The billboard (Jan-June 1897)

it CeCtCRS emtoR * * - 4£ Under this heading the publishers invitea {*? 4& free and full dmcussiw of any ana all mat- *& tierso?intei est to advertisers Sitlposters dis- if tr'butors sitrn pa/utersand /'"air managers. W ft "vhen c>mched n courteous language. Of *tl> 41** courseive do not necessarily endorse tlteviezcs **£ ffs and opinions of our correspondents. \B Kewance, III., March 25, 1^7. E*litorTiiti Uii.LiiOARO, Cincinnati, O. Dear Sir—Having purchased all Trillboards ami all other out-door advertising space in our city, we take pleasure in announcing that we are yr'tr- paredtodo all kinds of bill pbstiug, sign tack- ing and distributing with neatness and despatch We have a number of good boards in good loca- tions, and can post any size from a three-sheet to a two hundred-sheet stand, about six hundred sheets in all. Our work is done by experienced workmen. We are for business on strictly busi- ness principles, and all work entrusted to us witt be honestlv done. We guarantee complete satisfaction. We believe the advertiser must gt t for every dollar invested an honest dollars*worth of work. We have the best facilities for distri- buting; Hud snake a specialty of this class of work. We do not employ boys, but sober, honest men. If we can do any work for you,* which we sincerely hope we can. we will welcome inspec- tion, for we know you will have confidence in us and we can get a share of your patronage. Our prices axe three cents per sheet for fifteen days* showing, and'five cents per sheet for thirty days" showing. Will also renew your paper without "cost tf desired. We should be pleased to quote prices for any other line of work on application. Trusting you will favor us with a line of post- ing or distributing, we remain. Yours truly. This Kewanee Bill Posting & Dist'g Co. Forest, O , March 24, '97. Editor The Billboard, Cincinnati, O. Dear Sir—Yours received, and in reply I en- close S1.00 for one year's subscription for The Btllboard. I will say further that I have en- deavored numerous times to start in the circular distributing business and always have heretofore struck fakes, but now I am satisfied that I am on the right track. After I arrange some matte is to my satisfaction, will avail myself of your low advertising rat e % I will want to become a mem- ber of I. A. D's, and do they have a standard of " prices for their work ? Yours truly, I. H. Asin. Chillicothe, I1L, April 6th, 1897. Editor The Billboard, Dear Sir—Business is beginning to look up a little now Posted twenty-five 3-sheets and 125 i-sheets for M. W. Kafan & Co.. local: nailed board and tin signs, advertising Parker's Head- ache Powders; distributed samples and papers advertising Bucklen's Remedies, samples of Parker's Headache Powders; sample papers of Street & Smith's New York Weekly. Tacked cloth sig^ns for I,. H. Thomas &. Co.. druggists, local Distributed booklets advertising Diamond Dyes, Wells. Richardson & Co.v Burlington, Vt. Song Books for Wizard Oil Co., Chicago, III. Received a trade offer from Gilniore Drug Co., Fletcher, Ohio. Just received a consignment of paper to post from the Monk Introduction Co., Bill Posting Contractors. Peoria, III. We have several new and prominent locations. We are making a lot of new three-sheet boards, so as to have them on hand in case of a necessity. We believe in being prepared, so that when the rush comes we can take care of it. We hope to have something of interest for next month. Respectfully yours, Henry Chakvat, Manager. Atlanta, Ga., April 14, i£q7. Editor The Billboard, Cincinnati, O. Dear Sir—The April number of Billboard has been received, and, as usual, was bright and sparkling. To me it gets better everv time. The only" trouble is that it is not published often enough! It ought to be issued weeklv_ The bill- boards here are displaying posters for Warner's Safe Cure and Yeast Co.. The Saver's Tonic and Malaria Remedy, Phillips' digestible Cocoa, Yel- low Kid Cigarettes and California Syrupof Figs Co. ! have just finished distributing 15,800 pam- phlets and 19.150 y.-ast samples tor the Warner's >afe Cure and Yeast Co., and have a shipment of 20,000 pamphlets for California Fig Syrup Co., 30,006 IrVdia E- Pinkham Medical Co.". besides local work. Hood's Tid .Bits, Williams* Pink Pills, "World's Dispensary. Swain's Laboratorv, Dr.; King s Discovery and Radway & Co. have come and gone. Some of their -work was* wretch- edly done; in fact, the best work done here through agents was Dr. King's Discovery, l have had a visit from Mr. D. D. Sh-pard, represent- ing Warner's Safe Cure Co., Rochester, N. Y. If all agents were like him there-wonld be no shoddy work, and honest distributors would get credit"foi their service. Yours truly. Edw. B. Bridges. Centra Ha. III., April 14. 1S97. Editor The Billboard. Cincinnati. Dear Sir—During the past month we have done the following work: 200 navy tobacco signs, American Tobacco Co.; 500 >igns. Jacob Piefer's Improved Eagle Cigar (local): 50 signs lone-cut navy; 100 i-sheets, Longley Hat (local); 30"signs Pabst Chemical Co. We also have J. H. L^a Pearl's circus for some time in July. CRITTEJrDEN & Co.. THE BILLBOARD _ . _ Santa Fe, N. M., March 20, 1S97. Editor The Billboard. Cincinnati, O. Dear Sir—Excuse my asking, but whv don't I Set my paper? I have not had am- since tlu January number, and I think vou nm'-t have for- gotten me. I wanted to put an ad in .the April number, but wanted the paper to make it up. and I suppose it is too late now. Be sure to semi me the- Fcbrunrv and March numbers, as I keep the file and often am asked tor tt.em bv drum- mers Irom rhe tuist who want to keep po.-ted. Business lids opened up pretty fair, but look for more later oil. Yours truly. A. M. DETTELIIACII. . McMinn^itle. tire.. April 14. 18*17. Hdltor Tiik Blt.Li;eiAKl>. Cincinnati o. Dear sir—Since our last report we have dis- tributed samples oi I*aiu Mils for Dr. Miles' Medical Co , Klkhart. Iud, and have made de- liveries toour local druggists for them. This is the second order for Dr. Miles this year, and I expect another in a few days. Results tell. We are now bill posting for the American Tobacco Co. and the J. J. hauler Tobacco Co. Have tent in four orders to the Donaldson Lithographing Co.. Cincinnati, for posters for home merchants. This is the first advertising by bill posting for home merchants iu this citv. We are fast put- ting up new bill boards. Yours truly, O. F. Baxuasskk. Manager. Austin Tex., April 10,1S07. Emtor The Billboard. Cincinnati, o. Dear »ir—I paid $1 to join Mr. Congdon's N. D. A in 1S95 and 50 cents dues iu ad\auce: but after the Lobb humbiiggery 1 asked to be drop- ped from the roll ot membership, and have never corresponded with him since. Mr. Congdon sent 10.000 of the Lobb pamphlets to Lake Cnarles with the understanding that I was to receive 40 cents per thousand lor the let, and tnat it would be tollowea montblv bv other lots at a living price. Being idle at the Lime. I accepted and put in a week on the work. Alter my return to Austin, I received a letter from Congdon statins that Dr. l.obb was greally dis- s*ti>rjed with the work; that he had never re- ceived a single letter from St. Charles: and he intimated, as I thought, that the bundles had been dumped into the lake. I followed this with a bitter icply. He claimed there was only Ji bal- ance due me. Gue-s it "turned up iLs toes,'" as I have never heard from it. You need not return the^copies of the "Sun," as they are of no use to me. Enclosed you will find copies ef circulars used while I was in the business. Upon the head of the red lelter you will note the names of all the associations that "faked** me. one after the otner. Many sent lists of advertisers, most of whom are dead, I guess. Through stamps used, membership fees, etc., I am about $50 out. The "Sncker" family will never become extinct I have received several sample copies of your paper, and must say that it is a "dandy." Yours trulv, S."M. Craig, 510 W. Fifth St. Covington, Tenn., March 22, 1897I Editor The Billhoard, Cincinnati, O. _ Dear Sir— Billboard is the best paper pub- lished for circular distributors and bill posters to advertise in. "I have tried them all and know what I am talking about. The Billbo.-.rd brings results. Resp't yours. Howard X. Holshouser. _ Peru, Ind., March 15, 1S97. Editor The Billboard, Cincinnati. O _ Dear Sir—After reading the different articles in the March number of Billboard in relation to the distribution of the printed matter sent out by Dr. Lobb and one Congdon. I was made to wonder what bill posters and distributors could expect of a person or firm that is not willing to pay over4o cents per thousand for distributing from house to house, and. what is worse yet what could be expected of a panv that would agree to do the work at such prices? Good ser- vice is worthy 01 good pay. I get trom $1 50 to $2 per thousand for distributing printed matter and 1 have never had anv'one yet to complain of poor service or the prices. Chas. W. Stutesman. Mansfield. Tioga Co.. Pa.. March 17 1S07 -Editor The Billboard. Cincinnati. O. Dearsir—We read your article in the last issre or Billboard advertising regarding the "Na- tional Distributors' Association 'of Philadelphia Pa., with much interest. Would say thev or rather Congdon. under that name, has been try- ing to work us by sending us some of the litera- ture. It. no doubt, will have the desired effect of discouraging us for good of having anything to do with the concern, and perhaps many others There are several other organizations ot this nature m the country that ought to be shown uo for the goodof the craft. Yours truly thew. d. hdsted advertising Co. ■.•,■ ~ ~~ Hillsboro, Tex., March 16,1897. Editor The Billboard, - Cincinnati.O. Dear Sir—Having received several sample copies of your paper, we deem it fitting to return oui mostsincere thanks for them. We enclose money order herewith for one year s subscrip- tion. We are not members of either of the bill posters' associations. Business eloes not yet amount to enough 10 admit of our uniting wr h an organization, but if work gets better we ex- pect to join. We have written several letters to different firms that were mentioned in your Feb- ruary issue in regard to bill posting, arid have received several lots of paper. Wishing you success, we are, yours respectfully. Phillips Bros., City Bill Posters. Scranton, Pa., April 13, 1S97. Editor The Billboard, Cincinnati, O. Dear Sir—We are in receipt of a communica- tion from your business department stating that our subscription for your most excellent publi- cation had expired, and that yon had anticipated our desires and renewed the same for ns. lor wnich please accept our sincere thanks, us we feel that we do not want to do business without all the trade periodicals by our side. The first thing we do on the arrival of the paper is to shut ourselves in the private office, and glean the helpful hints we find in The IliLLlioard. Enclosed please find check for the amount due, and if you wish at any time to lose our friendship, just you forget to send the paper. Yours lor business, . Reese & I.osg. FROM AUSTRALIA. Adelaide, Feb. 21, 1S97. Editor The Sillboaro, Cincinnati, O. Dear sir—Many thanks for papers, etc.; am delighted with them. Kiudly receive my money order for twelve mouths' BiLLBOARD'advertising. I am at a loss - when 1 do not get them, autl 1 also wish vou to send me January, February. March. April and November, iSso, and with those numbers and following on. I will then send you another dollar iu J une next to continue. How about back num- bers.' 1 will endeavor to send you a letter as frequently as possible. I ain sending, through your kindness, for twelve months subscription to the Advcrttsi»g World, so you can inform them if vou think it advisable. I clearly make it my duty when writing for anything you aavertise to mention Billboard. as I consider it only fair. Yours tiuly, Fred, coombs. Albanv, N. Y., April 16, 1897. Editor The Billboard. Cincinnati, O. Dear Sir—It is with pleasure I take theoppor- tuuity to let you know how I am progressing iu the city that was once at the mercv of the onl v J. B. C. Work seems to come to me from afl parts of the countrv. I have now on my boards sixty 8-sheets of the H. O. poster, "I want some more. • I have also closed a one year's contract wiih this company to post sixtv S-sheets eveiy mouth: also, thirty 16-sheeis 'stands, fifty iy. sheets, 200 2-sheets. 200 i-sheets ot the W. It. Baker's Cocoa Co.; Bendsdort's Cocoa for a three months' showing, sixty S-sheeLs, through Mr. C. W. Woodbury, i'he local work in this citv has taken a big srart. The merchanLsof this city "have awakened to the fact that there is another bill porting company here who are alive and up-to- date, and give good, honest service. The Hinchle Brewing e_o., 100 9-sheets bock beer; the Ked Star Clothing Co., 200 2-sheets: White Sewing Empire Clothing Co., 200 3-sheets; Kingsley, the hatter, 300 i-sheets: Saul, the clothier, 1000 hat posters. Troy cold » ater KalsomiueCo.. Troy, N. Y.. are billing the city with 500 i-sheets. I placed an order with the Donaldson Lithograph Co.. Cincinnati, for this company, and have charge of putting out their paper to bill posters in the New Kngland States. Mr. Miller, mv ad- vertising solicitor, is now busy on three other large firms who are goinglo use posters in the near future. Last Thursday he closed an order for 30,000 2-sheets with a certain firm, but thev will not do much posting until August, as it is now too late for their spring trade Besides the theater work for Harmanus Bleecker Hall and the Pearl Street Theater, and work I see in the future, I slu 11 have plenty of work. There are tour circuses coming here this summer, and the future looks bright, regard:ess of the two shin- ing stars, E. A. and O. J., that are leading my opposition and followers along. 1 am, yours, etc. Bold McIstvre. „. ■ Colfax. Wash.. April 10, 1S07. Editor The Sn.Lao^.vj, Cincinnati, O. Dear sir—I have been an ardent admirer of your publication for some time, and eagerly read its contents as soon as received. The question of how to get merchants in our town to aoverti-e has been a puzzler to me. I have a nice lot of samples from the Donaldson and Riverside (of Milwaukee) houses, and have made two stroi.g efforts (last fall and this spring) to gel some of tnem interested, but without avail 1 even made the proposition to one firm to do the posting for nothing if they would only pay lor the tapir but that was no iuouc ment. They ar, ue that our town is too small (population woo), and I have about come to the conclusion that either I am too enthusiastic on the result., of poster work, or the merchants cannot recognize a good thing when they see it. Iaisos-tm to be too "much" out of the way with foreign advertisers. I have mailed circulais as per enclosed, all over the countrv, tut on.y get an occasional batch, but I shall "keep a pushing," and perhaps it will come my wav later on. Yours truly, Geo. H Lennox. The enclosure referred "to in the letter is a three-fold circular, which reads as follows, viz : „. Colfax. Wash., January, 1897. To Advertisers: Whitman county, Washington, has a popula- tion of 30,000. Tekoa. i-armiiigtoii, Garncld. Oakesdale, Elbeiton. Palouse. Pullman. Coltou Ijuiontown.tach have from 300 to 1500 populn-. tlon, and the distance from Colfax ranges from ten to forty miles. : Colfax has a first-clafs, up-to-date advertising establishment that is prepared to do an> thing in that line, from tarkiug a sign to billing a circus and we are prepared to make contracts for pro- tected and renewable work at the following prices: • -."' For fifteen days, 4 cents per sheet; for thirtv days, s cents per sheet; for three months ji* cents per sheet per month, renewed every month" for six months, 3^ cents per sheet per month' renewed every month; for twelve months . cents per sheet per mouth, renewed every moutn Distributing— Circulars. J1.50 per thousand booklets $2. 5 r> per thousand: samples, $» ro per thousand and upward, according to weight- card and tut sign tnckinj;. 1 cent to 3 cents each ac- cording to size. * For country team route add 50 per cent to Col. fax prices. " AH work guaranteed done wilh nenttiess and dispatch. Your work is solicited. Address, Geo. II I.knnox, Licensed Bill Poster, Colfax, Washington References: W. J. Hamilton, druggist- Frank J. St. ne. druggist: Zell M. Beebe. tobacconist- Aaron Kuhu, merchant; Colfax Hardware Co. Note— Suppose some of you bill posters who have been so successful with retailers write Mr Lennox and give him the necessary pointers — [Editor.] C3 OLLN S. SUTLIPF. Olin S. Sutliff, city bill poster of Gloversvillc, N. Y., was liorn March 25, 1S49. His early life, up to 18-6. was si>ent iu his native village, Gloversville. N. Y., his father being a merchant there. At the age of seventeen vears, he, with his parents' consent, left home for the West. He landed in the city of Chicago, where he obtained a position on the C.« N. W. Ry. as fireman. He rose from that position to engineer, in which capacity he served fora period of seven years when, his mother being at the point of death, he was called home. In the meantime he had taken to himself a wife, and together with his daugh- ter, then an infant, went East to his old home. His mother recovered, and prevailed on him lo stay with her and his father, he being their only child, so he resigned his position on the railroad and remained. But not wanting to remain idle, and being a little ambitious, he -wanted some- thing to do. In looking around he saw that here would be a good opening fora bill posting plant, there being none here at that time. No sooner thought or than done. He at once went to work to secure the necessary locations for boards, and started in to establish a service. That he has succeeded goes without saying. He has as fine a plant as there is in the State of New York and is constantly adding to it as fast as business de- mands. He has ground rented in advance for bill boards, and is ready at any time to accom- modate any and all who come. He belongs to the New York stale Bill Potters' Association, and lives right up to the rules. His prices ure those of the Associated Bill Posters' Association, 7c per sheet listed and guaranteed showing thirty days. He serves all alike—uo cut rates to any one. He enjoys the confidence and esteem of all his patrons. He is also the representative of the Donaldson Lithograph Co., and has sold quite a number ol his local merchants litho- graphs from their house. His customers are well pleased with their work. House-to-house distributing of samples combines the virtues of both distributing and exhibiting. Its Advertising Value. A. T. Stewart was accustomed to send bv mail at a distance cards containing samples of Silk or other goods. Kt.ch sample was numbered, and a catalogued price for -men of the numbers was also sent. A lady iu Iowa wrote in the early autumn for a card of specimens or his silk dress goods and received them, some six months later she had made her selectii-n and sent the amount required for the number of yards. The goods were shipped to her with a receipted bill and a few dollars m change, with the statement that the goods of which she ordered n dress pattern had been marked down In price. In mentioning this circumstance, a man once mid to me: "That was not business; she ordered the goods by sample and he had a right to all the money." 1 j i° . : '-' s 'ewnrt knew what was business, and he nl*o knew well enough that there was not a lady who wanted a silk dress who lived within a hiiudred miles of this one who would not di- rectly or indirectly hear of it; and the advertise- ment it would be for Stewart was worth more than the entire value of the good* which he sent. —American Advertiser. - ■ THE BILLBOARD wmmmmm BY-LAWS. Article i;—Quorum.—Ten members of this as- sociation shall constitute a quorum. Article 2 -Rules of Order.—The rules con ained in "Cushing's Manual" shall govern this associa- tion in all cases to which they are applicable, an I in which they are not iucoiisi-tent with any rules of order that may be adopted by this asso- ciation. A tele 3—Amendments.—These by-laws may be amended at any regular annual meeting by a two-thirds vote of all members present and voting. Officers for 1^97: Chas. H. Ganson. president. ITrhaua. O.; w. 1". McClenahan, vice president, Lancaster. O.; George W. Carey, secretary and treasurer, Lebanon O. Executive Committed—CH.Ganson, ex officio). Urliana, O.; Geo. W Carey. Lebanon, O.: Albert Hale. Akron, O.; W. L Tenney, Troy, O ; H. L. Wiggins. Hillsboro, O. The next annual meeting will be held at the rooms of theohio State Board of Agriculture on Wednesday evening preceding the State Agri- culture Convention. Wallingford. Conn., writes as follows, viz: "Please include in your list of fairs for Connec- ticut that of the Wallingford Agricultural So- ciety, September 8 and 9, Geo. T. Jones, secre- tary. Last year vou had oneof our days assigned the day after the fair closed, and there was a lot of fakirs that came to town who had to get out without any show at the fair, so please be sure and have elates correct,**——— W. H. Banner, the aeronaut, says that The Billboard is the best advertising medium he has ever found for his . business. T. F. Grinley's serial circus and fair grounds hippodrome may be addressed at Carbon, Ind. — F. W. Henback will again manage the Winnipeg Exposition this year. — M. M Foreman, the aeronaut of Peoria, writes as follows: "Don't let ray time run out for your paper, which you are sending me. as I subscribed for it by the year, and shall give you an ad this season, commencing shortly.** Mr. Forsman re- cently received quite a lengthy notice in Chas. Austin Bates* Criticisms. The Central Ohio Fair Association is a thing of the past, stockholders, at a re- cent meeting, voting to dissolve the or- ganization. At its annual meeting, held at Fostoria, O., on January 12, the treasurer's report showed that the Northwestern. Ohio Fair Co is entirely free from debt and has money in the treasury. The company has elected the following, directors : C. German, N. Saltsman. L. G. Williams, N. Burtscher, J. L. Mickey. W. J. Wagner, M. Flack, L. McKee, G. W. Cunningham, T. D. Adams, D. Peters. V. Fisher, F. K. Bell, Elias Fox and R. Crocker. The East Tenne-see Fair Association, at Knoxville, hascompleted a new half mile track, located about three miles from the city. Mr. Arthur Graves is secretary of the new association. We are all well aware that the Los Angeles spirit is such as to prompt every Los Angeles man to praise and commend everything done by his city or in his citv, no matter what his in- dividual feeling may be In this case, however, the warnrth of the general praise givesevidence of a genuine sincerity. It is clear that Mr.de Garmo Gray furnished Los Angeles with exactly the leadership needed to awaken her every re- sponsive public spirit and prompt it to the right action in the right way. Thurston Bros, are booking a midway show with fairs Managers in need of a lively spedal attraction will elo well to write them. They are at 54 Mead street, Columbus, 0. _____ The Ohio State Fair, at Columbus, ad- vertises races "by electric light. Fair managers who want to see a model form for a space application blank should write to the chief of the Department of Kxhibits of Trans-Mississippi and Inter- national Exposition, Omaha, Xeb. A Successful Exhibit. The home produce exhibit recently held at Los Angeles mar lie fairly accounted to have becu a successfurone in every respect. This is made evident bv the fact that the criticism which fallows the exhibit has been as favorable as were the notices given it by the press during its con- tinuance. All the Los Angeles papers in summing up the results of the exhibit speak as cordially of the display and of the man- agement as they did during the time when it was running and when their reports mav be considered to have been to a large extent colored by a desire 10 ? raise it in order to attract visitois. he judgment pronounced since the close of the exhibit amply confirms all the favorable thingss aid about it while it was still a civic festival and a matter of municipal pride. One feature of the later criticisms and comments that deserve notice is the warm praise given to the manager of the exhibit, Mr. Charles de Garmo Gray. This gentleman seems to have won "golden opinions from all sorts of peo- ple." The directors of the exhibit, the press and the exhibitors all combine in giving him credit for the areater portion of the success attained and in expresisng a warm and high appreciation of his services. Mr.Grav is evidently one of-those men who are fitted both by talents and train- ing for the conductof such complex af- fairs as a great exposition. Successful munagerscif such enterprises are few. In the very nature of things at all exposi- tions there are antagonisms between the directors and the evhibilors. and al-o between one exhinitor and another, livery-man who has a display to make desires the largest space and the most ravorable location. To harmonise the conflicting claims which arise out of these desires require something more than ordinary tact, and he is a very good managerindced who succeeds in doing it. We took occasion during the contin- unncr of the exhibit to congratulate Los Angeles on the splendid display made. -is reportcel by our correspondent in that *->ty. We have now occasion to congrat- ulate her again 011 lta successful conclu- sion. It is no slight thing to have held 'hi Important exhibit of this kind and i>rotiRltt it to an end without developing muses of complaint which lead* to mu- utal recriminations. CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS Of the Ohio State Association of Presidents and Secretaries of Fairs. Adopted April 15, 1S97. To the Officers and Members of your Associa- tion : Your committee chosen one year ago to prepare and report a constitution and by-laws, for the government of this association, beg leave to report the following: CONSTITUTION. Article r—Name and Object.—The name of this organization shall be known as the State Asso- ciation of Hair Presidents and Secretaries, and its object shall be to promote the usefulness of agricultural societies in the State of Ohio. Article 2—Membership.—The presidents and secretaries of all agricultural societies in the State of Ohio and the members and officers of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture shall be eli- gible to membership in this association, and shall each be entitled to vote and participate in the meetings of this association upon the pay- ment of an annual fee of 50 cents. Article 3—Officers.—The officers of thisassocia- tion shall consist of a piesident. vice-president, secretary and treasurer, and an Executive Com- mittee consisting of the president and secretary and the three other members. They shall be elected at the regular annual meeting each year bv a majority vote, and shall hold their respect- ive offices for the term of one year, or until their successors are duly elected. It shall be their duty to perform such service as is usually re- quired Of said officers, and such other duties as. this association shall, from time to time, pre- scribe. Article 4—Meetings.—This association shall meet annually in the city of Columbus on Wednesday evening prior to State Agricultural convention. Article 5 — Amendments. — This constitution may be amended at any regular annual meeting of this association by a three-fourths vote of the membership present and voting. Purely Personal. Geo. W. Carey, who is secretary of the Lebanon (O.) fair, has been connected with the association in that city since 1865. In addition thereto he has been a clerk in the office of secretary of the State fair for the past 21 years, and was identi- fied with the Dayton, Ohio fair forten years. He has also been connected with the Franklin, Ohio fair for the past seven years. CapL Carev is no doubt the oldest fair secretary in Ohio, and he likes the races yet. Col. Chas. de Garmo Gray, who is now managing the Carnival of the Golden Gate, at San Francisco, will leave there for Duluth, Minn., about the middle of May. From there he goes to Chicago, Omaha and Nashville, all on exhibition work. Col. de Gar- mo has circled the globe three seperate times in the last five years. His specialty is food shows and expositions. He it was who projected the International Exposition at Johannesburg, South African Republic and he would have carriedrt to a successful issue had it not been for the Jahiieson raid. The New London (O.) Fair Association re- cently leased the fair grounds at New London for a number of years, and will give trotting meetings. Mr. O. G. Carter is secretary. Chas. Pierson has assumed the management of Harry M. Dey. the famous pyrotechnist of Ty- rone. Pa., and is prepared to furnish all manner of fireworks dispkvys for fairs. -The Colum- bus P*sl says: "Geo. W. Carey, the clerk of the race course is about the oldest attache of the grounds in number of years served. He begins Monday, August 31, 1897, his twenty-first year in charge of the races He is a capable, conscien- tious and honorable gentleman ; will go his full length to accommodate a friend, and will be re- tained as long as he wants the position." Julius LeMoyne, secretary of the fair at Wash- ington, Pa., writes as follows: "Notwithstanding the hard times and election excitement, our last fair, as you see by enclosed treasurer's report, not only'paid all expenses, but left us a balance of Sfioo to apply to our debt. We own our grounds, 42 acres, which, with improvements, have.cost us «5P,ooo, and are worth the money. ; Our' fair last year was one of the few that made any money—part of which I attribute to good' adver- tising". We use 3600 posters within twenty-five miles of our grounds. I read with interest The BiLLitOARD. especially the fair department.—-The report referred to is an exceptionally good one, but is crowded out through lack of space. W. C. Marshall, secretary of the fair a( Dayton. Pa„ is a newspaper man. He edits the Davton Mux. Geo. T. Jones, secretary of the fa'ir at Apropos of the ingenious advertisement of the Ripans Chemical Co. now going the rounds of the press, which explains the origin of the name and directs how it should be pronounced, the following sug- gestion is respectfully submitted for an- other ad on the same lines: Rowell's Improved Patent American Newspaper Squeezer. If it catches on, the same idea may be adapted in a variety of ways, for instance : Printers Swaps Ink Newspaper Rowell Ads. Or, patterning somewhat after the circus style: Kowell's Immaculate, . 1 rodigious, ' l*Astounding Merve ; ■ Simply b Or, this: Itaggers you:; another acrostic, something Rowell's Ingeniously Piratical And Nervy Scheme. like. ip8ggil||ji| "AT THE POST." Twenty-sheet poster, depicting the new starting machine. Press of The Donaldson Litho. Co., Cin'ti.