New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21
.xpert Talks Of the
Widely DiHused
and Much Inn
proved Graph
ophone.

A MERIcA has produced no Giuek or
IN Beethoven, not even Puccini or
~ N Richard Strauss, but she has pro-
W ed the graphophone; though she sings
the world In no accents of her own
al least has produced the instrument
~ nich. above all others, has brought the
H us.c of all races into the common prop
prtv Of ALL. The name of Thomas Alvah
#Edison will stand as the originator OF
B,he talking machine. although 1t was
Edward D. Easton vino first INDUSTRY
Allied the talking machine record
SSurely il is just that the New World
democracy should have produced the man
rho was TO bring music TO the masses
zen though that music is not always of
e most exalted type 1t is the essence
POI democracy that the people should lie
able to obtain exactly what the people
wish, and with the graphophone this has
been made possible. Those of the people
who desire good music now may have It;
those who wish the popular song also
may have that; those who want TO dance
the one-step may dance 1t. IL IS true
that the two latter elements in our popu-
Iation are still vastly in, the majority
but. after all, they no doubt always were
and always will be.
ITS STATUS AT PRESENT.
Tribune representative talked last
week with II. l. Wilson, the assist
ant general manager Of the Columbia
Grsphophone Company, and Mr.. Wilson
gave 10 him a very clear and concise ioea
OF the extent and nature of the inven-
ton al the present time. OF the increas-
ing use Of the graphophone every Ameri-
can is aware, but few probably have even
1 dreamed of the huge proportions OF the
taew industry.
.o1'he growth of the present dance craze
has enormously increased both our busi-
ness and that Of the Victor and Edison
people." said Mr.. Wilson, land at times
we find ourselves hundreds of thousands
of records behind our orders. our factory
is working night and day, but the more
records we turn out the greater grows
the demand. At present the dance rec
,rds are demanded by the most people;
fter these come the current popular or
IUmorous song. then the semi-serious or
entimental ballad and last of all the
,peratic or classical records. 1t is but
Just to say, however, that the last class
is very much more expensive, iaot
which has something to do with the dc
nand.
DISKS sUPPLANT CYLINDERS.
"Tbe old-fashioned cylinder records are
now fast disappearing, the disk records
having taken their place. Most OF our
llgk records are now double; that is, we
i've two selections on one disk, one on
ither side We began by giving RECORDS
4 different sorts; that is, on one sloe'
say. q humorous song, and on the other
f, sentimental one--in this way hoping
o appeal TO two members Of the same
samily. But We soon found that this
lid not work, and we now always give on
one disk two records Of similar character
Exactly what this proves we don't Know
whether the similarity in tastes among
members of the same family or the musi-
cal dominance Of some one member-put,
at all events, it is fact.
1.-THE dance craze has proved treasure
trove for us, and we expect II TO last lot
~ least two wears more. The graphic
nhone is peculiarly suited for dance mu-
sic and we take great pains in its produc-
ton Shortly after the craze began our
dance music committee (all our music is
passed upon by committee9 realize that
our records did not possess the life they
should and we looked about for the rea-
SON. We attended the production OF a
record and we then made discovery that
revoutionized our process. The whole
trouble lay in the fact that the orchestra
which we used was not animated by the
sight OF actual dancers. Each musician
told as the same thing-that ne could not