The talking machine world (Apr-June 1921)

May 15, l92l THE TALKING MACHINE WORL0 169 George Meader's lovely lyric tenor has never been heard to greater advantage than in the Indian love song, "Pale Moon," and "My Little Home on the Hill" Both these selections will lind new homes fast^ A-3380. Columbia Graptioplione Co NEW YORK CURRENT NEWS HAPPENINGS IN PORTLAND, ORE., TRADE New Victor Agencies — Stradivara Co. Progress — ^Meier & Frank Celebrate Sixty-fourth Anniversary Hyatt Co.'s Big Undertaking — Alfred Cortot a Visitor — New Concern in Pendleton — ^Other News Portland, Ore., May 7. — Elmer B. Hunt, manager of the wholesale department of Sherman, Clay & Co., is away on a Valley trip which takes him from Portland to Klamath Falls, visiting all the important towns en route. W. L. Brown, his valuable road man, is in charge of the office during his absence, and will leave for an extensive trip through eastern Oregon and southern Idaho as soon as Mr. Hunt returns. Mr. Brown reports the placing of an exclusive Victor agency with Castleman & Sieler, Ontario, Ore., who have installed two fine demonstrating rooms. More agencies are to be placed throughout this section as soon as stock opens up. Otto Rathlin, of the Victor wholesale department of San Francisco, spent several days in Portland after having visited Spokane and Seattle. George Kufner, for the past three years office man with the Sherman, Clay & Co. wholesale department, has resigned and Hilding Berglund takes his place. J. L. Thompson, manager of the Stradivara Phonograph Co., whose machines are being manufactured at its factory in this city, announces that a large number of exclusive Stradivara agencies have been established throughout California recently, with A. E. Campbell as California district manager, with headquarters at its fine new store at 437 Powell street, San Francisco, where he will handle both wholesale and retail business. E. E. 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The Meier & Frank store is celebrating its sixty-fourth anniversary with sales in all departments, and D. C. Peyton, of the phonograph department, reports many sales of Vocalions and Columbia machines. Mr. Peyton said: "We have gone over the top this month and have broken all previous records. From seventeen to nineteen machines a day is the record we have been making. Sales of period models with this house also have been good for April." H. A. Raynor, manager of the talking machine department of the Bush & Lane Piano Co., which handles the Bush & Lane, the Columbia and the Victrola machines, reports April as the period model month, with big sales in all three lines. J. J. Marshall has been added to the force and will work on the outside for the firm. The Hyatt Talking Machine Co. is making a complete new set of index cards and labels for its supply of 20,000 Victor, Columbia, Edison and Brunswick records. Miss Emma Reynolds is being assisted in the big undertaking by her three assistants. Miss Reynolds reports business good in her department and has had a great sale of records for the musical memory contest, which was held last month in the public schools. She completely sold out some of the fifty selections. Alfred Cortot, an exclusive Victor artist, gave an interesting demonstration at the Sherman, Clay & Co. music hall during his recent Port . land visit. A Victrola, a Duo-Art and he himself played at the same time the Valse Etude in D flat (Saint-Saens), keeping together perfectly with beautiful effect. "Business is coming along very nicely and is showing a decided improvement in all lines" is the way Frank M. Case, manager of the Wiley E. Allen Co., puts it. In the talking machine department Paul B. Norris says that the demand for period models is increasing. Foley & Van Dyke have dissolved their partnership, which has existed for the past three years, Mr. Van Dyke retiring and his interest being purchased by M. Maegly. The new firm will be known under the name of Foley & Maegly Music Co. They are now having a big sale and are disposing of many talking machines. Pendleton, Ore., has a new music firm under the name of the Warren Music House, which has been incorporated with a capital of $15,000. The firm will carry phonographs, pianos and all kinds of musical merchandise. The M. J. Wax Co., Inc., manufacturer, wholesale and retail phonograph dealer, reports trade picking up considerably both in town and in outlying districts. Madame Tetrazzini during her recent visit to Portland visited the Wiley B. Allen Co.'s store. and while being shown through the establishment by Frank M. Case autographed the Victrola which stands in Mr. Case's office. H. G. Reed, president of the Reed, French Co., has returned from a six weeks' visit to the Middle West, combining business with pleasure. Mary Elizabeth Godwin, formerly associated with the educational department of Sherman, Clay & Co., has become manager of the Victrola department of the Huntley Drug Co., Oregon City, Ore. Harold S. Gilbert, head of the Gilbert Music House, has gone on a visit to the East, accompanied by his wife and two sons. G. F. Johnson, of the G. F. Johnson Piano Co., is attending the national conventions in Chicago. BRUNSWICKS IN SOLDIERS' CAMP Seattle, Wash., May 6.— The local branch of the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co. was advised recently by two of its dealers in Tacoma that they had sold since the first of the year more than seventy-five Brunswick phonographs to the soldier organizations at Camp Lewis. There are about 10,000 soldiers in this camp and the Brunswick phonographs were purchased for the various organizations making that camp their headquarters. The phonographs were paid for out of the mess funds of the different companies and the Tacoma Brunswick dealers state that a great majority of the phonographs sold at Camp Lewis since the first of the year are Brunswicks. Pickerings', Pathe dealer of Pittsburgh, Pa., has been featuring a novel window display which has produced splendid sales for machines and records. ASSOCIATED No. 70 UNIVERSAL TONE ARM Position ol No. 70 Tone Arm for Playing Lateral Cut Records Quality Construction Unusually Good Tone No Blasting: For use in Phonographs retailing up to $ 1 00. Price for sample — $2.00. Quantity price on application. Associated Phonograph Supply Co. Dept. 71 Cincinnati, Ohio