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PRESTO
February 17, 1923
SMALL GOODS AND SUPPLIES
TALKING MACHINE MEN, INC.
a varnish rubber, 28 years old, about 6 feet 4 inches
tall, light built, weight about 135 pounds, light com-
plexion, blond hair, and fine freckles on his face. The
above amount will be paid by Fred Sedar, 272 32nd American Guitar Finds Most Favor in Tampico, Says
street, North Milwaukee, Wisconsin," is an offer in
U. S. Consul.
the meeting notice mailed to members by E. G.
Brown, secretary.
Ninety-five per cent of the guitars sold in Tampico,
Mexico, are manufactured in the United States, says
Consul James B. Stewart in a report to the Depart-
ment of Commerce, the remaining five per cent com-
ing from Germany. This general demand for Ameri-
Leading Orchestras in Chicago Recently Get Outfits can guitars, which are less attractive to the eye than
from Elkhart Manufacturer.
the German guitar, but stronger and made of better
A number of orchestras which appear in the leading wood, demonstrates that so far as guitars are con-
cerned durability counts for more in Mexico than
entertainment centers of Chicago have recently been
:
appearance.
outfitted with instruments made by C.,G. Conn, Ltd.,
German violins, like German pianos, have an excel-
Elkhart, Ind., and the pleasant part is that all paid
lent reputation and sell more readily than those from
the full amount of the instruments, proving the real
satisfaction the instruments are giving, according to any other country. All the violins sold in Tampico
J. D. Henderson, manager of the Conn Chicago Co., are either imported direct from Germany or come
from that country through the United States.
the Chicago retail branch of the factory.
The only discount allowed, Mr. Henderson said,
American phonographs control the Tampico mar-
was the insertion of advertising matter in "Musical ket, probably ninety per cent of those sold coming
Truth," the house organ of the Conn company. The
from the United States. A few German phonographs
orchestras fitted with the Conn instruments recently
and a small number from Spain are sold, but they do
are: Benson's, Drake Hotel, Cope Harvey, Ernie
not offer serious competition to the well-known, well-
Young, Guyon's Paradise, Arcadia Dance, Edgewater
made, high-class American machines; in fact, dealers
Beach Hotel, Green Mill Garden, Walter Ford, Jules
state that the cheaper European phonographs only
Goldberg, brass section of Chicago Theater orchestra.
tend to make friends for the American instruments.
Frank Westphal's Rainbo Garden orchestra has been
using Conns for some time.
George L. Roth is the new manager of sales for
the phonograph department of the Morehouse-
LEASED BY HERMAN STEINLAUF.
Martens Co., Columbus, O.
The 118 Nassau Corporation, New York, last week
sold the fiften-year lease on the five-story and base-
ment building, size 19 by 80, at 118 Nassau street, to
Herman Steinlauf, who will conduct his music and
phonograph business in the premises. The rental
and purchase price approximate $200,000.
AND
MEXICO'S SMALL GOODS TRADE
February Meeting of Eastern Association Held This
Week at Cafe Boulevard, New York.
St. Valentine's Day and the February meeting of
the Talking Machine Men, Inc., occurred at the same
time, February 14, at the Cafe Boulevard. Members
had the pleasure of listening to the latest musical
productions of M. Witmark & Sons, and also Phil
Abrams of the Unique Reproduction Co., who dem-
onstrated a new way to make the most delightful
music in stores (which is playing that Cash Regis-
ter Rag). S. Mason Timberlake talked on how to
take care of the mailing list.
There was a further report of the Entertainment
Committee about the banquet which will be held on
April 25, and a report on the School Memory Con-
test, also other very interesting subjects were
discussed.
"A reward of $500 will be given for Reinhard Hoff,
The Dealer Favorite
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