The talking machine world (July-Dec 1924)

138 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD December 15, 1924 FROM OUR CHICAGO HEADQUARTERS — (Continued from page 136) HARRY ALTER & COMPANY Radio and Electrical Supplies OGDEN at CARROLL AVE. Wholesale distributors Freed-Eisemann Remler Freshman Dubilier Carter Benjamin France Timmons Baldwin Electrad Rasla Apex Dealers who make Harry access to ample stocks of from these stocks. for the following radio apparatus Mohawk Premier Acme Allen-Bradley Brandes Eby Dulce-Tone Unity American Hard Rubber Raven Pacent Keystone Alter & Co. their source of supply nationally-known merchandise, and CHICAGO and supplies: Frost Signal Burgess Howard Radion Walbert Balkite Kestner Erla C. R. L. Weston Shamrock have at all times prompt delivery Our monthly catalog, The "Pocketbook," will be sent to any established dealer who requests it on his letterhead ® With increased space, additional equipment and a much larger working force the company is for the first time this year beginning to catch up with orders. President Edward Roetsch is highly satisfied with the year's business and is very optimistic regarding what 1925 has in store for them, judging from contracts in hand. Activities of the Howard Mfg. Co. The Howard Mfg. Co. removed a part of its plant to 469 East Ohio street about the middle of November. Parts are still manufactured and stock carried at the former plant at 4248 North Western avenue. Manufacture of sets and assembly is carried on at the new plant, where office and shipping department are located. Mohawk Distributor in Milwaukee The Interstate Sales Co., Milwaukee, Wis., subsidiary of the Badger Talking Machine Co., was recently appointed sole distributor in Wisconsin for The Mohawk Electric Co. The new distributor will concentrate upon the sale of Mohawk sets. Oro-Tone Co. Pleased With Outlook Leigh Hunt, secretary of the Oro-Tone Co., of this city, manufacturer of tone arms, sound boxes, portable phonographs and other products, is well pleased with Fall and holiday business, stating' that the year, as a whole, will show a very substantial increase over 1923. Mr. Hunt is particularly gratified with the cordial reception accorded the new Oro-Tone No. 100, combined recording, reproducing and radio attachment, which was announced to the trade recently. This new attachment is now being merchandised in all of the leading cities, and in order to co-operate with the Oro-Tone clientele Mr. Hunt arranged for the production of a very handsome two-colored broadside, featuring the No. 100. This broadside is now being mailed to dealers, and the Oro-Tone jobbers will re ceive the full benefit of this practical co-operation. Another one of the company's products that is meeting with outstanding success is the automatic radio tone arm, which is steadily increasing in popularity and gives every indication of being a leader in the company's activities during 1925. Oro-Tone portables are continuing to win new friends among the dealers, and increased production in the portable phonograph division is included in Mr. Hunt's manufacturing plans for the coming year. Allan Strauss on Western Trip After the close of the Radio Show in Chicago, Allan Strauss, of the radio sales division of the Adler Mfg. Co., New York City and Louisville, Ky., manufacturer of Royal phonographs and neutrodyne products, started on an important Western trip, including a visit to St. Louis, Detroit and Cleveland, stopping off at Pittsburgh and Buffalo on the way home. Mr. Strauss is working in close co-operation with Adler-Royal representatives in all of these cities, also calling upon the dealers and giving them the benefit of his thorough training as a radio technician and sales engineer. Gushard's Windows Attract Trade Window displays are attracting considerable attention to Gushard's, who are featuring the Brunswick line in Decatur, 111. The accompanying illustration shows a display of Bruns Gushard's Attractive Brunswick Display wick-Radiolas which recently appeared in the large window of this aggressive merchandiser, who has built up a substantial business not only in his city but also in the surrounding territory. Immense Shipments of Kimball Instruments J. V. Sill, manager of the wholesale department of the W. W. Kimball Co., believes that he has the answer to the often asked question as to what is going to be the effect of the radio on the talking machine business. This answer he finds in the actual shipping records on Kimball phonographs. During October and November the records showed that these two months were the largest in several years. This, however, according to Mr. Sill, is not incidental, but is the result of 'a steadily pursued campaign in convincing the dealers that there is a very healthy demand for phonographs if the dealers go energetically after the business. As an instance in point, Mr. Sill referred to a telegram received early in December from one of their Eastern dealers in a city of about 100,000 population. He ordered sixty-five Kimball phonographs for immediate delivery, notwithstanding the fact that the same dealer had had over a carload in the previous thirty days. This same concern has sold about 3,000 Kimball phonographs in the past five years. Arranging for Some Noted Speakers Mr. Sill, who, by the way, is the new chairman of the Speakers' Committee of the Chicago Piano Club, is working very energetically to secure an exceptional list of able men for the programs of the Monday noon meetings of the Club this Winter. Already the committee has had some exceptionally good speakers, notably in the past month, Commissioner of Health Herbert N. Bundensen, who made a most interesting talk on Music and Health, and the Rev. H. Keene Ryan, who gave a stirring address in Chicago on December 1. In a very short time Mr. Sill will be able to give a list of coming speakers (Continued on page 140) Repair Parts For All and Every Motor That Was Ever Manufactured We can supply any part. The largest and most complete assortment of repair parts — in the United States — on hand, for old, obsolete and present-day motors. If your order cannot be filled from stock, we will make it up special. 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