The talking machine world (Jan-Dec 1908)

THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 49 TRADE IN THE MONUMENTAL CITY. September Business Close to Normal — Columbia Double Disc Records Well Received — New Columbia Dealer in Towson, Md. — Good Report from Sanders & Stayman — What Other Houses Are Doing — A Good Winter Trade Expected. (Special to The Talking Machine World.) Baltimore, Md., Oct. 7, 1908. The statements of the various tallying machine dealers in this city clearly indicate that the hard times of last spring and summer have entirely disappeared, in so far as this city is concerned, and that the coming winter will find the business equal to that of any previous year. Everywhere that the representative of the Talking Machine World visited to-day he was told that the September business in the way of sales of machines and records was excellent, and that the dealers are happy over the prospects. Manager Lyle, of the Columbia Phonograph Co., announced that the company's double records have been in great demand ever since the public became aware of their existence, and that the calls for them have been extremely heavy. The dealers have taken hold of these records and find a readier sale for them than was anticipated. Several of the dealers, in fact, have purchased all of those catalogued. The local store, says Manager Lyle, is meeting with great success with the cylinder records of the Indestructible Record Co., the entire catalog of which have also been taken over by several of the dealers. W. A. Cooper, the traveling representative of the local store, is lining up the dealers in Virginia on the Columbia goods exclusively. Louis Hergenrather, Jr., of Towson, Md., has become the exclusive representative of the Columbia disc machine and records, the Columbia cylinder machines and records, and the new Columbia indestructible records in that town, which is the county seat of Baltimore County. He reports that business the past month has been remarkably good in his territory. President G. Wright Nicols, of Sanders & Stay man, who handle the Victor and Columbia machines, reports that he has had an excellent business all during the month of September. The demand for the political records has been extremely heavy. Mr. Nicols also reports that he has had many visits from the officers and men of the Italian Cruiser Ettore Pleramosca, who have purchased a number of the machines to take along with them when they leave this port the present week. This cruiser has been in the Baltimore harbor for three weeks, and previous to its arrival here, had been on a three years' cruise. The men have not only been contented with the purchase of the machines, but have also well supplied themselves with a great number of records so that the music on board the ship while at sea will not become monotonous. Their favorite records, however, have been those of the Italian operas. Manager Grottendick, of E. P. Droop & Sons Co., agents for the Victor and Edison machines and records, announces that the September business has been away above the average of that of several months previously. He states that he anticipates an immense sale of the new Edison attachment to play the four minute Amberol records in consequence of the number of advance orders now on hand at the local store. The factory hands at Orange, N. J., have been working day and night to get ahead on the advance orders. Fred Scheller, who is looking after the local interests of the Star talking machines and records, says that he has every reason to predict one of the most successful winters in the local trade that the dealers have known. The sales during the month of September were away above those of the several months before and are increasing each week. He is having a good run on the sentimental records, while the others are also holding up their end. The Douglas Phonograph Co., Inc., New^ork, have signed the dealers' contract with the Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, N. J., and have been placed on the list. Their branch in Newark, N. J., has followed suit. DOUBLE ZONOPHONE RECORDS. Announced to be Ready Early This Month. A line of double disc Zonophone records, to be ready early in October, was announced by the Universal Talking Machine Mfg. Co., Newark, N. J., in the subjoined circular, under date of September 24, in part as follows: "To the Trade — We have decided to put on the market double record discs. Enclosed you will find copy of the first list of 150 records (300 selections). We would like to have you examine the catalog carefully and note how we have paired up the records, giving you two different selections of about the same class. The selections are the very best that can be had, and we will continue to catalog only the best. We will advertise the Zonophone product more than we have done heretofore. We will get out double side records each month. "The retail price of the double record discs will be 65 cents. We expect to be able to make shipment of the first list of double side records about October 1. "We have also decided on an exchange proposition as follows: "To allow you to return one Zonophone single side 10-inch record providing you order three double side Zonophone records and pay for two double side Zonophone records. No broken records or records of other make will be accepted, and you must order three times the amount of double side records that you are returning of the single side, in order to be entitled to credit as per above. "The single side records must be returned at once and the order for the double side records received at our office on the exchange proposition as per above not later than November 1. Dealers and jobbers must not offer this exchange proposition to consumers. "On and after October 1, the list price of the 10-inch single side records will be 50 cents. On and after October 1, 12-inch single side records will list at 75 cents." 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