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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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OPEN DEPARTMENT IN FT. WAYNE
EDISON DEALERS MEET IN WICHITA
PROGRESS OF CORLEY CO. ANNEX
Wolf & Desauer Give Extensive Space to Vic-
trolas and Records—Edward F. Ginsberg in
Charge as Manager—Well Experienced
Retailers of Southwest Kansas the Guests of
the Innes Co. at Business Meeting and Din-
ner—M. M. Blackman Makes Address
Structure Now Building Will Give Company
25,000 Square Feet Additional Floor Space
for Storage of Victor Goods
FORT WAYNE, IND., September 29.—Wolf & Des-
WICHITA, KAN., October 2.—A number of Edi-
son phonograph dealers in the southwest Kan-
sas territory were entertained last week at the
Wichita Club, this city, by Walter P. Innes,
vice-president of the Innes Co., and C. W. Cos-
grove, manager of the phonograph department
of that concern. A business meeting was held
in the afternoon with a banquet in the evening,
the principal speakers being M. M. Blackman,
manager of The Phonograph Co., Kansas City,
and C. T. Cunningham, representative of that
concern.
Dealers attending the meeting were: A. K.
Snyder, Winfield; John Knafp, Mullenville;
Mr. Hoag, Newton; L. Selig, Eldorado; M.
M. Blackman and C. T. Cunningham, Kansas
City; C. A. Ammermon, Kingman; Mr. Cam-
eron, Pratt; A. H. Fitch, Arkansas City; Mr.
Williamson, Attica; H. S. Bryant, C. W. Cos-
grove, Wichita.
RICHMOND, VA., October 2.—Work is progress-
ing rapidly on the construction of the new an-
nex of the Corley Co., the energetic Victor dis-
auer,
have
ment
main
the large department store of this city,
just opened an exclusive Victrola depart-
which will occupy extensive space on the
floor of the present building. They are
INSURANCE FORJ1ERZOG EMPLOYES
Edward F. Ginsberg
also working on plans for a new store in which
the Victor department will have still larger
main floor quarters with twelve private demon-
stration booths. The manager of the depart-
ment is Edward F. Ginsberg, an energetic
young talking machine man who came to Fort
Wayne after a most successful career in the
Eastern trade.
He was last connected with
Landay Bros.' Thirty-fourth street store in
New York, where he made a remarkable sales
record. His decision to come to Fort Wayne
was the conclusion of a pretty romance which
ended in his marriage to one of the city's fair
daughters.
He wished to ratify the young
woman's natural desire to remain in her home
town, and consequently set to work to make
a position for himself here in the talking ma-
chine field. He succeeded in interesting Wolf
& Desauer, and from the manner in which the
business is starting off the concern will have
no cause to regret their decision.
JOS. NOLAN WITH GATELY-HAIRE
Joseph Nolan, "Albany's premier comedian,"
has become associated with the Victrola head-
quarters of the Gately-Haire Co., Inc., 121
North Pearl street, as a member of the retail
force.
Mr. Nolan is well known as an entertainer
in private entertainments, having participated
in various entertainments held at Wolferts
Roost, the Adelphi Club, the Mohawk Golf
Club, the Knights of Columbus and other prom-
inent organizations. His many friends are strong
in their congratulation of his connection with
"Albany's Musical Center" and Mr. Nolan has
invited all to visit him to hear their favorite
selections on the Victrola.
THE TALKING
MACHINE WORLD
Contains all the news of the
talking machine trade
throughout the world—the
doings of manufacturers,
jobbers and dealers.
A Business Essential
$1.00 the Year
Published monthly at
373 Fourth Ave., New York City
Group Accident and Health Insurance Provided
for Workmen by Herzog Art Furniture Co.,
of Saginaw, Mich.—A New Idea
Starting Work on Corley Building
tributors of this city, and it will be under roof
before many weeks. When completed the new
building will give the company 25,000 square
feet additional floor space, which has been
made necessary by the tremendous increase in
its wholesale Victor business throughout the
Southern territory. The accompanying photo-
graph taken late last month gives some idea of
the progress of the work.
SAGINAW, MICH., October 2.—The plan adopted
by various prominent concerns for providing
insurance for their employes has been followed
out by the Herzog Art Furniture Co., of this
COLUMBIA GLEANINGS
city, which instead of the, usual life insurance
Mme. Petrova to Make Series of Records—
policy has taken out group, accident and health
Louis Sterling, of London, Expected—Dealers
insurance for its employes, based upon 50 per
Urged to Make Store Windows Attractive
cent, of their wages. The advantage of the new
form of policy is that an employe does not have
According to newspaper announcements Mme.
to die before enjoying the advantage of the com- Olga Petrova, the famous moving picture star,
pany's generosity but is protected in all cases has signed a contract to make a series of rec-
of accidents or sickness.
ords for the Columbia Graphophone Co. It
is understood that Mme. Petrova will sing and
NEW PLANT FOR J . B. OGDEN
read a number of poems of her own composi-
Owing to the frequent difficulty in securing tion.
A dividend of 1^4 P e r cent., the regular
prompt shipments from furniture factories mak-
quarterly
dividend, has been declared upon the
ing cabinets under contract, J. B. Ogden, manu-
facturer of the Ogden Sectional Record Cabinet regular common stock of the American Grapho-
and Dales System, Lynchburg, Va., has ar- phone Co.
Louis Sterling, general manager of the Euro-
ranged for the establishment of a complete
cabinet plant in that city, which is expected to pean interests of the Columbia Co., is expected
be in operation at an early date. Mr. Ogden in this country about the middle of October to
reports a heavy demand for his sectional filing talk over plans for European fall trade.
The advertising department of the Columbia
system, and is at present shipping two new
models that are proving very popular, owing Co. has suggested to Columbia dealers that they
try and make their store windows distinctive,
to the improvements contained therein.
and with this idea in mind has prepared a
Bernard Titler, who recently opened a talk- number of ideas for store windows which
ing machine shop at Lenox avenue and 116th should act as a powerful stimulus to machine
street, New York City, reports a very pleasing and record sales. These consist of window
demand for Jewish talking machine records transparencies in various colors, which are both
artistic and attractive.
during the recent holiday season.
GOOD COMEDY IN NOVEL MILITARY WINDOW DISPLAY
That a little clever comedy is
effective in the arrangement of a
window display, and frequently
serves to attract much valuable
attention, is illustrated in th
case of the Stone Piano Co., of
Grand Forks, N. D., who handle
the new Edison in that section.
The accompanying cut is a re-
production of a window display
prepared by the Stone Co., at a
time when the local National
Guardsmen were preparing to
leave for the Mexican border
and shows the guardsmen stick-
ing Carranza in the center of his
activities, while Villa takes to
the woods. The timeliness of
the display, and its humorous
t h o u g h significant idea, at-
tracted much attention, which
in turn resulted in some very
good business.
Edison Display at Stone Co. Store