- DECEMBER
I, 1923
THE
MUSIC
TRADE
7
REVIEW
GLEN BROS.-ROBERTS CO. OPENS ITS NEW OGDEN STORE
Stone & Co., of Salt La·ke City, Takes Starr Agency-Williams Music Co. Improving Warerooms
-All .Prospects Point to Fine Holiday Business With Salt Lake City Merchants
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SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, Kovember 24.-AI
tor of the firm. Mr. Holland is justl y proud of
though no one is complaining of business con
this fine new store, which is not excelled by
any music store in the State for its fine appear
ditions at this time, for there is nothing to com
ance and arrangements. There is a large con
plain about, the turnover of representative
firms is reported to be rather less than it has
cert hall, where musical organizations may hold
been during the past several weeks. This is
meetings, dance s, etc., for the cost of heat and
due to two causes. In the first place, business
light; beautiful demonstration room s and oooths
has been unusually good up till now and, in
for everything in the way of musical instru
ments; a very up-to-date varnish room, which
the second, we ar e at this writing in the middle
of the between-season or, shall we say, pre
is entirely shut off from the rest of the store
holiday season slump.
so that no dust may re ach instrum e nts under
All the merchants are agreed that business is
going renovation; an electrically operated ele
going to be good this Christmas. They base
vator to handle freight and arran ged so that
this belief on the excellent industrial conditions
there can be no damage through jarring an in
prevailing, compared with previous years, and
strument, and a crude oil furn ac e which regu
the ever-increasing interes t in music, espe cially
lates its own heat so that the building cannot
band and orchestra music. Every new band or
get colder or warmer than desi red by an over
orchestra that is or ::;anized seems to result in
sight. Two of the upstairs rooms are fitted up
like living rooms in some mansion. There is
the birth of two more to keep it company.
Merchants predict that this interest is going to
an absence of merchandising atmosphere there
keep up for some time to come.
and a prospective customer is made to feel that
]. J. Daynes, president and general manager
he would like to own one of the Ampicos
of the Daynes-B eebe Music Co., is expected
which each contains.
back from his California branch before these
Mr. Holland said th ey were putting on Chick
lin es appear in print. Di ck Thompson, adver
ering piano, Vi cto r, Edison and Brunswick
tising manager of thr company, has gone to
phonograph concerts for the entertainment of
Hollywood on business for ·the company. He
the publi c once a month. These concerts will
expects to b ~ away three or four weeks.
be given in their new hall and will be free. A
Alvin A. Bees ley, manager of the Beesl ey
movable box office is also being installed, so
rvIusic Co. an d president of the local music
that people organizing con cer ts and the like can
merchants' association, and Royal W Daynes, insta ll their own tick et seller and act independ
general manager of the Consolidated ~.fusic
ently of th e store. The idea of this, according
Co., have been appointed district leaders for the
to Mr. Holl an d, was to make the. store the
Christmas carol singing which will be under
headquarters of everything musical.
taken in this city on Christmas Eve in aid of
One new feature about the store which is
charity. The music merchants took an active
most interesting is the new pl a n of handling the
part in organizing this movement. It w en t ov(;r
phonograp h department.
Instead of every
big last year.
sale swoma n or salesman se llin g records help
The Sa lt Lake City Community Orchestra is
ing himself a requisit io n will hav e to be made
the latest instrumental organization to be
hereafter to a person in charge of the stock.
formed her e. The membersh ip is limit ed to
Thi s will be better for the salespeople, Mr. Hol
one hundred. It is an a mat eu r org-anization
land thought, enabling them to concentrate on
fostered by the city recreation department.
their work to a great e r extent than possible
Little four-year-old Dorothy Turner, daugh
under the old plan and help the person in
ter of Abe Turner, proprietor of th e Burgerner
charge of the departm ent to keep track of
Music Store, Price, Carbon County, was run
slowly moving merchandise, etc.; also on over
over by a wagon the other day and seriously,
stocking of records. The young lady who has
if not fatally, hurt. ]11'lr. Turner bought the
bee n appointed to this new position is Miss
Burgerner Mu sic Store about a year ago. He
Bertha Monson, daughter of a prominent Ogden
was formerly of Provo.
business man.
The Starr Piano Co. has opened a br anch in
Although the company IS already in its new
Salt Lake City which will be run by Stone &
home the building is not quite finished. It will
Co., of West Second South street. Mr. Stone
cost $75,000 altogether.
said they would also handle the firm's phono
graph business, too. Mr. Stone is not only well
YAHRLING AND HYRE IN NEW YORK
known as a music mer ch ant, but also as an
orchestra leader.
New York was honored last week with a visit
The Williams Music Co., of Twenty-s.econd from two important officials of the Music Mer
street and Washington av en ue, Ogden, has chants' Association of Ohio, Pnesident Charles
made some substantial improvements of late.
H. Yahrling, of the Yahrling-Rayner Co.,
An office has been put in and booths for piano,
Y oung·stown, and Secretary Rexfo·rd C. Hyre,
phonograph and other demonstrations. Ezra of Cleveland. who called on a number of local
manufacturers in connection with the prelimi
H. G. Williams, who founded the business, has
nary plans for the next annual convention of
retired from active management in favor of his
the Ohio Association. Getting away with an
sons, Joseph H . Williams and Frederick D. Wil
liams. Joseph H. is an actor of ability and has . carly sta rt, it is declared that the next conven
tion, to be held in Cleveland, will break all pre
just lined up with the Olsen Co. of Ogden for
a season. He has traveled all over America
vio us records.
with a Chautauqua company.
Miss A. Pitt is a new addition to the staff
MESKILL MUSIC SHOP OPENS
of the Glen Bros.-Roberts Piano Co. She will
~IUNCIE, IND., November 21.--· -The Meskill Music
be attached to the sheet musi c department,
Shop, 109 West Jackson street, held its formal
which the com pany is enlarging.
ope ning here rece ntly. A. T•. Huber, who is in
D. S. Pope, of the .\merican Piano Co., Bos
charge of th,e store, has been identified with the
ton, Mass., is a local visitor.
music business about eighteen years. The rec
Dr. Sigmund Spaeth, the noted music critic,
is in this city just now, lecturing before variou s ord department of the store, which is owned
by an Indianapolis concern, will be in charge of
civic bodies and musical organ izations.
Dr.
Miss Louis!" Rubel-, daught e r of the manager
Spaeth is making his headquarters at the Glen
Bros.-Roberts Piano Co. store while in the city.
of the store
Your correspondent called at the new home
The Lead,er Furniture & Phonograph Co.,
of the Glen Bros.-Roberts Piano Co. in Ogden
Inc., of Chicago, has lately been dissolved, ac
during the week and was shown around b y
cording to advices received from that place
Thomas J. Holland, sales manager and a dlrec
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Electric, $290
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$300
Electric, $340
Mahogany
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