The talking machine world (Jan-Dec 1915)

14 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD. The Trade In Boston And New England JOHN H. WILSON, MANAGER, 324 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON, MASS. (Special to The Talking Machine World.) Boston, Mass., July 8. — Opinions differ in this city as to the condition of business. Some houses make reports of a highly encouraging character, not only reporting a splendid June but the first part of the current month starting off surprisingly well. Another class of dealers speak far from optimistically and say that at this time business is rather flat and then, resigning themselves to the situation, add that not much is looked for during the summer. One, therefore, may take an intermediate view and allow that between the two extremes there is a fair amount of business. Had Right Merry Time. The boys of the Columbia Graphophone Co. had a right merry time of it Sunday a fortnight ago. A number of them got their heads together and decided that a fishing trip down the bay would be quite the thing. They got "The Jason," anchored off the Cohasset shore, and started down the bay. Roy Sylvester captured the first fish and tried to "hog" it by claiming that he caught the largest, but this matter is still in dispute. They went as far as Boston Light, and an interesting incident of the trip was the visit to Minot's Light, up which the boys climbed, greatly enjoying the experience. Rusticating in Maine. John Alsen, manager of the Victor and Edison departments of George Lincoln Parker's talking machine establishment, has gone to Maine for his vacation. He is spending his time with a party of congenial friends camping on the shore of Phillips Lake, about ten miles out of Bangor. He and his staff have made some good sales of Edison and Victor outfits within the past few weeks, and the prospects look very bright for a continuance of good business throughout the summer. j U New Edison Dealers. W. O. Pardee, of the Pardee-Ellenberger Co., was over here from New Haven, Conn., a few days ago, and he said that the new building was begun on July 1, and it was hoped that his concern would be able to occupy it by October 1. The fact that the establishment is so near to the handsome Taft Hotel as well as near the college buildings will mean much when it is opened for business. Mr. Pardee says that the latest concern to be signed up for handling the Thomas A. Edison line of phonographs is the H. C. Murray Co., of Willimantic, Conn., a large department store with a big following. Another new place to carry the Edison line is the Edward Malley Co., of New Haven, which is probably the largest department store in that city. Mr. Pardee is planning to take his family to Pemaquid, Me., the latter part of July or the first of August. Business Surprisingly Good. Business with the Boston offices of the PardeeEllenberger Co. is surprisingly good for this season of the year, for with the approach of the hot weather season, with people all bent on planning vacations, there is a let-up usually. Manager Silliman has as yet made no plans for his vacation. Guy R. Coner has been making a visit to the Edison factory at Orange, N. J., and others will take their vacations from now on. Used at Graduation Exercises. At the graduation exercises of the John Winthrop school in Dorchester a Victrola from the Eastern Talking Machine Co. was used with excellent effect. The selection used was "Carry Me Back to Old Virginia," as sung by Alma Gluck, and one of the girl graduates sang the song, giving it the appearance of a duet. Chickering and Steinert Forces Play Ball. The boys_ of Chickering & Sons, which handle the Victor and Edison lines, have been having rare sport these days on the diamond. Their team lately played the boys from M'. Steinert & Sons on Franklin Field, the latter winning five to four. Subsequently another game was played, when the Chickering boys came back at the Steinert champions with a score of eleven to two. A third game will soon be played between the same teams. The Chickering team stands ready to meet any talking machine team in the city, or others for that matter. Start the Vacation Schedule. Miss Agnes Beaumont, of the floor staff at the Eastern Talking Machine Co., is the first from that establishment to take a vacation. She is at Scituate for two weeks. Fred Arms, who is located on the second floor, is at his home at Hopkington. Mark Read and Jerry Spillane will be the first to go to the camp down on the Maine coast, and when they return Billy Fitzgerald, Friend Welch and James White will start away to the same place. To Auto to the White Mountains. Arthur Royer, manager of the Arch street Victor department of the M. Steinert & Sons Co., is starting soon on his vacation. He will use his auto as far as the White Mountains, and leaving the machine with relatives at St. Johnsbury, Vt., he will go on to Saurel, his wife's home town, and to Three Rivers, both on the St. Lawrence, and then on to Murray Bay. A Busy June with Henry F. Miller Co. Manager Batchelder, of the Victor department of the Henry F. Miller Co., is leaving town Saturday for a trip along the coast of Maine, on which his wife will join him. Frank Jenkins, of Manager Batchelder's staff, is over in New York on his vacation. The June business of this department was exceedingly good, and there was a marked improvement over June of 1914. One Hundred Per Cent. Excess in June Business Manager Arthur Erisman, of the Columbia Graphophone Co., reports a phenomenal business for June, the output of Columbia goods being nearly 100 per cent, in excess of the business a year ago. For two days lately Mr. Erisman was the host to H. L. Willson, the assistant general manager of the Columbia Co., who was here in the interests of the business. Mr. Erisman has leased a cottage at Kemberma, Nantasket, and has moved his family down for the season. Visited the Victor Factory. Billy Fitzgerald, of the wholesale department of the Eastern Talking Machine Co., was over at the Camden factory of the Victor the latter part of June. He was gone several days and while away managed to get a glimpse of New York, Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Changes in Steinert-Victor Quarters. Extensive changes in the Arch street Victor quarters of the M. Steinert & Sons Co. will make this house one of the best equipped of any inthe city. An elevator of the most approved type is being installed, and the offices, heretofore cn the second floor, are to be moved up to the third floor and the second will be changed over so as to include demonstration rooms, retiring rooms for women and lounging apartments for men. The fourth and fifth floors will be used as stock rooms. The plans for these changes have been approved and active work will be begun very soon. Columbia Men on Vacation. Stanley Bowman, one of the floor salesmen of the Columbia Graphophone Co., is away on his vacation, which he is taking at North Conway, N. H. T. M. Hayes, of the Columbia staff, is on a canoe trip, and J. F. Luscomb is off on a fishing trip. On the 10th of the month Arthur Collins PLAYING "RECORDS for ™ hour usually FV. requires 15 changes of needles. In the new Edison Diamond Disc Phonograph with its permanent DIAMOND POINT, there are no changes. As a musical instrument for concert and home, the Edison Diamond Disc Phonograph fulfills all requirements. BOSTON, MASS. > PARDEComK ^ NEW HAVEN, CT.