Music Trade Review
Issue: 1923 Vol. 76 N. 14 - Page 9
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APRIL 7, 1923
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
9
H. L. MASON FINDS WIDE MUSIC INTEREST ON COAST
Meets Many World-famous Artists While Visiting San Francisco—California Dealers Succeed in
Fight Against Pernicious Legislation—Kirk Buys Santa Barbara Music Store
SAN FRANCISCO, CAI-., April 2.—Crossing the con-
tinent is an excellent way to become optimistic,
according to Henry L. Mason, vice-president
of the House of Mason & Hamlin. The
outlook is so wide and the way affords views
of so many boundless possibilities that Mr.
Mason thinks a transcontinental trip is one
of the best possible ways of dispelling any tend-
ency to narrowness or gloom. Mr. Mason left
I'.ostou three weeks ago for Chicago. En route
there he decided to come on to San Francisco,
and now he thinks it was an excellent idea.
"This is my fourth visit to San Francisco and
it is eleven years since I was here last," he
stated. "Since arriving I have met a number
of gifted musicians—Moseiwitsch, the Russian
pianist; Levitski, Thebaud, the violinist; Cor-
tot, the French pianist; Charles Hart, pianist,
and Alfred Hertz, conductor of the San Fran-
cisco Symphony Orchestra."
Mr. Mason proceeded to eulogize Hertz's con-
ducting of Brahms' Third Symphony and to
speak of many Western musical celebrities he
has met in a way that showed his keen appre-
ciation of good music. While in the city he is
making his headquarters with the Wiley B. Al-
len Co., dealers, who hold the Mason & Ham-
lin banner very high. "I found the whole force
of the Wiley B. Allen Co. on their toes con-
stantly," he declared. "The place is made fra-
grant to me by the ever-present Mason & Ham-
lin atmosphere. I have met my old friends and
made many new acquaintances." Mr. Mason
plans to leave before the end of the week for
l.os Angeles, after which he w i l l return to this
city before returning East.
Burdens Drop Away for the Present
For the present California music trade dealers
can breathe freely again. The legislators at
Sacramento will not throw impediments in their
way during the present legislature's life. The
instalment refund bill, most insidious and un-
fair of all the proposed legislation, affecting
their business, has just been definitely tabled,
thanks to the efforts of the Music Trade Asso-
ciation of Northern California, the Association
of Southern California and kindred interests in
other lines of business. Shirley Walker, of Sher-
man, Clay & Co., vice-president of the Music
Trades Association of Northern California, who,
with George R. Hughes, president of the Asso-
ciation, appeared before the Judiciary Commit-
tee of the legislature last week, stated to-day
that definite action had just been taken regard-
ing the various bills objected to by the music
trades interests. Two of them were assembly
bills and both have been tabled.
The recording bill was promoted by the
wholesale interests to protect them in extending
credit to dealers or individuals, to whom they
were selling large bills of goods. The retailers
objected to the bill because it was so unneces-
sary and not only added expense to the mer-
chant in forcing him to provide a recording
clerk, but to the purchaser in making him pay
a recording fee, and added expense to the State
by forcing it to record a tremendous number
of transactions. It was shown that in San Fran-
cisco County and Los Angeles County alone
there would be at least a total of 10,000 record-
ings a day, taking into account phonographs,
musical instruments, sewing machines, vacuum
cleaners, automobiles, etc. Representatives of
the various interests involved appeared with the
representatives of the music trades and it has
just been learned that success has crowned their
efforts.
H. E. Lawrence Expected
H. E. Lawrence, editor of the Standard Player
Monthly, a publication issued by the Standard
Pneumatic Action Co., is expected to visit the
Pacific Coast during April. Beeman P. Sibley,
Coast representative of the Kohler Industries,
lias received notice that the editor of this paper,
which circulates among dealers, tuners and re-
pair men, will probably reach Seattle about the
middle of the month. He will visit the Coast
for the Standard Pneumatic Action Co., espe-
cially from the advertising viewpoint. In Se-
attle Mr. Lawrence will be met by Fred C. Uu-
ell, who is the service man for the Standard
Pneumatic Action Co. and the Auto I'neumatie
Action Co. for the Pacific Coast. While in the
Far West Mr. Lawrence will make his head-
quarters with Mr. Sibley in the I'hclan I'uild-
ing, San Francisco.
Discusses Plans Informally
The plans of Eldridgc R. Johnson, president
of the Victor Talking Machine Co., for building
a factory in San Francisco were discussed at
the Commercial Club this week in an informal,
manner. John J. Dean was host at a luncheon
at the Commercial Club and Mr. Johnson was
one of the guests. No location has yet been
announced for the factory.
Santa Barbara Store Changes Hands
A. L. Kirk, of Salt Lake City, has purchased
the Paulin Music Store, 1015 State street, San-
ta Barbara, Cal. Ralph Paulin, the retiring pro-
prietor, will join J. D. Atkinson in other busi-
ness in Pasadena. It is understood that the
stock of pianos will be closed out, sheet music,
phonographs and records only being carried in
the future. The business is over twenty-four
years old, having been established toward the
end of the last century.
A. B. SMITH CO. IN NEW QUARTERS
Akron Warerooms Moved to Larger Quarters
in That City—To Open Downtown Salesrooms
AKRON, O., April 3.—The present week marked
the passing of the A. B. Smith Piano Co. from
South Main street, a location which it has occu-
pied for the past twenty years. Leasing of the
building recently made it necessary for the
Smith Co. to vacate April 1.
A. B. Smith, head of the house, announced
this week that the firm would be located at 11
Buchtel avenue and South Main street, in larger
quarters, and for the time being this location
would serve as the salesroom, display rooms and
also for warehouses. Later in the Summer or
about early Fall the company intends to open
a downtown salesroom, but will continue to
maintai-n its headquarters in the Buchtel avenue
building.
TURNER TO REMAIN IN THE WEST
Victrola No. 90
$125
Mahogany, oak or walnut
Other styles $25 to $1500
Victor supremacy
is the supremacy
of performance
The commercial
triumphs of the Victor
naturally follow its
musical superiority.
This inevitable result is
a consideration of vital
i m p o r t a n c e to every
dealer in Victor prod-
ucts.
Geo. D. Turner, Superior Foundry Co. Repre-
sentative, to Concentrate Efforts
CLKVKL^ND, O., March 31.—In announcing the
appointment of George Chevalier as its Eastern
representative, the Superior Foundry Co. calls
attention to the fact that under the new arrange-
ment George D. Turner, who has been repre-
senting the company very capably for some
time past, will in future be able to give his
entire attention to the West, and the manufac-
turers in that section will have the benefit of
the experience.
With direct representation both in the East-
ern and Western territories, the Superior Co.
states that it will be able to co-operate with
manufacturers to the fullest degree and is look-
ing forward to the largest and most active year
in its history.
MOVES TO TEMPORARY QUARTERS
CANTON, O., April 3.—The George C. Wille Co.,
for many years located in North Market avenue,
is moving this week to a temporary location in
Cleveland avenue, N. W. The building in which
the Wille store is located is to be remodeled and
modern store fronts installed. There is a pos-
sibility of the company retaining the location,
*HIS MASTER'S VOICE"
Victrola
REG US PAT OFF.
Important = Look for these trade-marks.
Under the lid On the label.
Victor Talking
Machine Co.
Camden,N. J.
APRIL 7, 1923
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
9
H. L. MASON FINDS WIDE MUSIC INTEREST ON COAST
Meets Many World-famous Artists While Visiting San Francisco—California Dealers Succeed in
Fight Against Pernicious Legislation—Kirk Buys Santa Barbara Music Store
SAN FRANCISCO, CAI-., April 2.—Crossing the con-
tinent is an excellent way to become optimistic,
according to Henry L. Mason, vice-president
of the House of Mason & Hamlin. The
outlook is so wide and the way affords views
of so many boundless possibilities that Mr.
Mason thinks a transcontinental trip is one
of the best possible ways of dispelling any tend-
ency to narrowness or gloom. Mr. Mason left
I'.ostou three weeks ago for Chicago. En route
there he decided to come on to San Francisco,
and now he thinks it was an excellent idea.
"This is my fourth visit to San Francisco and
it is eleven years since I was here last," he
stated. "Since arriving I have met a number
of gifted musicians—Moseiwitsch, the Russian
pianist; Levitski, Thebaud, the violinist; Cor-
tot, the French pianist; Charles Hart, pianist,
and Alfred Hertz, conductor of the San Fran-
cisco Symphony Orchestra."
Mr. Mason proceeded to eulogize Hertz's con-
ducting of Brahms' Third Symphony and to
speak of many Western musical celebrities he
has met in a way that showed his keen appre-
ciation of good music. While in the city he is
making his headquarters with the Wiley B. Al-
len Co., dealers, who hold the Mason & Ham-
lin banner very high. "I found the whole force
of the Wiley B. Allen Co. on their toes con-
stantly," he declared. "The place is made fra-
grant to me by the ever-present Mason & Ham-
lin atmosphere. I have met my old friends and
made many new acquaintances." Mr. Mason
plans to leave before the end of the week for
l.os Angeles, after which he w i l l return to this
city before returning East.
Burdens Drop Away for the Present
For the present California music trade dealers
can breathe freely again. The legislators at
Sacramento will not throw impediments in their
way during the present legislature's life. The
instalment refund bill, most insidious and un-
fair of all the proposed legislation, affecting
their business, has just been definitely tabled,
thanks to the efforts of the Music Trade Asso-
ciation of Northern California, the Association
of Southern California and kindred interests in
other lines of business. Shirley Walker, of Sher-
man, Clay & Co., vice-president of the Music
Trades Association of Northern California, who,
with George R. Hughes, president of the Asso-
ciation, appeared before the Judiciary Commit-
tee of the legislature last week, stated to-day
that definite action had just been taken regard-
ing the various bills objected to by the music
trades interests. Two of them were assembly
bills and both have been tabled.
The recording bill was promoted by the
wholesale interests to protect them in extending
credit to dealers or individuals, to whom they
were selling large bills of goods. The retailers
objected to the bill because it was so unneces-
sary and not only added expense to the mer-
chant in forcing him to provide a recording
clerk, but to the purchaser in making him pay
a recording fee, and added expense to the State
by forcing it to record a tremendous number
of transactions. It was shown that in San Fran-
cisco County and Los Angeles County alone
there would be at least a total of 10,000 record-
ings a day, taking into account phonographs,
musical instruments, sewing machines, vacuum
cleaners, automobiles, etc. Representatives of
the various interests involved appeared with the
representatives of the music trades and it has
just been learned that success has crowned their
efforts.
H. E. Lawrence Expected
H. E. Lawrence, editor of the Standard Player
Monthly, a publication issued by the Standard
Pneumatic Action Co., is expected to visit the
Pacific Coast during April. Beeman P. Sibley,
Coast representative of the Kohler Industries,
lias received notice that the editor of this paper,
which circulates among dealers, tuners and re-
pair men, will probably reach Seattle about the
middle of the month. He will visit the Coast
for the Standard Pneumatic Action Co., espe-
cially from the advertising viewpoint. In Se-
attle Mr. Lawrence will be met by Fred C. Uu-
ell, who is the service man for the Standard
Pneumatic Action Co. and the Auto I'neumatie
Action Co. for the Pacific Coast. While in the
Far West Mr. Lawrence will make his head-
quarters with Mr. Sibley in the I'hclan I'uild-
ing, San Francisco.
Discusses Plans Informally
The plans of Eldridgc R. Johnson, president
of the Victor Talking Machine Co., for building
a factory in San Francisco were discussed at
the Commercial Club this week in an informal,
manner. John J. Dean was host at a luncheon
at the Commercial Club and Mr. Johnson was
one of the guests. No location has yet been
announced for the factory.
Santa Barbara Store Changes Hands
A. L. Kirk, of Salt Lake City, has purchased
the Paulin Music Store, 1015 State street, San-
ta Barbara, Cal. Ralph Paulin, the retiring pro-
prietor, will join J. D. Atkinson in other busi-
ness in Pasadena. It is understood that the
stock of pianos will be closed out, sheet music,
phonographs and records only being carried in
the future. The business is over twenty-four
years old, having been established toward the
end of the last century.
A. B. SMITH CO. IN NEW QUARTERS
Akron Warerooms Moved to Larger Quarters
in That City—To Open Downtown Salesrooms
AKRON, O., April 3.—The present week marked
the passing of the A. B. Smith Piano Co. from
South Main street, a location which it has occu-
pied for the past twenty years. Leasing of the
building recently made it necessary for the
Smith Co. to vacate April 1.
A. B. Smith, head of the house, announced
this week that the firm would be located at 11
Buchtel avenue and South Main street, in larger
quarters, and for the time being this location
would serve as the salesroom, display rooms and
also for warehouses. Later in the Summer or
about early Fall the company intends to open
a downtown salesroom, but will continue to
maintai-n its headquarters in the Buchtel avenue
building.
TURNER TO REMAIN IN THE WEST
Victrola No. 90
$125
Mahogany, oak or walnut
Other styles $25 to $1500
Victor supremacy
is the supremacy
of performance
The commercial
triumphs of the Victor
naturally follow its
musical superiority.
This inevitable result is
a consideration of vital
i m p o r t a n c e to every
dealer in Victor prod-
ucts.
Geo. D. Turner, Superior Foundry Co. Repre-
sentative, to Concentrate Efforts
CLKVKL^ND, O., March 31.—In announcing the
appointment of George Chevalier as its Eastern
representative, the Superior Foundry Co. calls
attention to the fact that under the new arrange-
ment George D. Turner, who has been repre-
senting the company very capably for some
time past, will in future be able to give his
entire attention to the West, and the manufac-
turers in that section will have the benefit of
the experience.
With direct representation both in the East-
ern and Western territories, the Superior Co.
states that it will be able to co-operate with
manufacturers to the fullest degree and is look-
ing forward to the largest and most active year
in its history.
MOVES TO TEMPORARY QUARTERS
CANTON, O., April 3.—The George C. Wille Co.,
for many years located in North Market avenue,
is moving this week to a temporary location in
Cleveland avenue, N. W. The building in which
the Wille store is located is to be remodeled and
modern store fronts installed. There is a pos-
sibility of the company retaining the location,
*HIS MASTER'S VOICE"
Victrola
REG US PAT OFF.
Important = Look for these trade-marks.
Under the lid On the label.
Victor Talking
Machine Co.
Camden,N. J.
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