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THE
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
TALKING MACHINE JOBBERS ENTERTAIN VICTOR OFFICERS
DISPLAY EDISON PHONOGRAPH.
Retiring Executive Committee and Officers of the National Association of Talking Machine
Jobbers Present the Victor Co. with Appreciative Resolutions—New Committee Appoint-
ments by President Blackman—Committee Meets in New York, Jan. 14 and 15, 1913.
Milwaukeeans as Well as Dealers Throughout
Wisconsin Much Interested in the Recent
Exhibition of the New Edison Disc Machine
in Milwaukee—McGreal Takes Office of
Sheriff on January 1—Leslie Clarke Piano
Co. to Handle Victors.
An informal luncheon was tendered the officers
and department heads of the Victor Talking Ma-
chine Co. last Saturday by the retiring executive
committee and officers of the National Association
of Talking Machine Jobbers at the Bellevue-Strat-
ford Hotel, Philadelphia, Pa., which was held for
the purpose of presenting to the Victor Co. a set
of resolutions expressing the thanks and apprecia-
tion of the members of the association for the en-
tertainment furnished them on various occasions by
the Victor Co., and particularly at the last conven-
tion held in Atlantic City. The members of the
association who were present ait the luncheon were:
James F. Bowers, who made the presentation
speech; Perry B. Whitsit, J. C. Roush and John
Miller. J. Newcomb Blackman and Louis Buehn
were present as guests of the retiring board, and
H. H. Blish, who happened to be in Philadelphia
at the time. The officers and members of the staff
of the Victor Co. who attended were: Eldridge R.
Johnson, president; Louis F. Geissler, general
manager; B. G. Royal, one of the board of di-
rectors; George Ornstein, sales manager; H. C.
Brown, advertising manager, and Oliver Jones.
While in Philadelplra President Blackman took
up several association matters with Secretary
Buehn, and has announced the following commit-
tee appointments for the ensuing year : Resolution
committee—James F. Bowers, chairman; George
Kohler, Burton J. Pierce, W. O. Crew and H. W.
Weymann. Legislative comm'ttee—G. Clement,
chairman; C. A. Grinnell, George A. Mickel, Perry
B. Whitsit and O. K. Houck. Press committee—
Louis Buehn, chairman; S. B. Davega, W. H. Rey-
nalds, C. H. Arbenz and J. G. Corley. Grievance
committee—H. H. Blish, chairman; W. D. An-
drews, C. J. Sc'hmelzer, Lawrence McGreal and E.
C. Rauth. Traffic committee—L. C. Wiswell,
chairman; E. C. Rauth, Andrew McCarthy, W. H.
Reynalds and T. H. Towell. Membership commit-
tee—W. T. Barnhill, chairman; A. A. Trossler, J.
N. Swanson, Max Landay and O. A. Lovejoy.
There was also a special committee appointed,
consisting of J. N. Blackman, Louis Buehn, H. H.
Blish and John Miller, who called on Thomas A.
Edison and the officers of the Edison Co. last
Tuesday to take up several matters of interest to
Edison jobbers.
President Blackman has called a meeting of the
executive committee to be held in New York Jan-
uary 14 and 15 of next year. A special meeting
of the association has also been called, to be held
at the same time as the meeting of the executive
committee. The purpose of this special meeting is
to vote on an amendment of the by-laws rescind.ng
the present privilege of the use of proxies in the
annual elections of officers, but retaining that priv-
ilege for all other purposes at meetings. At thait
time anything else that may seem worthy of con-
sideration will be taken up in the general meeting.
Secretary Buehn will probably this month take a
vote as ito the place of meeting for the 1913 con-
vention. In accordance with the instructions of
the last meeting of the association, the members
are to choose between Atlantic City, Niagara Falls
and Richmond for the 1913 convent'on.
COMPLIMENTS VIA PHONOGRAPH.
PROF. GOODWIN'S ADDRESS
Thomas A. Edison and Other Friends of Wil-
liam H. Atkins Adopt Unusual Method for
Presenting Their Best Wishes to Him on
Twenty-fifth Businesss Anniversary.
(Special to The Review.)
Boston, Mass., Dec. 9, 1912.
William H. Atkins, general superintendent of the
Edison Electric Illuminating Co., of Boston, cele-
brated the 25th anniversary of his connection with
the company in unusual fashion last week. For one
thing, he listened to Thomas A. Edison, the in-
ventor, deliver an address of congratulation, al-
though the inventor was hundreds of miles away
and didn't use the telephone. Further, Mr. Atkins
listened to an address of congratulation from his
co-workers here, while not a single one of those
around him was speaking.
The phonograph played the important part. At
his office Mr. Atkins was presented with the first
Edison disc phonograph shipped as a perfected com-
mercial product. The first record played for him
on the machine was the presentation speech, re-
corded on the disc by a representative of the com-
pany. Then the next record was a congratulatory
message from Edison, who expressed the hope of
being able to congratulate Mr. Atkins on the latter's
50th anniversary of connection with the company.
Mr. Atkins took up the electrical business in 1884,
when he moved to Brockton from Portsmouth, N.
H., and entered the employ of the New England
Wiring Co. as a helper.
He joined the Boston Edison Co. on December 1,
1887, as an inspector. It was not long before he
became acting superintendent, and on February 5,
1890, was appointed superintendent. On Novem-
ber 1, 1897, he became general superintendent, the
position he now holds.
H. A. Yerkes, manager of the wholesale depart-
ment of the Columbia Phonograph Co., is at pres-
ent away on a short trip through the New Eng-
land States,
(Special to The Review.)
Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 11, 1912.
The new Edison disc phonographs have made
their appearance in Milwaukee and are creating
much interest among the dealers, who have been
waiting for the new machines for so long. William
P. Hope, traveling representative of the Thomas
A. Edison Co., Inc., in Wisconsin and upper Mich-
igan territory, is demonstrating the machines at
the Hotel Pfister, while one machine has been
placed on inspection at the store of Lawrence Mc-
Greal, local Edison jobber. Dealers are showing
their confidence in the future of the new machine
by placing some good-sized orders. It is under-
stood, however, that the machine will not be placed
on sale for some time yet.
. Lawrence McGreal, local Edison jobber and for-
mer president of the National Association of Talk-
ing Machine Jobbers, who was elected sheriff of
Milwaukee County at the recent election, will as-
sume the duties of his new office on Jan. 5.
The F. Leslie Clarke Piano Co., 710 Grand ave-
nue, recently incorporated with a capital stock of
$25,000 to handle pianos, has taken up the Victor
line and has arranged special quarters in his new
store, where the machines are being shown to
advantage.
TALKING MACHINE EXPORTS.
The Figures for October Presented—Reports
Show an Increase for the Month.
(Special to The Review.)
Washington, D. C, Dec. 9, l!ll_\
In the summary of exports and imports of the
commerce of the United States for the month of
October (the latest period for which it has been
compiled), which has just been issued by the Bu-
Prof. Frederic E. Goodwin, head of the Colum-
reau of Statistics of the Department of Commerce
bia Phonograph Co.'s educational department, de-
and Labor, the following interesting figures re-
livered a forceful and impressive address at the
lating to talking machines and supplies are set
recent convention of public school teachers of
forth :
Pittsfield, Mass. Mr. Goodwin's speech was en-
The total exports of talking machines, records
titled "The Application of the Grafonola to the
and supplies for October, 1912, amounted to $223,-
Course of Study." A large assemblage present ex-
307, as compared with $203,211 for the same month
pressed great pleasure at the minute details of the
of the previous year. The ten months' exportation
demonstration, which included the playing of a
of talking machines, records and supplies amounted
number of appropriate selections on a Columbia
to $2,040,836.
machine.
On the Application of the Grafonola to the
Course of Study Before the Teachers of
Pittsfield Much Admired.
NOW ASSISTANTJIENERAL MANAGER.
H. L. Willson, of the Columbia Phonograph Co.,
who has for so long filled the responsible position
of assistant to the general manager with signal
ability, zeal and unfailing helpfulness, has been
appointed assistant general manager. Mr. Willson
has been so intimately identified with the duties
of the office that the appointment is but the logical
recognition of his worth and merit. He is assured
of the continued cordial co-operation and support
of the entire Columbia service.
WRECKS TALKING MACHINES.
Sterling, III., Dealers Anxious to Capture Van-
dal Who Expressed His Antipathy for Talk-
ing Machines and Records with an Axe.
(Special to The Review.)
Gewehr & Edelbrock, piano and music dealers
of Wilmington, Del., are building an addition to the
rear of their building to accommodate the Vic-
trola department, which is steadily growing in
importance.
Sterling, 111., Dec. 9, 1912.
Several of the talking machine dealers of this
place are actively engaged in endeavoring to locate
a vandal who recently entered their stores and
destroyed thousands of dollars worth of talking
machines and records. The miscreant appeared to
have a special antipathy against the talking ma-
chine and expressed it by using an axe with disas-
trous effect, damaging expensive machines and rec-
ords beyond the possibility of repair. That plain
destruction was the main object of the unknown is
evidenced by the fact that there was nothing taken
ffom all the stores visited so far as the proprie-
tors have been able to ascertain.
An immense sign, twenty by thirty feet, appears
on the corner of the building occupied by Louis
R Deitzbaugh, Victor dealer of Frederick, Md.,
in which the famous Victor dog and the Victor
Jine of machines are fetaured in colors.
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WILMINGTON HOUSE EXPANDS.