Music Trade Review
Issue: 1908 Vol. 46 N. 26 - Page 36
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36
THE
ARE YOU READY^FOR CONVENTION?
Now Is the Time to Make Up Your Mind to
Fall in Line and Attend the Great Gathering
of Talking Machine Jobbers at Atlantic City
July 6th and 7th—Committee of Arrange-
ments Working Hard for a Most Enjoyable
and Successful Reunion—Thomas A. Ed sen
Invited to Attend.
The committee of arrangements for the con-
vention of the National Association of Talking
Machine Jobbers, in Atlantic City, N. J., July 6
and 7, are industriously working to make that
occasion a brilliant success. Literature of vari-
ous kinds is kept up in a steady stream, and
through Chairman Blackman, of New Vork, two
circular letters have recently been mailed; one
"To Those Who Do Not Expect to Come," urging
a reconsideration of their decision, not only for
the practical benefits to be derived from attend-
ing, but also the enjoyment of a delightful vaca-
tion and visiting one of the most famous resorts
in the country.
The other, "To Those Who Have Not Replied,"
In which the committee say in part: "Replies al-
ready received insure an attendance greatly ex-
ceeding that of any former convention by both
the manufacturers and jobbers. . . . The
manufacturers and jobbers intend to work to-
gether at this convention; to devise plans that
will start the wheels of prosperity in motion for
the talking machine business in the very near
future, and your support is needed."
A special and formal letter of invitation to be
present has been sent Thomas A. Edison. The
committee therein reiterate his eminent services
to the industry, congratulate him on his recov-
ery from a late surgical operation, the success-
ful result of which was received with the utmost
satisfaction, and urge him to be the guest of the
association at the banquet during the evening of
July 7. Mr. Edison's well-known aversion to
public functions may lead him to decline this
opportunity to be an honored visitor in the house
of his friends at that time, but hopes are enter-
tained by Messrs. Blackman, Henkel and Buehn,
that he will attend. The acceptances are coming
in daily and in most gratifying numbers.
E. D. EASTON IN GOOD HEALTH.
E. D. Easton, president of the Columbia Pho-
nograph Co., General, who sustained a severe
injury by falling from a rapidly moving train in
October last, has recovered his wonted good
health. He has been to the company's offices in
the New York Tribune building, attended a meet-
ing of the board of directors, then subsequently
went to Atlantic City, N. J., with his family for
a while. Last week he located at Eagle's Mere,
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, where he will
probably stay for the summer. Mr. Eastern's
annual trip to Europe will be omitted this year.
TO ENTERTAIN W. J. BRYAN CLUB.
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
will be $25 hereafter. This horn is made to fit the "boosting" party. Incidentally, the machines
the elbow of Victor I, thereby dispensing with are demonstrated publicly a t the various stop-
the adjuster heretofore necessary in attaching ping places and make excellent advertisements.
the flower horn to these instruments. The new
horn adds considerably to the appearance of the
CANNOT RESTRAIN USE OF NAME.
instruments.
'
ECHO OF TALK-0-PHONE CO. FAILURE.
(Special to The Review.)
Newark, N. J., June 22, 1908.
Thomas A. Edison cannot restrain the uee of
his name by concerns conducting so-called "penny
arcades," where phonographs and kinetoscopes
made by the National Phonograph Co. and the
Edison Manufacturing Co. are used. This Vice-
Chancellor Emery has just decided in an opinion
in which he sustains a demurrer entered by the
"Mills-Edisona," defendant in injunction proceed-
ings brought by Mr. Edison individually, and
the two Edison concerns named through Mc-
Carter & English.
Toledo, O., June 22, 1908.
A. L. Irish, George G. Metzger and the Talk-O-
Phone Co. had another lawsuit added to the al-
ready long list in Common Pleas Court a few
days ago, when the Northern National Bank
brought suit to secure judgment for $3,500 on a
promissory note. The note was given by the
Talk-O-Phone Co., with A. L. Irish as president,
and was endorsed by Messrs. Irish and Metzger.
The paper was originally for $5,000 and was WALTER EWING'S NARROW ESCAPE.
given to the bank March 14, 1905. Two payments
Monday, Walter Ewing, who looks after the
of $750 each had been made and the interest
city
trade for the Blackman Talking Machine Co.,
taken care of until October 31, 1906. Since that
time there have been no payments, and the sign- New York, returned from encampment with the
ers have refused to pay anything more. The 11th Company, 13th Regiment N. G. S. N. Y.
Northern National Bank asks judgment for They were attached to the coast artillery of the
regular service and stationed at Port Wadsworth,
$3,500, the balance due.
S. I. Mr. Ewing narrowly escaped being blown
to pieces by the explosion of one of the heavy
THE EDISON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
guns. R. B. Caldwell, general sales manager of
the company, was at one time a member of the
The new Executive Committee, which is to
same military body.
manage the affairs of the National Phonograph
Co. during the absence in Europe of President
REORDERING BRYAN RECORDS.
W. E. Gilmore, has settled down to work, and
As was forecasted in these columns, jobbers
already has a good grasp of the situation.
Frank L. Dyer, who is chairman of the com- are reordering the William J. Bryan records on
mittee, has, by his long training as general coun- a large scale. One jobber who sent in three or-
sel of the company, become well fitted for his ders, wrote that unless he can get a large ship-
new position. The other members of the com- ment at once he will not have enough to fill deal-
mittee have been with the company for years, ers' orders already in. The National Phonograph
most of them since its organization. Their com- Co. are working overtime to get caught up on the
bined experience will undoubtedly make the new Bryan orders.
committee one of great usefulness.
MULTIPLE CO. INCORPORATED.
VICTOR "STRAWS" TELL THE STORY.
The Multiple Phonograph Co., of Portland,
was incorporated in Maine this week for the
Straw No. 1—A comparison of the financial re- purpose of making and handling musical instru-
ports of the United States Steel Co. and those of ments. Capital, $3,000,000. President, C. E.
the Victor Talking Machine Co. for the first quar- Eaton; treasurer, T. L. Croteau; clerk, J. E.
ter of 1908 (a panic period), shows much in favor Manter, all of Portland.
of the Victor Co., on a percentage basis.
Straw No. 2—We are extending our plant and
THE OUTLOOK IN MEXICO.
are building one of the largest smokestacks ever
Advices
received by Walter Stevens, manager
located in the State of New Jersey.
of the National Phonograph Co.'s export depart-
ment, state that business in Mexico is slowly re-
THOMAS A. EDISON ON A VISIT.
viving. In other words, trade is in about the
same condition as in the United States. Mr. Ste-
Thomas A. Edison spent most of last week at
vens recently received calls from prominent talk-
the plant of the Edison Portland Cement Co. at
ing machine tradeis in Japan and South Africa.
Stewartsville, N. J. This plant is one of Mr.
During the absence of F. K. Dolbeer, general
Edison's hobbies and he has taken a great inter-
est in all of its details ever since its inception. sales manager of the National Co., in the West,
He takes unusual pleasure in watching its opera- A. C. Ireton, assistant sales manager, presides at
tion in person and in devoting his time to solv- his desk in the handsome office looking out on
Fifth avenue. New York.
ing some of the manufacturing problems.
The Milner Music Co., of Cincinnati, O., will
VICTOR AND EDISON ENTERTAINS.
entertain the large Duckworth Club, of Cincin-
nati, within a few days by playing the ten rec-
The eighty-four members of the Milwaukee
ords by William J. Bryan upon an Edison phono-
Merchants
and Manufacturers' Association tour-
graph.
ing Minnesota and the Dakotas on a special train,
have their hours of travel enlivened by the music
FLOWER HORN FOR VICTOR I.
of a Victor VIctrola and an Edison Idealia fur-
The Victor Talking Machine Co. have issued an nished by Lawrence McGreal and W. P. Hope,
announcement that the price of Victor I talk- representative of the National Phonograph Co..
ing machine with new flower horn equipment, respectively, both gentlemen being members of
MIRAPHONE
(Special to The He view.)
COMBINATION MUSIC BOX and TALKING MACHINE
In every respect a superior instrument Musically and Me-
chanically, giving you and your customers splendid value.
Write for Catalogue, Terms and Prices.
JACOT MUSIC BOX CO., No. 39 Union Square, NEW YORK
DOLBEER ATTENDING CONVENTION.
F. K. Dolbeer, general sales and credit mana-
ger of the National Phonograph Co., is due back
next week from his extended trip on the Pacific
coast. He is in Denver, Col., this week attend-
ing the annual convention of the National Asso-
ciation of Credit Men, to which he is a dele-
gate from the New York State Association.
During his absence he has visited the trade at
Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacra-
mento, Seattle. Spokane, Vancouver, Ogden, Salt
Lake City and Denver.
The Victor Talking Machine do., in a circular
sent out this week to dealers, bears special em-
phasis on the importance of selling Victors dur-
ing the summer months, and asking them to look
after the hotel trade particularly.
36
THE
ARE YOU READY^FOR CONVENTION?
Now Is the Time to Make Up Your Mind to
Fall in Line and Attend the Great Gathering
of Talking Machine Jobbers at Atlantic City
July 6th and 7th—Committee of Arrange-
ments Working Hard for a Most Enjoyable
and Successful Reunion—Thomas A. Ed sen
Invited to Attend.
The committee of arrangements for the con-
vention of the National Association of Talking
Machine Jobbers, in Atlantic City, N. J., July 6
and 7, are industriously working to make that
occasion a brilliant success. Literature of vari-
ous kinds is kept up in a steady stream, and
through Chairman Blackman, of New Vork, two
circular letters have recently been mailed; one
"To Those Who Do Not Expect to Come," urging
a reconsideration of their decision, not only for
the practical benefits to be derived from attend-
ing, but also the enjoyment of a delightful vaca-
tion and visiting one of the most famous resorts
in the country.
The other, "To Those Who Have Not Replied,"
In which the committee say in part: "Replies al-
ready received insure an attendance greatly ex-
ceeding that of any former convention by both
the manufacturers and jobbers. . . . The
manufacturers and jobbers intend to work to-
gether at this convention; to devise plans that
will start the wheels of prosperity in motion for
the talking machine business in the very near
future, and your support is needed."
A special and formal letter of invitation to be
present has been sent Thomas A. Edison. The
committee therein reiterate his eminent services
to the industry, congratulate him on his recov-
ery from a late surgical operation, the success-
ful result of which was received with the utmost
satisfaction, and urge him to be the guest of the
association at the banquet during the evening of
July 7. Mr. Edison's well-known aversion to
public functions may lead him to decline this
opportunity to be an honored visitor in the house
of his friends at that time, but hopes are enter-
tained by Messrs. Blackman, Henkel and Buehn,
that he will attend. The acceptances are coming
in daily and in most gratifying numbers.
E. D. EASTON IN GOOD HEALTH.
E. D. Easton, president of the Columbia Pho-
nograph Co., General, who sustained a severe
injury by falling from a rapidly moving train in
October last, has recovered his wonted good
health. He has been to the company's offices in
the New York Tribune building, attended a meet-
ing of the board of directors, then subsequently
went to Atlantic City, N. J., with his family for
a while. Last week he located at Eagle's Mere,
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, where he will
probably stay for the summer. Mr. Eastern's
annual trip to Europe will be omitted this year.
TO ENTERTAIN W. J. BRYAN CLUB.
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
will be $25 hereafter. This horn is made to fit the "boosting" party. Incidentally, the machines
the elbow of Victor I, thereby dispensing with are demonstrated publicly a t the various stop-
the adjuster heretofore necessary in attaching ping places and make excellent advertisements.
the flower horn to these instruments. The new
horn adds considerably to the appearance of the
CANNOT RESTRAIN USE OF NAME.
instruments.
'
ECHO OF TALK-0-PHONE CO. FAILURE.
(Special to The Review.)
Newark, N. J., June 22, 1908.
Thomas A. Edison cannot restrain the uee of
his name by concerns conducting so-called "penny
arcades," where phonographs and kinetoscopes
made by the National Phonograph Co. and the
Edison Manufacturing Co. are used. This Vice-
Chancellor Emery has just decided in an opinion
in which he sustains a demurrer entered by the
"Mills-Edisona," defendant in injunction proceed-
ings brought by Mr. Edison individually, and
the two Edison concerns named through Mc-
Carter & English.
Toledo, O., June 22, 1908.
A. L. Irish, George G. Metzger and the Talk-O-
Phone Co. had another lawsuit added to the al-
ready long list in Common Pleas Court a few
days ago, when the Northern National Bank
brought suit to secure judgment for $3,500 on a
promissory note. The note was given by the
Talk-O-Phone Co., with A. L. Irish as president,
and was endorsed by Messrs. Irish and Metzger.
The paper was originally for $5,000 and was WALTER EWING'S NARROW ESCAPE.
given to the bank March 14, 1905. Two payments
Monday, Walter Ewing, who looks after the
of $750 each had been made and the interest
city
trade for the Blackman Talking Machine Co.,
taken care of until October 31, 1906. Since that
time there have been no payments, and the sign- New York, returned from encampment with the
ers have refused to pay anything more. The 11th Company, 13th Regiment N. G. S. N. Y.
Northern National Bank asks judgment for They were attached to the coast artillery of the
regular service and stationed at Port Wadsworth,
$3,500, the balance due.
S. I. Mr. Ewing narrowly escaped being blown
to pieces by the explosion of one of the heavy
THE EDISON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
guns. R. B. Caldwell, general sales manager of
the company, was at one time a member of the
The new Executive Committee, which is to
same military body.
manage the affairs of the National Phonograph
Co. during the absence in Europe of President
REORDERING BRYAN RECORDS.
W. E. Gilmore, has settled down to work, and
As was forecasted in these columns, jobbers
already has a good grasp of the situation.
Frank L. Dyer, who is chairman of the com- are reordering the William J. Bryan records on
mittee, has, by his long training as general coun- a large scale. One jobber who sent in three or-
sel of the company, become well fitted for his ders, wrote that unless he can get a large ship-
new position. The other members of the com- ment at once he will not have enough to fill deal-
mittee have been with the company for years, ers' orders already in. The National Phonograph
most of them since its organization. Their com- Co. are working overtime to get caught up on the
bined experience will undoubtedly make the new Bryan orders.
committee one of great usefulness.
MULTIPLE CO. INCORPORATED.
VICTOR "STRAWS" TELL THE STORY.
The Multiple Phonograph Co., of Portland,
was incorporated in Maine this week for the
Straw No. 1—A comparison of the financial re- purpose of making and handling musical instru-
ports of the United States Steel Co. and those of ments. Capital, $3,000,000. President, C. E.
the Victor Talking Machine Co. for the first quar- Eaton; treasurer, T. L. Croteau; clerk, J. E.
ter of 1908 (a panic period), shows much in favor Manter, all of Portland.
of the Victor Co., on a percentage basis.
Straw No. 2—We are extending our plant and
THE OUTLOOK IN MEXICO.
are building one of the largest smokestacks ever
Advices
received by Walter Stevens, manager
located in the State of New Jersey.
of the National Phonograph Co.'s export depart-
ment, state that business in Mexico is slowly re-
THOMAS A. EDISON ON A VISIT.
viving. In other words, trade is in about the
same condition as in the United States. Mr. Ste-
Thomas A. Edison spent most of last week at
vens recently received calls from prominent talk-
the plant of the Edison Portland Cement Co. at
ing machine tradeis in Japan and South Africa.
Stewartsville, N. J. This plant is one of Mr.
During the absence of F. K. Dolbeer, general
Edison's hobbies and he has taken a great inter-
est in all of its details ever since its inception. sales manager of the National Co., in the West,
He takes unusual pleasure in watching its opera- A. C. Ireton, assistant sales manager, presides at
tion in person and in devoting his time to solv- his desk in the handsome office looking out on
Fifth avenue. New York.
ing some of the manufacturing problems.
The Milner Music Co., of Cincinnati, O., will
VICTOR AND EDISON ENTERTAINS.
entertain the large Duckworth Club, of Cincin-
nati, within a few days by playing the ten rec-
The eighty-four members of the Milwaukee
ords by William J. Bryan upon an Edison phono-
Merchants
and Manufacturers' Association tour-
graph.
ing Minnesota and the Dakotas on a special train,
have their hours of travel enlivened by the music
FLOWER HORN FOR VICTOR I.
of a Victor VIctrola and an Edison Idealia fur-
The Victor Talking Machine Co. have issued an nished by Lawrence McGreal and W. P. Hope,
announcement that the price of Victor I talk- representative of the National Phonograph Co..
ing machine with new flower horn equipment, respectively, both gentlemen being members of
MIRAPHONE
(Special to The He view.)
COMBINATION MUSIC BOX and TALKING MACHINE
In every respect a superior instrument Musically and Me-
chanically, giving you and your customers splendid value.
Write for Catalogue, Terms and Prices.
JACOT MUSIC BOX CO., No. 39 Union Square, NEW YORK
DOLBEER ATTENDING CONVENTION.
F. K. Dolbeer, general sales and credit mana-
ger of the National Phonograph Co., is due back
next week from his extended trip on the Pacific
coast. He is in Denver, Col., this week attend-
ing the annual convention of the National Asso-
ciation of Credit Men, to which he is a dele-
gate from the New York State Association.
During his absence he has visited the trade at
Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacra-
mento, Seattle. Spokane, Vancouver, Ogden, Salt
Lake City and Denver.
The Victor Talking Machine do., in a circular
sent out this week to dealers, bears special em-
phasis on the importance of selling Victors dur-
ing the summer months, and asking them to look
after the hotel trade particularly.
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