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ture of violins, many of which are in the pos-
THE COLUMBIA ADVANCE.
session of prominent people in Ohio. One
Under the Able Management of Emil Bauer—The of these instruments was presented to the Increased Demand for Cylinder Graphophones—
Some Reasons—New Orleans Office Opened.
Products of This House Destined to Add to
Dayton Historical Society on Mr. Kiefer's
Their Popularity.
The Columbia Phonograph Co. report
last birthday. It is very much cherished.
[Special to The Review.]
an unprecedented demand for cylinder
Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. i6, 1904.
graphophones and aside from the regular
TESTIMONY NOW ALL IN
Emil Bauer, president of the Bauer Co.,
product of a thousand machines per diem,
of this city, which was incorporated in In the Suit of the National Phonograph Co. the factory at Bridgeport is turning out
Versus American Graphophone Co.—Will Come
October last to manufacture mandolins,
an extra thousand machines per diem to
Up For Trial in April.
banjos and guitars, including the genuine
fill a special order that will keep every
and famous S. S. Stewart banjos and the The testimony in the case of the Na- wheel moving day and night for months
Bauer guitars and mandolins, was formerly tional Phonograph Co. against the Ameri- to come. The increased sale of cylinder
in charge of the New England trade of can Graphophone Co., in which the valid- records has created an increased sale
John C. Haynes & Co., of Boston, as travel- ity of certain patents on so-called gold of cylinder graphophones that has gone
ing representative. To The Review Mr. moulded records is in suit, has been fin- beyond all expectations. Meanwhile a
Bauer remarked this week, that, since tak- ished. During the hearings many well gratifying feature of the talking machine
ing hold of the Bauer plant in Philadel- known specialists in the talking machine business is that the increased sale of
have
been
examined,
with cylinder machines and records does not in-
phia last July, soon after leaving John C. line
Hayes & Co.—which he did on July 1st— Thomas A. Edison, the distinguished in- terfere with the sale of the Columbia disk
the business of the Bauer & Co. has shown ventor and boss electrician, as the star product. The output of the latter ma-
an increase, as regards sales, every month, witness. The case is now on the calendar, chines is steadily increasing.
over the corresponding months of previous and will come up for trial in April before
President Easton and Vice-president Lyle,
years, and that the general trade of his Judge Platt, in the United States Circuit of the Columbia Phonograph Co., have
Court, at Hartford, Conn. The suit is of
house is the best in its history.
returned from a two weeks' tour of inspec-
unusual
interest to the entire trade.
"The outlook is very encouraging for
tion of the principal offices of the Columbia
furthering the increase of our business,"
Phonograph Co., including the San Fran-
WILL BE A GREAT YEAR FOR DRUMS.
continued Mr. Bauer, "as I believe that
cisco office.
[Special to The Review.]
The Columbia Phonograph Co. have es-
the field is unlimited for the superior grade
Philadelphia,
Pa., Feb. 16, 1904. tablished their own sales depot in New
of instruments which we manufacture ex-
A. G. Soistman, manager of the Excel- Orleans at 623-630 Canal street, near the
clusively. There is always a market for
sior Drum Works, No. 923 Locust street, St. Charles Hotel.
the highest grade of goods just as there
was in quite a cheerful mood when vis-
is always room at the top."
A MAINE INCORPORATION.
ited by The Review a few days ago.
The Cornet Mfg. Co., of Portland, has
"Last year was the largest we have
PASSES THE HUNDRED MARK.
known since 1856," he said. "The indica- been incorporated with the Secretary of
Philip Kiefer, who had reached the remark- tions for this year are good. We are the State of Maine with a capital stock of
looking forward to the presidential cam- $30,000. Those interested are: Chas. A.
able age of over 102 years, died last week in paign, which, we hope, will bring us a Rowe, Robt. S. Thomas, James W. Parker,
Dayton, O. In his declining days, one of goodly harvest as the demand for drums is of Portland, and Moses Victorsen, of Brook-
Mr. Kiefer's enjoyments was the manufac- always large at that time."
line.
BAUER CO.'S BUSINESS GROWS
TWO MILLIONS'
A MONTH
WE HOLD
THE RECORD
Grand Prize Paris 1900
COLUMBIA MOULDED RECORDS
BLACK SUPER-HARDENED; BRAND NEW PROCESS. Best cylinder records ever made. Much harder and much
more durable than any other cylinder record. Our enormous output of Two Million Records a month enables us to sell these
New and Superior Records for
...25 Cents E-acK...
Columbia Indestructible Disc Records have always been the Standard of Superiority. Seomn inch Discs; 5Oc mach $5 a dozen.
Ten Inch
Discs; $1 each $tO a dozen.
Send for Free Catalogue M containing long list of vocal quartets, trios, duets, solos and selections for band,
orchestra, cornet, clarinet, piccolo, xylophone, etc., etc.
For sale by dealer* «T*rywh«r« and by tK«
COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH
COMPANY,
NEW YORK, Wholesale, Retail, Export, 98 Chamber! Street. UPTOWN, Retail Only, 879 Broadway.
CHICAGO, 68 Wabash Ave.
PHILADELPHIA, 1609 Chestnut St.
SAN FRANCISCO, 126 Geary S t
ST. LOUIS, 709 Fine St.
CLEVELAND, Euclid Ave. and Erie S t
MILWAUKEE, 891 E. Water St.
BUFFALO. 646 Main St.
BALTIMORE, 110 E. Baltimore St.
PITTSBURG, 616 Penn Ave.
BOSTON, 164 Trempnt St.
INDIANAPOLIS, Claypool Hotel Bldg.
DETROIT, 87 Grand River Ave.
OAKLAND, 468 18th S t
KANSAS CITY, 1016 Walnut S t
DENVER. 1626 Lawrence St.
MEMPHIS, 802 Main St.
WASHINGTON, 1212 F St., N. W.
PORTLAND, ORE., 128 7th S t
OMAHA, 1621 Farnam S t
MINNEAPOLIS, 18 4th S t . South.
LOS ANGELES, 828 So. Main S t
LONDON. Wholesale Retail, 89 Great Eastern St., E. C.
RETAIL BKANCH STOM, 200 Oxford S t , W.
BERLIN, 71 Ritterstrasse.
PARIS, 1 Rue Leon CladeL
ST. PETERSBURG, Kazan Place «.
HAMBURG, Adolphsplatx No. 4.