The talking machine world (July-Dec 1922)

120 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD July 15, 1922 B A L T I M 0 R E Portable Machines Have the Call — C. B. Noon's Enterprise — Ordinance to Muzzle Talkers — Trade Outlook Improves — The News Baltimore, Md., July 10. — While business, generally speaking, is quiet, dealers here are satisfied with the business being done and have no cause for complaint. The demand for small portable machines by campers and vacationists is reported as exceeding the supply and in addition quite a number of the larger types of machines are being sold. Manager Roberts, of E. F. Drake & Sons, said his business for the last four weeks was 20 per cent ahead of the corresponding period of last 3^ear and the way business had started in this month so far he figured on also beating last July's record. Both the other Victor agencies, Cohen & Hughes, and Eisenbrandt's, also report a fair business being done and a good demand for the popular records. Sales of portable machines have been greatly stimulated by the advertising being done in the daily papers here, featuring these instruments. The Columbia branch here reports difficulty in keeping up with the sales of portable machines and it is by no means a dull season for the regular line of Grafonolas. This company has also been doing some extensive local newspaper advertising and is helping dealers to organize outside sales forces. Business is reported exceptionally good on records on Saturdays in the western part of the city, but quiet in the eastern section. Loans "Talkers" to Sick in Hospital The importance of music as a factor contributing to the rapid recovery of those convalescing from illness has been demonstrated twice recently in this city through the courtesy of C. B. Noon, president of the C. B. Noon Co., Inc., who loaned a talking machine to two patients at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Some weeks ago Mr. Noon was asked to rent a machine to a woman patient who was in the local hospital to undergo an operation. He placed a machine in her room without charge and the same day relatives of the patients called at the Noon establishment and purchased a large number of records. When the woman left the hospital she personally called upon Mr. Noon to thank him. About the same time one of the other patients made the request that the machine be loaned to her and Mr. Noon complied. Another supply of records was sold. With his customary enterprise, Mr. Noon now is making plans to put machines in the other hospitals of the city. Voluma Corp. in New Home The Voluma Corp., of this city, patentee of the Voluma reproducer, has rented the store at 317 North Howard street and is giving daily demonstrations of the instrument. Effective Work in Schools The work of Miss Margaret R. Martin, educational representative, who has been working in the local territory, has met with great favor among the universities and schools of Virginia and North Carolina, and letters received at the Baltimore branch office indicate that educators with whom Miss Martin has worked have been most agreeably surprised at the wealth of educational material available for Columbia dealers. Fine Grafonola Business Lester B. Harvey, at Oaksville, Va., depends entirely on country trade for his Grafonola sales. When competition began to root for depression in business Mr. Harvey put in his efforts boosting and selling. Results are very gratifying. It is the belief of both Mr. Harvey and the Columbia We Are Now DISTRIBUTORS for the Swanson Portable Phonograph The most compact, up-to-date portable on the market. Wooden tone-arm, Heineman No. 36 double spring motor — weight only 15*4 lbs. For further details regarding the Swanson Portable Phonograph see page 25 Write today for dealer proposition CABINET & ACCESSORIES CO. 145 East 34th Street NEW YORK branch that the healthy business being done under present conditions will continue to show a steady, wholesome growth. What better commentary on the success of the carload sale than to note that W. T. McCoy, of Charlotte, N. C, whose carload sale last December netted 111 Grafonolas, is now enjoying a well-earned vacation in Atlantic City, N. J. Flood Damages Bristol Store Gutman's, Inc., of Bristol, Va., was nearly inundated by the recent big flood in that section. Water on the first floor was deep enough to' float a boat in, although sand bags, piled breast high across the doorway, acted as a dike. Their store warehouse, however, was in the deepest part of the flood and suffered considerable damage. Walter J. Boggs, the general store manager, reports that swimming suits and waterwings were the order of the day. Changes in the Trade Will iam H. Swartz has succeeded J. H. Marshall as head of the Dealers' Service Bureau of the local branch of the Columbia Co. and has some new idea along this line which he intends to put into operation in the near future. H. W. Webb Peptor has been made manager of the dictaphone department of this agency. Would Muzzle "Talkers" A city ordinance muzzling talking machines, horns and other musical instruments and devices used for advertising purposes was favorably reported to the Second Branch City Council this week by the Police and Jail Committee. It was laid over, under the rules, until the Fall meeting of the Council. The purpose of the ordinance, which carries penalties ranging from $25 to $100, is to prevent stores selling musical instruments from disturbing people on the highways and in office buildings by "continuous noises." A number of stores have been using talking machines with large horns in the doorways of their stores and running the same continuously all day. This brought a number of complaints from business houses in the vicinity of these places to the police and resulted in the introduction of the above ordinance. Receiver for Setchell's Song Shop Judge Rose, of the United States District Court, signed an order this week adjudicating George W. Setchell and Mary E. Setchell, individually and as co-partners, trading as Setchell's Song Shop, 332 North Howard street, bankrupts, and appointing Joseph M. Hasselhoff receiver for their business, fixing his bond at $4,000. The orders were signed upon a petition filed by the R. F. Volland Co. and others, alleged creditors. Talking Machine Shop Chartered Talking Machine Shop, Inc., 704 Union Trust Building, has been incorporated with a capital stock of $25,000; 250 shares preferred stock, par value $100 and 100 shares common stock without par value. This company is incorporated to deal in talking machines, etc. Incorporators are Francis S. Harris, Allan H. Fisher and Morton P. Fisher.