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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
PLANS FOR JOBBERS' CONVENTION.
TO ENLARGE ST. CROIX PLANT.
Special Attention to Be Given to Educational
Work at the Annual Gathering of the Na-
tional
Association
of
Talking
Machine
Jobbers to Be Held at Atlantic City in July.
Albert Paillard, Head of the Sonora Factory in
Switzerland, Visits New York Headquarters.
Albert Paillard, head of the Sonora factory at
St Croix, Switzerland, was a visitor to New York
The tenth animal convention of the National during the first part of the month, where he was in
Association of Talking Machine Jobbers will be daily consultation with President George E. Bright-
held at Atlantic City, N. J., the old c avorite stamp- son and Secretan- Joseph Wolff, of the Sonora
ing ground of the jobbers, on July 10, 11 and 12, Phonograph Corp., 57 Reade St.
Plans were consummated with Mr. Paillard that
and for the first time since the conventions have
been held at Atlantic City the headquarters will will greatly increase the output of the Swiss plant
be made at the Hotel Traymore instead of the in order to take care of the rapidly increasing busi-
ness which is being booked by the Sonora Co.
Chalfonte.
Mr. Paillard reports no better conditions indus-
The entertainment committee of the association,
of which A. A. Trostler, of the Schmelzer Arms trially throughout Switzerland, as far as manufac-
Co., Kansas City, is the chairma' 1 , is fast complet- turing goods is concerned, than those in this coun-
ing arrangements for the convention and is out- try, there being a decided shortage in steel, copper,
lining an attractive and ambitious program. brass and other necessary metals for the produc-
Beyond the handling of the routine association tion of motors.
business, the tenth convention will be devoted
COLUMBIA GLEANINGS.
chiefly to educational work and constructive talks
on the part of the members of the association and Spear & Co. to Handle Grafonolas Exclusively
factory officials.
—Stork Visits Home of W. S. Scherman.
As the program is now mapped out tentatively,
Spear & Co., the well-known furniture house,
the business meetings will be held on Monday and
who
will open their new home on West Thirty-
Tuesday afternoons, leaving the mornings open
fourth street next week, will maintain a very at-
for bathing, sailing or other pleasures in which
the conventioners may desire to participate. tractive talking machine department, handling Co-
Wednesday will be "Educational Day," when vari- lumbia products exclusively. J. A. Friedman, a
ous talks on the different phases of the business
JOBBERS VISIT VICTOR FACTORY.
will be listened to.
On Thursday, July 13, the members of the job- Committee Representing National Association
bers' association and their families will be the
Calls to Discuss Business Problems.
guests of the Victor Talking Machine Co. and will
enjoy a special program provided by the company.
At the meeting of the executive committee of
Judging from past conventions there will be noth-
the National Association of Talking Machine Job-
ing lacking in the line of entertainment.
bers, held in New York last month, a sub-com-
In view of the plans now under way, it is ex- mittee was appointed to visit the factory of the
pected that the annual convention of the National
Association of Talking Machine Jobbers for 1916
will be one of the most resultful in the history
of the association. No effort will be spared by
any of those in charge of the matter to make the
convention instructive and profitable as well as
entertaining to the many jobbers who are confi-
dently exnectcd to attend.
talking machine man of extensive experience, will
be in charge of the Columbia division.
William S. Scherman, a member of the Colum-
bia Co.'s advertising department, and one of the
most popular men in the Columbia executive offices,
is receiving the congratulations of his many friends
upon the arrival at his home last Thursday of a
nine-pound baby boy. The new Scherman heir has
been christened "Theodore," and he already gives
evidence of possessing numerous qualities of his
illustrious namesake, "T. R."
Roy F. Ott, president of the Roy F. Ott Talking
Machine Co., Huntsville, Ala., Columbia dealer,
reports the sale of a Columbia "Favorite" to one
of the leading schools in that city. Mr. Ott states
that the machine is giving perfect satisfaction and
is used for practically every division of school
work.
LEGISLATORS TO_GO TO CAMDEN.
(Special to The Review.)
TRENTON, N. J., March (j.—Both the Senate and
the Assembly have accepted invitations sent them
recently by the Victor Talking Machine Co. to visit
its plant at Camden, and arrangements are now
being made for the visit. Senators Rathbun, Edge
and Ackerson will make arrangements for the
higher house, and Assemblymen Wolverton, Whit-
man and Kuhlke will arrange matters for the
Assemblv.
Victor Talking Machine Co. in Camden, N. J., and
confer with the officials of that company regarding
general matters of trade interest. As is always the
case, the committee was cordially received by the
factory officials and much good was accomplished
by the visit. The jobbers' committee included
E. C. Rauth, J. N. Blackman, W. H. Reynalds, H.
A. Winkelman, G. E. Mickel, J. C. Roush and
Charles F. Bruno.
SELLS V1CTROLAS AND GRAFONOLAS.
Doyle Furniture Co. Features its Talking Ma-
chine Department in Full Page Ad.
(Special to The Review.)
GALKSHURC, I I I . , March 6.—The Doyle Furniture
Co., located at Main and Seminary streets, recently
used a full-page advertisement in the daily press
calling attention to the usefulness of the Victor
and Columbia talking machines in entertaining in
the home. Special attention is given to the mail
order department, whereby any record ordered is
delivered to the customer by parcel post within
forty-eight hours after the order has been received.
Complete stocks of both Victor and Columbia ma-
chines are carried, and the firm reports an excel-
lent trade.
J. N. BLACKMAN ON STEVENS BILL.
J. N. Blackmail, president of the Blackman Talk-
ing ' Machine Co., New York, Victor distributer,
was one of the speakers at an open discussion on
the Stevens Bill which was held in the meeting
room of the Harlem Hoard of Commerce, l"2;">th
street and Lexington avenue, New York, on Tues-
day night. Mr. Blackmail's address was one of the
most interesting of the evening, as he presented an
array of facts and figures which left no room for
any doubt regarding the benefits to be conferred
upon every division of the business world and the
general public by the passage of the Stevens Bill.
The Harlem Board of Commerce is one of the
most influential organizations in local public life,
and its members include some of the best known
business men in the upp^r section of the city.
Committee of National Association of Talking Machine Jobbers Photographed at Victor Factory on
February 17—Standing, Left to Right—E. C. Rauth, J. N. Blackman, W. H. Reynalds and
H. A. Winkelman—Seated, G. E. Mickel, Jos. C. Roush and Chas. F. Bruno.