The talking machine world (Jan-Dec 1907)

THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 49 up at the other end of a long dive from the wharf at Santa Barbara caused various and sundry injuries to the Geissler countenance, which barely escaped leaving their record forever. A photograph taken some days afterward on the beach would hardly be recognized by friends of the popular talking machine man, but thanks to skilled care the classic features have again assumed their classic repose and beauty. "Barring the log, I had a delightful trip," said Mr. Geissler. '"Frisco is still having a fine talking machine trade, and the dealers all look for a big business the balance of the year. Of course, I JOBBER EDISON AND ZONOPHONE MACHINES AND RECORDS SPECIALLY PREPARED PHONOGRAPH OIL ASK FOR OUR PRICES NEW STYLE RECORD CABINETS SPRINGS IN STOCK FOR ALL MAKES OF TALKING MACHINES 192-194 VAN BUREN STREET CHICAGO IT'S ALL IN THE BALL THE NEW ALL METAL HORN CONNECTION THE MISSING LINK BETWEEN THE HORN AND MACHINE RETAILS AT 50 CENTS NEW MODEL HAS TAPERED BENT TUBE THAT FITS ALL HORNS Can be used on all Edison Phonographs and new style cylinder Graphophones. IMPROVES ANY MACHINE 100 PER CENT. Send (or Descriptive Circulars and DlscounCs to Ihe Trade CDrriAT INTRODUC rORYOFFER TO dr LvI/lL DEALERS Write for it To-Dav KREILING & COMPAW IXVESTOES AND SOLE M AN CFACTCRERS 853 North 40th Ave., CHICAGO, ILL.. U. S. A. called on all my old friends — Peter Bacigalupl, Byron Mauzy, Clark Wise & Co., Benjamin Curtaz & Sons, and others, and found them, as usual and in spite of everything, doing a fine business in their old-time, aggressive way, calculated to make eastern dealers who know nothing of the liberal buying policy of the public out on the coast open their eyes with astonishment. I spent a good deal of time at Santa Barbara and Santa Catalina with an old college chum of mine, and dropped in on the Los Angeles trade, of course. The George J. Birkel Co., the Bartlett Music Co., and the Southern California Music Co. are all going after the trade vigorously, and are getting it. The way the latter concern advertises its talking machine business is a caution. Their advertising bills must be something enormous, but they find it pays to go after things in a large way. Reverting to 'Frisco and environs, there are a couple of news items I might give you. Mr. Smith, formerly manager of Wiley B. Allen's Oakland business, is putting in a large branch department at Kohler & Chase's Seattle store. The Oakland Graphophone Co., at Oakland, and one of the most active concerns across the bay, have grown wonderfully with the impetus given to Oakland the last year, and ranks right up with their brethren in 'Frisco in volume of business. "On the way home I stopped at Denver — a big Victor town, by the way. The Knight-Locke Piano Co. is whooping things up along large lines, and genial John Pass of the John Pass Music Co., is certainly making things hum as usual. Colorado Springs is a great Victor town. The wealthy retired miners there are devotees of the talking machine, and the Knight-Locke branch have a great trade on Victor 5s and 6s, on Victor Victrolas, and the entire line of Red Seal Records. Salt Lake City is another western town that is distinctly in line. I saw Carstenson & Anson and the Clayton Music Co., who are having a fine Victor business and pushing it for all they are worth. "I find things have been moving along nicely in my absence. From all the reports I got while away regarding conditions in the West leads me to think that we are going to have a business of fine, large proportions this fall. There certainly are no indications of any let-up in the talking machine business. W. F. Standke, manager of the Memphis, Tenn., branch of the Columbia Phonograph Co., was in the city the other day on his way to the wilds of northern Michigan for a brief vacation. H. W. Wheeler, in charge of the St. Paul office of the Columbia Phonograph Co., and F. J. Weyel, manager of the commercial graphophone department for both Minneapolis and St. Paul, were in the city the other day. They were on their return from a visit to the factories, various of the eastern Columbia branches, and the Jamestown Exposition. While East they met O. J. Junge, formerly with the Columbia's Chicago office, but who is now in business for himself at Lincoln, Neb., as a jobber of Columbia goods. George Cass, assistant manager of the Chicago office of the ^Columbia Phonograph Co., has just returned from his vacation, spent among the Michigan lakes. John Otto, retail talking machine manager at Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., has become a suburbanite, having bought himself a home in Irving Park. The retail department is doing some effective work in the way of circulars describing the best of the Victor records each month, the work of L. Kean Cameron. W. A. Lawrence, representing the Standard Metal Mfg. Co., Newark, N. J., was a recent Chicago visitor. L. C. Wiswell, assistant manager of the talking machine department of Lyon & Healy's, is deeHghted. It's a boy, and a ten and a half pounder. W. H. Bagshaw and brother, of the great talking machine needle manufacturing house of W. H. Bagshaw, Lowell, Mass., were in the city recently on a general western trip. J. Blumberg, western manager for the Regina Company, is spending his vacation with his family at Ottawa Beach. Secretary L. T. Gibson, The Victor Dealers' Warehouse That's what we are. We are entirely at your disposal — as much so as if we were your employees. We are in business wholly to serve you. We do no retail business, but we do the largest Victor business in the country. Devoting every energy to an EXCLUSIVE WHOLESALE BUSINESS enables us to give the quickest and most complete service. REMEMBER, we de pend on your business, not the consumer; we must please you. 72-74 Wabasb Avenue. CHICAGO, ILL.