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The Music Trade Review
APRIL 27, 1929
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Cable Co. Sells Chicago
Plant to Radio Concern
Electrical Research Laboratories, Inc., Acquire One Manufactur-
ing Unit—St. Charles, 111., Plant to Be Seat of Cable
Co.'s Piano Making Activities
HICAGO, ILL., April 22.—Negotiations which had been in progress for some time resulted
late last week in the sale by the Cable Company to the Electrical Research Laboratories,
Inc., of its entire Chicago manufacturing property, situated at Paulina and West Twenty-
second streets. In explaining the consummation of this important transaction, President George
J. Dowling, of the Cable Company, said:
"This unit of the Cable -manufacturing system has in recent years been employed largely in
the manufacture of players, reproducers, and
various piano parts in which the Cable Com- basis, puts these manufacturers of radio receiv-
pany's operation has always been very complete ing sets and phonograph combinations in unen-
and extensive. Originally, too, this plant was cumbered possession of a large and efficient
the seat of the manufacture of the Cable Com- plant while, at the same time, the Cable Com-
pany's grand pianos. With the expansion of that pany, by purchase of a substantial amount of
branch of the business in recent years, a grand the common stock of the Erla Co., comes into
factory was developed in the St. Charles group close and practical contact with radio, both by
which has been steadily expanded, and parts op- reason of its ownership of Erla stock and as a
erations have also been gradually shifted to the source of supply for the growing radio opera-
tions developing in Cable's large and wide-
St. Charles works.
"This policy of concentration had proceeded spread retail stores organization.
"The Erla Co. are experienced manufacturers,
to a point where, with the additional buildings
already designed and authorized for the St. not only of radio receiving sets and phonograph
Charles group, it permits the consolidation of combinations, but reproducers, electric pick-ups,
the piano manufacturing operations of the and many other essential radio parts which they
Cable Company at that.center without interrup- have long manufactured and distributed to the
tion or diminution. Ma,ny and highly important radio manufacturing trade. In possession of
many important patents, themselves, and fully
benefits will accrue from this consolidation of
effort, avoiding, as it will, duplication of inven- licensed to manufacture under the patents of
the Radio Corp. of America and allied compa-
tories, supervision, and overhead expenses.
"Plans for a new Conover factory at St. nies, acquiring with the present transaction
Charles were prepared over two years ago and large manufacturing facilities and equipment
have been held in readiness for this occasion. with which to speedily obtain mass production,
Coincident with the closing of the present and with the possibilities of special and exclu-
transaction, the Board of Directors authorized sive Cable receiving sets and combinations pro-
cured from this source and marketed through
the construction of such additions to the St
Cable stores and Cable dealers, interesting pos-
Charles plant and equipment as may be neces
sibilities lie ahead."
sary to effectively and efficiently house the en
tire piano production of the Cable Company.
The O'Loughlin music store, of Salt Lake
However, manufacture of the Conover grands
and piano actions will continue in Chicago until City, Utah, has been incorporated under the
the new and better facilities have been fully name of O'Loughlin's, Inc. The capital is
about $35,000. No change in the management
completed.
"This transaction, substantially on a cash or ownership is contemplated.
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Lawrence Tibbett Sings
at White House Event
The first White House musicale of the Hoover
administration was held on Friday afternoon,
April 19, at 4:30, in the East room of the execu-
tive mansion with Lawrence Tibbett, baritone
of the Metropolitan Opera Co., as soloist. Henry
Junge, of Steinway & Sons, New York, who has
been handling the details of these musicales for
many years, supervised the arrangements for
the affair as usual. Mrs. Hoover, as hostess,
received about 200 guests and also entertained
many Metropolitan Opera celebrities at lunch-
eon prior to the musicale. Mr. Tibbett sang
about eleven selections ranging from folk songs
to operatic arias and was accompanied by Stew-
art Wille. As is customary at the White House
musicales, the well-known gold piano was used.
Paul Hahn Married
Roman de Majewski, manager of the whole-
sale department of Steinway & Sons, New
York, returned this week from a trip to
Toronto, where he attended the wedding of
Paul Hahn, head of Paul Hahn & Co., Stein-
way representatives- in Toronto. Mr. Hahn
was married to Miss Grace Bickford, of Toron-
to. They plan to take their honeymoon
abroad and will visit the Steinway offices late
in the week, prior to sailing.
Music Store to Dissolve
COLUMBUS, OHIO, April 22.—In anticipation of
a requested dissolution of partnership of the
Hoermle Music Shoppe, 1887 Parsons avenue,
Columbus, R. Earl Buehler was appointed re-
ceiver by Judge John R. King in the court of
common pleas.
Queries Members on Meeting
Carl Wittich, of Reading, Pa., president of
the Pennsylvania Association of Music Mer-
chants, has sent out to the members of that
organization a query regarding the advisability
of holding a State convention of the association
this year. iNo plans for a meeting will be made
until the desires of the members are learned.
Consult the Universal Want Directory of
The Review.