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The Music Trade Review
FEBRUARY 16, 1929
Trade Commission to Report Salt Lake Trade Makes Elaborate
on Price Maintenance
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WASHINGTON, D. C.—February 9.—Legislation
dealing with the maintenance of resale prices,
as contemplated by the so-called Capper-Kelly
bills now pending in Congress, will be held up
until the Federal Trade Commission has sub-
mitted a full report on its investigation of the
entire subject of price maintenance, undertaken
nearly two years ago.
The Trade Commission some days ago sub-
mitted to Congress a preliminary statement,
outlining some of the factors which have been
disclosed by its studies, but pointing out that
it refrained from drawing any conclusions until
in possession of more comprehensive data. It
is expected that the commission will not render
its final report until the next regular session
so that there is no chance for enactment of this
legislation prior to March 4.
Charles Edison Heads
Splitdorf-Bethlehem Go.
President of Thos. A. Edison, Inc., Also Made
President of Splitdorf Interests—Other Offi-
cers Also Elected
Stockholders of the Splitdorf-Bethlehem
Electrical Co., Newark, N. J., have ratified the
election of Charles Edison, son of the inventor
and president of Thomas A. Edison, Inc., as
the new president of the Splitdorf Co.
He was installed along with L. W. Mc-
Chesney, who assumed the post of vioe-presi-
dent and general manager; Ralph H. Allen,
vice-president in charge of finance; H. F.
Miller, treasurer; Howard H. Eckert, secretary,
and Henry Lanahan, general counsel.
The new board consists of Charles Edison,
Henry Lanahan, Harry F. Miller, Eugene C.
Reed, Ernest J. Home, Joseph Wilson, George
deK Gilder, William M. Lybrand, William M.
Nichols and John V. Miller.
The Laurens Music Co., Laurens, S. C, has
enlarged and remodeled its store in that city.
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P H I L A D E L P H I A , PA., February 11.—A
recent addition to the line of the Lester
Piano Co. which has attracted wide and favor-
able attention is the new Lester six-foot grand
designated as Style J, which has recently been
put on the market after exhaustive tests. George
Miller, head of the Lester Co. arrived at the
decision that there was room in the line for a
new six-foot grand and gave Paul Zeidler, the
noted piano technician, and member of the
Lester organization, carte-blanche to turn out
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Plans for Western Music Conclave
C A L T LAKE CITY, UTAH, February 8.—
Plans for holding a big radio and phono-
graph exposition in Salt Lake City during the
convention of the Western Music and Radio
Trades' Association in this city in June next
are now well under way. The exposition will
be sponsored by the Mountain States Music
and Radio Trades' Association, headquarters of
which are in Salt Lake City. It is to be one
of the biggest things of its kind to be held in
the West, the biggest west of the Mississippi,
some claim. It is stated that the manufac-
turers' space is already practically disposed of
to radio and phonograph concerns.
The exposition will be housed in the Audi-
torium, a large building located less than a
block from the Hotel Utah, where the conven-
tion will have its headquarters, and a few steps
from the world-famous Mormon Tabernacle,
which, according to the committee, will figure
in the entertainment of the visiting music deal-
Opposition to Increased
Mechanical Royalties
WASHINGTON, D. C, February 9.—Many mem-
bers of the music trade are strongly against
legislation increasing the royalty on phono-
graph records, it is indicated by correspondence
reaching members of Congress.
A number of telegrams have been received
by Senator Overman of North Carolina from
music stores in Greensboro, urging him to
oppose the bill, as it would be, it is asserted,
very detrimental to the music trade in general.
Owing to the fact that less than a month
now remains of the present session of Con-
gress, with much legislation yet to be con-
sidered, it is not probably that the bill will get
very far before adjournment March 4.
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Preparations Now Being Completed for Phonograph and Radio Exhibition in Con-
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New Lester Six-Foot Grand Piano
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crs and friends, for the Tabernacle authorities
are very generous in providing free recitals on
the great organ, which is a feature of this his-
toric building. The Tabernacle choir is also
expected to make a contribution to the enter-
tainment program.
During the exposition and convention a num-
ber of trips will be made under the auspices of
the entertainment committee. Among the in-
teresting spots to be visited will be Bingham
Canyon, famous copper mining town; Saltair,
where a resort has been constructed on a lake
so salt that a human body cannot sink; the sev-
eral .beautiful canyons surrounding Salt Lake
Valley; Ogden Canyon, near Ogden; Timpa-
nogos Cave, and other places. Longer trips are
being arranged for those who wish to make
them at the close of the exposition and con-
vention.
Royal W. Daynes, Salt Lake City, president
of the Western Music and Radio Trades' Asso-
ciation, will be general chairman of the exposi-
tion. The executive committee will be as fol-
lows: G. A. Rogers, president of the Mountain
States Music and Radio Trades' Association;
Kirt Holley, president Inter-Mountain Electric
Co., and Jake Kahn, general manager of the
General Electric Supply Co.
Gluett & Sons Stage
"Sonora Week" at Stores
Weil-Known Music Dealers of Troy, Albany
and Schenectady, N. Y., Introduce Sonora
Line in Most Effective Manner
Cluett & Sons, the prominent music house of
Troy, Albany and Schenectady, N. Y., cele-
brated "Sonora Week" at each of their stores
from February 4 to 9, to introduce the new
Sonora line to their customers in the three
cities. Special window displays and newspaper
advertisements were arranged and on February
4 there was presented a Cluett-Sonora radio
program lasting an hour over Station WHAZ,
Troy. Sonora artists from New York took
part in the program which was completed with
the playing of selections on the Sonora Melo-
don. The whole affair proved a great success
resulting in a number of immediate sales, and
the securing of many prospects.
New Sonora Showrooms
Are Opened in Pittsburgh
PHILADKLPHIA, PA., February 9.—The Sonora
Phonograph Co. has opened sales and show-
rooms at 2001 Jenkins Arcade, Pittsburgh. The
branch is under the supervision of the Phila-
delphia headquarters and District Manager L.
E. Hilduser and the direct management of
Frank X. Donovan, who formerly traveled that
territory. R. B. Snyder has been added to the
local branch to cover the Quaker City as suc-
cessor to R. H. Nolan.
as fine an instrument as possible of that size.
The result has been the production of a grand
piano that has not only met the expectations of
the Lester officials, but has made a deep im-
press upon the company's dealers.
It is significant that the demand for this new
Style J grand is playing a substantial part in
keeping the big Lester factory working at ca-
pacity, with a promise that the sales volume for
1929 will even surpass the very satisfactory
figures for 1928.
W. G. Fuhri in South
NEW ORLEANS, LA., February 9.—W. C. Fuhri,
vice-president and general manager of the Col-
umbia Phonograph Co., New York, was in the
city last week and made his headquarters at
the local branch of the Columbia Co. Mr.
Fuhri said that he always enjoys his visits to
New Orleans, which is his boyhood home, and
was very enthusiastic over the future of the
music trade in New Orleans.