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MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
OUTING OF TALKING MACHINE MEN, INC., A GREAT SUCCESS
FIGURES ON COLUMBIA EXPANSION
Officers of Association Much Elated Over Interest Taken in Affair Last Week—Good Attend-
ance Proves Encouraging—Prize Athletic Contests a Feature of the Outing
Double Floor Space in Less Than Six Months
—Manufacturing Facilities Also Greatly In-
creased—Praise for the Gotham Shops
The annual outing of the Talking Machine
Men, Inc., the organization composed of talk-
ing machine dealers of New York, New Jersey
and Connecticut, held Tuesday, September 12,
at Beach Hill Inn, Rye Beach, N. Y., was a
great success in the eyes of the officials of
the association, and indeed, would be a suc-
served at the Beach Hill Inn that a movement
to hold the outing next year at the same place
is already being considered.
The prizes offered by the association for win-
ners of the ball game, races, etc., were eagerly
contested for, and the numerous entries for
the varied affairs pleased the committee in
Some of Those at Outing of Talking Machine Men, Inc.
E. A. Scheiger Co.; Adam Tisch, Iisch Music House, Klmhurst; J. Hieling, bilas i'earsall Co.; F. Kauti
Manager, Talking Machine Departments, Otto Wissner Stores, and J. J. Cavanaugh, Cabinet Manufacturer.
cess for any organization if a good attend-
ance, a general participation in ball games and
races, and a splendid dinner followed by a
dance, in which almost everyone took part, is
any criterion.
The officials , of the Talking Machine Men,
Inc., were so elated over the success of the
outing, and were so pleased with the dinner
charge of the entertainment, which was headed
by Chairman J. Y. Shepard. The silver loving
cup presented to the winners of the ball game
was won by the New York Talking Machine
Co., and the G. T. Williams Co. team. The
loving cup is shown in the accompaning pic-
ture, being held by A. Galuchie, treasurer of
the organization.
PLANS FOR ANNUAL EDISON WEEK
contest will be made through full-page ads. in
a selected list of national periodicals.
Edison week also will be marked by a win-
dow display contest in which a large number
of Edison dealers will enter. It has been ar-
ranged, and will be conducted by the Edison
jobbers, each distributor offering prizes for the
most attractive windows in his zone.
Each
jobber will offer four prizes as follows: $100;
second, $50; third, $30; fourth, $20. Some job-
bers whose zones are small may combine, but
every Edison dealer will have an opportunity
to compete and a chance to win a prize. The
first and second prize winners in each zone
will be eligible to the sweepstakes contest in
which Thomas A. Edison, Inc., offer three
prizes. The first is $200, and the others are
$150 and $100. The full details of the window
display contest have not been arranged as yet,
but it is announced that this year the condi-
tions that govern it will be specially phrased
with a view to putting the small dealer upon an
equal footing with the large dealer.
Dates This Year to be October 16 to 21—Con-
test Arranged for Opinions of Laymen Re-
garding New Edison and Window Displays
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Edison week this year will be observed Oc-
tober 16 to 21 inclusive, .and the dealers and
jobbers of Thomas A. Edison, Inc., will rec-
ognize the occasion by the inauguration of an
opinion contest that will be open to owners of
the New Edison or those who have heard it
either on trial in their home or at the shop of
an Edison dealer, and who will submit an opin-
ion regarding its merits. Cash prizes aggre-
gating $1,000 will be distributed among the suc-
cessful contestants. The contest will be for
the express purpose of securing the opinions
of people who are representative of the aver-
age class of phonograph owners.
Thos. A. Edison, Inc., has received thousands
of testimonials from musicians of standing, but
the contest is designed to secure the opinions
of the laymen.
Any person may enter the
contest who has been in a position to judge
the New Edison, which includes those who own
machines, and those who take advantage of a
three-day free trial proposition, which will be
in force during Edison week under which they
can secure a machine for testing purposes.
Should any of those who desire to participate
be unable to secure a machine under the trial
offer, owing to the demands made upon the
dealers, they may qualify by hearing the New
Edison at the dealer's store. Opinions must be
confined to two hundred words or less, and
those not winning prizes, but considered good
enough to publish will be paid for at the rate
of 10 cents per word.
There are three prizes in both the primary
and the consolation divisions. In the primary
division, the first prize is $500, and the second
and third prizes are $200 and $100. In the other
class, in the same order, the prizes are $125, $50
and $25. Ample time will be allowed for the
preparation and entry of the opinions, and the
manuscripts will be examined with all possible
dispatch, and the awards announced as early
as possible. The public announcement of the
PATHE AGENT VISITS MAIN OFFICE
J-esse Rosenstein, of the National Piano Co.,
Pathe distributor at Baltimore, Md., was a visi-
tor this week at the executive offices of the
Pathe Freres Phonograph Co., New York. Mr.
Rosenstein substantiated his reports of excel-
lent business conditions in his territory by plac-
ing a very large Pathephone and Pathe disc
order.
The wonderful expansion which the Columbia
Graphophone Co.'s manufacturing facilities
have undergone the past year is conclusively
indicated in the figures recently compiled by
John Cromclin, general manager of the com-
pany. According to these figures the Colum-
bia Co. will be using more than twice as much
floor space on November 1 as it used the early
part of this year. New buildings have been
erected and are now in process of construc-
tion, which have enabled the Columbia Co.
to increase its machine and record output tre-
mendously. Only a few months ago a modern
factory building was purchased in its entirety,
hut notwithstanding all these factory additions,
the company has been obliged to work day and
night to keep pace with its orders.
The New York Globe has been conducting
the past few months a shopping contest, in
which it has featured letters from its readers
who have made purchases from advertisers in
the Globe, and who were completely satisfied
with their purchases and the treatment they
received. One of these recent letters referred
to the purchase of several Columbia records
from the Gotham Shops, 49 Nassau street, ex-
clusive Columbia dealers. The writer of this
letter commented upon the spirit of friendli-
ness and convenience which characterized her
dealings with this concern, and also spoke very
highly of the Columbia records she purchased.
EXHIBIT TALKERSlf TOPEKA FAIR
Leading Makes of Machines Well Represented
in Various Displays Made
TOPEKA, KAN., September 18.—Talking machines
were conspicuous in the great Free Fair of
Topeka the week of September 11, the event
that pulled the largest crowd ever seen in
Topeka. More than 200,000 people visited the
fair, from every county in the State. Although
Topeka merchants cater to their own local dis-
trict chiefly, few of them handling the entire
State, they did not on that account neglect
to present to the visitors their best goods in
their exhibits. Crosby Bros., the big dry goods
house that has recently installed an Edison
department, made its entire exhibit at the fair
an Edison exhibit, with a large booth with com-
fortable chairs, and eight machines and an
abundance of records. M. E. Mikesell,. man-
ager of the Edison department, had charge of
the exhibit, and L. G. Godard, salesman, as-
sisted. Many machines were sold, and a large
number of prospects secured.
The Emahizer-Spielman Co., house furnish-
ing and pianos, showed Sonoras and Columbia*,
and secured many prospects; the exhibit also
included several of the lines of pianos handled.
Dozens of booths at the fair had Victrolas,
Columbias or Edisons, for the entertainment
of the visitors. One of these was a flower
booth, a Grafonola being used to attract at-
tention and to provide entertainment.
GRANVILLE RECORDS FOR PATHE
The Victor Talking Machine Co. has de-
clared a regular quarterly dividend of 5 per
cent., and an extra dividend of 25 per cent,
on the common stock, making 80 per cent, de-
clared on this issue so far this year, as against
a total of 50 per cent, last year.
The Pathe Freres Phonograph Co., New
York, is listing in its October supplement two
selections composed by Bernard Granville, well-
known composer and theatrical star.
These
two songs are listed on one record, and ac-
cording to the arrangements made by the com-
pany, a very large percentage of the sales of
this record will tbe donated to the Actors' Fund
of America. The two selections are "The Road
That Leads to You," sung by Henry Burr, and
"Think of Me," sung by Mary Ryan.
RUTHERFORD CO^OPENS STORE
EUGENE F. HAINESjV BRIDEGROOM
RUTHERFORD, N. J., September 18.—The Ruther-
ford Music Co. has opened a store at 4 Ames
avenue, for the sale of Edison Diamond Disc
phonographs, and other musical instruments.
Eugene F. Haines, of Mt. Holly, N. ) . , and
Miss Anna Lee Tovey, of Camden, N. J., were
married last week. Mr. Haines is connect! d
with the Victor Talking Machine Co.
VICTOR CO. DECLARES DIVIDENDS