Presto

July 4, 1925.
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PRESTO
SHEET MUSIC AND RADIO
RAYNER, DALHEIM & CO.
Ability and Willingness to Aid the Composer
a Feature of This Big Sheet Music
Printing House.
In the retail music store where the sheet music de-
partment is one of importance there is a possibility
of establishing a profitable music publishing busi-
ness. Everywhere are musicians, music teachers and
music lovers generally with the urge, as well as the
ability, to compose music. Many a good song, reach-
ing the prominence of a best seller, has originated
outside of the big song publishing houses. The
obscurity of a small town is not a deterrent to fame
as a song writer.
The sting of the song sharp, once so widely felt
throughout the country, no longer puts a damper on
the ambition of the amateur music composer. But
the best incentive to effort is the help the local music
dealers may give the aspirants to musical fame. That
help is in pointing out the means to publishing
through the help of a reputable music printer, like
Rayner, Dalheim & Co., 2054-2060 West Lake street,
Chicago.
This company is one of the largest music printer
houses extant, and has facilities for printing music
by all the processes. "Any publisher our reference"
is the eloquent statement of efficiency.
PLEASING THE RADIO BUYERS
Elgin Phonograph & Novelty Co.'s Line of Tables,
Cabinets and Consoles Strong in Appeal.
Radio dealers, phonograph dealers with a radio
section, and music goods dealers generally, are in-
terested in radio tables, cabinets, and consoles. The
dealers in radio parts find the lines of cabinets and
consoles a necessary part of their presentations.
Everywhere the amateur builder of radio sets is fol-
lowing his interesting job and the completed set nat-
urally calls for a container.
That is why the manufactured products of the
Elgin Phonograph & Novelty Co., Elgin, 111., interest
such a wide circle of customers and prospective buy-
ers of radio tables, cabinets and consoles. Important
REMICK SONG HITS
I Can't Stop Babying You
Why Couldn't It Be Poor Little Me
Swanee Butterfly
By the Light of the Stars
Old Pal
Somebody Like You
Sweet Georgia Brown
Me and the Boy Friend
My Best Girl
Dreams
Lucky Kentucky
Just Lonesome
Isn't She the Sweetest Thing
Don't Bring Lulu
Take Me Back to Your Heart
J. H. REMICK & CO.
New York
Chicago
Detroit
departments of the factory are devoted to the produc-
tion of artistic models which meet ready acceptance
with the dealers. Correct measurements, novelty in
design, thoroughness in construction and taste in fin-
ish, distinguish the cabinets, tables and consoles pro-
duced. The qualities that appeal to the buyers of
taste and appreciation of structural values, are em-
bodied in the products of the Elgin Phonograph &
Novelty Co.
HEAR EVOLUTION TALKS
Conservatism vs. Modernism Is to Be Broadcast on
Eve of the Scopes TriaL
The radio audience will not hear the proceedings
of the Scopes trial from Dayton, Tennessee, because
of the lack of facilities, but, in its stead, the Crosley
Radio Corporation, of Cincinnati, has arranged to
broadcast an interesting feature on Wednesday night,
July 8th, at 10 o'clock, from its W L W studio.
Rev. Frederick Nelson McMillin, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church of Walnut Hills, will pre-
sent at 15-minute discussion which he has called "Con-
servatism," and Dr. M. K. Crumrind, of the First
English Lutheran Church, of Dayton, Ohio, will
present as his topic, "The Spirit of Modernism," in a
paper to be read by Alvin Richard Plough.
Preceding the discussion of the most interesting
topic of the times, a brief outline of the Scopes trial,
which begins July 10th, will be given by Moses
Strauss.
RADIO IN NORWAY.
Negotiations have been going on for some time
between the Norwegian Association of Radio Dealers
and the Norwegian Radio Association regarding an
exhibition of Norwegian and foreign radio equipment,
together with apparatus assembled by amateurs. It
was originally planned to hold this exhibition in May
of the current year, but due to the lack of available
space, postponement was necessary. Arrangements
have now been completed to hold the exhibition in
Oslo from September 1 to 15, 1925.
RADIO CONCERTS ANNOUNCED.
The Wiley B. Allen Co., San Francisco, has in-
augurated its "Twilight Concerts," to be broadcasted
from its own studio by relaying to Station KGO, the
plan of the General Electric Co., at Melrose. The
programs promised at between 6 and 7 p. m. on cer-
tain evenings to be announced in advance each month
are arranged by Harold Pracht, sales manager of the
company, and consist of high-class vocal and instru-
mental music. The Mason & Hamlin piano is used.
RADIO ASSOCIATION GROWS.
The membership of the Radio Trades Association
of Santa Clara County, with offices in San Jose, Cal.,
has now reached thirty members. The growing as-
sociation is made up of dealers in radio and music
dealers with a radio department. Thomas L. Kennon,
of the Kimberlin Radio Studio, San Jose, is president.
The music store at 7 Pembroke Arcade, Indian-
apolis, now operated by Thomas Walsh, was for-
merly the Indianapolis Music Exchange.
To Piano Makers
and Dealers/
For best advertising Song Books for
Fairs, etc., write to the Illinois State
Register, Dept. P, Springfield, Illinois
MAIL ORDER PUBLISHERS
Unfairness of Their Methods to Representa-
tive Sheet Music Dealers Everywhere
Pointed Out by J. Edgar Robinson.
For years the representative sheet music dealers
have protested against the invasion of their territories
by the mail order publishing houses. They have con-
sidered it unfair and found it discouraging. The
dealers claim too that while they are prevented from
expanding their" businesses, the mail order pub-
lishers fail in results.
Many sheet music dealers are indifferent to the
possibilities for growth in their business. They fail
to discriminate between the publisher from whom
they are sure of co-operation and the mail order
publisher who allures his prospective buyers among
the teachers and musical people with price seductions,
unusual credit and other privileges. The condition
was ably presented to the music dealers at the recent
convention by J. Edgar Robinson, of Robinson's
Music House, Washington, D. C, who asked:
"Are we to continue to be luke-warni toward this
vital and largest barrier to our development? Cer-
tainly, with such important changes made in the
policies of several of the large publishing houses, in
favor of the dealer, we should have no compunction
about declaring ourselves positively opposed to fur-
ther activity by the mail order houses, that the
houses that practice such indiscretions should be im-
mediately taken to account, both out of appreciation
for the co-operation we now enjoy and for the health-
ful growth of our business." Continuing, he said:
"When our organization first came into existence
no doubt many believed that the present existing con-
ditions would be impossible of accomplishment. We
have seen what could be done with determination,
we need no further proof of our ability to destroy
unfair competition. Such teachers' discount propo-
sals as we are hearing from a few selfish dealers and
publishers, determined to destroy our structure of
"one price to all, special privileges to none," are
artful devices designed to wreck the results of a hard
fought battle for honorable merchandising. We can-
not afford to yield one inch of ground. It is now
time to close in our lines with a determination to
wipe out, for all time, this barrier to a healthful
growth of our.business and the further development
of constructive policies our organization has within
its grasp."
DITSON CO.'S ANNIVERSARY
Old Boston Music House Celebrates Ninetieth Anni-
versary of the Date of Its Founding.
Music buyers are reminded in the stationery and
current advertising of the Oliver Ditson Co., Boston,
that the ninetieth anniversary of the founding of the
house is being celebrated. The firm was first opened
by Oliver Ditson under his own name in 1835
although the business had really existed since 1783
at 8 State street, Boston, where it had been estab-
lished by Ebenezer Battelle.
The present officials and executives of the Oliver
Ditson Co., are Charles H. Ditson, president; Edward
W. Briggs, treasurer; C. A. Woodman, manager. The
directors are: C. A. Woodman, Boston, and Edward
S. Cragin, of New York. Outside representatives of
the Oliver Ditson Co. are Chas. H. Ditson & Co.,
New York, and Winthrop Rogers, Ltd., London,
England.
Britt & Droke, music dealers, 121 Walnut street,
Rogers, Ark., recently added a line of sheet music.
Manufacturers of
RADIO
Tabh les
Cabinets
Consoles
Elgin Phonograph & Novelty Co.
Elgin, III.
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