Music Trade Review
Issue: 1912 Vol. 54 N. 17 - Page 58
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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
PRICE CUTTING IN ENGLAND.
FILLING A RECORD ORDER.
Talking Machine Men Form Protective Asso-
ciation for the Purpose of Putting an End
to Conditions Which Are Deplorable, Par-
ticularly as Affecting the Sales of Records.
Several Trucks Required to Handle the initial
Order of the Bon Marche Dry Goods Co.,
Lowe'l, Mass., Which Was Placed with the
Eastern Talking Machine Co. Recently—251
Machines and Accompanying Records and
Supplies Make a Total of $7,996.87.
The recently formed British Gramophone &
Phonograph Dealers' Protective Association, Lon-
don, England, is rapidly growing. The association
was opened with twenty members and the entire
membership attended the first regular meeting.
The main object of the new association is to see
that prices are maintained. Price-cutting in Eng-
land has reached a stage where it is almost impos-
sible for respectable and reliable dealers to live.
The barrow men are the chief cause of the present
unpleasant conditions. They buy records in syndi-.
cates, many thousands at a time, and, of course, at
a low figure, having no rental expenses to pay, they
are able to sell records at prices far and away
below what the ordinary dealer must charge. The
real means to the desired end is to eliminate the
barrow nnn (street vendors) entirely and this the
association is trying to do.
(Special to The Review.)
Boston, Mass., April 22, 1912.
The accompanying photograph shows the front
of the Eastern Talking Machine Co.'s establish-
ment in Tremont street, on one of its busy days
The Bon Marche Dry Goods Co., of Lowell, Mass.,
recently qualified as Victor dealers, placing with
the Eastern Co. the largest initial order for a deal-
er's contract that ever had been placed, and this
initial order is the
one seen in the
picture all ready to
start away. The
Bon Marche is one
of the largest and
b e s t department
stores north o f
Boston. Its gen-
STEIKING VICTOR PUBLICITY.
eral manager, Mr.
Gilmore, and the
The Victor Talking Machine Co.'s Red Seal
confidential
m a n,
record list for May contains among other valu-
able records, the Schubert-Liszt, "Hark, Hark, Mr. Martin, re-
cently called at the
the Lark," played by Ignace Jan Paderewski on
Eastern's quarters
the pianoforte. This company is also sending out
and, in discussing
duplicates of its magazine advertising; also sam-
the details of this
ples of the ads which it will run in the leading
Eastern Talking Machine
farm papers during the summer, as well as a order, said: "If
special announcement bearing upon the Victor, in its in the Victor catalog it is good, and if it
the schools which is to appear in the leading school is good, we want it and we'll have it." The ma-
chines ordered totaled up 251. Every record in
papers in May.
The Victor Co. is also urging dealers to the entire Victor catalog was sent the firm,
become alive to the big trade possibilities that and all of the fixings that go to make up the
exist during the summer months and suggests a Victor outfit were sent also.
The progressiveness and enterprise of this
live campaign on the part of dealers to capture
a goodly share of business. The suggestions are Lowell house, which is known far and wide to the
all valuable and it is now up to the dealers to people who live within any sort of distance of
Lowell insures a most faithful representation for
take action.
the Victor products.
Duncan, one of the hustling traveling men
GRAND RAPIDS DEALERS ORGANIZE. for T, the W. Victor
line, was largely instrumental in put-
Talking Machine Men Form Association for ting the big deal through and his success in the
matter is another proof of his ability as a sales-
Mutual Protection.
man.
(Special to The Review.)
Grand Rapids, Mich, April 2u, 1J>12.
Talking machine dealers of the city met at the
Livingston one evening recently and formed a
talking-machine association for the purpose of mu-
tual benefit and protection. The Friedrich Music
house will be headquarters of the association and
J. A. J. Friedrich will act as temporary chairman,
with John Bodbyl secretary.
A collection system and exchange bureau for
machines will be installed with the following firms
affiliated: J. A. J. Friedrich, Young & Chaffee
Furniture Co., Heyman Co., John Bodbyl, Winegar
Furniture Co., L. E. Phillips, Herrick Piano Co.
and M. M. Marrin & Co. Meetings will be held
monthly
BIG DEMAND FOR "DAWG SONG."
The Columbia Co. is having an immense demand
for the record "They've Gotta Quit Kickin' My
Dawg Aroun'," which was announced early last
week. It is the famous Houn' Song to which the
newspapers have devoted so much space the past
month or so. It is the first campaign song in
prominence and allied with this year's political
troubles. On the reverse side of the record is
"King Chanticleer," played by Prince's Band. The
record is listed as A1150.
The Duff Piano Co. has openul a branch store
in Washington, N. C.
WEBER & FIELDS RECORDS.
The First Records Made by the Famous
Comedians Now Being Issued by the Co-
lumbia Phonograph Co.—Destined to Prove
Immense Favorites—Dealers Will Do Well
to Stock Early. .
The Columbia Phonograph Co., General, New
York, is announcing the first records by the famous
vaudeville artists and comedians. The first of the
Weber & Fields series is a ten-inch Columbia
double-disc Blue label record, listed as A1159, and
containing the selections, Mike and Meyer, Hyp-
notic Scene, and Mike and Myer, Drinking Scene
The list price is quoted as seventy-five cents. There
ij little doubt that these records will prove an in-
stant hit. Almost every theatre-goer who has
held his sides and joined in the gales of laughter
that always greet the witty sallies and farcical
remarks that make up a Weber and Fields dia-
logue, will want this record to add to their col-
lection. It is a sure cure for a bad quarter of an
hcur.
REPCINTING OLD NEEDLES.
Ten thousand dollars will be put into the business
of repointing worn talking machine needles by a
Japanese firm at Los Angeles, Cal. Yoichiro
Sugimura and Y. Teraoka are in receipt of letters
patent on a new invention for this purpose and
the company will be incorporated immediately with
the above mentioned capital.
OPEN NEW RECITAL HALL.
Important Addition to the Successful Talking
Machine Department of W. J. Dyer & Bro.,
St. Paul Will Seat 250 People.
(Special to The Review.)
St. Paul, Minn., April 22, 1912.
The growing importance of the talking-machine
department of W. J. Dyer & Bro., was illustrated
last week through the opening of the new recital
hall in the building occupied by that company,
which is designed to accommodate 250 people corn-
Co. Making a Victor Shipment to Lowell.
fortably. The hall, which is located on the sec-
ond floor of the building, is handsomely decorated
and well lighted and is partly surrounded by small
exhibition rooms. The opening of the new hall
was celebrated by the giving of three special
concerts at which the Victrola and the Pianola-
piano were featured, 1). F. Cordingly presiding at
the latter instrument at one of the concerts.
NEW LINE OF FINISHES READY.
Columbia Phonograph Co. jobbers are now in
position to fill dealers' orders for the popular "Mig-
nonette" Grafonola in Fumed and Golden Oak fin-
ishes, as well as mahogany. The various finishes
which it is now possible to obtain in this machine
should be a big boost toward making the instru-
ment even more popular than ever. The "Mignon-
ette" combines the machine and record cabinet as
a unit.
Trust more to work than to talent. Rely more on
your own sweat than upon your friends' recom-
mendations. Pin your faith to labor, rather than
to the short cut. The genius who works indefati-
gably is the only one his generation remembers.
THE TALKING
MACHINE WORLD
Containsallthe news of the
talking
machine
trade
throughout the w o r l d —
the doings of manufactur-
ers, Jobbers and dealers.
A Business Essential
$1.00 the Year
Published monthly by
EDWARD LYMAN BILL
1 Madison Avanu*
NEW YORK
58
THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
PRICE CUTTING IN ENGLAND.
FILLING A RECORD ORDER.
Talking Machine Men Form Protective Asso-
ciation for the Purpose of Putting an End
to Conditions Which Are Deplorable, Par-
ticularly as Affecting the Sales of Records.
Several Trucks Required to Handle the initial
Order of the Bon Marche Dry Goods Co.,
Lowe'l, Mass., Which Was Placed with the
Eastern Talking Machine Co. Recently—251
Machines and Accompanying Records and
Supplies Make a Total of $7,996.87.
The recently formed British Gramophone &
Phonograph Dealers' Protective Association, Lon-
don, England, is rapidly growing. The association
was opened with twenty members and the entire
membership attended the first regular meeting.
The main object of the new association is to see
that prices are maintained. Price-cutting in Eng-
land has reached a stage where it is almost impos-
sible for respectable and reliable dealers to live.
The barrow men are the chief cause of the present
unpleasant conditions. They buy records in syndi-.
cates, many thousands at a time, and, of course, at
a low figure, having no rental expenses to pay, they
are able to sell records at prices far and away
below what the ordinary dealer must charge. The
real means to the desired end is to eliminate the
barrow nnn (street vendors) entirely and this the
association is trying to do.
(Special to The Review.)
Boston, Mass., April 22, 1912.
The accompanying photograph shows the front
of the Eastern Talking Machine Co.'s establish-
ment in Tremont street, on one of its busy days
The Bon Marche Dry Goods Co., of Lowell, Mass.,
recently qualified as Victor dealers, placing with
the Eastern Co. the largest initial order for a deal-
er's contract that ever had been placed, and this
initial order is the
one seen in the
picture all ready to
start away. The
Bon Marche is one
of the largest and
b e s t department
stores north o f
Boston. Its gen-
STEIKING VICTOR PUBLICITY.
eral manager, Mr.
Gilmore, and the
The Victor Talking Machine Co.'s Red Seal
confidential
m a n,
record list for May contains among other valu-
able records, the Schubert-Liszt, "Hark, Hark, Mr. Martin, re-
cently called at the
the Lark," played by Ignace Jan Paderewski on
Eastern's quarters
the pianoforte. This company is also sending out
and, in discussing
duplicates of its magazine advertising; also sam-
the details of this
ples of the ads which it will run in the leading
Eastern Talking Machine
farm papers during the summer, as well as a order, said: "If
special announcement bearing upon the Victor, in its in the Victor catalog it is good, and if it
the schools which is to appear in the leading school is good, we want it and we'll have it." The ma-
chines ordered totaled up 251. Every record in
papers in May.
The Victor Co. is also urging dealers to the entire Victor catalog was sent the firm,
become alive to the big trade possibilities that and all of the fixings that go to make up the
exist during the summer months and suggests a Victor outfit were sent also.
The progressiveness and enterprise of this
live campaign on the part of dealers to capture
a goodly share of business. The suggestions are Lowell house, which is known far and wide to the
all valuable and it is now up to the dealers to people who live within any sort of distance of
Lowell insures a most faithful representation for
take action.
the Victor products.
Duncan, one of the hustling traveling men
GRAND RAPIDS DEALERS ORGANIZE. for T, the W. Victor
line, was largely instrumental in put-
Talking Machine Men Form Association for ting the big deal through and his success in the
matter is another proof of his ability as a sales-
Mutual Protection.
man.
(Special to The Review.)
Grand Rapids, Mich, April 2u, 1J>12.
Talking machine dealers of the city met at the
Livingston one evening recently and formed a
talking-machine association for the purpose of mu-
tual benefit and protection. The Friedrich Music
house will be headquarters of the association and
J. A. J. Friedrich will act as temporary chairman,
with John Bodbyl secretary.
A collection system and exchange bureau for
machines will be installed with the following firms
affiliated: J. A. J. Friedrich, Young & Chaffee
Furniture Co., Heyman Co., John Bodbyl, Winegar
Furniture Co., L. E. Phillips, Herrick Piano Co.
and M. M. Marrin & Co. Meetings will be held
monthly
BIG DEMAND FOR "DAWG SONG."
The Columbia Co. is having an immense demand
for the record "They've Gotta Quit Kickin' My
Dawg Aroun'," which was announced early last
week. It is the famous Houn' Song to which the
newspapers have devoted so much space the past
month or so. It is the first campaign song in
prominence and allied with this year's political
troubles. On the reverse side of the record is
"King Chanticleer," played by Prince's Band. The
record is listed as A1150.
The Duff Piano Co. has openul a branch store
in Washington, N. C.
WEBER & FIELDS RECORDS.
The First Records Made by the Famous
Comedians Now Being Issued by the Co-
lumbia Phonograph Co.—Destined to Prove
Immense Favorites—Dealers Will Do Well
to Stock Early. .
The Columbia Phonograph Co., General, New
York, is announcing the first records by the famous
vaudeville artists and comedians. The first of the
Weber & Fields series is a ten-inch Columbia
double-disc Blue label record, listed as A1159, and
containing the selections, Mike and Meyer, Hyp-
notic Scene, and Mike and Myer, Drinking Scene
The list price is quoted as seventy-five cents. There
ij little doubt that these records will prove an in-
stant hit. Almost every theatre-goer who has
held his sides and joined in the gales of laughter
that always greet the witty sallies and farcical
remarks that make up a Weber and Fields dia-
logue, will want this record to add to their col-
lection. It is a sure cure for a bad quarter of an
hcur.
REPCINTING OLD NEEDLES.
Ten thousand dollars will be put into the business
of repointing worn talking machine needles by a
Japanese firm at Los Angeles, Cal. Yoichiro
Sugimura and Y. Teraoka are in receipt of letters
patent on a new invention for this purpose and
the company will be incorporated immediately with
the above mentioned capital.
OPEN NEW RECITAL HALL.
Important Addition to the Successful Talking
Machine Department of W. J. Dyer & Bro.,
St. Paul Will Seat 250 People.
(Special to The Review.)
St. Paul, Minn., April 22, 1912.
The growing importance of the talking-machine
department of W. J. Dyer & Bro., was illustrated
last week through the opening of the new recital
hall in the building occupied by that company,
which is designed to accommodate 250 people corn-
Co. Making a Victor Shipment to Lowell.
fortably. The hall, which is located on the sec-
ond floor of the building, is handsomely decorated
and well lighted and is partly surrounded by small
exhibition rooms. The opening of the new hall
was celebrated by the giving of three special
concerts at which the Victrola and the Pianola-
piano were featured, 1). F. Cordingly presiding at
the latter instrument at one of the concerts.
NEW LINE OF FINISHES READY.
Columbia Phonograph Co. jobbers are now in
position to fill dealers' orders for the popular "Mig-
nonette" Grafonola in Fumed and Golden Oak fin-
ishes, as well as mahogany. The various finishes
which it is now possible to obtain in this machine
should be a big boost toward making the instru-
ment even more popular than ever. The "Mignon-
ette" combines the machine and record cabinet as
a unit.
Trust more to work than to talent. Rely more on
your own sweat than upon your friends' recom-
mendations. Pin your faith to labor, rather than
to the short cut. The genius who works indefati-
gably is the only one his generation remembers.
THE TALKING
MACHINE WORLD
Containsallthe news of the
talking
machine
trade
throughout the w o r l d —
the doings of manufactur-
ers, Jobbers and dealers.
A Business Essential
$1.00 the Year
Published monthly by
EDWARD LYMAN BILL
1 Madison Avanu*
NEW YORK
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