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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
OTTO HEINEMAN SAILS FOR EUROPE
President of General Phonograph Corp. Will
Visit Leading European Countries—Gives
Discussion on Current Trade Problems
Otto Heineman, president of the General
Phonograph Corp., New York, sailed Saturday,
July 3, for a trip abroad, which will include a
Otto He : neman
visit to England, France and Switzerland. Ac-
cording to his present plans, Mr. Heineman will
be away about a month, and will return to New
York accompanied by Mrs. Heineman, who
sailed for' Europe a few weeks ago.
Before leaving for Europe, Mr. Heineman
spent a few days at the Chicago branch of the
company in conference with S. A. Ribolla, gen-
eral manager of the company's Illinois corpo-
ration. After a careful investigation of general
conditions in the West, Mr. Heineman returned
to New York convinced that the outlook for
the coming year is satisfactory in every re-
spect. He states that while business at the
present time is comparatively quiet, there is an
under-current of confidence and optimism
which will undoubtedly be reflected in sales
this Fall.
Mr. Heineman was also greatly encouraged
at the reports received from the company's
factory executives in different parts of the
country. At the present time the company's
manufacturing facilities are in excellent shape,
and the new Newark works are going ahead
even more quickly than was anticipated. This
new factory has already started to press Okeh
records, and in a very short while will be an
important factor in the manufacture of this
popular line of records.
This new Newark factory of the General
Phonograph Corp. represents one of the finest
plants in the talking machine industry. It is
equipped with the most modern types of ma-
chinery for the production of the company's
motors, and the building devoted to record
pressing is up-to-date in every detail. Working
conditions are ideal, and Otto Heineman, to-
gether with the other executives of the com-
pany, have received the hearty congratulations
of the talking machine manutacturers through-
out the country upon the completion of a plant
which is typical of this company's progress and
success.
JULY 24,
1920'
VISITORS TO COLUMBIA OFFICES
Several Dealers and Salesmen. Among the
Week's Visitors at New York Headquarters
During the past few days quite a number of
Columbia dealers visited the executive offices
of the company in the Woolworth building, New
York, and also called at the factories in Bridge-
port and the recording laboratory. Among these
callers were A. J. Miller, of the Meyers-Miller
Furniture Co.. Atlanta, Ga.; John Cross, of the
Cramer-Perrine Co., Akron, O.; C. G. Howard,
Hardwick & Co., Fairport, N. Y., and L. W.
McManus, president of the L. McManus Co.,
Macon, Ga.
A group of salesmen from the Chicago branch
of the Columbia Co. called at the general offices
this week, and also visited the factories. Among
the visitors were Messrs. Blimke, Sherlock,
Wuetzen and Schoenwald.
Lester L. Leverich, advertising manager of
TO OPEN "TALKER" DEPARTMENT
the Columbia Graphophone Co., left Monday for
Office Supply Co. Will Have Large Section Un- a two weeks' vacation at a nearby summer
resort.
der Direction of John J. Gifford
W. F. Stidham, manager of the Los Angeles
CHARLOTTE. N. C, July 19.—This city will have branch of the Columbia Co., called at the execu-
a new talking machine store in the next few tive offices this week on his semi-annual visit to
weeks, when the Office Supply Co., one of the New York.
fastest-growing concerns of its kind in this
locality, opens its new talking machine section.
CHICAGO CONCERN IS BANKRUPT
The new department will be under the manage-
ment of John J. Gifford, a well-known piano Creditors Begin Proceedings Against LaSalle
and talking machine salesman of this city. Sev-
Phonograph Co.
eral popular makes of instruments and records
will be featured, as well as pianos, players and
CHICAGO, III., July 19.—The LaSalle Phonograph
music rolls. The department will be open to Co., 19 South Hoyne avenue, is involved in
the public as soon as alterations are completed. bankruptcy proceedings on the pleas of Hollis
& Duncan, Dwight & H. M. Jackson, Inc., the
Republic Box Co., and others. William W.
MANDEL CO. TO BE REORGANIZED
Wheeler has been appointed receiver under bond
Receiver Appointed and Syndicate Formed to of $15,000. According to the lawyers the liabili-
ties of the company are about $125,000 while
Take Over Assets of Bankrupt Houses
the assets are approximately $100,000.
CHICAGO, III., July 19.—Frank McKee, a banker
of this city, has been appointed a' trustee for
B. F. WHITE WITH CLEVELAND CO.
the Mandel Mfg. Co. and the Chicago Ferrotype
Co., against which bankruptcy proceedings were'
CLEVELAND, O., July 19.—B. F. White joined
recently instituted by creditors. Under a volun- the Cleveland Talking
tary agreement Mr. McKee will act as trustee Machine Co., V i c t o r
for the benefit of the creditors. The two com- wholesalers operating in
panies are operating under the old management Ohio territory, on July 1.
pending settlement of claims. According to a He will serve as right-
statement sent to the creditors last week a syn- hand assistant to How-
dicate has been formed to organize a new com- ard Shartle, the head of
pany to take over the assets of both bankrupt the c o m p a n y .
Mr.
concerns. The total assets of the companies is White's experience in the
given as $1,661,911.07.
talking machine industry
covers a period of. over
seven years, d u r i n g
which he was active in
headed the party from Brooklyn headquarters, the complaint, repair,
which consisted of H. N. McMenimen, manag- record exchange and ma-
ing director of the company; James Watters, sec- chine order departments
retary, and two famous Pathe stars, Louis James, of the Victor Talking
tenor, and Marion Evelyn Cox, contralto. Ad- Machine Co. at Camden.
dresses were made by the foregoing officers of He served for two years
in the infantry during the
great war and partic-
ipated in much active
overseas fighting.
Mr. White has made
many friends in the
Ohio territory and mem-
B. F. White
bers of the trade wish him rile best of success
with the Cleveland Talking Machine Co.
A CONVENTION OF PATHE DEALERS IN ST. PAUL, MINN.
ST. PAUL, MINN., July 19.—At a convention of
Pathe dealers held in this city on June 30 and
July 1 at the St. Paul Hotel, Eugene A. Wid-
mann, president of the Pathe Freres Phono-
graph Co., was presented with a live rooster.
It was expected that the fowl would confuse
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HAS 450 RECORDS IN HIS LIBRARY
Banquet of Pathe Dealers at the
and embarrass the worthy president, but he ac-
cepted the bird, made a great fuss about it, and
promptly expressed it to Pathe headquarters in
Brooklyn. The rooster was a pedigreed Rhode
Island Red and carried himself proudly, as
should the trade-mark of this well-known line
of machines and records.
The convention was well attended and was
inspirational in character. President Widmann
St. Paul Hotel in St. Paul, Minn.
the company and the artists rendered a number
of selections which are familiar to Pathe en-
thusiasts from coast to coast. The address of
welcome was made by George Sommers in be-
half of G. Sommers & Co., Pathe distributors
of this city. This was the occasion for the
rooster episode. Following a dinner which was
served, the entire party, 150 in number, attended
a performance at Ihe Orpheum Theatre nearby.
Wondering just how many records shej&iight
have been selling to him, Miss Langley, of Bul-
pitt Bros., Taylorsville, 111., asked a customer to
list them for her. He had 450 records and was
still buying. A recent sale to him were the rec-
ords of the instruments of the orchestra, that
he might identify certain instruments whose
sound he did not know, for he is not a musi-
cian.
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