The talking machine world (Jan-June 1920)

210 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD May 15. 1920 The Cirola Get this Portable for the Summer Rush List Price, $47.50 Special Introductory Discount to Dealers Write or Phone /or Repreier.lative to call I ft THE HEART OF JHEWTORK' GET ALL YOUR ACCESSORIES FROM ONE SOURCE Standard Phonographs Lundstrom Converto Cabinets Record Albums Record Delivery Envelopes Motrolas Record-Lites Fibre Needle Cutters Cirola Phonographs Phonograph Cabinets Table Cabinets, All Kinds Talking Machine Toys Brilliantone Needles Velvetone Needles Red, White & Blue Needles Polishes and Oils Ready File Cabinets Repeaters and Rotameters Wall-Kane Needles Record Cleaners Dust and Moving Covers All from One Source OTTO GOLDSMITH President EMERSON PHILADELPHIA DEALERS IN CONVENTION Great Gathering at Hotel Bingham Listens to Addresses by Executives of Emerson Phonograph Co. and Hear New Emerson Phonograph— Banquet a Most Successful Affaii* Philadelphia, Pa., May 8. — Emerson dealers in local territory attended a very successful convention yesterday, held at the Hotel Bingham under the auspices of the Emerson Philadelphia Co., Emerson jobbers for Philadelphia and the adjacent territory. Harry Fox, general manager of this company, was responsible for every detail incidental to the convention, and well deserved the congratulations which he received from the dealers at the close of the day's activities. In addition to inviting his dealers to attend the convention, Mr. Fox also extended an invitation to the executives of the Emerson Phonograph Co. in New York to be present, and this invitation was accepted by the following executives: Victor H. Emerson, president; H. T. Leeming, vice-president and general manager; Arthur H. Cushman. director of sales: J. I. Carroll, manager of sales; H. E. Morrison, assistant sales manager; J. I. Bernat. advertising manager; Arthur Bergh. director of recording; Louis D. Rosenfield, sales division; Frank Hennigs, assistant to Mr. Bergh; W. H. Shire, field manager, and S. Present, order department. A. T. Emerson, president, and H. G. Xeu, secretary and treasurer of A. T. Emerson. Inc., were also among the invited guests. When the Emerson part} arrived in Philadelphia they were welcomed by Mr. Fox and his executives, who had arranged for a luncheon at the Hotel Bingham. Subsequent to the luncheon, the party adjourned to the blue room of the hotel, where nearlj 300 Emerson dealers had assembled for the convention. Mr. Fox introduced J. I. Carroll as toastmaster, who in a forceful, effective address of welcome paid a tribute to the energy and progressiveness of the Emerson dealers in Philadelphia territory. He emphasized the fact that Emerson product had steadily increased in prestige and popularity in this section of the country, and also commented upon the gratifying reports of co-operation which he had received from the dealers anent the organization of the Emerson Philadelphia Co. As the first speaker of the afternoon, Mr. Carroll introduced H. T. Leeming, whose many years of experience in the talking machine industry has won for him the esteem and friendship of the dealers from coast to coast. In an intimate and informal talk, Mr. Leeming traced briefly the progress of the Emerson Phonograph Co. during the past few years, outlining the handicaps which the company had been obliged to surmount in order to place its product in the front ranks of the industry. These efforts had produced gratifying results, and at the present time the company has an organization of 10,000 dealers, who are served by twenty-five responsible and successful jobbers. Mr. Leeming was enthusiastically applauded when he stated that arrangements had practically been completed whereby a new Emerson record plant will be established shortly in the vicinity of Philadelphia. This plant will have a capacity of 30,000 records per day, and will be an important factor in the chain of new record factories which was formally announced by Mr. Leeming a few weeks ago. In closing, Mr. Leeming referred to the introduction of the new Emerson phonograph, stating that the company plans to produce a tremendous number of instruments during the coming year. Victor H. Emerson, president of the Emerson Phonograph Co., and internationally recognized as one of our most notable experts on recording, gave the dealers some idea of the technique of the recording art. His talk was keenly appreciated by everyone present, and the dealers learned for the first time that Mr. Emerson had perfected a recording process whereby it is possible to get 15,000 impressions from a "stamper" as compared with 200 impressions from the type of "stamper" formerly used. This is. only one of the many important improvements that Mr. Emerson has perfected during the past few years. Following Mr. Emerson, Arthur Cushman and Arthur Bergh gave short and interesting talks on subjects of pertinent value to the dealers. Mr. Carroll then introduced H. E. Morrison, who gave the Emerson dealers in this territory the first official presentation of the new Emerson phonograph. Every dealer present at the meeting expressed the keenest interest in this new achievement of the Emerson Phonograph Co., and dozens of records were played for the benefit of the dealers and their sales staffs. Every detail of the phonograph was thoroughly inspected and various questions were asked as to the merits of the features embodied in the new instrument. At the close of this examination, it was the unanimous opinion of the Philadelphia trade that this new phonograph will be accorded a heart} reception everywhere. Its tone quality was the subject of enthusiastic praise and the artistic cabinet designs won the hearty approbation of the dealers. The meeting was brought to a close with the introduction of an open forum, at which Mr. Leeming answered many timely topics in response to the suggestions of the dealers. 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