The talking machine world (July-Dec 1922)

August IS, 1922 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD 135 SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE LOWERS DUTY ON RECORDS Recommends Duty of 30 Per Cent on Talking Machine Records and Needles, Based on Foreign Valuation — Senate Adopts Foreign Valuation Plan as Basis for Levying Taxes (Special to The Talking Machine World) Washington, D. C, August 8. — During the consideration yesterday of the paper schedule of the McCumber-Fordney tariff bill the Senate Finance Committee made a number of recommendations of direct interest to the talking machine industry. Rates on albums, phonograph records, wholly or partly manufactured, were reduced from 35 per cent to 30 per cent ad valorem, on the foreign valuation plan. The House rate was 23 per cent ad valorem on the American valuation plan. A rate of 15 per cent ad valorem has been provided to cover music in books or sheets, when of bona fide foreign authorship, and 25 per cent for all other music in books or sheets. The Senate will soon reach the provisions deal ing with musical instruments. The Washington Bureau of The Talking Machine World is in receipt of a number of inquiries from importers and dealers as to the rates on phonograph needles. These needles will take the same rate as phonographs and talking machines, which are dutiable at 30 per cent ad valorem. The ad valorem rates adopted by the Senate are to be based on the foreign valuation plan that is now the practice. The Senate is decidedly opposed to the American valuation plan as adopted by the House and indications are that their opposition will be successful and that the House plan will be completely rejected. It is charged that the American valuation plan would not be workable. of the Jewett Phonograph Co., Ltd., of Canada. The Stewart Sales Co., of Indianapolis, has been appointed distributor for the Jewett phonographs and radio for Indiana and Kentucky. The new jobbers are particularly enthusiastic over their new line. The Radio Shop, 1501 Washington Boulevard, recently opened under the management of M. Otto, will feature the Jewett radio equipment, and is planning on pushing these sets and combinations very strongly. The Pettis Drygoods Co., of Indianapolis, has been appointed Jewett dealer under the Stewart Sales Co. The Vitullo & Ulisse Co., of Utica, N. Y., will handle the complete Jewett line in that city. JEWETT PHONOGRAPH CO. EXPANSION Will Have Three Radio Combinations to Be Marketed in Our Trade — Capital Increased to $1,250,000 — New Distributors Appointed Detroit, Mich., August 8. — In addition to the regular line of Jewett phonographs, the Jewett Phonograph Co. announced recently its entrance into the radio field. It will have three radio combinations, which will be marketed through the phonograph dealer, as the company feels that the radio and phonograph industries are more or less closely associated. There will be featured a cabinet in which will be combined the phonograph and radio set; a cabinet which has been especially designed for radio only, or, in other words, a cabineted radio and, lastly, radio sets which are not housed in cabinets of the phonograph type. Thus the Jewett Co. will have really four products, including its phonographs, with which to attract sales. The cabinets were especially designed in the Jewett laboratories and the radio sets are the first to be scientificallv designed to meet the need of phonograph reproduction. These sets are very powerful, highly selective affairs — all that experienced radio technicians would be expected to turn out. The company is at present selecting its representatives very carefully, and is offering them a franchise proposition that is said to be very attractive. It is planned to spend 10 per cent of the net sales from each district in advertising in that district. This is only one of the many ways in which the company will cooperate with its representatives, in addition to its liberal discounts to dealers. The Jewett Co. also announced an increase in capitalization from $750,000 to $1,250,000. The Jewett Phonograph Co., Ltd., of Canada, has been recently incorporated and will start business in December, with a capital of $400,000. The general offices and factory will be located at Walkerville, Ont. E. H. Wilkinson, who came to Detroit in May, 1921, from the Vocalion Co., of New York, to act as production manager of the Jewett, and who is now general manager of the company, has been elected assistant secretary of the company. He is also secretary OKEH EXHIBIT AT FAIR General Phono. Corp. Has Attractive Exhibit at National Merchandise Fair — Records, Needles and Wireless Apparatus on Display The General Phonograph Corp., New York, is maintaining a very attractive exhibit at the National Merchandise Fair, which opened Monday, August 7, and which will probably continue until near the end of August. The company occupies Booth 571 at the Grand Central Palace, where this fair is being held, and among those in attendance at the exhibit are E. L. Sampter, W. C. Giles and Homer Stephens. The products exhibited by the General Phonograph Corp. at this fair for buyers include the following: Okeh, Odeon and Fonotopia records; toy phonographs, made at the Elyria factory; Truetone and Okeh steel needles; Meisselbach fishing reels and wireless apparatus. J. W. JENKINS INSTALLS RADIO Topeka, Kan.; August 7. — A complete line of radio receiving sets and accessories to be handled at retail in connection with the talking machine end of the business is being installed by the J. W. Jenkins' Sons Music Co., of this city. Manager Clyde Farris made the announcement. An Addition to the MUTUAL LINE The New No. 1 A Tone Arm Designed for both PORTABLE and UPRIGHT machines. Superiority in tone and appearance combined with low price make this one of the best values obtainable. It will make your business grow. // you manufacture portable or small upright machines you will be interested in this combination. A trial order will convince you. 149-151 Lafayette Street New York City The Russell Gear & Machine Co., Ltd., 1209 King St., West, TORONTO, CAN., Exclusive Distributors for Canada and AH Other British Possessions Mutual Phono Parts Manufacturing Corp.,