The talking machine world (Jan-Dec 1913)

THE TALKING MACHINH WORLD 47 IMPORTANCE OF CARING FOR RECORD STOCK. Idea of the Extent and Completeness of the Equipment of Landay Bros., the Prominent Victor Distributers of New York, Seen in Illustration Below — Landay People Great Believers in Carrying Fullest Stock Obtainable to Supply All Demands. "Our business for the first five months of the year is considerably in advance of the corresponding period last year," remarked Max Landay, of Landay Bros., the prominent Victor distributers, before sailing for Europe last Saturday, June 7. "Our record business is showing phenomenal gains, and it is really surprising to ohserve the rapid ad View of the Landay Record Stock Department vances in popularity of the grand opera and similar records, while the demand for the special dance records issued recently by the Victor Co. to take care of the call for this class of music has broken all records. ''One of the most important parts of our business is the complete record stock that we always carry. 1 believe that an adequate stock of records is indispensable to the success of any talking machine dealer, and with this idea in view our shelves are kept complete and up to date in every particular. These record shelves arc gone over at frequent intervals, and a clean, fresh stock is always offered our patrons. "I have always maintained that a dealer should pay careful attention to his record stock, as a sale lost now and then of some records that the dealer should have in stock but has not, will often result in the patron's going to the store that can supply records at all times when a machine is wanted or a large list of records desired. This record question is an important one that every dealer should appreciate, and it will certainly pay the dealer to see that his stock is as near complete and up to date as his clientele demands." EXPANSIONJN OTTAWA. C. W. Lindsay, Ltd., to Add an Entire Fifth Floor for Victrola Display — Growth of Business Under Graham's Management. (Special to The Talking Machine World.) Ottawa, Can., June 7, 1913. Owing to the great increase in the Victrola business C. W. Lindsay, Ltd., the well-known Sparks deal in Victrolas, and the Sparks street store is the distributing center for Ottawa and the Ottawa valley. Much of the credit for this striking advance is due to the energy and business acumen of G. J. Graham, the head of both the retail and wholesale departments, who has been with the firm ever since the Victrola business was started seven years ago. Not a little of the steady success of the firm during that period has resulted directly from the policy pursued by the head of these departments, and it is expected that the trade this fall will be of very large proportions, and the firm is making every preparation to meet it, having provided a luxurious parlor for visitors and customers. G. J. Graham, Manager. street firm in this city, has been compelled to enlarge its Victrola department, and it is purposed to add a whole fifth floor to be ready by August 1 next. Although the head office of the firm is in Montreal for the handling of pianos and musical merchandise of every description, all the five stores Going some ! ! You've doubtless heard about the darky who was fired upon while visiting a chicken coop, and who ran so fast that after the bullet had whizzed past him he in turn whizzed past the bullet. We don't aspire to compete with that story for speed, but in our own line we're some speed artists when it comes to delivering the goods. We ship all goods the same day the orders are received. That might be "going some" for some jobbers, but we really don't think it's any more than you should expect from your jobber. Our immense stock of Victors, Victrolas, Victor Records, record cabinets, horns, needles, fibre cases, repair parts, and accessories of every sort, enables us to give this kind of service all the time. Such service is worth a lot to you, and yet it doesn't cost you anything extra. Wouldn't it be well to write to-day for our latest catalog? We'll also send you our booklet, "The Cabinet That Matches." Victor foreign records are here too — the entire list, ready for immediate delivery: PHILLIPS OF THE COLUMBIA. Walter P. Phillips, one of the veterans of the newspaper world, and for years at the head of the old United Press, spent several days in Washington last week. He visited the Press Gallery of the House to renew his acquaintance with the scenes of his former conquests in the news gathering world, inspected the photograph of himself which hangs there, and expressed deep regret at learning of the recent death of Charles Mann, former superintendent of the gallery. While in Washington he was guest at various times of Peter V. DeGraw, Thomas Nelson Page and Earl Godwin. Mr. Phillips was the first man to take a telegraph message on a looped wire direct into the Washington Star office of this city. That was in 1872 — Editor and Publisher. Arabian Greek Norwegian Bohemian Gregorian (Latin) Polish Chinese Hawaiian Portuguese Croatian Hebrew Roumanian Cuban Hungarian Russian Danish Italian Sistine Choir (Latin) Finnish Japanese Slovak French Jewish Spanish French Canadian Mexican Turkish German Neapolitan Welsh "If it's in the Victor catalog, we have it". New York Talking Machine Co. Successors to Victor Distributing and Export Co. 81 Chambers Street New York The Denver Dry Goods Co. is giving daily demonstrations of the Edison phonograph in the concert room of its handsome quarters in that city. A