A PHONOGRAPH COMBINE
Columbia Phonograph Company Announces
an Alliance Including Four Great Com-
panies with a Common Holding Company.
Alliance of four of the leading phonograph com-
panies of the world representing a total capitaliza-
tion of approximately $18,000,000 and operating fac-
tories in eleven countries was announced last week
by the Columbia Phonograph Co. one of the concerns
involved in the transaction.
The other companies included in the alliance are
the Columbia Graphophone Co., Ltd., of London;
the Carl Lindstrom Co., of Berlin, and the Trans-
Oceanic Trading Co., of Amsterdam. Their alliance,
through a common holding company, the Columbia
International, Ltd., of London, constitutes a world-
wide manufacturing and trade arrangement whereby
their laboratory and factory experts will co-operate
in producing advanced types of phonographs, records
and radio equipment.
SITUATION IN SUPPLIED
ductor, gathered at the school building at Elmore, O.,
to organize a school band.
Fred W. Smith of Champaign, 111., organized a
Boys' Band in Gibson City, 111.
The General Electric band is being reorganized
in Decatur, Ind., and the first rehearsal will be held
this week. Eighteen or twenty musicians have
signed up to play with the band already. Tom
Reid has been engaged to direct the band.
W. J. HAUSSLER NAMED
President Jacobson of Chamber Appoints Man-
ager of Prominent Jobbing House on
Important Committee.
William J. Haussler has been appointed on the
important legislative committee of the Music Indus-
tries Chamber of Commerce, a place where his experi-
CANADA'S MAIL SERVICE.
Canada introduced the one-half cent return post
card some time ago. Now they have issued a one-
half cent outgoing card. Not only do they sell the
card at that price, but they render service with the
card. If you want complete coverage in any town,
group of towns, province, or the whole dominion,
they will tell you just how many cards to print. No
addresses are necessary. A.study of the situation will
convince you that Canada means to give Canadian
industry what it needs in the shape of postal service.
It is interesting to note that the postmasters are in-
structed to sell the service, and they are writing let-
ters to American firms advising them of the innova-
tion and the way in which to use it.
ROTARIANS HEAR NEW MACHINE.
F icts in Various Lines of Commodities Which Enter
Into Musical Instrument Manufacture.
The shipments of oil from Hankow. China, to the
United States during August totalled 12,000 pounds.
An interesting schedule of addresses by prominent
men before the Superintendents' Club of New York
Piano Manufacturers' Association, has been prepared.
The growing scarcity of walnut is prompting t'.ie
walnut lumber manufacturers and the veneer manu-
facturers to become forehanded in securing logs.
NEW BANDS STIMULATE TRADE
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PRESTO
November 7, 1925.
Rotarians of Decatur, 111., at their luncheon in
Hotel Orlando last week heard a concert on the new
orthophonic Victrola through the courtesy of the
Emerson Piano House and Linn & Scruggs Co.,
dealers for that instrument. This formed the enter-
tainment feature of the meeting. Half a dozen Vic-
tor records, demonstrating the vibratory capacity of
the new instrument, were played, all of which were
greeted with applause.
The Anderson Music Co., San Jose, Cal., recently
held a clearance sale of pianos, phonographs, players,
records and rolls to provide space for new stock for
the holiday drive.
W1LLIAM J. HAUSSLER.
Organizations in Many Places Suggest
Opportunities for Energetic Dealers.
The AmericanLegion post of Pittsfield, 111., is or-
ganizing a drum corps.
A full brass band has been organized by students
of the Bartlett school, Memphis, Term. The instru-
ments have been purchased by the Parent-Teachers'
Association and arrangements made to employ a com-
petent teacher.
Ffteen boys and grls from among the rural schools
in Union Township, Wilmington, O., under the lead-
ership of Miss Margaret R. Ball, director of masic
in that township and New Vienna, are arranging to
organize a township school orchestra which will in-
clude the full group.
Announcement was made this week that the or-
ganization of a junior band for Greenville will be
started in Greenville, 111.
There was a special attendance of local musicians
last week at the meeting at the Armory, Gallion, O.,
where a movement to organize a band has been
formed.
Webster township, Ohio, centralized school will
have an orchestra organized by the Musical Educa-
tion Association.
On the evening of October 15, a group of twenty
high school pupils and Herbert R. Hutchinson, con-
ences and study of matters of legislation in relation
to the music business will be valuable.
Mr. Haussler is vice-president and general man-
ager of C. Bruno & Sons, Inc., New York, oldest
jobber of Victor products and pioneer wholesale
house in the musical merchandise field. He has been
helpfully active in association affairs and during the
term 1924-25, ably filled the office of president of the
National Musical Merchandise Association.
CONN ARTISTS ON RADIO.
Dr. E. Baumgarten, Ph. D., recently of Germany
and trained at the Stuttgart and Munich Conserva-
tories, was with the artists from the Conn National
School of Music, Chicago, last week, in a radio pro-
gram broadcasted over KYW. Other artists who
were heard in the program included Richard Stross,
cornetist; Jaroslav Cimera, trombonist, both formerly
with Sousa's band and both belonging to the faculty
of the school.
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Copyrighted
1924
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PIANO PLATES
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CELEBRATE VICTOR DAY.
Victor Day was observed in every city in the
country on Monday of this week, the day, November
2, being set aside for the demonstration of the new
Victor Orthophonic Victrolas. Newspaper displays
by Victor representatives drew attention to the dis-
plays and demonstrations in stores.
DEALERS and TUNERS!
Keys Recovered and Rebushed
All work is done by expert workmen
and modern machinery and you are
assured of correct spacing which is so
important. When keys are replaced they
will appear exactly as when the instru-
ment left the factory.
PRICES FOR PYRALIN IVORY
52 heads and tails
$8.00
52 fronts
2.50
88 keys rehashed
4.00
Express or Parcel Post to
FRIELD MILLER & CO.
3767 N. Illinois Street
Manufactured by
SUPERIOR FOUNDRY CO.
INDIANAPOLIS, INO.
HOW TO S E N D
Remove from frame, number plainly near Capstan,
wrap or bos securely, and tbip Parcel Post or Bzpreaa.
Cleveland, Ohio
Please do not remove the old ivories as
there is dan •r of the wood being broken.
Ivories will be returned if de«ired.
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