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AROUND THE "TALKER."
Shortage on Goods Still Prevails—Universal
Talking
Machine Co.'s New Factory in
Newark—Will be Occupied in July—Recent
Visitors—Victor vs. Talk-o-phone Co. Liti-
gation—Music
Publishers Take Action—
New Columbia Jobbers—Mechanical Feed
Controversy.
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
Buffalo, N. Y. Counsel on both sides journeyed
to that city for that purpose the preceding day.
Another addition to the jobbers' list of the
Columbia Phonograph Co., General, is the Port-
land (Me.) Phonograph Co., created this week by
Professor Eckhardt's magic wand.
SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE.
Some Remarks by the New York Commercial
Show That the Importance of the Industry
Is Being Recognized by the Daily Papers.
Like some of the trade papers our brethren of
the daily press are now actually waking up to
Controversy in the courts over the so-called the value of the talking machine and the growth
mechanical feed device is imminent. Thomas A. of the industry in this country as well as its
Shortage in goods is still the prevailing note Edison's attorneys assert the "wizard" disclosed ramifications throughout the entire world. The
with jobbers and distributers, with the manufac- the idea over ten years ago in both his domes- New York Commercial, for instance, a week or so
turers as yet unable to positively say when they tic and foreign patents, and of which diagrams ago, contained a lengthy story regarding the
growth of the trade in talking machines ana
can satisfy the trade in this respect. Orders keep are shown in the patent papers.
records as well as its future possibilities.
accumulating from all parts of the country, new
The writer, emphasizing that the industry is
trade being developed, with the pioneer jobbers
FIVE NEW CARUSO RECORDS
peculiarly American, referred at length to the
disgruntled because their wants are not given
first and exclusive attention. As this is among Ready This Week—Some Expensive and Artis- educational work which is being accomplished
through the study of foreign languages by means
the impossibilities, as viewed by the manufactur-
tic Victor Publicity in the Magazines.
of the correspondence method. The amusement
ing companies, it will doubtless be a case of grin
and bear it until facilities are enlarged to ade-
The April issues of all the leading magazines features of the machine were also referred to,
quately meet the demand.
contain a very handsome advertising insert in and the vast amount of money paid vocalists and
colors devoted to the Victor talking machine pub- bands for making records. At the close the
A new factory has been leased on Mulberry licity containing illustrations of all the leading writer says:
"As originally conducted, the export trade in
street, near Chestnut street, Newark, N. J., for a operatic artists. This is one of the most expen-
period of six years, with the privilege of buying, sive, artistic and striking advertisements that American talking machines was handled exclu-
by the Universal Talking Machine Manufacturing has probably ever gotten into the magazines. The sively in the United States, and practically all of
Co. The building is 103 by 150, four stories and Victor Co. have expended $25,000 in excess of the export departments of the various leading
basement, affording upward of 40,000 square feet their regular advertising appropriation in this manufacturers were located at New York City,
of floor space. The company expects to remove insert, which is to be followed by duplicate chiefly in the downtown section. In recent years,
their factory, now at 130th street and Park ave- thereto with the subject, "The Wonder of It," however, it has been found necessary to establish
large central headquarters abroad, and the prin-
nue, and probably their general offices a t 28 treated in similar style.
Warren street, New York, into the new premises
Speaking of the Victor Co. advertising brings cipal manufacturers now have extensive offices at
about July 1. The company have also bought out to mind that they have just gotten out five new London or on the continent from which both
the concern in Newark where their pressing was Caruso records, which were ready for distribu- machines and records are distributed promptly
done, and will hereafter conduct the establish- tion from the factory on March 28. These five upon receipt of order.
ment under their own management, the plant be- records are ten-inch size, and have been sung
"Large stocks are kept constantly on hand at
ing in the neighborhood of the new factory. The by Caruso with orchestra. They are: 87001, "Di these points, so that buyers can avoid the delay
laboratory will remain in New York as hereto- Quella Pira" ("That Dark Scaffold"), "II Trova- incident to sending their orders across the At-
fore. The Zonophone April list of records, which tore," Verdi; 88001, "M'appari" ("Ah, so Pure"), lantic and awaiting shipment from the other side.
goes out under the new cover design for the first Martha, Flotow; 88002, "Raconto Si Radolfo" This is obviously a marked improvement, and
time, is considered the very best ever sent out by
("Rudolph's Recital," Act 1), La Boheme, Puc- has done much to greatly extend the trade in
the company, and this is saying a great deal.
cini; 88003, "Saint Demeure" ("Calve! dimora"), European countries. At these headquarters,
"All Hail, Thou Dwelling Pure and Lowly," moreover, it is now possible to manufacture rec-
Among the visitors this week in New York Faust, Gounod; 88004, "Spirito gentil" ("Spirit ords in the language of the various countries
served so that for records designed principally
were Signor C. Cassell, of Buenos Ayres, Argen- So Fair"), Favorita, Donizetti.
for local use such branches carry practically all
tine Republic, S. A.; C. Koehring, of C. Koeh-
that are made and are able to manufacture new
ring & Bro., Indianapolis, Ind.; C. Dunn, of the
INCORPORATED.
and up-to-date records as they are required.
Portland (Me.) Phonograph Co. These gentlemen
left orders for goods with the leading talking
"In Mexico and throughout Spanish America
The Automatic Musical Instrument Co., of an enormous business is now done in records
machine firms.
Wilmington, has been incorporated with the Sec- prepared expressly for those countries. The list
retary
of the State of Delaware for the purpose of Mexican records available, for example, com-
The hearing in the case of the Victor Talking
Machine Co., Camden, N. J., against the Talk-o- of manufacturing musical instruments of all prises hundreds of selections. Practically all of
the leading manufacturers, however, are still on
phone Co., Toledo, O., is set down for April 6 in kinds. Capital stock, $50,000.
the lookout for wideawake and energetic local
the United States Circuit Court, New York. It is
agents, and any reader of this paper who per-
said the Berliner patent is to be again thrashed
COLUMBIA MAN SITES FOR LIBEL.
ceives the great money-making opportunities that
over on the plea of the discovery of new evi-
Charles A. Regan, manager of the Columbia exist in this line will do well to at once place
dence. As it now stands, the United States Cir-
cuit Court of Appeals sustained Judge Hazel's de- Phonograph Co.'s branch in New Orleans, La., himself in communication with one or more of
cision, upholding the validity of that part of the has filed a suit in the Civil District Court against the leading manufacturers."
patent covering the free swinging stylus or re- the Daily States Co., asking for one thousand
producing point.
dollars damages for libelous publication. The CURTAZ NOW HANDLING "TALKERS."
item referred to appeared in "The Daily States,"
Kohler & Chase, the Big San Francisco House
Record manufacturers have been notified by and was a story of a charge of embezzlement of
Are Arranging Special Rooms for Display.
the music publishers that hereafter the pirating $14 made by Mr. Regan against a former em-
of the words or part thereof or the chorus in ploye. The paper, however, got the facts just the
(Special to The Review.)
connection with the titles in their regular month- reverse, and made Mr. Regan the party who had
San Francisco, Cal., March 23, 1906.
ly bulletins or lists will not be 'allowed without embezzled. Hence the suit.
Benj. Curtaz & Son will add talking machines
special permission of the copyright owners. The
to their line, and have now a very large stock
words "copyrighted by —
, 1906," must STEINERT BUILDS SOUND-PROOF ROOMS. of records and machines in transit. In order to
also acompany the words. A case of this kind
give the machines a proper display three rooms
occurred last week after a company had printed
(Special to The Review.)
are now in the course of construction.
the entire edition of their monthly list, and
Fitchburg, Mass., March 26, 1906.
Kohler & Chase are making extensive improve-
they used a rubber stamp setting forth this an-
To meet a growing trade in Victor talking ma- ments in their talking machine department. A
nouncement rather than invite a lawsuit over so chines and Edison phonographs, M. Steinert &
large number of small rooms are being construct-
trivial a matter when the publisher had extended Sons Co. have made a sound-proof music room
ed where patrons may listen to new records
the courtesy free of cost.
at their store in the Johnson Building, and it without being disturbed by any outside noise. The
is used exclusively for these machines. Here entire upper floor of the building will be devoted
The decree in the suit of the New York Phono- their customers and prospective ones are invited to this object.
graph Co. against the National Phonograph Co. to sit back in easy chairs and hear the latest
The Santa Fe Watch Co., Topeka, Kan., and
et al., decided in favor of the former by the records by the greatest singers and musical or-
United States Circuit Court of Appeals, was ganizations in the world. Concerts are given the Clinton Music Co., Toledo, O., have added
the Zonophone line.
signed Wednesday by Judge Hazel, sitting in every afternoon.