The talking machine world (Jan-June 1925)

April 15, 1925 THE TALKING MACHINE WORLD 141 Industrial Activity in Salt Lake City Continues to Be Reflected in Business Trade Leaders Are Looking for a Continuation of Good Business and Plans Are Under Way to Make the Most of the Opportunity — All Lines Moving in Satisfactory Manner Salt Lake City, Utah, April 6. — The industrial situation continues excellent. The building trades are especially active this year; the banks are in good shape; the metal mining and smelting industries are nourishing; the livestock business is prosperous; in fact, every essential industry is doing well. Unemployment is down to a minimum. Leaders in the phonograph business and the music business generally are looking for the balance of the year to be good to them. R. F. Perry, of the local branch of the Brunswick Co., who has just returned from a three weeks' visit to Idaho, reports business as satisfactory there. Mr. Perry says the Brunswick Radiola, selling from $200 up, is the leading line right now. He was delighted with the way it was taking with the public, he said. While away Mr. Perry appointed two new Brunswick agents, J. W. Hoopes, of Brigham City, and the Rexall Drug Co., of Soda Springs. Before these lines reach the printer this cit> will be crowded with many thousands of visitors from all sections of the Mountain States, and from as far distant as Canada and Mexico, on account of the great Mormon Conference. One important Salt Lake music house has started a door-to-door campaign. The manager of this firm observed that it is not only the actual business done by the solicitor, but the general advertising inevitable with such a campaign that makes door-to-door work profitable. The Provo Holding Co. has been organized at Provo with Phil Heilbut as president. The company has been formed for the purpose of purchasing certain stock belonging to O. G. Bates, of the Bates Stores Co. Mr. Heilbut has been in charge of the company's phonograph department. Salt Lake City's Music Week is-scheduled for May 3-10. Phonograph records are to be available soon reproducing the voice of Quiance, well-known Utah Indian singer and orchestra leader. Quiance has a fine baritone voice. He is leader of ihe Ute Bear Dance. The Jones Phonograph Store at Washington avenue, Ogden, has a permanent radio department now. The general officers of the Daynes-Beebe Music Co. are now on the mezzanine floor, having been moved from the second floor. This has necessitated the moving of the radio department to space formerly occupied by the private offices of President Daynes and Miss White, his secretary. The Fisher Music Co. on East Broadway has installed a radio department. The Beesley Music Co., damaged on Christmas morning last by a fire that swept half the block in which is is located, has been completely remodeled. A. M. Magoon, Duluth, Minn., has been appointed manager of the phonograph department of the Consolidated Music Co., succeeding Chas. King, who is now with the credit department of the company. Mrs. Viola Williams who had charge of the record department under Mr. King, is now in California. A Federal judge, sitting in the local United States District Court, last week ruled that city authorities have no right to levy a tax on outside salesmen soliciting from door-to-door. The case arose when the representative of a Cincinnati, O., firm refused to pay a daily fee of $5 or $30 a month. He was put in jail until released by order of the Federal Court. The judge declared only Congress had a right to regulate interstate commerce. He said the demanding of a bond for the faithful performance of a contract when required by communities of outside salesmen without regard to the amount of business done was even worse than the license tax. J. Newcomb Blackman Back From Visit to Southland J. Newcomb Blackman, president of the Blackman Talking Machine Co., New York, Victor wholesaler, returned to his desk recently after spending several weeks in the South. Mr. wholesaler and well known in the talking machine trade. During the course of the trip on the boat Mr. Blackman met B. J. Faeth, head of the Victor department of Winterroth & Co., New York, and for many years active in retail circles. Mr. Blackman persuaded Mr. Faeth to pose for a photograph, which is shown herewith, and incidentally the background for this picture is a cemetery, although Mr. Blackman points out that he and Mr. Faeth were forced to use this scenery by necessity and not by choice. Mr. Blackman also qualified as a fisherman de luxe and the accompanying illustration will give some idea of his powers as a disciple of 5 i r Izaak Walton. Evidence of a Good Time Blackman was accompanied by Mrs. Blackman on this trip, and after visiting Jacksonville, Fla., they spent some time at Port Sewell and Miami. 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