The talking machine world (Jan-Dec 1908)

28 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. VICTOR RECORDS BY WM. H. TAFT. The Victor Co. Announce Eleven Records by the Presidential Candidate on the Republican Ticket — Subjects of Exceeding Interest. Eleven new records made by Wm. H. Taft, candidate for President on the Republican ticket, were announced this week by the Victor Talking Machine Co., and they will certainly help to increase the already great popularity of this gentleman. They were recorded at Hot Springs, Va., last week, and are most perfect, owing to their distinctness of enunciation. Mr. Taft's earnestness and sincerity are emphasized in the clear and ringing tones in which he discusses many of the great questions of the day from the standpoint of his party. For those, however, who do not care for political questions there are several subjects of general interest which will be appreciated Dy all parties. It is safe to say that few men are more popular than the Republican nominee for President, and these new Taft records are destined to have an enormous sale. The numbers and titles of the records are as follows: 5552, Effect of Proposed Jury Trial in Contempt Cases (10), 5553, Labor and its Rights (10); 5554, Rise and Progress of the Negro (10); 555d, Democratic Policy Prevents Restoration of Prosperity (10); 5556, Postal Savings Banks (10) ; 5557, Our Foreign Dependencies (10); 5558, Irish Humor (10); 5559. The Farmer and the Reptiblican Party (10); 31708, The Republican Party Stands by Mr. Roosevelt (12); 31709, Functions of the Next Administration (12) ; 31710, What Constitutes an Unlawful Trust? (12). PEOGRESSIVE POLITICS. No voter will have excuse for ignorance of the voice, appearance and daily life of the candidates, says the New York World. Thousands of rolls have been prepared from the original cylin ders into which Mr. Bryan and Mr. Taft talked. Moving picture films will be furnished of the notifications and conventions. Post cards showing Mr. Bryan in his alfalfa field and Mr. Taft on a Panama steam shovel have been printed by the million. The nickelodeons will take part in a Presidential campaign for the firet time, and the mails will be used more than ever. In one sense, politics is progressing. INDIA AS A FIELD FOR TALKING HACHINES I special tu tin Talking ilacliiuL' \V(.ikl.) Bombay, India, July 10, 1908. India to-day offers the largest field in the Far East for the talking machine. In nearly every town, city and village, the local talking machine dealer is an important factor and a leading merchant. He sits in his little shop in the bazaar with a dozen or two machines in stock and a stock of records, and is ever prepared for the coming purchaser. When he has sold one type of machine he immediately orders another from the wholesale dealer in the large cities, as he can only afford to carry possibly a sample of each style of machine. Trade has, in late years, grown to immense proportions, as India has become an open field for the manufactures of all countries. One sees in the local bazaar every type of American machines, new French models, Swiss-made machines, and cheap clockwork German-made machines, which find a ready sale among the poor classes of people in which this country abounds. However, the sale of more expensive machines has also been in the past enormous, and the demand still continues steady. As a matter of fact, it would appear that this field has only been touched, and the possibilities are that a large demand will continue for many j^ears. One sees the various native languages beautifully reproduced in all the various leading dialects, and in particular in the Hindustani, Marathi, Gujerathi, Bengalee, Tamil, Burmese, Ceylonese, and enterprising dealers are even now engaging in the reproduction of such languages as the Telgu. a southern Indian dialect, the Canarese, the Mysore dialect. Efforts are also being made lo record some of the languages of the tribes of the northern frontier and mountain districts in the northern part of India, and even to enter the Amir's unfrequented country of Afghanistan, and record the voices of the people of this mountainfast region. The Star talking machine line has caught on very strongly in this country, and dealers appreciate their mechanism and general finish, and the prospects for a large sale are splendid. SOME CLEVER PUBnCITY. We present herewith a photograph of the window display made recently by the Twenty-third street store of the Columbia Phonograph Co., and which attracted considerable attention. It consisted of the replica of the famous $5,000,000 Cullinan diamond, the largest in the world, and which was presented by the Transvaal government to the King of England. Gibson Bros., the progressive music dealers of Rochester, Pa., have taken on Edison phonographs and records. Their first order was a large one. J. M. Greis, of Lancaster, N. Y., has opened a moving picture show in his piano store on West IMain street. SAVI l_l OF VOUR RECORDS BY USING The Place Automatic Record Brush FOR EDISON PHONOGRAPHS AND VICTOR TALKING MACHINES. DiiTciuTcn (September ?5 and October 2. 1906 r-Aicni]tu-|3„j, septembsr 10, 1907. PRICE, 15 CENTS CAN BE USED ON ALL PHONOGRAPHS Kemoves lint and dust from rccnrd aulcumuically. Saves Sapphire from wenrlng Hut and prevents rasping .sound. Insures a perfect playing record. 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