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P R E S T 0-T I M E S
June 15, 1929
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T H E RADIO BANQUET.
The big social event of the Radio Manufacturers'
trade show at the Stevens Hotel, Chicago, was the
annual banquet on the night of June 5 and the pro-
gramme was broadcast from coast to coast.
Some Extracts from Reports of Alfred L. Smith,
Among the stars who were heard on the radio pro-
Its Secretary and Manager.
gram, either from the banquet room or outside pick- C. J. Roberts Says Never in Its History Has
The membership of the Music Industries Cham- ups, were Mine. Schumann-Heink, Reginald Werren-
Association Had Greater Service
ber of Commerce consists of ten associations and rath, Gladys Rice, Charles Marshall, Jones and Hare,
Opportunities.
38 individual members.
happiness boys, and the Chicago Symphony Orches-
The copyright legislative situation has been a tra.
The following is substantially the annual report
problem before the Chamber for the past five years
The manufacturers who underwrote the broadcast made to last week's convention in Chicago by C. J.
and has been thoroughly discussed in the annual program included the American Bosch Magneto Cor-
Roberts of Baltimore, president of the National
reports for those years. Briefly, the Copyright Act poration, Springfield, Mass.; Atwater Kent Manufac- Association of Music Merchants:
of 1909, now in effect, provides that when the owner turing Company, Philadelphia; Bremer-Tully Manu-
Feeling that his re-election was something of an
of a copyrighted musical composition allows its use facturing Company, Chicago; CeCo Manufacturing
by any phonograph record or music roll manufac- Company, Inc., Providence; Crosley Radio Corpora- indorsement of his interpretation of your wishes and
his efforts to execute them, your president, realizing
turer, then any other such manufacturer may make
tion, Cincinnati; E. T. Cunningham, Inc., New York his increased responsibilities, has endeavored during
similar use upon payment of two cents per record or
City; John E. Fast & Co., Chicago; Charles Fresh- his second term to develop and expand the activities
roll manufactured.
man Co., Inc., New York City; Grigsby-Grunow Co., of our executive staff along the lines that appeared
In the Chamber's informational service about 7,642
Chicago, and Jensen Radio Manufacturing Company, to have received your approbation and that were for
new reports were compiled during the year and
Chicago.
the best interests of our membership.
11,480 requests for information were answered.
Also Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Company,
Efficiency of Mr. Loomis.
Members placed 292 accounts for collection during Chicago; Colin B. Kennedy, Inc., South Bend, Ind.;
For your president to undertake a report without
the year, involving $68,359. Collections amounted to the Ken-Rad Corporation, Owensboro, Ky.; Kolster referring to the work of our executive secretary
$27,661, and many accounts are still in process of
Radio Corporation, New York city; The Magnavox could be likened to an attempt at producing "Ham-
collection.
Company, Oakland, Cal.; National Carbon Company, let" and leaving the principal characters out of the
The average number of employees during the year
Inc., New York city; Radio Corporation of America- play. Mr. Loomis' work has been masterly. Your
was thirty. Special employees have been employed Victor, New York city; The Rola Company, Oak- president feels that, while adding to his distinction
upon occasion, particularly by the National Bureau land, Cal., and Silver-Marshall, Inc., Chicago.
he has brought increased honor and regard to the
for the Advancement of Music during the spring
Also the Sparks-Withington Co., Jackson, Mich.; association. I doubt that in all our broad land a
when the promotional work is at its height.
Steinite Radio Company, Chicago; Sylvania Products better man for his position could be found.
Company, Emporium, Pa.; United Reproducers' Cor-
Through his careful supervision and management
poration, Rochester, N. Y., and Chicago; The Utah our office has become a model of efficiency that will
TO PUSH MUSIC DEPARTMENT.
The establishment of J. L. Roark, Greenville, Ky., Radio Products Company, Chicago; Zenith Radio stand comparison with any business office of similar
doing business under the name of the J. L. Roark Corporation, Chicago.
proportions anywhere. During a period in our trade
Estate, of which Orien L. Roark is manager, is
history when the opposite might reasonably have been
arranging to push more extensively its music depart-
expected, and though our promotional activities have
EXHIBIT NEW SPEAKER.
ment. For many years this house has been in the
been increased, we have, through economy and the
The Operators Piano Co. was displaying, in addi- high efficiency of those in our executive office, im-
general merchandising business with music as a
tion
to
its
line
of
automatic
organs
and
phonographs,
side line; but now it intends to push the music busi-
proved our financial position, and, as you will note
ness. By the way, a few days ago Mr. Roark re- a new dynamic speaker, the Reproduco, developed from the statements which will be presented, we are
ceived a cablegram from his daughter, Mary Eliza- under the personal direction of L. E. Grogan, acous- today in a better financial position than we were a
beth, announcing her arrival in Paris, where she tic engineer. This speaker, a very compact outfit, year ago, regardless of the unfavorable, even distress-
joined her sister, Miss Carol Jonson Roark, a stu- produced with a minimum of wiring, has a seamless ful, conditions through which we have passed.
dent at the Sorbonne, from which she will soon cone of original design, which is absolutely water- Largely, almost entirely, through Mr. Loomis' efforts
receive her M. A. degree. Mr. Roark's daughters proof, and therefore especially adapted to use in we have accepted about two hundred and seventy-five
warm climates. A. Levingston, treasurer of the applications of new members since he became our
will make a summer tour of Europe with a student
Operators Piano Co., was in attendance with Mr. executive secretary.
group from Columbia University.
Grogan. L. M. Severson, president, was a visitor to
If arrangements could be made to enable him to
the exhibit.
give additional personal attention to the matter of
AMERICAN PIANO CO.'S SHOWING.
increasing our membership, and if more men like
One of the most interesting contributions to con-
REPRESENTS CANADIAN HOUSE,
Otto Heaton, J. P. Simmons, I. Giralt, Shirley
vention activities was made by the American Piano
The Montreal, Canada, house of the T. Eaton Co., Walker, Lynn Sheely and Ernest Philpitt would co-
Company in their display of new period models in
Mason & Hamlin, Knabe and Checkering pianos and Ltd., the largest department store in the dominion, operate with him, our membership would soon exceed
others at Ampico Hall, 234 S. Wabash Ave. Many sent its L. H. Bartholomew as representative. Piano our greatest hopes.
Our relations with other bodies with which we are
of the models were displayed for the first time to the sales in his province are very good, but radio sales
are somewhat hampered by poor natural receiving associated have continued to be cordial and mutually
public and to the trade.
helpful. Your president presumes to recommend that
Of this display, George Urquhart, president of the conditions. His firm deals in the Ludwig line of
American Piano Company, says: "Piano dealers all pianos and in the Hartman, its own make. American the relations heretofore existing be maintained in the
interest of all concerned and desires to emphasize
over the country are very much alive to the interest radio receivers are good sellers there, he reports.
the manifest desirability of the continuation of the
which purchasers of pianos take in choosing the
policy of absolute independence in matters pertaining
piano which will fit into the decorative scheme of
A CHANGE AT OGDENSBURG.
to the distinct interests of our membership.
the home. In our display therefore we showed pianos
The Jameson Music Store, located at 331 Ford
Chance to Prove Real Worth.
of every approved decorative period—Louis XV,
street, Ogdensburg, N. Y., under the management
In the twenty-eight years of our existence our asso-
Louis XVI, Colonial, Sheraton, Florentine, Duncan
of Arthur D. Jameson, has been sold to the Northern ciation has had many accomplishments to its credit.
Phyfe, William and Mary."
Home Outfitters' Corporation of Massena, N. Y.,
"The services of Valiant, the eminent interior who will continue to operate the store, carrying the Never in its history have greater opportunities for
decorator of New York and Paris, were engaged to same line of things musical as handled by Mr. Jame- service to our members been presented than the pres-
ent time. Now, that conditions are a little difficult
arrange this display in order that both piano dealers
son, who will manage the business for the new we have a chance to prove our real worth.
and the public might see the possibilities of the
Your president, upon retiring, can but repeat in
modern piano in its proper setting."
substance what he said a year ago. He wishes to
Several officials of the American Piano Company
Western Michigan Music Company, Grand Rapids; thank you for the high honor conferred upon him,
were present during the Convention to talk to dealers
on the new selling trend in pianos as part of the capital stock $250,000. Purpose: Deal in music and particularly the signal honor of re-election, and to
musical instruments. Incorporators: C. R. Moores, assure you that he appreciates the unfailing assistance
decorative scheme in the home.
Fort Wayne, Ind., and Eugene S. Goebel and Harry and co-operation that he has received from the officers
and members of the association and our loyal and
W. Rapp of Detroit.
ever helpful trade press. If he has in his two years'
CHAS. SUMNER NORRIS DIES.
service as your chief executive acquired through ex-
Charles Sumner Norris, founder of a piano com-
BREAK IN THE FOUR CORNERS.
perience any knowledge that will be of service to
pany bearing his name at 181 Tremont street, Boston,
"The Four Corners of the Music Trades" is no the membership it is at the disposal of his successor
for thirty-eight years, died at his home in Brookline,
Mass., on June 3, at the age of 73. He was a founder more, at least as far as ground floor space is con- and the membership at any time, and he assures the
officers and members of his life-time heartfelt interest
cerned. The four corners at Wabash Ave. and
of All Saints' Church, Brookline, and its organist
in the affairs of the association.
and choirmaster for thirty-three years, serving with- Jackson Blvd., Chicago, which for years have been
out salary. He was a composer of organ music. A called the "Big Four" of the music trade, and at
which have been situated, in the order of their loca-
w r idow, the former Alice Waterman Greenough of
Under the terms of his will, the late Charles H.
tion there, the houses of Kimball, Cable, Steger, and
Newburyport, a daughter and two sons survive. .
Lyon & Healy, have been dismembered by the Ditson, of Boston, left $800,000 to be devoted to mu-
leasing of the ground floor space at the northwest sical education in this country. The Chicago Musi-
The Miller Music House, De Kalb, 111., is going corner to a chain shoe store, that will replace the cal College is one of the beneficiaries, getting
$100,000.
out of business and is holding a closing-out sale.
Steger salesrooms formerly housed there.
MUSIC MERCHANTS
PRESIDENT'S REPORT
CHAMBER COMPILES
7,642 NEW REPORTS
XH E
CO MSTOCK, C H E ME 71 Y
IVORYTON, CONN •
& CO.
IVORY CUTTERS SINCE 1834
MANUFACTURERS OF
Grand Keys, Actions and Hammers, Upright Keys
Actions and Hammer , Pipe Organ Keys
Piano Forte Ivory for the Trade
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