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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
48
OPEN VICTROLA DEPARTMENT.
Powers Mercantile Co. of Minneapolis, Minn.,
Will Give the Victor Line a Strong Repre-
sentation in That Territory.
The Powers Mercantile Co., of Minneapolis,
Minn., is the most recent link in the Claflin chain
of stores to announce the introduction of a Vic-
trola department. Work is now being rushed on
the construction of a large and handsome depart-
ment which will be a model of comfort and refine-
ment. A complete library of records will be one of
the features of the department, which will be
opened as soon as possible. A manager for this
new Victrola department will be appointed in the
very near future.
GOOD TRADE IN THE SOUTHWEST.
Big Orders Taken by the Schmelzer Arms Co.
for Victor Goods.
KANSAS
(Special to The Review.)
CITY, MO., Junz 30,
1913.—The
PREPARING ^AMPLE ROOM.
Columbia Graphophone Co. Arranging Very
Handsome Display Room for the Use of Vis-
iting Dealers and Members of the Trade De-
. sirous
of
Hearing the Latest Columbia
Products—Dictaphone Activity.
Field-Lippman Piano Stores, conducting four
stores in Missouri and three in Texas, have just
signed up fpr three complete stocks of Victor ma-
chines and records for San Antonio, Ft. Worth and
Dallas. They now carry a complete line of Victor
machines and records in all of their branch stores.
A. A. Trostler, manager of the talking machine
department of the Schmelzer Arms Co., through
whom the order was placed, said: "We feel they
will do a tremendous business In fact, our busi-
ness this year has been considerably greater than
last. It is increasing every month, and from all
indications this will be the biggest year in the his-
tory of the Victor line."
The Columbia Graphophone Co. is now con-
structing in its headquarters in the Woolworth
building a large and spacious sample room, which
is intended for the use of visiting dealers and
members of the trade who are desirous of inspect-
ing or hearing the various instruments in the Co-
lumbia line. This room, which is being furnished
very tastefully and attractively, will have on dis-
play the complete Columbia line, and visitors to
Columbia headquarters will be enabled to hear the
machines in ideal surroundings. The company has
NEW MEANS TOJtECORD SPEECHES.
felt for some time that the construction of such a
German Obtains Patent on System for Record-
room was advisable, as the number of visitors to
ing Long Speeches, Compositions, Etc., on
the company's offices since its removal to the Wool-
Two or More Machines—Starts One Machine
worth building has materially increased.
After the Other at the Proper Time.
PHOTOPHONE CO. INCORPORATED.
The enlarged quarters of the Chambers street
store of the Columbia Co. are being used to excel-
(Special to The Review.)
The Photophone Co., of Boston, has been
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 9, 1913.—Means
granted a certificate of incorporation by the au- lent advantage, and visiting dealers to the store
for recording and reproducing lengthy speeches,
thorities of Massachusetts for the purpose of con- have at their immediate command adequate demon-
stration rooms and a maximum of convenience.
compositions and the like on disc records
ducting a talking machine business. Capital, $50,-
Since the removal of the Dictaphone department
is the subject of Patent No. 1,063,085, which 000. Incorporators: L. M. Goulston, E. S. Gouls-
to separate quarters, the talking machine end of
has just been granted by the United States author- ton and J. D. McQuaid.
the Chambers street store has utilized the entire
ities to Franz Ewald Thormeyer, of Hamburg,
floor space, and this additional room has been
Germany. The invention relates to means for re-
GEORGE W. LYLE ON VACATION.
found very handy. Manager Bolton is at present
cording and reproducing lengthy speeches, music
away on his vacation, but George A. Baker, who is
George W. Lyle, general manager of the Colum-
and the like by the aid of two or more sound re-
in charge during his absence, reports a substantial
bia Graphophone Co., left Thursday for a ten days'
producing machines.
The object of the invention is to provide means vacation at his summer home, Summit, Schoharie increase in business over last year.
This is vacation time in the Columbia advertising
for starting the several instruments one after the County, N. Y., where his family is already estab-
other, the measure of motion of the apparatus lished for the summer. H, L. Willson, assistant department, the first member of the department to
working being transferred to a regulating device, general manager is also spending a few days at leave for a well-deserved rest being P. M. Brown,
who left Thursday for a fortnight's vacation.
which is set in motion together with the working Mr. Lyle's summer residence.
apparatus and serves to determine the starting of
the second apparatus, when the record on the first
or working apparatus has come to its end.
(Special to The Review.)
dered, and members of the House urged that a
TOPEKA, KAN., June 30, 1913.—At the recent telegram of congratulation be forwarded to Thomas
H. B. KAUTZMANN IS MANAGER
sessions of the Kansas State Legislature, several A. Edison congratulating him on his latest inven-
Of the New Victrola Department to Be Opened
evening meetings were called during the closing
tion and assuring the famous inventor of the
in the Department Store of J. N. Adams &
week to rush business. Many of these evening ses- members' appreciation of his wonderful achieve-
Co., Buffalo, at an Early Date.
sions extended into the early morning hours, and in ments.
order to provide some entertainment for the mem-
The machines for the entertainment of the Legis-
Jl. B. Kautzniann has been appointed manager
bers of the Legislature during the lulls in business lature were furnished by the Santa Fe Watch Co.,
of the new Victrola department of J. N. Adams &
two beautiful Edison disc machines were used at
of this city, Edison representative in this territory.
Co., Buffalo, N. Y., which is scheduled to be opened
frequent intervals.
A. S. Thomas, manager of the store, assisted by
within a week or two. Mr. Kautzniann is well
Placed on the platform, these two machines
Bert Woodard, handled the detailed arrangements
versed in every detail of the retail talking machine
INTERESTING AND NOVEL USE OF THE PHONOGRAPH.
field, having been connected with Mason & Risch.
Toronto, Can., and the Seattle store of Sherman,
Clay & Co. J. N. Adams & Co. is a member of
the Claflin chain of stores and the new Victrola
department will carry a complete stock of Victor
machines and records.
FEATURING HAWAIIAN RECORDS.
The New York Talking Machine Co., Hi Cham-
bers street, New York, is displaying in its show-
window this week a new Victor hanger that is
attracting general attention and commendation. It
is designed in brown, black and white and features
the new Victor Hawaiian records recently intro-
duced by the company. These new records were
produced by a talented quintet who give the native
Hawaiian songs accompanied by native instruments.
The records are proving to be very popular, and
the new hanger is the means of drawing consider-
able attention.
TAKES ON THE COLUMBIA LINE.
William Taylor & Co., Cleveland, O., is the latest
Edison Disc Phonograph
acquisition to the dealers who handle the Columbia
played
patriotic
selections
and
many other records
Graphophone Co.'s line. This concern is one of
the leading department stores in Ohio and handles of popular interest. Lincoln's Gettysburg address,
a complete line of Columbia machines and records. Patrick Henry's famous speech, Washington's
farewell address and other similar selections were
"Do you people know what a quartet is?"
given to enthusiastic audiences. At the close of
"Well, a quartet is where all four think the other the session the members were most enthusiastic in
three can't sing. "
their praises of the machines and the music ren-
in Kansas State Legislature.
of the performance, and certainly did a good job.
The Topeka papers devoted adequate space to this
unique phase of law making affairs, and the pub-
licity given the Santa Fe Watch Co. by this news-
paper attention is being turned to excellent account
by the aggressive members of the talking machine
department.