The talking machine world (Jan-Dec 1913)

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Daniel O'Neill Elected President — Much Interest Shown in New Venture, Which Also Takes in Old Association — Active Campaign to Be Outlined — Interest on Instalment Sales and Discouragement of Misleading Advertising to Be Advocated by Association. (Special to The Talking Machine World.) Philadelphia, Pa., October 11.— Much interest is. centered in the organization in this city of the Talking Machine Dealers' Association. That such an association was to be formed was mentioned in the last number of The World, but since that issue a number of meetings have been held and the project fully launched. The final meeting for organization was held on Thursday evening, October 2, at the Estey Piano Wareooms. At this meeting Daniel O'Neill was elected president; Thomas R. Henderson, of the Estey house, was made vicepresident; Mr. Cope, of the Snellenburg department, was made treasurer, and Mr. Martin, of Jacob Bros., secretary. As will be noticed by this list, it does not include a Philadelphia jobber, for it was decided at the first meeting, and at the suggestion of the jobbers, that no jobber will hold office, but that they will all be admitted to full membership. The idea was that by their not holding office the jobbers could be absolutely free and that there could never be a question of their showing favoritism. There was a large attendance at this meeting and practically every house was represented either in person or by letter, and there seems a unanimity of opinion that such an organization is necessary and that it is going to get the support of the entire trade. A special meeting was held on Monday evening of this week at the wareooms of the Pennsylvania Talking Machine Co. for the framing of the constitution and by-laws by which the association is to be governed, and for the purpose of outlining the work as it should proceed. The committee on constitution and by-laws consists of Messrs. Harry W. Weymann, of H. A. Weymann & Sons; Walter L. Eckhart, of the Pennsylvania Talking Machine Co., and Mr. Barnhill, of the Penn Phonograph Co., representing the jobbers, and Martin Goetz, Mr. Cope and Robert Staton, representing the retailers, with President O'Neill as chairman of this committee. This committee was also instructed to draw up resolutions in the form of a letter to be addressed to every dealer in Philadelphia asking them to co-operate with the association and sign a letter returning the same to the committee, conditional that all will agree to charge interest on deferred payments. Another purpose of this newly organized association will be to discourage misleading advertisements, and they also hope to secure an agreement as to the shortening of the lease plan, to get a little larger payments by the month. It was the consensus of opinion of every member who attended the last meeting that it was high time to form such an organization for the benefit of all dealers concerned. Philadelphia has had for more than a year an organization which was known as the Talking Machine Retail Dealers' Association of Philadelphia, the secretary of which was M. Goodstein, of 5207 Market street. This organization at first resented the coming into the field of a similar organization, but the old association was invited to the meeting of the new association, and the matter was thoroughly gone over and an amicable adjustment followed, so that the entire association united with the newly organized one, and some of their members have been placed in office. The new association will be incorporated. All members of the trade will be admitted to the newly formed organization who are in good standing with the various manufacturers. From a certain point it was argued that several of the rules would conflict with the agreement with the Victor Co., but there is nothing in this statement, for the reason that the Victor Co. is very enthusiastic over the forming of this association and is giving it its full moral support. PROTECTION OF CREDITORS By Means of Adequate Insurance on Stocks the Mark of a Trustworthy Merchant, Say Credit Men — Serves to Develop Confidence. It is fair to presume that there would be no difference in opinion among credit grantors as to the proper attitude to take when confronted with the case of a merchant whose assets were limited strictly to his stock of merchandise, but who frankly confessed he carried no insurance as a buffer between him and bankruptcy; yet a member of the association on objecting to the shipment of goods to a certain merchant receives in reply a letter accompanied by a. statement of assets and liabilities at the foot of which appears these words, "You will notice that I do not carry insurance yet." Further on in the letter "If you decide not to ship me the goods I have ordered, you will be the only firm I have done business with which has ever even mentioned the question of insurance. to me." Is it not fair to ask whether our member who points out the necessity of this merchant carrying insurance is not a more genuine friend than the other creditors, especially when one considers how great are the chances of burning in this country? — The Bulletin of the National Association of Credit Men. MORE R00M_F0R VICTROLAS. George Dykeman, a prominent music dealer of Marblehead, Mass., has arranged to move to new quarters in the M. A. Pickett building, that city, at an early date, in order to secure sufficient space for exhibiting his new line of Victors. REAL ROMANCE VIA "TALKER." Meeting in Father's Talking Machine Store in El1 Paso, Tex., Results in Marriage of Miss Ethel Marie Walz and the Sales Manager, Ames H. Curry in Los Angeles. (Special to The Talking Machine World.) Los Angelels, Cal., October 4.— A romance prompted by the mechanical, but none the less moving, notes of a talking machine as it reeled off a sentimental song, reached its logical climax the other day with the marriage of Miss Ethel Marie Walz, a pretty young social favorite of El Paso, and Ames Harvey Curry, sales manager of her father's talking machine concern in the Texas city. The ceremony took place at St. Paul's ProCathedral, Dean William McCormack officiating. The wedding was held in Los Angeles in order that the 'bride's father, W. G. Walz, a wealthy merchant of El Paso, who came here some months ago for his health, could be present. The story dates back nearly two years, to the time when Curry was promoted to the position of sales manager of the music company of which W. G. Walz is president. One day there came into the salesrooms a pretty, young woman — a stranger to the handsome, young sales manager— and asked concerning some of the latest records. Curry, smiling and attentive, even more than was his custom, played the latest songs. The young woman came repeatedly to the store, and Curry learned that she was the daughter of his employer. The courtship was comparatively brief, and a week ago Miss Walz came to Los Angeles to join her parents, and Curry arrived Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Curry have taken up their temporary residence at the Alexandria, and later will take an extended honeymoon trip through scenic spots in Canada. The bride, who is a graduate of a fashionable Eastern girls' college, and who has spent several seasons abroad, is one of the most prominent figures in fashionable society of El Paso, and Curry is also well known there. EDISON LINE WITH KRAKAUER BROS. Thomas A. Edison, Inc., Orange, N. J., closed arrangements this week with Krakauer Bros., whereby this well-known piano house will handle a complete line of the new Edison disc machines and records in their warerooms at 17 East Fourteenth street, New York. The initial shipment of machines and records was received Friday, and their first display in the show window of the store attracted the general attention and commendation of passers-by. Krakauer Bros, are planning to conduct an energetic campaign on behalf of its Edison department; and, judging from the interest already manifested by their partons in the machines and records, this campaign will be fraught with marked success.