The talking machine world (Aug-Dec 1919)

September 15, 1919 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD 167 EDISON PROGRESS IN NEW ORLEANS Important Conference of Dealers Addressed by Sales Manager Leonard — New Models Admired— Enjoy Banquet and Sightseeing Trip New Orleans, La., September 3. — The information that the famous Pullman Palace Car Co., the world's greatest worker in fine wood, had given over its entire woodworking capacity to the manufacture of Edison cabinets and that T. J. Leonard, general sales manager of Thomas A. Edison, Inc., was the principal speaker. He carefully outlined to the convention the completed plans of the company for the proper provision of Edison instruments and Re-creations for the trade. F. S. Hemenway, president of the Diamond Music Co., Inc., was in Los Angeles on his vacation, but L. T. Donnelly, sales manager, presided and did things up in splendid style. The banquet fully sustained the reputation of the well-known "Louisiane," The dealers enjoyed a sightseeing trip of the harbor on the afternoon of August 28, on which they had opportunity to see the new canal in process of construction and which will connect the River with the Gulf, the huge new dry docks, the mammoth Government storehouses and other recent harbor developments — all predicting a wonderful business future for the quaint old city of New Orleans. "The dealers left for their homes with confidence that their business during the coming year will be the greatest they have ever known," said Mr. Leonard. "The New Orlea-ns territory is experiencing wonderful prosperity and Edison dealers are fairly swamped with orders." The new models were on display at the meeting and these, too, contributed to the dealers' enthusiasm. The new types were highly approved. FACTORIES MAKING RAPID HEADWAY Jos. Wolff Returns From Trip With Optimistic Reports of Sonora Progress — Factories Preparing to Triple Output of Machines CHARLES P. MACK VISITS COAST Columbia Wholesale Traveling Representative for Arizona Visits Headquarters Joseph Wolff, treasurer of the Sonora Phonograph Sales Co., New York, returned recently from a visit to the company's different factories, and in a chat with The World stated that wonderful progress was being made in the plans that were inaugurated some time since for increasing Sonora production. The new buildings at the Saginaw plant are going along in good shape, and several have been completed and are now occupied. Judging from present indications it would seem that a very substantial increase in the production of Sonora phonographs will take place each month, and there is every reason to believe that by January 1 the output will be tripled. Sonora dealers and jobbers can therefore look forward to a greatly increased supply of Sonora phonographs for the balance of this year, and even more so for the coming year. Mr. Wolff states that the disappointments in the shipment of product experienced by distributors and dealers during the early part of this year due to the fact that the factories were not prepared to take care of such a tremendous demand will not be repeated next year. However, the great advertising campaign now being prepared by the company for 1920 will undoubtedly increase the demand far beyond 1919's record-breaking figures. T. J. Leonard the first cabinet deliveries would be made during the first part of September was enthusiastically received by the many dealers attending the annual New Orleans convention of Edison Dealers last week. Los Angeles, Cal., September 4. — Chas. P. 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