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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
52
ANNUAL DINNER OF_T. M. DEALERS.
PENDING ANTI-TRUST LEGISLATION THE TOPIC
Annual Banquet of Eastern Talking Machine
Dealers' Association to Be Held on May 6.
To Be Discussed at the Meeting of Retailers in All Lines of Trade at an Early
York—Talking Machine Men Interested with Others.
At a meeting of the executive committee of the
Eastern Talking Machine Dealers' Association held
at Keen's Chop House on Monday evening of this
week, preliminary arrangements were made for the
annual dinner of the association to be held on
May 6 at a place not yet selected.
The annual meeting of the association, for the
election of officers and presenting of reports and
other business, will be held the week following the
dinner.
President J. G. Bremner, of the association, an-
nounces that the program at the dinner will be
both interesting and elaborate and that speakers of
special prominence will be present, including at
least one man of national importance.
Retailers in all lines of trade are displaying
much interest in a mass meeting to be held in New
York in the near future to discuss the relation of
the dealer to pending anti-trust legislation at Wash-
ington, including the proposed one price to all
plan of merchandising and kindred issues. The
committee for promotion of the interests of retail
merchants, which was organized at a meeting held
Friday afternoon in the assembly room of the
Fifth Avenue Building, has not set a definite date
for the demonstration, but it is supposed that the
meeting will take place on April 24. Francis L.
Plummer, 169 West Seventy-eighth street, New
York, is secretary of the committee. W. G.
Anderson, well known in retail circles and a mem-
ber of the faculty of the Brooklyn College of
Pharmacy, was chosen as chairman of the com-
mittee, the other members being: John G. Brem-
ner, president Eastern Talking Machine Dealers'
Association; Nicholas Ehrlich, president Inde-
pendent Retail Tobacconists' Association of
America; Alfred D. Woodruff, manager food
supply store, New York Association for Improving
the Condition of the Poor; Carl E. Ackerson,
representing the Photographic Dealers' Associ-
ation of America; R. J. Atkinson, president Brook-
DUTY ON STEEL NEEDLES.
Declared by Board of United States General
Appraisers to Be Dutiab'e Under Old Tariff
Law Same as Talking Machines.
Steel needles used in talking machines were held
last week by the Board of United States General
Appraisers to be properly dutiable as parts of talk-
ing machines at 45 per cent, ad valorem as pro-
vided for in paragraph 468 of the tariff act of 1909.
Landay Bros., the prominent local Victor distribu-
ters, were the importers. Judge Sullivan in over-
ruling the contention of the protestants to have the
needles classified as manufacturers of wire, says
that it is established beyond dispute that the needles
are of no use except in connection with the ma-
chines and are used entirely in the production of
records.
Date in New
lyn Hardware Dealers' Association; J. M. Kohl-
tneier, Hardware and Supply Dealers' Association
of Manhattan and Bronx boroughs, Inc.; Caswell
A. Mayo, secretary-treasurer New York Pharma-
ceutical Conference. Representatives of other
trades will be added to the committee.
It is understood the tentative list of speakers
includes well-known public men and trade authori-
ties of national reputation. The plan of the com-
mittee is to encourage similar gatherings all over
the country for the purpose of bringing retail
dealers in closer touch with legislative matters
that concern them vitally.
It is pointed out, and with justification, that
some lines of trade have displayed apathy in past
years, but that there is now a notable tendency of
retailers everywhere to assert their influence. It
is pointed out further that the retail population
of the country, together with those depending on
them for support, equals one-tenth of the nation's
total population. The retailer's voice, according
to the committee, should command a correspond-
ing degree of attention in State and national leg-
islature. The main purpose of the meeting, there-
fore, will be to increase respect for the dealer as
an important element of society.
SUPPORT THE^TEVENS BILL.
COLUMBIA NEWS BRIEFLETS.
Dealers Should Write Their Senators and Con-
gressmen in Favor of Fair Trade Principles.
Cowperthwait & Co. Hold Opening of New
Talking
Machine Department—H. R. S.
Klock a Visitor.—C. R. Ely Goes South.
The Victor Talking Machine Co. sent out a letter
to its dealers this week calling their attention to
the importance of the measure now before Con-
gress known as the Stevens bill (H. R. 13,305).
The letter to the Victor dealers reads in part:
EDWARD D. EASTON IS HOST
"You know, of course, how important it is that
At Dinner to Miss Gertrude Lyle Who Was Mar-
this bill should become law, as it would be national
ried This Week—Four Engaged
Couples
recognition of the fair trade principle, and effec-
Members of the Easton and Lyle Families
tive prohibition of the predatory price-cutting
Present.
methods that are ruining so many dealers and creat-
ing great trading monopolies. We trust that you
Edward D. Easton, president of the Columbia
will promptly take similar action and write immedi-
Graphophone Co., and Mrs. E. D. Easton tendered
ately to your Senators and Congressmen in favor
a dinner Wednesday, April 1, to Miss Gertrude
of this bill, mentioning it by name and number-
Lyle, daughter of George W. Lyle, general man-
ager of the Columbia Graphophone Co., and her Stevens bill (H. R. 13,305.)"
fiancee, Richard Arnault, who were married at
Hackensack on Wednesday of this week. The
J. Q. BREMNER JTO SUPPORT BILL.
dinner was given at Mr. Easton's beautiful home
J. G. Bremner, president of the Eastern Talking
in Aroolas, N. J.
Machine Dealers' Association, is one of those rep-
A noteworthy feature of this dinner is the fact
resenting trade organizations who will go to Wash-
that there were present four engaged couples, rep-
ington next week for the purpose of testifying be-
resenting the families of Edward D. Easton and
fore the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Commit-
George W. Lyle. These four couples were Miss
tee at Washington in support of the Stevens bill
Gertrude Lyle and Richard Arnault, Miss Frances
(H. R. 13,305) prohibiting price cutting among
Ogden and Harold Lyle, a son of George W. Lyle;
other features.
Miss Helen Easton, daughter of President Easton,
and Norris Mumper; Miss Mary Rankin and
VICTROLAS IX ANDJC IN FUMED OAK.
Mortimer D. Easton, a son of President Easton.
Other guests at the dinner included Mr. and Mrs.
The Victor Talking Machine Co. made the fol-
George W. Lyle, Mrs. Rankin, C. W. Woddrop, lowing announcement this week, which is of con-
secretary of the Columbia Graphophone Co., and siderable interest to all the company's distributers
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Easton, the host and hostess. and dealers:
The table decorations were unusually tasteful
"To meet a growing demand, due to the steady
and charming and each guest received an appro-
increase in popularity of the fumed oak finish in
priate favor with a snatch of poetry contained
home furnishings, we have decided to furnish the
therein. The dates of the other three weddings
Victrolas IX and X in fumed oak. We probably
in these two prominent families have not yet been
will be in a position to make shipments in this
announced.
finish some time in June, but suggest that the
dealers and distributers place their orders immedi-
NEEDLE COMPANY INCORPORATES. ately so that we may determine to some degree
what percentage of our output to devote to this
The Velvetone Wood Needle Co., 509 Hall
finish."
Building, Kansas City, Mo., has been incorpor-
The machines referred to in -the above letter,
ated with capital stock of $20,000 for the purpose
Victrolas, Nos. IX and X, are among the most
of manufacturing and marketing a new form of
wood talking machine needle. The officers are: popular models in the Victor catalog, retailing at
F. Alexander, president and manager; Clarence $50 and $75 respectively. These machines in
Alexander, vice-president, and O. A. Schramm, fumed oak finish should prove welcome additions
to the Victor dealer's line.
secretary and treasurer.
Cowperthwait & Co., the prominent furniture
house with stores at 103 Park Row and 121st street
and Third avenue, New York, held the grand open-
ing of its new Columbia department Saturday night.
Edward Woolley, connected with the Columbia Co.
for several years, has been appointed manager for
the two departments, and his lengthy experience
with Columbia policies and products well equips him
to achieve a pleasing success in his new position.
The Columbia department in the uptown Cow-
perthwait store is an unusually attractive one, the
company having spent considerable money to make
the numerous demonstration rooms sound-proof
and artistic. Cowperthwait & Co. cater to an ex-
tensive and fast-growing clientele, and should find
Columbia machines and records a valuable addition
ti> their business.
Homer R. S. Klock, Stamford, Conn., head of
the piano house which bears his name, was a visitor
this week at the offices of the Columbia Co: Mr.
Klock closed arrangements a fortnight since to
handle the complete Columbia line, but had found
the Columbia representation so profitable in this
short time that he desired to place a large addi-
tional order for immediate delivery. He is well
pleased with the sales possibilities of the more ex-
pensive Columbia machines in his territory.
Clifford R. Ely, the popular traveling ambassador
for the Columbia Co.'s wholesale department, left
Sunday night for an extended trip through the
South. Mr. Ely has been spending the last few
weeks in New York, and during this time had
closed arrangements with a number of prominent
local concerns in various mercantile lines to handle
the Columbia products.
The Columbia Co.'s wholesale establishment at 89
Chambers street, New York, has found it necessary
to increase its floor space to adequately handle its
fast growing business. To this end a half of an-
other floor in the same building was leased this
week. This extra room will be used for storing
purposes, permitting of the store's keeping con-
siderably more stock on hand than is now possible
with its present floor space.
The Columbia Graphophone Co. has opened a
new agency in Sioux Falls, S. D., under the man-
agement of A. C. Burkholder.