Presto

PRESTO
April 24, 1920.
NEW PHONOGRAPH STORES
Activity of the Talking Machine Trade Well Ex-
pressed in Big Number of Openings.
D. B. Troxel, Deland, 111., has remodeled his
store. He has cut off part of the lobby by a parti-
tion and will use the added space for a music room
to take care of his fast growing music business.
Emery & Harding Furniture Co., Harriman,
Tenn., and Rockwocd, Tenn., has opened a branch
at Rockwood, Teen.
H. H. Boyson, Oak Park, 111., has opened a store
in the Masonic Building.
The talking machine department of the Wunder-
lich Piano Co., Kansas City, Mo., is resplendent in
newly decorated walls and a new arrangement of
the floor makes the department look more spacious.
The department was recently enlarged by moving
the business offices to the third floor, leaving the
entire first floor to the machines.
The store at 37 and 39 West King street, Lancas-
ter, Pa., has been leased by the Home Music Co.
for a period of five years. The store will be re-
modeled.
Gibson & VVilla is the title of a new music store
opened recently at Cape Girardeau, Mo.
work of that nature and his abilities tit
position. He succeeds Marion Dorian
auditor. Mr. Dorian resigned recently
the practice of law in Washington, D.
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him for the
as general
to take up
C.
MUSIC PUBLISHERS DINE.
ARTISTIC STEGER TRADE MARK
Phonograph Division of Steger & Sons Featuring
Medallion in Attractive Publicity.
The annual spring dinner of the Greater New
York Music Publishers and Dealers' Association
was held on Tuesday of last week at Reisen-
weber's. New York. An elaborate entertainment
program was presented by the entertainment com-
mittee of which Maurice Richmond was chairman.
The new me-
dallion t r a d e -
mark issued by
the Phonograph
D i v i s i o n of
Steger & Sons
Piano Mfg. Co.,
NEW COAST DISTRIBUTORS.
of Chicago, Il-
Fred Davidson and associates have formed a com-
linois, is a beau-
pany to engage in the distribution of phonographs
tiful work of
and records, with headquarters in Los Angeles,
art. It is thor-
Calif. The firm will buy direct from the manufac-
oughly artistic
turers and plan to do a large business throughout
in very detail,
a wide territory.
e x h i b i t ing a
beauty of de-
APPLIES FOR CHARTER.
sign that should
The Memphis Talking Machine Company, Mem-
make it very ef-
phis. Tenn., to deal in musical instruments, has ap- fective in attracting favorable attention to the
plied for a charter. The capital stock of the com- Steger Line of Reproducing Phonographs.
pany is given as $1,000. The incorporators are:
This striking trade-mark tells the story of Steger
Olen II. Davis, Charles Gallini, Theodore M. Penin,
quality concisely and impressively. It is embossed
C. A. Pinson and L. U. Pitts.
in gold on the back cover of the new Steger Phon-
ograph
Style Brochure and, in the future, will be
NO
VICTOR-COLUMBIA
MERGER.
NEW COLUMBIA AUDITOR.
employed extensively in Steger magazine, news-
Victor Talking Machine Co. denies that a merger
Last week James J. Monroe took up his new du-
paper and booklet advertising, as well as on the
ties as general auditor of the Columbia Grapho- with the Columbia Graphophone Manufacturing Co.
Phonograph Division letterheads.
is
contemplated
or
being
considered.
phone Co. Mr. Monroe has had long experience in
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