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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
NEW ERA IN POLITICS.
The Independence League Is Credited With a
New Plan of Corralling Voters Through the
Medium of The Talking Machine, Moving
Pictures and Other Contrivances.
Machine politics bids fair to become a reality
instead of a metaphor. Hitherto the mechanism
used by political organizations has not been of
iron, steel, wood and rubber, but of men.
This promises to be changed by the improved
mechanical methods which the Independence
League is introducing, says the Evening World.
Mr. Hearst has been speaking for several hours
into a phonograph from which master roll hun-
dreds of reproductions will be made and circu-
lated throughout the State, so that any one can
hear Mr. Hearst's speech without going to the
trouble of attending a Hearst meeting.
office or the country store, and the farmers could
see the candidate and hear him speaking while
the postmaster was sorting out the mail.
Every house could be equipped with an orches-
trion receiver, a telephone and electrical mov-
ing pictures.
Maybe this application of modern inventions to
political meetings may lead to the adoption of
mechanical voting. Voting machines are already
hi Buffalo, Rochester and a few other places in
the western part of the State. With their adop-
tion throughout the State, the result of the elec-
tion would be known within an hour after the
polls closed.
AUTOMATIC RECORD BRUSH
Being Placed on the Market by the Blackman
Talking Machine Co.
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various machines. Results for September, it
was reported, were better than a year ago, the
demand for records being much larger, while
the demand for both the Edison and Victor ma-
chines was for the more expensive kind.
T. C. Hough, who has two stores in Minne-
apolis and one in St. Paul, exploiting Edison
and Zonophone machines, reports a bigger Sep-
tember than last year. He anticipates a big fall
trade.
J. W. Wheeler, manager of the Columbia
Phonograph Co. in Minneapolis, also reports an
increase in September over a year ago. The
machine trade, he says, is of the better grade.
C. W. Long, in charge of the St. Paul branch,
also reports excellent results last month.
A. M. Magoon, in charge of the Victor depart-
ment for'the New England Furniture Co., said:
"We had a splendid demand for records all
through the summer, but in machines the sale
has just opened up, and is of such satisfactory
proportions that the outlook for the balance of
the year is exceptionally encouraging. We have
had a larger demand for the Victrola than we
can supply."
J. Jones, manager of Donaldson's talking ma-
chine department, reported a satisfactory Sep-
tember, the results being much better than dur-
ing summer months.
Among the very recent patents granted for im-
provements in talking ma-
chine appliances is that of
the Place automatic record
brush, herewith illustrat-
ed, that removes lint and
dust from cylinder records
automatically.
I t saves
the sapphire from wearing
fiat, and prevents rasping
sounds, insures a perfect
MAX LANDAY'S WESTERN TRIP.
playing record, and is Will Leave Next Monday on an Extended Tour
equally efficient when re-
of the Trade.
cording. The accompany-
ing cut is the new model
Owing to delays occasioned by the opening of
for the Standard, Home their new store, at 400 Fifth avenue, New York,
and Gem Edison machines.
These brushes are manu-
factured solely by the
Blackman Talking Ma-
chine Co., New York.
This is the first step toward recognizing the TRADE NOTES FROMTHE TWIN CITIES
great possibilities of real machinery as applied
to politics. Candidates have hitherto kept to The Fall Trade Has Opened With Much Greater
Activity Than a Year Ago.
printed circulars and spoken speeches, with the
physical impressions the mass of the voters re-
(Special to The Review.)
ceive caused by campaign lithographs and dis-
Minneapolis and St. Paul, Oct. 9, 1906.
torted pictures. Both State committees have for
The fall trade has opened up with much
years neglected the opportunities offered by the greater activity than a year ago, and the deal-
telephone, the phonograph, moving pictures and ers all look for a largely increased business
the electrical telescope.
from now on to the holidays.
It is needless to hire halls and to subject thou-
"The outlook is certainly a very encouraging
sands of people to the discomforts of a crowded one," said L. H. Lucker, president of the Minne-
political meeting. Every penny arcade, with its sota Phonograph Co. "We are adding new
sightseeing phonographs and moving pictures, agencies throughout the State right along, and
could furnish all the conveniences of a political supplies of a good grade are being ordered. We
meeting, accessible at any hour of the day.
have a constantly increasing demand for Victor
By a combination of the telephone, the mega- goods. The Edison trade keeps up steady, and
phone, moving pictures and the recently invented two carlots of Edison goods were received last
mechanical orchestra, Mr. Hearst and Mr. week."
Hughes could each in his library every evening
W. A. Lucker, in charge of the Minneapolis
address political meetings throughout the State. branch of the same firm, reported a splendid
It would be unnecessary to hire bands, because trade during September, and several prospect-
the electrical orchestrion could furnish the mu- ive sales in sight of the Victrola machine, only
sic. Properly arranged screens would show a two samples of which have been received.
moving picture of the candidate delivering the
W*. J. Dyer & Bro. are in splendid shape to
address.
take care of their talking machine trade this
From Montauk Point to Dunkirk, from Rouse's fall. As stated some time ago, the entire five
Point to Tottenville, from Potsdam to Elmira, stories of the building they occupy were re-
in every city, village and hamlet of the State, modeled during the summer months, and the
there could be a simultaneous meeting. In the talking machine department was removed from
purely rural communities the moving picture the fourth to the ground floor, and is now
roll and a phonograph could be set up in the post equipped with separate rooms for testing the
MAX LANDAY.
Max Landay, of Landay Bros., will not start on
his Western trip until Monday, the 22d. As be-
fore stated, Max will visit the jobbers in the
large cities between her and the coast, unless
he is blessed with so many orders en route that
his ultimate destination may be cut out, and in
that event another journey may be necessary
later on. This has occurred on a previous occa-
sion, as the Land-o-phone home recorder and
other of their talking machine specialties are de-
scribed as hot sellers.
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