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OCICBER 11, 1919
THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
43
COLUMBIA GRAPHOPHONE CO. BUYS PLANT IN TORONTO
GUIDO CICCOLINI A BRIDEGROOM
Nearly Quarter of a Million Feet of Floor Space for Manufacturing Purposes Available Through
Purchase of Plant of Canadian Aeroplanes, Ltd.—Will Employ Two Thousand Workers
Noted Tenor and Edison Artist Marries Miss
Gladys Sutphin of Oyster Bay, N. Y.
More than 235,000 feet of factory space in
Toronto is to be devoted to the manufacture of
Columbia Grafonolas and records. The Columbia
Graphophone Co. has bought from The Imperial
Munitions Board, the plant of Canadian Aero-
planes, Ltd., on Dufferin street. With the single
exception of the Massey-Harris Works, this is
the largest plant under one roof in Toronto. It
occupies twelve acres of ground and consists of
eight large permanent buildings and three smaller
frame buildings, together with the railroad sid-
ings, which run directly into the largest structure.
This extensive purchase was made, according
to officials of the Columbia Graphophone Co., to
take care of the rapidly and consistently expand-
ing demand in Canada for their product. Both
Grafonolas and records are to be made under the
same roof, and the company will take advantage
of the drying kilns installed for the manufacture
of aeroplanes to make their own cabinets for the
Grafonolas. The company officials state that the
support of the trade in Canada has justified this
big development and made it possible.
The construction of this modern plant was
begun in February, 1917. It began operations in
May of that year, and continued under high pres-
sure until the close of 1918. The exterior walls
of the eight large buildings are faced with red
pressed brick, and their frames are of steel. The
windows all have steel sashes and all the buildings
DAVIDSON AND WALSH PROMOTED
Edward E. Davidson Now Sales Promotion
Manager and Arthur Walsh Now Heads Recital
Department of Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Hdward R. Davidson, employed continuously
at the Rdison Laboratories for the past twenty-
two years, was recently appointed Manager of
the Sales Promotion Department of Thomas A.
Rdison, Inc.
Mr. Davidson's first position at the Rdison
Laboratories was as a stenographer in the Sales
Department of the former National Phonograph
Co. Several years later, he became Manager of
the Agreement Department and held that position
until his recent appointment to the office of Sales
Promotion Manager.
Arthur Walsh, who has been acting as assistant
to the Recital Department, has been placed in
charge of that department, which probably now
employs more artists and arranges for and directs"
Arthur Walsh and E. E. Davidson
except the garage are protected by means of an
automatic sprinkler system.
The largest structure of the plant is that lying
along the south boundary of the property, form-
erly used as the fuselage building. It is 680 feet
long, and has a total floor area of 42,570 square
feet. The next largest structure, formerly the
Hill building, lies along the north boundary of
the property. It is 420 feet long and has an
available floor space of 39,180 square feet. Be-
tween these two rises the former Wing Building,
580 feet long, with a floor area of 35,200 square
feet.
The two story structure at the east end of the
property has a total available floor space of
44,350 square feet, and the storage building just
behind it 27,600 square feet. The former pro-
peller building between this and the Hill build-
ing has two floors and an area of 18,880 square
feet. In addition to these buildings, there are the
boiler house and the kilns, the garage with
storage space for twelve cars and a repair shop
large enough to hold three motor trucks.
The time office building in which the employ-
ment office is also located was designed to
handle more than two thousand employes, out
and in, and did so successfully during the war.
This factory conducted by the Columbia Grapho-
phone Co. will offer employment to at least an
equal number.
Guido Ciccolini, a famous Rdison artist and
Italian tenor, was recently married to Miss
Gladys Sutphin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
liam L. Sutphin, of Oyster Bay, N. Y. The mar-
Guido Ciccolini
riage took place at the Manhattan Marriage
License Bureau, Municipal Building, New York,
more concerts annually than any other similar and was witnessed by the bride's parents.
organization in the world.
The bride and bridegroom went to the Knicker-
Arthur Walsh was recently discharged from bocker Hotel after the ceremony. Last week they
service where he saw active duty as a sergeant of journeyed to Winnipeg, Canada, where Mr. Cicco-
United States Marines. Mr. Walsh, as one of lini will resume his season's work, which he in-
America's leading younger violinists, first ap- terrupted several weeks ago at Kansas City to
peared on the concert platform for Thomas A. make preparations for his wedding.
Rdison, Inc. He was the first to give a tone test
Guido Ciccolini became celebrated in America
and greatly aided in the development of the tone because of his connection as a leading artist with
test department which he now manages.
Thomas A. Rdison, Inc., and as a leading tenor
with the Boston Opera Company and later with
VICTOR PRESIDENT DENIES RUMORS the Chicago Grand Opera Co.
Eldridge R. Johnson Declares That Controlling
Stock of Victor Co. Has Not Been Transferred
Persistent rumors have permeated the trade
for some time past to the effect that controlling
stock in the Victor Talking Machine Co. had been
transferred to the DuPont interests, or that the
Victor Co. was about to be consolidated with
the Columbia Co.
When asked regarding the rumors, Rldridge R.
Johnson, president of the Victor Co., denied them
most positively and emphatically. He stated that
there have not been any negotiations for the
purchase of the controlling stock in the Victor
Co. ; or any suggestions to that effect, and ex-
pressed the opinion that the rumors were circu-
lated by interested parties for the purpose of
influencing the sale of certain stocks.
GEO. W. HOPKIN'S GREAT TRIP
General Sales Manager of The Columbia Grapho-
phone Co. Called on Trade in Chicago, Indiana-
polis, St. Louis and New Orleans
George W. Hopkins, general sales manager of
the Columbia Graphophone Co., returned to New
York a few days ago after visiting the company's
Canadian headquarters and the branches at Chi-
cago, Indianapolis, St. Louis and New Orleans.
At the last three cities, Mr. Hopkins inaugurated
a new plan of salesmen's meetings which met
with signal success. The managers and members
of the sales organization of the Columbia
branches in the territories adjacent to India-
napolis, St. Louis and New Orleans gathered at
these three cities, and district sales conventions
were held under Mr. Hopkins' direction.
Mr. Hopkins on this successful
BECOMES ADVERTISING MANAGER trip Accompanying
were R. F. Bolton, sales manager of the In-
Paul F. Wiggin Has Taken Charge of the Adver- ternational record department, O. F. Benz, of the
tising Department of the Emerson Phonograph record promotion division and H. L. Tuers, head
of the dealers service department. '
Co., New York City
The managers and salesmen were so enthusias-
The Emerson Phonograph Co., New York, an- tic regarding the practical value of these meetings
nounced this week the appointment of Paul F. that Mr. Hopkins spent two days in Boston, ac-
Wiggin as advertising manager of the company. companied by Messrs. Bolton, Benz and Tuers,
Mr. Wiggin is well knd\vn in advertising circles where the managers and salesmen of the New
as a man of initiative and ability, and his broad Haven and Portland, Me., branches convened at
experience well qualifies him for the important the Boston headquarters of the company. On
work which will be under his supervision and Monday the sales staff of the New York branch
direction. He will have complete charge of ad- assembled at the Hotel McAlpin where Mr.
vertising of every description, including all Hopkins and Messrs. Bolton, Benz and Tuers
printed matter connected with the promotion of addressed the New York salesmen. Lambert
the Rmerson product.
Friedl, New York branch manager, presided.