The talking machine world (Jan-June 1919)

6 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD July 15, 1919 ALL RECORD CUSTOMERS ARE ALBUM CUSTOMERS A Place for Every Record and Every Record in its Place Albums are an Indispensable Requisite in the talking machine business and wherever records are sold. Practical and handy. Save time and records. A profitable adjunct to the business. We manufacture disc Record Albums to fit cabinets of all sizes and styles. With the indexes they are a complete system for filing all disc records. We have unexcelled manufacturing facilities, and considering quality our prices are the lowest. Write us, giving quantity you may desire, and we will quote prices. MAKING THEIR SELECTION OUR ALBUMS ARE MADE TO CONTAIN VICTOR. COLUMBIA, EDISON, PATHE AND ALL OTHER DISC RECORDS NATIONAL PUBLISHING CO., 239 S. American St., PHILADELPHIA, PA. THE PERFECT PLAN DEALERS ENLARGING THEIR STORES A MESSAGE IN THE VICTOR CODE RETURNS FROM SUCCESSFUL TRIP Big Army of Dealers Making Ready for Marked Increase of Business Expected in the Fall Talking Machine Men, Inc., Send a Message to Their Membership That Requires a Victor Numerical Record Catalog to Decode Geo. W. Hopkins Visited Leading Cities West and South and Transacted Much Important Business in the Interest of Columbia Co. The New York Talking Machine Co. reports that many of its clients handling Victor machines are at this time enlarging their shops in order to meet the increased business which is expected in the fall. That this is the time to make improvements in order to accommodate the future business is unquestionable. Among those companies which have bettered their exhibiting and demonstrating departments are C. A. Hansenn & Bro., 4711 Fifth avenue, Brooklyn, who have double-sized their store by buying the preinises adjoining them. They have also renovated the shop and installed new fixtures. The Fulkenson Music House, Carbondale, Pa., have recently installed a battery of four new booths in order to give their customers more exclusive service in the future. W. J. Killea, of Albany, N. Y., has moved from 74 Pearl street to number 35 Pear! street, in order to secure larger quarters and also to secure a better position. He has installed six new booths and has arranged a very attractive appearance at his new location. In New London, Conn., D. S. Marsh has installed six new booths in order to meet the increased business which has already crowded his present quarters, as well as to take care of the increased business which he expects in the fall. MERCHANTS AFTER NEW BUSINESS Taking advantage of the building boom going on in Burbank, Cal., merchants of Glendale are arranging to establish branch stores there. The Glendale Phonograph & Piano Co., Glendale, Cal., has leased a building in Burbank and will open under the management of Salamncia Bros. The Talking Machine Men, Inc., have just sent an important message in code to the membership of the organization. The message is in the nature of a Tri-,State Union Recordgram, and instead of the ABC, Western Union or other codes of comimerce the recipient, if he is in the talking machine business, needs only the Victor catalog code. The message of several paragraphs is made up entirely of record numbers. For the benefit of those who have neither the time nor the inclination to grab a catalog and dig out the solution for themselves there is provided a translation, From the opening salutation 18438-16320, namely, "Tom, Dick, Harry and Jack" — "Greeting," to the signature, 35528, namely, "Very Good Eddie," it is a clever piece of work. EDISON SHOP IN SPRINGFIELD Marie Morrisey Appears in Person at the Formal Opening of New Edison Store A new Edison Shop was opened in Springfield, Mass., on June 20, by B. L. Conchar & Co. at 488 Main street. This concern began business in that city three years ago when it opened the first Edison store in Springfield at 204 Washington street. Since that time the business has grown rapidly and new quarters were needed. The new location has been remodeled and soundproof booths have been added and the rear of the store fitted up as a concert hall for recitals. At the formal opening Miss Marie Morrisey, the well-known Edison artist, and Jacques Glockman, 'cellist, rendered a pleasing program. George W. Hopkins, general sales manager of the Columbia Graphophone Co., New York, returned recently from a Western and Southern trip which included a visit to the Columbia branches in St. Louis, Dallas, New Orleans and Cincinnati. At St. Louis Mr. Hopkins introduced to the Columbia organization in that city and to the dealers John McKenna, who has been appointed manager of this branch. A. W. Roos, heretofore acting manager of the St. Louis branch, has assumed the duties and functions attached to the position of assistant manager. From St. Louis Mr. Hopkins went to Dallas, where he attended a very successful Columbia dealers' meeting given under the auspices of Fred R. Erisman, manager of this branch. At New Orleans a similar meeting was held, and Wm. F. Standke, manager of the New Orleans branch, furnished the dealers with a practical and valuable program. At Cincinnati F. F. Dawson, manager, and Norman B. Smith, assistant manager, also arranged a dealers' meeting which was attended by Mr. Hopkins. Mr. Smith conducted the incidental details of this meeting, and the dealers were enthusiastic regarding the practical topics discussed. PARLEPHONE PLANT LOCATED The Parlephone Co., St. Joseph, Mo., which recently leased the building on Fourth street in that city, is now making an addition to its quarters. E. E. Trower heads the new concern, which will use the St. Joseph plant for the manufacture of cabinets for the machines. The other parts will be made elsewhere and shipped to this plant to be assembled. /uperior Die Castings will Cut Tour Costs and Increase Your Sales Tonearm and Reproducer Parts, Attachments, Turntable Hubs, Motor Governor Discs, Knobs, Piano Player Parts— accurately cast in Aluminum, White Brass, White Metal Alloys or Zelco Metal— ready for nickel or gold plating. 41 4 We employ a large force of die makers especially skilled in this class of work and operate a large battery of die casting machines of our own design and construction with a capacity of 50,000 to 100,000 castings per day. Write for Samples of Work we are doing in this line Send U3 your Specifications " or Models for quotations Barnhart Brothers &Smndler \ Nonroe and Throop Streets ^> Chicago ▼ Illinois