The talking machine world (Jan-June 1919)

144 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD July 15, 1919 WALTER S. GRAY'S JOBBER'S BULLETIN OF PHONOGRAPH ACCESSORIES The best of everything my policy and the best of service my practice. Albums ; Attachments for Edison Machines to play all records ; All in One and plays all attachments to play all Records on Columbia and Victor jNIachines ; Corrugated and Wooden Packing Boards ; Diaphragms-Mica ; Edison Diamond Points; Edison Sapphire Points; Fibre Needle Cutters; Harmonicas; Lansing Khaki Covers ; Literature Hangers ; Easels and Monthly Supplement Displayers; Monthly Supplement Envelopes ; Needles, Steel and Semi-Permanent; Pathe Sapphire Balls; Ready Files; Record Cleaning Brushes . Printed and Unprinted : Record-Lites ; Record Stock Envelopes for all sizes Victor, Columbia, Pathe ; Reproducers ; Record Delivery Envelopes, ll5/2xll'/2 and 131/4x13^4 ; Seals and Stickers for Envelopes and Packages ; Sticker Moisteners ; Violin Strings. WALTER S. GRAY 308-529-530 Chronicle Building SAN FRANCISCO HAPPENINGS IN CANADIAN TRADE {Continued from page 143) of Cassidj-'s, Ltd., Columbia distributors for Western Canada. Among the firms represented were the Winnipeg Piano Co., Cassidy's, Ltd., J. H. Ashdown Co., Banfields, Ltd., T. Eaton Co., the Phonograph Shop, Sargent Pharmacy, Aluscovitch Bros, and the National News Co. John E. White, of the Musical Merchandise Sales Co., has just returned from a trip West, making the principal towns as far West as Swift Current, Saskatoon and Regina. Mr. White came home by waj of Chicago, and the Brunswick orders, which the Brunswick-BalkeCollender Co. in the States has yet to fill, speak very well for the coming conditions in the trade. COVERS A WIDE TERRITORY Convention of Talking Machine Jobbers Attracts Delegates From Maine to Hawaii There is nothing narrow about the convention of the National Association of Talking From Maine to Hawaii C. B. Snow W. D. Adams of Portland of Honolulu Machine Jobbers, for despite the fact that only Victor jobbers are eligible to membership these jobbers are scattered all over the L'nited States and its possessions, and few of them fail to "She was a good old pal" was the touching inscription scratched on a little Victrola IV, which has just come home from the Western Front, by the men who know what it was to have the comfort and tonic of music in the front lines. This Victrola, No. 183091D, was taken overseas by Sgt. R. M. Ross, son of T. H. Ross, the Vancouver music dealer, in February, 1916, and was three times buried in a dugout. The machine is literally "plastered" all over with names of the comrades of Sgt. Ross and the engagements through which they went. One of these, curiously enough, was the name of bignaier i-.lmer Howes, cousin of E. J. Howes, manager of the National Piano Co., Ltd., Toronto. Elmer Howes lost his sight through a shell bursting in his face and is now in the English St. Dunstan's School for the Blind. make the annual, or occasionally bi-annual, pilgrimage to Atlantic City to meet the other fellow and talk over business. At the recent convention, for instance, there were jobbers from Maine, and at least one from distant Hawaii. C. B. Snow, for instance, of the Cressey & Allen Co., Portland, Maine, and W. D. Adams, from the Bergstrom Music Co., Ltd., Honolulu. The two gentlemen mentioned are shown herewith. Despite the fact that they live nearly .1,000 miles apart, they are citizens of the same country, speak the same language and everj'thing. including the selling of \"ictrolas. PLANNING BIG FALL TRADE C. W. Neumeister, Assistant General Manager of Otto Heineman Phonograph Supply Co. of Illinois, Tells of Western Activities Charles W. Neumeister, assistant general manager of the Otto Heineman Phonograph Supply Co. of Illinois, was a recent visitor at the executive offices of the Otto Heineman Phonograph Supply Co., Inc., of 25 West Fortyfifth street. New York City. Mr. Neumeister spoke very encouragingly of the business situation in the West, stating that the demand for Heineman and Meisselbach motors, tone arms -and sound boxes was far beyond all expectations. "The talking machine manufacturers in this section of the country," he said, "are preparing for a banner fall trade, and in many instances are making plans to handle a busintss 100 per cent, greater than last fall. The C)keH record is gaining in popularity throughout the est with each succeeding bulletin. CONVENTION OF DOEHLER FORCES Sales Representatives of Doehler Die Casting Co. Hold Semi-Annual Conference in New York — Some Pleasing Social Features The semi-annual sales convention of the sales representatives of the Doehler Die Casting Co. was held at the Brooklj-n factory on Friday and Saturday, June 27 and 28. A full attendance of the company's representatives from all parts of the countr}' was recorded. Prizes were awarded to the holders of the three highest The "Alwilda" marks established during the six months then ending. The award of prizes of this nature is an innovation on the part of this company and the highly satisfactory results obtained during the past six months warrant the continuance of the practice. The social end of the gathering was featured by an outing and boating party on Saturday, fathered by H. B. Griffin, general sales manager, as follows: The party left the factory at Court and Huntington streets at 12 o'clock. Lunch was served at Bensonhurst Yacht Club at 1. The production manager, John Kirkland, was the host of the party on board his handsomely fitted 53-foot launch, the "Alwilda," which left the Bensonhurst Y. C. pier at 2:30, and after a leisurely cruise along the bay landing was made at the Belle HarborYacht Club at 6, where an excellent dinner was served, and the return trip started at 7:30, arriving at the starting point, the Bensonhurst Yacht Club, at 9:30, where, acclaiming the trip one grand event, the party disbanded and the 1919 Summer Convention of the Doehler Sales Representatives came officially to an end. It was one of the most enjoyable e\ents of the season. SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED PRICE LIST AND FREE SAMPLE "GLOBE" TRANSFER NAME PLATES DEALERS EVERYWHERE APPLY THEM ON PHONOGRAPHS. PIANOS, ETC. GLOBE DECALCOMANIE. CO. Ramosola Phonographs The Talking Machine With a Soul Best on Earth. We Prove it by Perfectly Playing All Makes Of Disc Records. 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