The billboard (July-Dec 1895)

io BILLBOARD ADVERTISING Is fhe Official Organ of the Associated Bill Posters' Association. Printing-House Gossip. SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION. John R. McLean and his co-directors in- the Enquirer Job Printing Coinp'y brought suit yesterday for the dissolution of that corporation. The capital stock was fixed at $200,000, but with the exception of #24,600 held by Mr. McLean, and one share each, held by J. J. McDowell,Jud«e S. F. Hunt, Ed. Wisnewski and Dennis O. Zoller, it was not snbscrilied. The petitioners claim that there are no incum- brances on the property of the corporation, and that the engagements entered into by it have been fully satisfied and canceled, and that the stock subscribed by Uiem has been paid up in full. They ask, therefore, as the objects for which the corporation was formed have been entirely abandoned, that all persons interested be required to appear before a Master Commissioner or referee within a speci6ed time and show cause why the corporation should not be dissolved, and for the appointment of one or more receivers of the estate and effects. That the dissolution of this company has been desired for some time is proven by the fact that Mf. McLean's affidavit in support of the petition, taken in Wash- ington, D. C, is dated April 24, 1895. while the affidavits of the remaining tockholders and directors were made May 2. Alexander- Murry, Jr., for the petitioners. H. J. Anderson bought out the plant and good will of the company about six months ago, and there being no further necessity for the continuance of the cor- poration, no protests against its dissolution are likely to come in.— Citi'ti Tribune. The current edition of this paper is printed with the Ault & Wiborg Co.'s Eureka Black, The Morrison Show Print Co., of De- roit, is the latest concern to enter the show printers' domain. The Orcutt Litho. Co., Detroit, does all of the posters of the Primley Chewing Gum Co. The Erie ShowPrint Co. are verv busv. The Donaldson Lithograph Company last week performed a very rapid and suc- cessful piece of work. All the lithographs for the Cotton States Exposition at At- lanta have been made by'this company— and very handsome lithographs they are, by the by. Mr. Cooper, chief of the de- partment of publicity, was anxious tq have Blue and Gray day at the exposition ad- vertised in Louisville during the G. A. R. encampment. He wired Mr. Donaldson to know if he could get out 400 lithographs by night, and at four o'clock received the anwer that the bills were all placed.— Dramatic Sew*. Walter S. Parker, formerly the publish- er of Ink Fienrt, is now manager of the Eagle Printing and Color Works, Chicago. This concern is making a fine grade of inks, their colored inks being especially fine. The Ault & Wiliorg Co. report that bus- iness is booming with them. They are sell- ing more poster ink this year than ever. Frank Swick, manager of the Great Western Printing Company, of St. Louis, after having been continuously in harness for eleven years while in charge of that firm, has just'tendered his resignation, and will give himself a long and well- deserved vacation.- Mr. Swick is the pio- neer of the show printing business in St. Louis. .He knows every showman and leading circus attache from Maine to the Pacific, and off and on during the last thirty years has been in charge of local plants engaged in the design and manu- facture of circus and theatrical posters. -Mr. Swick's army of friends will be glad to learn of his determination to lav aside the cares of business long enough to re- cuperate from a long and honorable siege of duties.— Si. Louis Star Saying*.. A Hebrew tailor in Cincinnati had the following unique sign in his window on the one of their recent holidays: ' "I'm at it again ! Now it's " Yum JCiji- jiiir." I'll be through this evening, come in and see me then. Chicago, Sept. 27th,. 1S95. Editor Billboard Advertising: Dear Sir —Answering yours of the 26th inst, business with us for the past month has been good. Contracts for future ad- vertising and commercial work are more numerous and larger than last year. We now have on our boards, the follow- ing foreign work: paper for the Franco- American Soups, Adams' Chewing Gum, Beeman's Chewing Gum, Kola Chewing Gum, Blue Label Ketchup, Atlanta Ex- position, etc., besides about twelve or fif- teen local 'firms. Dining the past four weeks, several times we had the pleasure of closing contracts for futures, or as. a showman would call it, "turning people away." I think the general outlook all over the country is fine. In your last issue, I noticed under your New- York Notes, that you report a gener- al fight going on in Chicago, between the bill posters and theatres. In that state- ment you were wrong. The fight was not between us and the theatres, and the other bill posting companies, it was against the system of indiscriminate outside' 'sniping'' on non-leased and" non-protected walls, fences, ash boxes, curb stones, etc., in no way affecting leased bill boards. After three week of general covering up of all the outside dead walls, alley-ways, ash boxes, etc., Supt. of Police Uadenoch has decided that on and after October fif- teenth there shall be no such thing as "sniping" done in the city of Chicago, and that is what it should be. If there is any'medium offered to adver- tisers that will sooner or later disgust them, it is trying to reach the public by means of snipes in advertising. Any advertising solicitor who will ad- vise public advertisers to advertise bv means of the snipe, don't know how or ought not to solicit for bill posters in this country. Three sheets, stand work and all large" paper, is the only proper way for the bill poster to prove himself a great benefactorto the advertiser. No news of importance regarding the Association. All members and the outside business men at large seem to like the prices adopted and business done at the meeting at Detroit. Yours truly, R. C. Campbell. Clif. Grant, formerly one of Barnuin & Bailey's expert bill posters, has challenged Joseph Plant, of Worcester, Mass., for a bill posting contest, for $100 a side. Both men claim to be the fastest in the countrv. trwwwwwmwmwmww Every Bill Poster, Every Distributor, Every Poster Printer, Should send us an advertisement for the Christmas Number of Billboard Advertising. It will have a fine lithographed cover, and will be handsomely illustrated. Send in your copy early. Billboard Advertising Co. 127 East Eighth Street, CINCINNATI, OHIO. iUJUJUiUJUJUiUJUiUJUJUilUt ^ CttieAoo« POSTER PRINTERS Advertisements under this head are printed free ot charge tn nonpareil. /» boldface type IwoitMars Per yea.: Display adi-ertisements \,,JerccedVKr seven lines, twenty-five cents per line reeding . Advertisements amounting to one dollar and over include a year's subset ipt ioS, free. Bien, Julius & Co.. 140 6th ave. New York Boston Job Printing Co.. 4 Alden, Boston Mass S^J yn 5? ,,y E^le Job Printing Co?Brooklvn Brooklyn Times Panting Co, Brooklyn y Budget Show Print., Box 38; Elroira, N. Y. Calhoun Printing Co, Hartford, Conn Calvert Litho Co, Detroit, Mich Cameron Show Printing Co. « Ann N>w v-„,i Central City Show Printing Co,Jackson Mich Central Litho and Eng Co. .400th avef New York Central Show Printing Co, In Monroe rt,t~» Commercial-Gazette j£b RoomVciuctanati 8 ° Correspondent Show Printing Co. Piqua Ohio Courier Printing Co. Brantford. Ontario' Courier-Journal Job Rooms. Louisville. Ky Conner bhow Printing Co, Buffalo NY T°h» nJ^ J?5 n ' Gay . a . nd Pratt - Baltimore The Donaldson Llcfio. Co., Cin'tl Oi. Eichner & Co, Baltimore * fcmpire Show Printing Co., c • , .. „ 73-75 Plymouth Place. Chics™ Enquirer Job Rooms, 88 East Eighth, CindJfmUi Enterprise Show Print. Cleveland, 6. a Ene Show Printing Co, Erie Pa Fair Printing House, Norwalk o Francis & Valentine, 517 Clay. San Francisco Free Press Sh.. w Print., Detroir £<". R'chard K, Franklin and Dover New York Gnbler Litho Co. Chicago ""*"• ■ cvew ™rk JJ™L n T S -^£ w ^ rint - '3* West »-»">. New York Goes Litho Co, 140 Monroe. Chicago r^. m ir E J? s &Print . Co - 57 Beeknfan, New York Great Western Printing Co. en Market. St jJw.h, 2?V e r i tho Co ' The ' MHwaukie, Wis ^ ^ UU> Haber, P. F., Fond-du-la-, wis Hasselman Printing Co., Indianapolis. Ind Hatch. C R. & H. H.. Nashville. Tsnn Hennegan & Co., Cineinnaii, Ohio. Jadjson.j B., 48 Centre, New York ' "*""• ioSS D i iS, W D Pnntin -? ?°- 1* Franklin, Chicago Journal Job Rooms, Columbus, o «•—B» ■ii g ,?f J°S office - «°5 Sansom. Philadelphia Llboia snow Print. Bosion, Bass. Lick Show Print, Fort Smith, Ark ' """"• Liebler & Maass, 224 Centre, New York Mauberrets Printing House, New Orleans. La Metropolitan Printing Co. 222 W. 26th. New York New York/ C ° Tf,eH - C - 34* west^th st Mitchell, chks Ottawa, Ont., Canada Morgan. W J. & Co.. St.. lair. . leveland Morrison Show Print, Detroit, Mich. National Printing & Eng. < o, 1 hicago Orcutt Litho. Co°Chicago EES^qE^oS Co.. 214 Jefferson. Seattle. Wash PlanetShow Print, Chatham, Ont., Canada Richardson & Foos, 1124th Ave, New York ' f"E r 2. <1 ,£ P J?.SP?S' °" " 6 3rd, Milwaukee. Wis s?! New^ork. mS L t? " > - CO "' Sth ave " ™ a '«" Saffin, H. t •., I72 skillman Ave., Brooklyn Seers, A. S., 19 E. 17th street. New York Shober&arqueville, Jackson st., • hicago Springer & Weity. B-way and 31st. New York IS^ n S nB ' °^ 6o6Ji Second . S«"le. Wash f Sll^ ! ' now ^ Frmt S 3 " Francisco, Cal. strobndge Litho • o., Cincinnati - Union and Advertiser Co., Rochester, N Y Union Job Priming Co., Walla Walla. Wash. JJnited states Printing Co . Cincinnati w&t,rt^ !t OW ™ ntin B Co., Providence. R. I.. Wmterbnrn Show Print., 166 Clark, Chicago PRINTING HOUSES That execute high-class Distributing Matter The following firms make a specially of finely Printed Booklets Pamphlets, Hand Bills, fliers, jfiffiZf- C ' rcu,a ™' Heralds. Couriers, Progiams, Blotters, Fancy Cards and Novelties Advertisements under this head same as above. Blackwater Courier Job Office, Franklin, Va. The Donaldson Litho. Co . Cint'l, 0. Eaton, Allen & Co, Grand Rapids, Mich Hennegan & Co., Cincinnati. 0. Libbie Show Print, 6-12 Beach St., Boston, Mass. Lotus Press, 140 west 23rd St., New York Citv. Mauberrett's Printing House, New Orleans, La. c;« ra 2£ &< i?-< f 6 K<« b ,nry St., Boston, Mass Saffin SHow Print, 172 Skillman Ave., Brooklyn Van Fleet, 88 Centre, New York ' Winthrop Press, New York. Let's Get Acquainted ? Send for our Specimen Book that will introduce us, but Don't forgot to ask about our .. T . , , CHINESE BLACK Just for fun, you know—not business—for, of course, you are "perfectly suited " and would not change your ink for your father. Yes, we know; sounds natural. EAGLE PRINTING INK & COLOR WORK^, 148.152 Monroe Street, Chicago. . To first ten persons tending us orders for our inks, resulting from this ad. in "Billboard Ad- vertising," we will send a handsome present. So be sure and mention the paper. BILLBOARD ADVERTISING is the Official Oraan of the NEW YORK Bill Posters' Association. 11 The Rochester Bill Posting Co., £ THE ERIE BILL POSTING CO. EDW. A. STAHLBRODT, Manager. f ? EDW. A. STAHLBRODT, Manager. BILL POSTERS, DISTRIBUTERS AND GENERAL ADVERTISERS, No. 16 and 18 Mill Street, ROCHESTER, N. Y. NEW YORK OFFICE, 6ai (Broadway. No. io North Park Row. ERIE, PA. Distributers' Chat. Brandy Station, Va., Aug. 19th, 1805- Kiimnt Billboard Advertisino. Cincinnati, Ohio. I>kar SIR :—Allow me, in my official capacity as well as an individual, to thank you for your timely editorial remark under the head of •• Distributers' Chat," in this month's issue in regard to the employment of unreliable distri- buters by advertisers. There is not a reliable distributer in the United States but what has 'suffered to a greater or less extent from the em- ployment of boys—oftentimes mere children, in the distribution of advertising matter. In hun- dreds of cases druggists, in the larger towns, who are entrusted with the introduction and sale of some new preparation, in place of employing reliable distributers to do the advertising will give the matter to a lot of children, who bargain to distribute it for a piece of candy or some simi- lar trifling compensation. Also'please accept my thanks for your able vindication of Mr W. H. Steinbrenner, of your city, in his exposure of the methods of the American District Telegraph Co. Mr. Stein- brenner is an officer in our Association, and by his watchfulness and care has proved that he is the right man in the right place. And I can and will assure you that you will have the hearty co-opcration of every memberof our Association in your laudable efforts to weed out the incom- petents and expose the frauds that are now suck- ing the life blood from the distributing business. Again thanking you, I am. Very truly yours. THOS. K. DIRBORAW, • Sec'y-Treas. I. A. of Dist. of X. A. TiKKiN, Ohio. Sept. loth, 1895. Members of this Association who have been regularly notified from this office of the amount of their indebtedness for quarterly dues, and have failed to respond, either by an excuse of their inability to pay at this time, or by persis- tent silence, which is equivalent to a refusal, must not complain if other distributers are received as members from the homes of such delinquents. It is impossible to conduct any business enter- prise without advertising, and it is impossible to advertise without money, and those members who are unwilling to contribute their share of the necessary expense in placing our claims before the public, are not entitled, and will not receive, any considerations at the hands of the associations in the distribution of work that is every day coming to those of our members who have maintained their standing in the associa- tion. No other officer of this Association is author- ized to receive any moneys belonging to the Association except the Secretary-Treasurer, and no member should, under any circumstances, send fees, dues, or assessments to any other officer. Don't send your dues to me for I am not authorized to receive them, but send to Thos. K. Durbarow, Secretary-Treasurer, Brandy Station, Virginia. K. M. HARTLEY. First Ass't Sec'y I. A. of D. of N. A. Where the Almanacs Go. A canvass was made of twenty drug stores in Philadelphia last week to see how they handled circulars sent to them for distribution. Over four tons of fine printing was bought up at the uniform rate of % cent a pound. The lot In- cluded over 3.000 almanacs. How does this strike you, Mr. Advertiser^?** Sum, Phila- delphia. The Fischer Distributing Agency, of Omaha, Neb., have more work to do at present than at any previous period in their career. W. H. Steinbrenner, of Cincinnati, has just completed a large contract with the Peruna Med- icine Co. That the work was well 'done' goes without saying. A COMPLETE LIST OF MEMBERS At this time In good standing In the Inter- national Association of Distributers ot North America. S. M. ISoorom, I.ock-Dox 313, Springfield, Ohio, ('.eo. K. Fischer. 1505 Farnam St, Omaha, Neb. D. \V. Scofield, I/Jck-Box 14, Ridgefield, Conn. Thomas K. Durboraw, I,ocl>-Box 35, Brandy Sta- tion. Va. E. M. Harley, 115 Madison St., Tiffin, O. W. H. Steinbrenner, 811 Vine St., Cincinnati, O. Lewis A. Anderson, 1:17 College St., Little Rock, Ark. Arthur Bookwalter, Galion, O. S. M. Bond, Cor. Cherry St. and Rural Avenue. Williamsport, Pa. W. C. Fennimore, 309 Oak St.. Millville, N. J. David Cartwright. Sharon, Pa. W. C. Givens, Lock-Box 414, Olyphant, Pa. K. I>. Marchael, National Military Home, Mont- gomery, O. Edwin R. Negus, 337 Main St.. Milford, Mass.1 '■". Raymond O. Rager, Strayer St., Johnstown. Pa. J.H. Bell, Lock-Box 695, Staunton, Va. Reulien Ealy, Lock-Box 7S, Rochelle, Ga. Aaron W. Hazard, Lock-Box 23, Avoca, Mich. Wm. M. Meloy, Lock-Box 49, Carlisle, Pa. Hugh 1. Vance. Effingham, 111. John M. Evans. Lock-Box 153, Youngstown, O. K. A. Crabtree, Effna, Va. Wm. W. Bireley, Lock-Box 50, Gettysburg, O. Edward C. Clark, Lock-Box 1, Lebanon Springs, N. Y. S. E. Brayles. Cider Creek, Tenn. W. J. Kryder, Lock-Box 606, Oowagiac, Mich. W, D. Simpson, Lock-Box " F," Anderson, S. C. Daniel L Cushing. 10S River St., Mattapan (Bos- ton), Mass. D. J. Eutzmingcr, 1103 Huger St., Columbia, S.C. S. I- DeForrest, 134 Rectory St., Port Chester, X. V. Jno. H. Jones, N. W. Cor. Mount & McHenry Sts., Baltimore, Md. Joseph H. Ream, Lock-Box :S,Washington C.H., Ohio. W. S. Bye, Lock-Box 7S9, Cedar Rapids, la. Samuel E. Benner, Lock-Box 210, Doylestown.Pa G F. Baugasser, Lock-Box 3S, McMinnville, Or. R. Carnrick, Lock-Box 62, Sand Lake, N. Y. E. G. Griffin, 67 Anderson St., Greenville, S. C Geo. A. Tucker, Lock-Box 113. Huntington, Ind. J. Jensen, Lock-Box 661, Lyons. la. Jas. F. McWhirk.39 Millett St., Dorchester.Mass Jasper G. Neel. Prohibition. O. D. R. Paul, 639 N. Fourth Street, Steubenville.O. Oscar Bishop, 2D Kennebec St., Waterville, Me. W. B Wilkinson, 125 Pierce St., Lewiston, Me. Thomas Sherwood. Niagara, Canada. Robt. Chapman, Alliance, Cal. "W. H. Mercer, Lock-Box 20, Fredonia, N Y. Sam'l C. Lancaster, Lock-Box 134, Oxford, Miss, A. A. Reed. Lock-Box 41, Bakers Mills, N. Y. A. L. Williamson, Lock-Box 91, Buffalo, Tex. J. H. McNulty, Lock-Box 104. Ortonsville, Mich. Edward F. Maxwell, 27 Morris St., Amsterdam, N. Y. F. Hanson, Box 35S, Princeton, 111. W. E. Patton, Lock Box 79, Corinth, Miss. Ferdinand Kaiser, Box 70, Salem, 111. Jno. L. Smart, 14 E Intendentia St., Pensacola, Fla. " Joseph A. Grimes, 24 Evans St., Batavia, If. Y. Olin Rose, Kipton, O. H. Joseph Harth, 318 Court St, Paducah, Ky. J. C. Bingley, 37 SL Philip St., Charleston, S. C. Marshall W. Corbett, Lock-Box 38, Westminster, \ Mass. B. E. Evans, Minter. Ala. E. F. Mayfield, Box 67, Berkshire, O. L. T. Robertson, 2S3 Louisiana Ave., New Or- leans, La C. M. Brawt, Lock-Box 455, St. Clair, Mich, J, Heber Dries, South Evansville, Pa. E. O. Burroughs, Cor. Baltimore and Mill Sts., Newark, O. James L. Hill, 316H Cedar St., Nashville, Tenn. Jno. E. Stroyer, 114 Weld St., Rochester, N.Y. G. Runey & Son, 331 Genessee St.,Waukegan,Ill. A. B. Beall, Box 354. Sioux City, Iowa. Christopher Taylor, Trinidad, Col. Thomas Kane, SS South Street, Middletown.N.Y. Reliable men wishing to join the International Distributers* Association; should, make applica- tion at once. Only one man from a county can join. CHRIS. TAYLOR. The energetic and successful manager of The Taylor Bill Posting Company, of Trindad, Colo- rado. Mr. Taylor organized this company in 1S83. They own and control all billboards in South-western Colorado, embracing the subur- ban coal mining towns of Starksville. Soo popu- lation; Engle, 500 population; Sopries, 1000 popu- lation; Walsenberg, 2000 population; and several smaller towns. The city of Trinidad is the natural gateway to Mexico, through the Ratore Pass, over which the A. J. & S. F. R. R. runs on" its way to the Pa- cific. Trinidad is also reached by the U. P. D. & G. Railroad add D. & R. G. Railroad. Mr. Taylor, besides being the manager of the bill posting business, is also stage manager of the Jaffa Opera House, also manager of the Opera House Program. Heiswell known throughout the west, is secretary of the Rocky Mountain Bill Posters' Association, as well as a member of the International Distributers'Association. Distributors should take advantage of -every opport unity to increase their business. One of the best ways to impress business men is with a business-like letter on good stationery. If you possible can, use a type writer. The American Type Writer advertised in another column is just the thing for those people whose correspondence is with business men. Put your ad. in our classified column. MURAL SIGNS AND PAINTED BULLETIN.S Advertisements under this head are inserted free if set in nonpareil. One dollar per annum in bold face type, and tit-enty-five cents per line for display ad. not exceeding six lines in sire. ALBANY. N. Y. J. Ballard Carroll, 54 Beaver street. Boston-, Mass. J. Donnelly & Sons. Boston Advertising Co.. 8 Bromneld St. Brooklyn. N. Y ■■•'-. The New York and Brooklyn Adv. Sign Co., DeKalb and Hudson aves. Thos. A . Skidmore, 640 Halsey st. Cincinnati, O. The John Chapman Sons Co.. 19 Longworth St. Dilt's Advertising Service. 312 Coleman st. Ph. Morton. 333 west Fifth St. Hummel & Curran, 642 Main st. Chicago, Ills. R. J. Gunning, Wabash ave.. cor. VanBuren st. Bour& Company, 59 Dearborn st. F. M. Lewis & Co.. Temple Court Thos. Cussack. Blue Island ave. and Throop st. Cleveland. O. Bryan & Co., 10 Court Place. Denver. Col. The Curran Bill Posting and Advertising Co. Detroit, Mich. Walker & Co . 43 Rowland st. Kalamazoo, Mich —J. E Mc arthy & Co. Lexington, Ky. L H. Ramsey & Co., 137 east Main st. Louisville, Ky.— Heverin Bros. Newark, N. J.—Newark Bill Posting Co. NEW YORK, N. Y O. J. Glide & CO.,"3 & 115 west Broadway C. S. Houghtaling, No. 3 Park Place Standard Display Adv. Co., 6th ave. and 13th st. L E LaTour, 1718 Broadway Frank J. Bever, 116 Chambers street New York Adv. Sign Co., 16 and 18 Park Place, Excelsior Adv. Sign Co., World Building, Display Advertising Co., 187 6th avenue Samuel W. Boke, 87 Nassau St. H. R. Robinson, Advertising Agent, J. B Coakey. 95 Bowery - Albert E. Gans, 261 Broadway. Art Sign Co., 141 Bowery Chas.Jas. \\ ells & Co., Bowery and Houston st Frank T. Jones, 40 west Broadway, Unexcelled Advertising Co., 46 Vesey street Colyers System Advertising Service, 113 and 115 west Broadway Omaha, Neb Thos Mulvihill, 1512 Harney st. Oshkosh, Wis—John E Williams: PHILADELPHIA. PA. American Advertising Sign Co., 1336 Race st. Wm. Johnson, Prairie City, Iowa,— W. S. Parker San Francisco. Cal. Arthur M. Plato. S. I. Stone, 506 Commercial St. Scranton, Pa. —Reese & Long Adv. Co. St. LOUIS, Mo. "W.F. illiamson, 113-115 N. 6th street Huiest & Stout Adv. Sign Co. R. J. Gunning, Toronto, Can. —Price Advertising Co. The Acton Burrows Co. Vancouver, Can. —The Acton Burrows Co. Winnipeg, Can, —The Acton Burrows Co. •••••• •••••• A DOLLAR BILL WiU bring you an ad.—one that we both may well feel proud of— one that will really-bring business. For the purpose of making the acquaintance of - Bilibcard Advertising " readers, I will write a good ad. tor $1. For only fifty cents more I will furnish a bright cut. For trade paper ads. 1 generally get $1-50 or $2.00 with cut Of course. Cash must come with the order, and if I fail to satisfy you the money will be refunded. Send for my new booklet, entitled " Sharp Points." FRANK V. STUMP. Werner Building, Goshen, Ind. A re yon in doubt on some advertising subject f I can ivrite you a zmIu- able personal letter of advice for only S;.on. •••••- •••«••