September 12, 1925.
23
PRESTO
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
AMUSEMENT CENTERS
Style C-2
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
FINDLAY PIANO TRUCKS
Eight Styles Approved by Piano Movers and
Dealers Manufactured by Self-Lifting
Piano Truck Co., Findlay, O.
Increased business of the Self-Lifting Piano Truck
Co., Findlay, Ohio, recently necessitated more space
for manufacturing and storing, so plans for a new
building were drawn, the designs accepted and con-
struction begun. Everything was performed in the
promptly decisive manner of Frank D. Lea, manager
of the growing Findlay industry. New equipment
and machinery were also considered a necessity, to
respond to the steadily increasing demand for Self-
Lifting Trucks.
The Self-Lifting Piano Truck Co. manufactures
Selpo Trucks for piano movers, and the new Buckeye
Sill Piano Truck for grands and uprights, considered
the best for stair work. The service of every dealer
is bettered by the use of Buckeye Sill Trucks. The
device has been greatly improved for longer service
in the handles, center rock shaft and the uprights at
both ends.
The company makes eight styles of end trucks.
The Selpo makes the service of the mover the best.
This truck is most complete and sturdy, the frame
being cross-braced and riveted so it cannot rock. In
the Selpo the bail has been lengthened to increase its
leverage.
INTEREST IN RUBBER SUPPLIES
Department of Commerce Believes Philippine Islands
Might Ultimately Produce Big Crop.
The rubber supply problem, which concerns manu-
facturers of pneumatic instruments among other rub-
ber users, is interesting the Department of Commerce
which is encouraging ways to solve it. It is be-
lieved that the Philippine Islands might ultimately
produce 70,000 tons of rubber yearly. The present
land laws, designed to retain a diffused land own-
ership, do not lend themselves to large-capital oper-
ations in rubber plantations. Nevertheless, moderate-
sized plantations are possible with foreign capital,
and, moreover, the small native planter, with proper
encouragement, might become a producer of impor-
tant further supplies.
The climatic conditions of the Philippines are as
favorable for rubber planting as are those of the
Middle East. As regards soil, topography, and acces-
sibility, there are large areas that, if utilized for rub-
ber production, would be superior to the lands now
generally available for new plantations in Sumatra
and Malaya, the principal rubber-producing districts
of the world at the present time.
It is believed that there are vast areas in the
islands where the natural advantages are such that
new plantations could be opened and rubber pro-
duced at costs that would not be materially different
from those of new openings in jungle land in most
parts of the Middle East.
BRUNSWICK MAN TRAVELS.
Harry Loranz, special field representative for the
Brunswick Talking Machine Co., visited Memphis,
Tenn., for two weeks recently after a trip through
the south. He reports summer activities at Bruns-
wick stores very promising.
COLUMBIA CELEBRITY CATALOGUE.
New Book List Records by Celebrities and New
Masterworks Sets. A new ninety-six page book,
comprising "Columbia Celebrity Records," has just
been received from the Columbia Phonograph Com-
pany, Inc., 1819 Broadway, New York City. This
new catalog, which is very attractively arranged, lists
the available records of a large number of the leading
artists. It also lists imported recordings by many Amer-
ican and foreign orchestras as well as a group of new
additions to the famous Columbia Masterworks Se-
ries, including a number of complete symphonies.
If you do not receive your copy shortly we recom-
mend that you write to the Columbia Phonograph
Company, Inc., 1819 Broadway, New York.
ADDS PHONOGRAPH LINE.
The Axelrod Music Co., Canton, O., has taken on
the representation in the Canton territory of the
Sonora line of talking machines. The Sonora line
formerly was sold by the J. W. Brown Piano Co.,
and later the Alford & Fryar Co. The Axelrod Music
Co. plans to handle all styles of the Sonora.
ROLL MANAGER RESIGNS.
Charles W. Skinner, manager of the music roll de-
partment of Kohler & Chase, San Francisco, has re-
signed to accept a position with the Automobile As-
sociation of California. He has been succeeded by
Miss M. Gordon, who has been with the talking ma-
chine record department for several years.
OLDEST MISSOURI BAND.
The Roanoke Band, Roanoke, Mo., recently cele-
brated its thirty-seventh anniversary. This band was
organized by Ed. Higdon, the present leader. This
band is the oldest one in the State of Missouri and
one of the best.
NEW Q R S DEPARTMENT.
The Windsor-Poling Co., Akron, ()., has installed
a complete department for the merchandising of
Q R S music rolls. This department will be handled
in conjunction with the sheet music section.
L. C. Tiller Piano Company, 206 Capitol boulevard,
Nashville, Tenn., which suffered a small loss by fire,
is open for business as usual.
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