Music Trade Review
Issue: 1917 Vol. 65 N. 5 - Page 45
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
COLUMBIA CUP WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Salesmen and District Having Highest Sales
Quota for Month of June Awarded Prizes
George W. Hopkins, general sales manager
of the Columbia Graphophone Co., New York,
announced this week the winners for the month
of June in the contests
which were inaugurated
recently for the owner-
ship of two beautiful
silver loving cups do-
nated by Francis S.
Whitten, president of
the company. As an-
nounced some time ago
in The Review, Presi-
dent Whitten has do-
nated one cup to be
competed for by the
five districts in the Co-
lumbia sales organiza-
tion. This contest was
Salesmen's Trophy started June 1, and will
be continued from month to month until such
time as one district shall have won the cup for
the third time. He has also donated five cups
to be competed for by the salesmen in each dis-
trict. These contests will also run from month
to month until one particular salesman in each
district shall have won the cup for the third
time, when it becomes his permanent property.
In the June contest the district cup was won
by the Pittsburgh territory, S. H. Nichols, dis-
trict manager. The cup will remain in the cus-
tody of the Cleveland store in this district for
graved on the cup. In the contest for the
salesmen's cups, the name of each winning sales-
man and the month in which he wins will be
engraved on the cup for his district. The
salesmen who are the final winners of these
cups will receive, in addition to these trophies,
a personal trophy from President Whitten.
MISCHA ELMAN IN BIRMINGHAM
Snapped While Hearing His Own Record Dur-
ing Visit to the Williams Music House
If intensive production works out well on
farms why should it not work out equally well
in other lines of business? That it does ap-
pears to be the theory of the Williams Music
45
TO HOLD ANNUAL OUTING NEXT WEEK
The Talking Machine Men, Inc., to Take Trip
Up Hudson to Bear Mountain on Wednesday,
August 8—Elaborate Program Arranged
Plans have been perfected for the second an-
nual outing of the Talking Machine Men, Inc.,
the organization of talking.machine dealers and
jobbers, of eastern New York and neighboring
sections of New Jersey and Connecticut. The
outing this year will be.held on next Wednes-
day, August 8, and the place chosen for it is
Bear Mountain, the popular resort up the Hud-
son. The party will leave on the Hudson River
Day Line boat, leaving the foot of West Forty-
second street, New York, at 9.45 a. m. The
tickets, which are $3 each, cover the round trip
fare on the boat, and also provide for a spe-
cial dinner. The program arranged for the
affair by the committee includes a variety of
popular sports and other interesting features for
the entertainment of the talking machine dealers
and their friends.
A MUCH=TRAVELED_EDISON MACHINE
Has Accompanied Lieut. Callahan to the Mex-
ican Border and Back Again, and Will Short-
ly Start for "Somewhere in France"
House, Birmingham, Ala., handling the Victor,
Columbia and Edison Diamond Disc lines of
machines and records. As will be seen in the
accompanying illustration there is very little
space wasted in the store, and stock seems to
be plentiful. The feature of the photograph,
however, is that it shows Mischa Elman, the
noted violinist and Victor artist, listening to his
own record on a Victrola in the Williams store,
where the talking machine department is under
the capable and progressive management of
A. H. Williams.
. "When we make the 'bon voyage,' for which
1 am firmly convinced we are scheduled, it is
my belief that the turntable on the Regiment's
New Edison will be revolving continuously at
the regulation eighty per minute, en route."
So writes First Lieut. John J. Callahan, of the
First Battalion of the Seventy-first, New York,
COLUMBIA DISTRICT MANAGERS MEET
Convene to Discuss Plans for the Conrng Sea-
son With General Sales Manager Hopkins
Cup Offered to Best District
one month, as this store, which is under the
management of A. W. Roos, was the leading
factor in the Pittsburgh territory's victory.
The winners of the salesmen's cups in the v-a-
rious districts were as follows: Pittsburgh ter-
ritory, S. W. Lukas, Pittsburgh store; Chicago
territory, C. R. Salmon, St. Louis store; Phila-
delphia territory, D. F. Jester, Baltimore store;
New York territory, R. R. Wilson. New York
store. The winning salesman on the Pacific
Coast will be announced next week.
As each district wins in the contest for the
district cup the name of the winning district
manager and winning store manager, together
with the month in which they won, will be en-
The five district managers who are at the
head of the Columbia sales organization
throughout the country- arrived in New York
Monday for a two days' stay at the Columbia
Co.'s executive offices in the Woolworth Build-
ing. This conference was called in order to
give General Sales Manager Hopkins an op-
portunity to discuss the company's plans for
the rest of the year from the sales standpoint.
One of the topics of discussion was the inaug-
uration of plans for the merchandising of the
new Columbia art models.
The district managers in attendance at this
conference were the following: Walter L.
Eckhardt, Philadelphia territory; R. F. Bolton,
New York territory; F. A. Denison, Pacific
Coast; H. A. Yerkes, Chicago territory, and S.
H. Nichols, Pittsburgh territory. All of these
managers, particularly Mr. Denison, were en-
thusiastic in their predictions for the coming
fall's activities in their respective territories.
Columbia business to date has broken all rec-
ords, and judging from the comments of the
visiting managers the remainder of the year will
show a substantial gain over last fall, the pre-
vious record-breaker.
William Maxwell's latest book, "Tf I Were
Twenty-one," will be published in September
by J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia. It is said
to be inspirational in its treatment of the sub-
ject matter.
Lieut. J. J. Callahan
who in private life is an Edison supervisor.
Lieut. Callahan and the New Edison spent the
summer together last year down on the border
with the sand-flees, scorpions and other de-
lights of southern Texas. At present the twain
are somewhere in New York State, keeping
watch and vigil over Gotham's water supply, and
will shortly start for "Somewhere in France."
Twice across the American continent, and about
to begin an overseas voyage of more than 3,000
miles, the New Edison, which has been one of
Lieut. Callahan's best friends since he entered
the service, has made a record for distance
covered. This instrument has required very
little adjustment during all the time it has been
in use, which makes its record all the more re-
markable.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
COLUMBIA CUP WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Salesmen and District Having Highest Sales
Quota for Month of June Awarded Prizes
George W. Hopkins, general sales manager
of the Columbia Graphophone Co., New York,
announced this week the winners for the month
of June in the contests
which were inaugurated
recently for the owner-
ship of two beautiful
silver loving cups do-
nated by Francis S.
Whitten, president of
the company. As an-
nounced some time ago
in The Review, Presi-
dent Whitten has do-
nated one cup to be
competed for by the
five districts in the Co-
lumbia sales organiza-
tion. This contest was
Salesmen's Trophy started June 1, and will
be continued from month to month until such
time as one district shall have won the cup for
the third time. He has also donated five cups
to be competed for by the salesmen in each dis-
trict. These contests will also run from month
to month until one particular salesman in each
district shall have won the cup for the third
time, when it becomes his permanent property.
In the June contest the district cup was won
by the Pittsburgh territory, S. H. Nichols, dis-
trict manager. The cup will remain in the cus-
tody of the Cleveland store in this district for
graved on the cup. In the contest for the
salesmen's cups, the name of each winning sales-
man and the month in which he wins will be
engraved on the cup for his district. The
salesmen who are the final winners of these
cups will receive, in addition to these trophies,
a personal trophy from President Whitten.
MISCHA ELMAN IN BIRMINGHAM
Snapped While Hearing His Own Record Dur-
ing Visit to the Williams Music House
If intensive production works out well on
farms why should it not work out equally well
in other lines of business? That it does ap-
pears to be the theory of the Williams Music
45
TO HOLD ANNUAL OUTING NEXT WEEK
The Talking Machine Men, Inc., to Take Trip
Up Hudson to Bear Mountain on Wednesday,
August 8—Elaborate Program Arranged
Plans have been perfected for the second an-
nual outing of the Talking Machine Men, Inc.,
the organization of talking.machine dealers and
jobbers, of eastern New York and neighboring
sections of New Jersey and Connecticut. The
outing this year will be.held on next Wednes-
day, August 8, and the place chosen for it is
Bear Mountain, the popular resort up the Hud-
son. The party will leave on the Hudson River
Day Line boat, leaving the foot of West Forty-
second street, New York, at 9.45 a. m. The
tickets, which are $3 each, cover the round trip
fare on the boat, and also provide for a spe-
cial dinner. The program arranged for the
affair by the committee includes a variety of
popular sports and other interesting features for
the entertainment of the talking machine dealers
and their friends.
A MUCH=TRAVELED_EDISON MACHINE
Has Accompanied Lieut. Callahan to the Mex-
ican Border and Back Again, and Will Short-
ly Start for "Somewhere in France"
House, Birmingham, Ala., handling the Victor,
Columbia and Edison Diamond Disc lines of
machines and records. As will be seen in the
accompanying illustration there is very little
space wasted in the store, and stock seems to
be plentiful. The feature of the photograph,
however, is that it shows Mischa Elman, the
noted violinist and Victor artist, listening to his
own record on a Victrola in the Williams store,
where the talking machine department is under
the capable and progressive management of
A. H. Williams.
. "When we make the 'bon voyage,' for which
1 am firmly convinced we are scheduled, it is
my belief that the turntable on the Regiment's
New Edison will be revolving continuously at
the regulation eighty per minute, en route."
So writes First Lieut. John J. Callahan, of the
First Battalion of the Seventy-first, New York,
COLUMBIA DISTRICT MANAGERS MEET
Convene to Discuss Plans for the Conrng Sea-
son With General Sales Manager Hopkins
Cup Offered to Best District
one month, as this store, which is under the
management of A. W. Roos, was the leading
factor in the Pittsburgh territory's victory.
The winners of the salesmen's cups in the v-a-
rious districts were as follows: Pittsburgh ter-
ritory, S. W. Lukas, Pittsburgh store; Chicago
territory, C. R. Salmon, St. Louis store; Phila-
delphia territory, D. F. Jester, Baltimore store;
New York territory, R. R. Wilson. New York
store. The winning salesman on the Pacific
Coast will be announced next week.
As each district wins in the contest for the
district cup the name of the winning district
manager and winning store manager, together
with the month in which they won, will be en-
The five district managers who are at the
head of the Columbia sales organization
throughout the country- arrived in New York
Monday for a two days' stay at the Columbia
Co.'s executive offices in the Woolworth Build-
ing. This conference was called in order to
give General Sales Manager Hopkins an op-
portunity to discuss the company's plans for
the rest of the year from the sales standpoint.
One of the topics of discussion was the inaug-
uration of plans for the merchandising of the
new Columbia art models.
The district managers in attendance at this
conference were the following: Walter L.
Eckhardt, Philadelphia territory; R. F. Bolton,
New York territory; F. A. Denison, Pacific
Coast; H. A. Yerkes, Chicago territory, and S.
H. Nichols, Pittsburgh territory. All of these
managers, particularly Mr. Denison, were en-
thusiastic in their predictions for the coming
fall's activities in their respective territories.
Columbia business to date has broken all rec-
ords, and judging from the comments of the
visiting managers the remainder of the year will
show a substantial gain over last fall, the pre-
vious record-breaker.
William Maxwell's latest book, "Tf I Were
Twenty-one," will be published in September
by J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia. It is said
to be inspirational in its treatment of the sub-
ject matter.
Lieut. J. J. Callahan
who in private life is an Edison supervisor.
Lieut. Callahan and the New Edison spent the
summer together last year down on the border
with the sand-flees, scorpions and other de-
lights of southern Texas. At present the twain
are somewhere in New York State, keeping
watch and vigil over Gotham's water supply, and
will shortly start for "Somewhere in France."
Twice across the American continent, and about
to begin an overseas voyage of more than 3,000
miles, the New Edison, which has been one of
Lieut. Callahan's best friends since he entered
the service, has made a record for distance
covered. This instrument has required very
little adjustment during all the time it has been
in use, which makes its record all the more re-
markable.
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