The talking machine world (Aug-Dec 1919)

136 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD September 15, 1919 WM. MAXWELL EN ROUTE TO COAST Vice-President of Thos. A. Edison, Inc., to Meet Jobbers and Dealers at Various Points and to Attend Utah Convention on October 2 and 3 William Maxwell, -vice-president of Thomas A. Edison, Inc., started on a long-deferred business trip through the West last week. The arrangements recently made, whereby the Pullman Palace Car Co. will devote the entire woodworking capacity of their plant to the manufacture of Edison cabinets, and provisions completed with other cabinet manufacturers to insure a satisfactory output of Edison instruments for the holiday trade, have made it possible for Mr. Maxwell to absent himself from the Edison laboratories at this time. He went from Orange direct to Chicago, and after a few days there and in other Illinois cities he will leave for Omaha and Denver, at which jobbing points arrangements have been made for him to meet a number of the local Edison trade. Mr. Maxwell expects to spend the greater part of his vacation in California and to return to his duties at the laboratories during the first week of October. On his return he will stop at Ogden, Utah, on October 2 and 3 to attend the Dealers' Convention, which Robert Proudfit, the Ogden jobber, has arranged for Edison dealers from Utah and parts of Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada and Idaho. This most novel convention will have its headquarters high up in the rocky and picturesquely beautiful Ogden canyon. The business meetings will take place at the famous log cabin hostelry, The Hermitage Hotel, located seven miles from Ogden. Mr. Proudfit has arranged some big-time features and a snappy series of business talks that will make this dealers' convention an ideal one. Mr. Maxwell is accompanied on his trip by J. W. Robinson, secretary of Thomas A. Edison, Inc. NEW BRANCHES FOR OKEH RECORDS C. W. Kalder, Manager of the OkeH Record Distributing Co., Will Open Branches in Cleveland and Indianapolis Shortly Grand Rapids, Mich., September 6. — C. W. Kalder, the energetic manager of the OkeH Record Distributing Co., the large exclusive talking machine accessory" house and which features OkeH records for the territory of Ohio, Indiana and Michigan, announces that in addition to the headquarters in this city in the OkeH Building and the branch established a couple of months ago at 99 Fort street, west, Detroit, he will shortly establish branches at Cleveland and Indianapolis. TAKES ON THE BRUNSWICK LINE Boston, Mass., September 8.— The C. C. Harvey Co. has taken on the Brunswick line and already the Boston warerooms are advertising the various models of which the house is carrying a complete line. With the enlargement and general improvement of the Harvey talking machine department the company is well prepared to show this Brunswick line under the very best of conditions, in addition to its Victor and Edison goods. TO DISTRIBUTE JTHE MASTER=TONE Buffalo, N. Y., September 8— Lionel M. Cole, sales manager of the Iroquois Sales Corp., distributors of OkeH records and various phonograph accessories, announced this week that arrangements had been completed whereby this company will be the sole distributors for the Master-Tone phonograph, manufactured by the Master-Tone Phonograph Corp., Cohoes, N. Y. The Iroquois Sales Corp. is now making arrangements to conduct an aggressive campaign in behalf of this instrument, and will be ready to announce a list of some of the Master-Tone dealers within the next few weeks. GIVE DEMONSTRATION RECITAL Knickerbocker Talking Machine Co. Entertain Dealers Who Listen to Notable Artists and New Victor Records — Jassinowsky Sings The Knickerbocker Talking Machine Co., Victor distributors, held a demonstration recital of the October Victor records in their new concert hall at their headquarters, 138 to 140 West 124th street, on Friday, August 29, in the morning and afternoon. Invitations had been extended to Victor dealers to attend, which resulted in a large gathering. The dealers attending the morning session were guests of the Knickerbocker Talking Machine Co. at a luncheon served at Pabst's Restaurant at 125th street. During the course of the recital cigars and refreshments were served. Several artists appeared in person, among them being Pinchos Jassinowsky, the popular Jewish singer, who sang several selections without accompaniment and made a comparison test with the reproduction of his voice on Victor records. JOHN BUTTON RESIGNS John Button, who has been manager of the Columbia Graphophone Co.'s Dictaphone branch in New York for the past few years, has resigned from this position. Mr. Button has not announced his plans for the future and his successor has not yet been appointed. AN IMPORTANT MERGER IN BOSTON Musical Supply & Equipment Co. Take Over Business of the Emerson of New England in That Territory — Details of Arrangement Boston, Mass., September 6. — With the return to Boston of Joseph H. Burke, manager of the Musical Supply & Equipment Co., at 221 Columbus avenue, the announcement is made of the merger of the Emerson-New England with this concern, the final conference of the parties in interest having taken place at Hartford, Conn. The consolidated companies will operate under the name of the Musical Supply & Equipment Co. The Emerson-New England has been established at the corner of Beach and Essex streets for several months, having moved down from the Little Building at the corner of Tremont and Boylston streets. Under the title of the Emerson-New England the concern has been in business less than a year, Oscar W. Ray having been its manager and before that more directly associated with the Emerson Co. of New York. Under the new arrangement the stock of the Emerson-New England will be taken over to the warerooms of the Musical Supply & Equipment Co., which occupies large quarters on the fourth floor of the building. Mr. Ray, it is understood, will go back to the Emerson Phonograph Co. in an important sales capacity. 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