The talking machine world (Jan-June 1925)

APril 15, 1925 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD 137 Talking Machine and Radio Men Elect New Officers H. T. Leeming, of the Emerson Radio & Phonograph Co., Delivered Interesting Address— Report on Radio Conference At the meeting of the Radio & Talking Machine Men, Inc., held at the Cafe Boulevard on Wednesday, April 8, the chief business at hand was the election of officers for the coming year. Irwin Kurtz was, for the fifth time, elected to the presidency of the association; A. Galuchie was selected once more to act as treasurer, and E. G. Brown was re-elected secretary. Sol Lazarus, who has done some excellent work for the association, particularly in the handling of its entertainments, was elected vice-president. The divisional vice-presidents for the new year are as follows: Aeolian, H. Duff; Brunswick, Chester Abelowitz; Columbia, J. Tylkoff; Okeh, J. Rose; Sonora, A. Bersin; Victor, N. Goldfinger, and Radio, L. J. Rooney. Mr. Kurtz's natural modesty and retiring disposition probably prevented him from being present in person to again receive the honor at the hands of his associates and as a result J. H. Mayers, the vice-president, presided. After introducing John H. Hunt, of White Plains, one of the first presidents of the association, Curtis N. Andrews, R. F. Bolton and some other guests, Mr. Mayers presented the chief speaker of the evening in the person of H. T. Leeming, of the Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corp., who took occasion to review the existing radio situation and expressed the opinion that the trade would be stabilized and would become a permanent factor. He stated that the present chaotic condition was due largely to the misjudging of the market by certain manufacturers who were consequently forced to unload surplus stocks, but stated that this condition would give way to stabilization in the near future. Mr. Leeming expressed the opinion that dealers in radio should devote themselves more particularly to the sale of higher-priced sets, which, in consequence of larger profit accruing, provided a more adequate margin for service charges. He stated that in very low-priced outfits this margin was not sufficient to give the dealer any leeway for profit. In the course of his talk Mr. Leeming also gave some attention to the talking machine and record business and its present status. His company distributes Federal radio apparatus and accessories as well as Emerson records. The March Meeting At the March meeting of the association, held on March 25, a report was made on results of a conference of radio manufacturers' representatives called some days before by the president of the association. It was stated that there were several hours of frank discussion of trade conditions in the course of which Mr. Kurtz set forth his opinions as to what should and should not be done by manufacturers in the interests of their dealers. A questionnaire was sent to each of the radio manufacturers represented at the conference asking for opinions on the advisability of announcing new models at only one certain period of the year, limiting trade shows to one each year in each city, and the forming of an association of radio manufacturers to remedy trade conditions, possibly with a man at its head with the powers of Landis in baseball, or perhaps Kurtz in the local association. The results of the questionnaires will be discussed at another conference called by the association president at the Hotel Pennsylvania on April 21. Manufacturers' representatives at the recent conference included: H. T. Melhuish, assistant sales manager of the Radio Corp. of America; Harry A. Beach, Eastern sales manager of the phonograph division of the Brunswick-BalkeCollender Co.; Arthur Freed, secretary, and Alex. Eisemann, treasurer of the Freed-Eisemann Radio Corp.; Robert Harris, Eastern dis trict manager of the Adler Mfg. Co.; Gordon C. Sleeper, president, and H. M. Van Cleef, district manager of the Sleeper Radio Corp.; O. W. Hendrickson, of the sales staff of David W. Grimes, Inc.; S. O. Martin, president of the Sonora Phonograph Corp.; Louis Gruen, vicepresident of the Federal Radio Corp.; James Watters and J. C. Dittmers, of the Pathe Phonograph & Radio Corp.; Herman A. Linde, of F. A. D. Andrea, Inc.; Charles Lawson and 0. E. Marvel, of the Dayton Fan & Motor Co.; W. H. Ingersoll, vice-president of the DeForest Radio Corp.; W. T. Eastwood, adv. mgr., H. A. Brennan and Benjamin Gross, representatives of the Stromberg-Carlson Tel. Mfg. Co.; E. E. Fink, general manager of the Ware Radio Corp.; J. Griffith, of the Thompson Radio Mfg. Corp.; C. C. Lauritsen, chief engineer of the Colin B. Kennedy Corp.; Joseph W. Jones and Col. S. H. Mapes, of the Joseph W. Jones Radio Mfg. Co., and W. Gaynot, of the Zenith Radio Corp. At the March meeting the speakers included 1. P. Rodman, vice-president of the Garod Corp., who dwelt briefly on the policies of his company. He stated that the design of the receiver manufactured was to suit the public taste and was so made that the appeal of the instrument would be readily apparent. The tone quality of the Garod receiver is its chief feature. Commenting on the distributing policies of the company, he stated that insofar as possible the Garod products are wholesaled by those distributors who have established a high reputation, and who do not carry any competing lines. He seconded the statement made earlier at the meeting by H. A. Brennan and Benjamin Gross, factory representatives for StrombergCarlson Tel. Mfg. 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