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Established 1884
NUMBER 17R1
NUMBER 1761.
THE AMERICAN MUSIC TRADE WEEKLY
Published weekly by Presto Publishing
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Entered as second class matter Jan. 29, 1896 at
p o s t office, Chicago, under Act of Mar. 3, 1879.
37TH YEAR.
NEW FACTORY FOR REPUBLIC PLAYER ROLLS
The location of the new home of the Republic
Player Roll Corp., is at 75th St. and Broadway, ac-
cording to an announcement made last week by
Paul B. Klugh, president of that progressive organi-
zation of player roll manufacturers. The announce-
ment ends the conjecture of the trade as to where
the new plant would be located.
When it first became apparent that the Republic
Player Roll Corporation would have to increase its
output and necessarily its manufacturing facilities
it was determined that the new factory would be
located conveniently to the music district to which
it is so closely allied. As a result, the new Repub-
lic factory enjoys the distinction of being the only
player roll plant with its entire office, recording
studios and manufacturing facilities in one building
situated in the heart of the music belt.
It Is Advantageous.
This new and advantageous location offers the
convenience of a direct contact with the big song
publishers who are grouped in the Times Square
section and is literally next door to the theater row
where Broadway hits originate. Without a doubt
the new location of the Republic Rolls will be re-
flected in the increased timeliness of future Repub-
lic hits.
The announcement of the new Republic factory
comes just one year after the Republic Player Roll
entered the market. Since then it has achieved a de-
velopment which has been one of the 1919 features
of the player roll industry. The new company
started with apparently every advantage in its favor.
The high grade hand-played word roll was becoming
increasingly popular, offering an advantageous mar-
ket condition when Republic entered the field. The
success of this new player roll from the first was
phenomenal and it became evident very shortly that
the original equipment and facilities of the new com-
pany were inadequate to meet the fast growing de-
mand. Additional equipment and machinery were
secured immediately in an effort to keep pace with
the demand, and this new machinery and equipment
soon made necessary additional floor space and ulti-
mately necessitated the new factory.
The new Republic home is of modern construc-
tion in every deail and has been turned into an up-
to-the-minute player roll plant by extensive altera-
tions which have just been completed. The layout
and manufacturing arrangements of the new factory
have been made under the direction of Frank W.
Moran, who has recently assumed the duties of
general manager of the Republic Corporation.
Mr. Moran has had a long and practical experience
in the making and selling of player rolls, and the
efficiency of the layout and arrangement of the new
plant is to a major extent a result of his efforts.
Eliminating Lost Motion.
From the recording department to the shipping
room Republic player rolls will travel in a straight
line through all their processes of manufacture.
Once a roll is started in its making it travels in a
continuous line ever onward, never doubling back,
until it reaches the trucks packed in its individual
shipping container. Lost motion has been almost
eliminated and efficiency to the greatest degree will
in the future be applied to the manufacturing pro-
cesses.
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