Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-31
COLUMBIA WINS OYER ALL OTHERS
The Graph0phone and Columbia Records Receive H,
Louis Exposition Equal to Those Given A
Talking Machine Companies Combine

the Louisiana Purchase Exposition II de-
laysd pending completion Of the work BY
the Committee Of the Superior Jury. after
which the public win look forward with
keen interest to the settlement Of the dis
pute which has arisen between the Expo
sition Company and the National Commis-
slon Q
Meanwhile, information 10 conveyed Of
the extraordinary honors conferred on the
Columbia Phonograph Company. sole sales
aSent for the American Graphophone Com
pany. for its various exhibits Of graphic
phones and reoords Tho graphophone and
Columbia records received the highest
recognition ever given to talking ma
chimes and records at any exposition. Al
Paris In 1900 they were given the Grand
Pr4x, tho highest award IN the sift of the
exposition. At St Louis, In 1904. they
were awarded three Grand Prizes and four
Gold Medals.
In the musical instrument class, group
q. they received the Grand Prize and in
addition Gold Medals were awarded to
Thomas Fl. Macdonald, factory manager
American qraphophone Companyt Victor
n Emerson. superintendent master record
department. American Graphophone Com
rany, and to Paul H. Cromelin. vice pres
Ment Columbia Photograph Company.
and director of the exhibit at the Expo-
htion. These awards. which have already
been confirmed, sustain the position Of the
American Graphophone Company as the
leading and largest manufacturers of the
best and most perfect talking machines In
tho world.
In the Graphic Arts Section. group Is,
their exhibit of Commercial Graphophones
received the Grand Prize. the only award
given by this jury to business talking ma
chimes. Through an error in classification
these machines, which are unlike the mu-
steal in construction, and for the purpose
used, were enormously listed as musical
Instruments. and although the award was
made 1t is pending final action by the
highest authority.
In addition to their musical and COM
mercial exhibits. the company made ap-
plication for space in the Department Of
Anthropology. for their exhibit Of original
laboratory models, showing the evolution
Of the talking machine. and illustrating
the progress made in recording and re-
producing human speech. For want Of
room in the building devoted to Anthro-
pology, the exhibit was shown in their
cial purpose being secured by the chief
of the Department Of Anthropology. For
this exhibit and for making the greatest
progress in recording and reproducing hui
man speech, and for the best means Of
permanently preserving same, Grand
and Cold Medal ~
other awards In the Anthropological Do.
pg sft%snt l. Il Is The st. Louis Republic Of
The rivarly between the various talking
pssS TsrS ana the has
nrmation Of the awards to the Columbia
Company. One rival concern, prior to the
confirmation of any Of the awards. flooded
the country with a premature announce
ment that 1t had received the Highest
award over ali other talking machines"
but whatever ,ra may be the final outcome
the Columbia Photograph Company are
as great as those given all other COM
panies com bined
The exhibit of the Columbia Phonosrapb
Company, on which the awards are based,
was the most comprehensive. both as to
product and processes, ever made of talk
comprised two booths, both of which were
in the Liberal Arts Building. The main
booth was one, Of the handsomest at the
Denny, whose reputation as an architect
was made in the design Of the new Pied
nont Hotel at Atlanta, Ga. It was built
by the Colcord Williams Company of the
same city.
The booth was richly finished in ma
hogany and gold and the great dome was
eprmounted by bronze statue Of Column
b!a,. the work Of the noted sculptor Cher
The hold which the musical machine has
On popular appreciation was evidenced
daily during the Worlds Fair BY the
tened to the demopstrations Of the 60.
lqmbia Photograph Company. More pso-
pie visited and fingered at its b 9Th
II the Liberal Arts building. Ths enter