The talking machine world (Jan-Dec 1916)

THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD 37 FROM OUR CHICAGO HEADQUARTERS— (Continued from page 36) President D. W. McKenzie is perfecting his wholesale salesforce and Playerphone travelers are now working all parts of the Middle West. Sydney De La Vars is covering Michigan and Indiana; George A. Cowen is in Minnesota; A. L. Kugel is taking care of Ohio; L. E. Hotchkiss is kept busy with Pennsylvania and New York; Louis and Van Sickle are in charge of the work in Iowa, and G. E. Candless is showing the "Show Me" State. O. E. Hutchings has been appointed Kansas City jobber and the Oklahoma Book Co. has been appointed Playerphone jobber of the State of Oklahoma. Some radical changes and improvements have been made in the construction of the Playerphone, particularly in connection with the tone arm and sound chamber. Changes have also been made in the construction and design of the cabinets and President McKenzie announces that some attractive designs in Chippendale and William and Mary periods will be brought out in the near future. How the Chicago Cubs Enjoyed Their Trip When the Chicago Cubs left for their training trip to Palm Beach, Fla., a few weeks ago, they were followed with good wishes and gifts from thousands of admiring "bugs." Everything possible for the comfort and convenience of the Cubs' Special, Showing Victrola's Place ball tossers was done and prominent in the relief work was Fred. A. Siemon, of the Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. Siemon had installed in the club car of the train a Victrola XVI. with an ample supply of records, a Wurlitzer automatic piano and one of the small, but big-toned. Princess pianos. The Brunswick-Balke-Collander Co. also had a small pool table on board. The hardest-worked of the four was the Victrola, with the other three devices tied for second place. It is rumored that small ivory cubes with mysterious black symbols upon the six faces thereof, were also used on the smooth surface of the pool table, thus creating a new use for said table. The three grinning billikens by the edge of the piano "fans" will recognize as Pudge Henricks. Mordecai Brown and Rollie Zeider. Good Business for Edison The Phonograph Co. of Chicago reports a generous increase in the extent of its business ovar March of last year. The Phonograph Co. is anticipating even greater prosperity on account of the greater quantities and greater varieties of records which are actually arriving. Name Plates in Demand Dealers throughout the Middle West are evidently paying more serious attention to the record business judging from the reports received from name plate manufacturers recently. Joseph Crampton, Jr., director of sales of the Meyercord Co., of this city, said "There has been a remarkable increase upon the part of dealers for transfer, decalcomania and name plates. Dealers all seem to be realizing the value of having their name upon the inside of the cover, knowing that the machine owner generally makes up his mind to buy some new records while he is actually putting some of the old ones on the machine. Another thing, that people to-day are buying talking machines in order to keep up with their neighborhood, is having its effect, and dealers are proving that one owner can pass the good work along to a prospective buyer. Completes Musictrola Line. Passow & Sons, makers of the Musictrola. have just completed their line by the addition of four lower-priced machines, retailing respectively at $15, $25, $40 and $50. The $15 and $25 machines are without covers. The $40 and $50 machines have covers and play both lateral cut and hill and dale records. These styles, with the $75, $100 and $150 machines, which have been on the market for several months, are all illustrated elsewhere in this issue. Louis Passow, of the firm, announces that they have all types of Musictrolas coming through the factory in large quantities and are able to make prompt shipments. Add Six Best Sellers The heavy demand in the Edison records during the last few weeks has fallen on the following records: "Loading Up the Mandy Lee," and "Some Little Bug is Going to Find You;" "Could the Dream of a Dreamer Come True?" and "Mister Silver Moon;" "Dancing with Ma Honey" and "Twinkle Waltz;" "Ballymooney and Biddy McGee" and "I'm Looking for Antone;" "Where the River Shannon Flows" and "Trish Eyes of Love," and "Ah Fors e Lui" with "Explanatory Talk for Aria" on the reverse side. The six best sellers in the Pathe library the past few days included: Cavalleria Rusticana, "Intermezzo" and "Spring Song" (Mendelssohn); "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" Parts I and 2; "Are You From Dixie?" and "Honey Bunch;" "Mon Bijou" and "In the Shadows;" Carmen, "Habanera" and "Soaring Flames," II Trovatore; "You Go Your Way and I'll Go Mine" and "When I Get Back to the U. S. A." New Orotund Literature The Combination Attachment Co., of 624 (Coiflinued on page 38) The "Orotund" Sound -Box Attention! Talking Machine Dealers, Jobbers & Mfrs. The "Orotund" Sound-Box improves the tone of any talking machine. It positively reduces the scratching surface noise, as well as eliminates the hard, metallic, thin, nasal tones and produces mellow, rich, smooth music. "Remember ! The Sound-Box is the heart of the talking machine !" The "Orotund" combination can be fitted to play any make of disc record on any disc talking machine, producing superior results to any other condition. 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