The talking machine world (Jan-Dec 1909)

THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. 55 tributing & Export Co.), 83 Chambers street, New York, last month, and saw V. W. Moody, the urbane assistant manager. The "cullud gemmen" volunteered the information that he was president of the American National Purchasing Agency, and said he was in the habit of buying a good many Victor machines and would like to get the lowest and best discounts of Mr. Moody's company, adding the remark, evidently intended to strengthen the importance of the A. N. P. A. as a commercial factor: "Ahr concern buys as much as 1,000 needles at a time, sah!" Moody fell in a faint and feebly asked Moffatt to help him out, as he was unequal to the emergency. THE HERZOG DISPLAY NATIONAL CO. SALESMEN MEET At the Furniture Exposition Which Opens in New York on Jan. 18 Will Contain a Full Line of Their Cabinet Specialties — A Greeting from Mr. Carpell. At the Company's Works in Orange — Greeted by Mr. Edison — Addresses by President Dyer and Other Officers — Those in Attendance. With the announcement by the National Co. this week that the special licenses for the sale of second-hand machines were ready for distribution, the executive committee of the National Association of Talking Machine Jobbers state that this is another concession they have brought about for the benefit of the trade at large. The committee say it has taken some time to convince the National Co. of the justice of their contention, and now that the company have finally coincided in their views, they are sure jobbers and dealers will appreciate the good work the association is accomplishing. The Victor Talking Machine Co. have the same suggestion still under advisement. M. A. CARPELL. G. H. Schubert, of Reno, Nevada, has sold out his Edison store in that city to the Menardo Stationery Co., of that city, and expects to leave at once for Chicago, where he will locate, and further the sale of his extensible record rack, which has proven a great success. Mr. Schubert found that being located so far West was somewhat of a disadvantage in properly placing his rack on the market. Last week George P. Ornstein, chief of the Victor Talking Machine Co.'s staff of salesmen, was in New York City calling on the distributers. He was as debonair and genial as usual, and has a great handshake. The New York Furniture Exposition will open its semi-annual exhibit on Monday, January 18, lasting until February 6, inclusive, at the Grand Central Palace, Lexington avenue and 43d street, New York. There M. A. Carpell, eastern manager of the Herzog Art Furniture Co., Saginaw, Mich., will display a complete line of cylinder and disc record cabinets, Pianola and music cabinets, ladies' desks, library and parlor tables, sewing cabinets and cellarettes. Two new features interesting to the talking machine trade are cabinets to hold Amberol record cartons, constructed under a new Herzog patent. Also disc cabinets equipped with the Eberhardt disc record holder, which separates each record inside the cabinet in an indexed and numerical way. Mr. Carpell will be very glad to receive all his friends during the exposition and show them the company's line. A full display of Edison and Victor machines will be shown in connection with the cabinets. On behalf of the Herzog Art Furniture Co., Mr. Carpell wishes to thank the talking machine trade for their loyal and substantial patronage in the past, expressing the hope his friends will stand by the line and himself, in view of the fact that his is the only protected and restricted line of cabinets in the market. He also added: "I wish the year 1909 will again bring us all back the same measure of prosperity we enjoyed in 1906 and 1907." January 4 a meeting of the National Phonograph Co.'s eastern salesmen was held in the library at the Edison works, Orange, N. J. At the morning session Thomas A. Edison saluted the "boys" with a short address of greeting and good wishes. Brief remarks were subsequently made by Frank L. Dyer, president of the company; C. H. .Wilson, general manager; F. K. Dolbeer, sales manager; E. H. Phillips, manager of salesmen; Peter Weber, superintendent of the works; L. C. McChesney, manager of the advertising department. At 12.30 they adjourned to the Orange Club where a substantial dinner and the et ceteras were enjoyed for a couple of hours. Another business session was held in the afternoon, whereat the selling and marketing of the Edison products were gone over in detail, each of the salesmen contributing a share of their experience coupled with practical suggestions. Besides the above the following members of the eastern road force were in attendance: A. C. Ireton, A. M. Hird, B. R. Barklow, F. W. Ewan (Canada), G. A. Hedden, F. L. Hough, Jr., F. H. Hird, Jr., J. W. Scott, J. F. Stanton, R. H. Veale, Jr., and C. D. Warren. The staff were enthusiastic over the prospects, and at the close of the conference started for their respective territory. W. A. Lawrence, of the Standard Metal Mfg. Co., Newark, N. J., was in New York this week visiting the jobbing trade. Mr. Lawrence deplores the condition of the horn market, which he says was brought about by the indefensible practices of irresponsible makers of rubbish at ruinous prices. With the addition of a new specialty, he says, the S. M. M. Co's plant will be the largest of its kind in the country. A "ECHO" DISC LBUMS for T\ ECORDS A Complete System of Unit Filing for Disc Users JUST THE THING FOR RED SEAL COLLECTIONS "Echo" Record Albums Preserve the Disc Records Against Dust, Careless Handling and Scratching. 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