father of a baby boy on Sunday, August 4. Don Elble, of Elble Bros., South Bend, Ind., ditto the same day. Both mothers and babies are doing fine. This is Mr. Bent's fourth child and Mr. Elble's first. Griffith P. Ellis Back at Desk Griffith P. Ellis, sales manager of the Chicago Talking Machine Co., returned to his desk this week after a two weeks' vacation at Grand Beach, Mich., where he was resting up and recovering from the effects of an automobile accident he suffered several weeks ago. Mr. Ellis and his wife had been motoring at the time of the accident in a friend's car along a dark road during a thunder shower and the machine plunged into a pillar that was being used in the elevation of some railroad tracks. The car was swung around and crashed into a similar structure and Mr. Ellis was thrown through the windshield and his face and head were terribly cut. One of the wounds, a cut on the left temple, necessitated the surgeon's taking ten stitches to close. There were several other cuts about the face which also necessitated some stitching. Mr. Ellis is still undergoing treatment for his wounds, which are not quite healed as yet. Dan Creed, general manager of the Chicago Talking Machine Co., recently received a letter from Sergeant Geo. F. Denig from somewhere in France. Sergeant Denig is connected with base hospital No. 11, American Expeditionary Forces, and tells of some mighty interesting occurrences that have happened since he has landed in France. Sergeant Denig was formerly assistant credit manager for the Chicago Talking Machine Co. Columbia Notes E. C. Poore, formerly in charge of the record department of the Chicago branch of the Columbia Co., has now been placed in charge of both the stock department and stock accounting department, having succeeded Geo. L. Vining, who has resigned. Besides looking after the stock Mr. Poore has supervision over the repair department. Wm. Link, who for the past three years has been assistant manager of the record department, succeeds Mr. Poore as manager of the record department. The change took place on August 1. Mr. Poore has long been connected with the Columbia Co., and prior to his connection with the Chicago branch was associated with the Columbia branch at Kansas City. Mr. Link is a -very likable young fellow, ambitious and has the initiative to be just the right man to succeed Mr. Poore. Frank Tatner, who formerly had charge of the Columbia country correspondence at the Chicago branch, is now doing clerical work for the War Department at Washington. Undergoes Second Operation C. L. Davidson, of the Talking Machine Shop, returned to his office August 9 for the first time in four weeks. During his absence Mr. Davidson had undergone an operation for peritoneal adhesions. The complication arose from an operation he underwent last winter for the removal of gall stones and appendicitis. After leaving the hospital last winter Mr. Davidson contracted whooping cough and, owing to the abdominal wounds being fresh at the time he was taken down with the cough, the spasms of coughing caused the raw edges of the wound to adhere to the peritoneum and the gall bladder, which necessitated another operation. Wiley B. Allen Co. Represent Brunswick What is perhaps one of the largest deals ever made by the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co. is that of their new representatives, the Wiley B. Allen Co., of Sah Francisco. This company, which is one of the largest and best-known retail houses in the country, particularly on the Coast, operates a chain of stores in San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Los Angeles, San Diego and Portland, Ore. The transaction was recently brought about with this company to give them the entire Coast representation for the Brunswick phonograph. J. I. Black, of the W. B. Allen Co., who has charge of their various talking machine departments, it is stated, was very favorably impressed with the transaction. This deal puts the Coast representation of Brunswick on such a large basis that it is stated that the Brunswick people are refusing all other representation. Tells Story of Expansion F. W. Clement, manager of the Chicago branch of the Emerson Phonograph Co., is one of the members of Chicago's trade who was kept very busy during the recent hot spell in looking after his clientele. Mr. Clement stated that his monthly report showed that business at his office was 25 per cent, greater than during the month of June and that up to the present time indications were that August would be a little ahead of July. He accounts for the increase in July and the first part of August by taking into consideration two factors: first, that the vacationists' demands were taken care of during July, and, second, that the dealers are now going over their stocks and putting in their orders for after-vacation business. "The dealers," stated Mr. Clement, "are taking the time right now in trying to dope out future business and stock up for the fall trade, and the majority of them are thirty days ahead of their usual time in their ordering. We have been receiving exceptionally heavy shipments from the factory to this branch lately and are thereby enabled to take care of our demands promptly. In this branch, we are distributing to Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota, and are building a great number of new agencies for our new nine-inch records. The tendency of the demand for both the nine-inch and the smaller Emerson records has been for the patriotic numbers and our books show that about 75 per cent, of the business we are doing is' in filling the demand for patriotic numbers such as marches, military dances and war songs. The new nine-inch Emerson records are proving unquestionably that there is a big field for records of this character." "The Rotometer" The Lakeside Supply Co. have been spending a great deal of time recently in further protecting their already delicate rotometer or speed tester. This little instrument, which is novel in very many ways and one of the most simple of its kind on the market, has recently been enhanced by the use of a more delicate pivot bar. The Lakeside Co. is also doing some good work in supplying micas of all sizes and thicknesses, of which they have a large supply at present. Gus Fricke, one of the officers of the company, is invalided at home, owing to the effects of blood poisoning in his thumb which he received from a razor. The doctor lanced the thumb about six times and for a while he was in a very precarious condition, but thanks to the good work of the attending surgeons his recovery is now assured. Mr. Geissler Has Sympathy of Trade A. D. Geissler, president of the Chicago and New York Talking Machine Cos., has the sincere sympathy of the Chicago trade in the death of his sister, Mrs. Nellie Deisinger, who, as reported elsewhere in this issue, was instantly killed in an automobile in which she was riding with her husband. In swinging around the turn at Stony Brook, L. I., the car is believed to have struck an obstruction of some kind and was completely overturned. Mrs. Deisinger was the wife of Albert Deisinger, of Philadelphia, sales manager of the Fiat Automobile Co. She was also a daughter of Louis F. Geissler, general manager of the Victor Talking Machine Co. Many in the Chicago trade who know and admire A. D. Geissler as well as his father feel very deeply over the sad occurrence. An Interesting "Priority" Letter The Lakeside Supply Co., 202 South Clark street, this city, have received the following interesting letter under date of August 8 from the War Industries Board, Priorities Division, Washington, D. C, which was signed by Major H. H. Barbour, member. It is of wide interest: "Gentlemen: Replying to your letter of August 5, there is no classification for phonographs and piano hardware. I may say, how(Continued on page 76) Universal Tone Arm NO SPRINGS NOR WEIGHTS TO ADJUST MADE IN FOUR LENGTHS We have convinced many talking machine manufacturers of the superiority of the Empire Tone Arm and Sound Box and are sure that you can also use this equipment to good advantage on your machine. 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