The billboard (July-Dec 1898)

1 Wo £ e "Wlty-of lithographic stone has teen discovered near Huntsville, Alabama? taiVS*?^ V one **■ *<* been taken out I^Ieniofen art5cle7 >mPare faTOraDl r wlth »• «i£2?HL? t r a HF I £ ste 5 ! ' wW< * have recently fSHK. ■ ? n th , e *«?d3. bear the imprint of the Stapleton Co, Chicago. J^ancis-Valenttoe Co.. of San Francisco, .if a *« toJo JJ?- Tiz - : " We ha « a very ais- J 8 .?? 0 ? fi .l fc ». We l , nt S n,i to resume business again In the Niantie Building, corner of cay and Sansome streets, and In addition to this, win nave an- elaborate up-town office. We are going Into the show business almost ex- clusively." • He? ne8an * Co - have added another new cylinder press. It Is a modern, high-speed, money-maker, and-a slow old-timer was dis- carded in order to make room for the new <sne. -The Strobridge Lithographing Co. has added two new double sheet presses- -The Donaldson Lithographing Co. Is the busiest printing office In America Just at present. Despite increased faculties, they are compelled to work overtime to keep up with their orders. 'A H Hart, of Chicago, is doing well as a printer's broker. Russell & Morgan are making a tremen- dous bid for theatrical patronage. . Manager -Anderson, of the Enquirer Job Rooms, spent the better part of June in New York. The Central Show Print Is the headquar- ter* of Rlngling 'Bros., while "do's Oder fel- ler's" hang out at The National. rm snxsoAftD The Queen City Sign Co. advertise "Ar- tlstique Cynes." Morton, the Cincinnati bulletin man, signs his bulletins "Morton, the adster." Every sign painter should read as many advertising papers as he can find time 10 peruse. "The Billboard" of course heads the list, but there are a dozen others that can be used to advantage. Prominent among these latter .may be mentioned the -Advertising world, Columbus, O.; Advertising Expe- rience, Chicago, 111.; The Ad Writer, St Louis, Mo.; Printers* Ink, New York, and Profitable Advertising, Boston, Mass. A sign writer who gets a good run on hand- painted show cards, placards, price-marks and window cards has a trade that Is" con- siderably more profitable than- the heavier signs. Harold Wilson, in the June issue of The A 5 en 5r * reata of "The Relation of Color to the Emotions." Among other interesting observations is found the following: "The human eye Is capable of distinguishing 100.000 different colors or lines and twenty-five shades or tints of each line, making a total or 2,000,000 color sensations which may be discriminated." Rood's Modern Chromatics supports him. V.5?.£*" fte s 'sn King of New York, was a. "Billboard" caller June L He Is the same breezy, cheerful, hustling Hote that he has always been. He lends us a letter from one of his former employes now in the Klon- dike. It appears in another column. _Sentenne & Green. 95 to 99 Hudson street. New York, is the only house making signs that can produce a. sign in a number of col- ors, containing from twelve to fourteen square feet. They can make a sign even larger than this in two colors. -- -in-. ' Probably our friends who paint ungram- matical signs go on the theory that the man who Is always striving to talk grammatically seldom says anything worth listening to. It seems appropriate that distributors should have placards on the sides of their wagons announcing for whom the distributing Is being done, etc. These placards may be made of sized muslin. lettered with gypsine. Gypsine is unlike other water-colors, inso- much that it will stand rain beating on it. Much blue on a sign composed of light col- ors sometimes gives it a hazy appearance. To dissolve bleached shellac, lay It In ether until it swells, then it will dissolve entirely In alcohol. To mix gold bronze, take good gold, size and mix in the bronze until there is a thick paste, then thin with turpentine until the paint is of the proper consistency. To mix paint for lettering on dry muslin, mix the dry colors or colors In Japan with one part of hard oil and two parts of benzine. -What next? It Is said that some enterpris- ing fellows are making a good brown paint from the Egyptian mummies I Pure lamp-black, when mixed with white, produces a bluish gray, rather brilliant in tone. Salt air will destroy white lead- Signs close to the sea shore will last longer when painted with zinc. WAR LOAN. Washington. D. C, June 13, 1898. Editor of "The Billboard:" It is intended to give the bonds of the War Loan authorized by the Act to provide ways and means to meet war expenditures tne widest distribution possible, in order that all the people may have an opportunity tor participating in the loan. I have the honor, therefore, to ask your co-operation in disseminating information which will give a better understanding of toe nature, characteristics, and incidents or a Government loan, and to that end, I will thank you to lend your aid by publishing in your columns the statement inclosed, wJiiuh is intended to give. In as brief a manner as possible, a description o f the Registered and Coupon Bonds of the United States, and how to subscribe for them. Respectfully yours. L. J. GAGE, Secretary. The Secretary of the Treasury invites sub- scriptions from the people of the United States for the J200.0OO.00O of the bonds of the 3 per cent loan, authorized by the act of Congress to provide ways and means to meet war expenditures. Subscriptions will be re- ceived at par for a period of thirty-two days, the subscription being open from this date to 3 o'clock p. m. on the 14th day of July, 1898. The bonds will be issued in both cou- pon and registered form, the coupon bonds in denominations of $20, $100, $500 and $l,0t.'U, and the registered-bonds in denominations of J20. S100. S500, $1,000, S5.0CO, and S10.UUO. They will be dated August 1. 1S98. and, by their tirms, will be redeemable In coin at the pl°asure of tho United States after ten years *rom the date of their issue, and due and payable August 1, 1918. The bonds will bear interest at the rate of 3 per cent, per annum, payable quarterly; the interest on the coupon bonds will be paid by mans of coupons, to be detached from the bonds as the interest becomes due, and the interest on the registered bonds will be paid by checks drawn to the order of ine payees, and mailed to their addresses. The law authorizing this issue of bonds provides that In allotting said bonds one several subscriptions of individuals shall be first accepted, and the subscriptions of tne lowest Amounts shall be first allotted. In ac- cordance with that provision, allotments to all individual subscribers will be made be- fore any bonds will be allotted to other than individuals. All individual subscriptions lor $500 or less will be allotted in full as they are received, and such subscriptions must be paid in full at the time the subscription is made. If the total sum subscribed for in amounts of $500 or less should exceed $200,- 000.000, the allotments will be made accord- ing to the priority or the receipt of the sub- scriptions. For ihe mutual convenience of the sub- scribers and the Department, a blank form of letter to accompany remittances has been prepared, and it may be obtained at the of- fices ot national and State banks generally, at the several subtreasuries of the United States,'at any money-order post office, and at any express office. The bonds will be dated August 1. 1898. and fhey will be forwarded to subscribers at the address designated by them free of expense for transportation as soon after that date as possible. The bonds will be accompanied by a check for the amount of interest due the subscriber at the rate of 3 per cent, from the date of his payment to August 1, 1898. All remittances and other communications relative to this loan should be addressed to the Secretary of the Treasury. Division of Loans and Currency. Washington. D. C. All subscriptions must be received at the Treasury Department, Washington. D. C, not later than 3 o'clock p. m., Thursday July 14, 1898. No subscriptions received after that date and hour will be considered. L. J. GAGE, Secretary. PROWLING PRUDES AGAIN. Legs of Pianos Must Be Covered. Webster City. Iowa, has distinguished it- self. Tn response to a request of an unpure minded minister, the mayor of the town or- dered the police of the town to cover all the figures of lady acrobats in tights displayed on the Wallace Shows posters, with while paper. It w»» done and of course resulted in a tremendous advertisement for the circus, and two mpmmoth houses. It has also branded the minister as a nasty, evil-minded prude in that community. In Omaha recently the women of the Sal- vation Army "limbed at night to the top of the administration building of the exposition and cut and mutilated some nude figures used for decorations. By so doing, attention was called forcibly to the nudity which wou.d not have been so strongly noticed but for this exhibition of religious wantonness. These acts reminds us of the passage in Boswell's life to Dr. Johnson, where Boswell says to the famous doctor, pointing to a statute, "Is that statute immodest?" Dr. Johnson re- plied. ' No, but your remark is." It was a forcible illustration of the old saying, "Evil to him who evil chinks." The nude has been used and admired in art in all ages among the cultured people of all nations, and it will doubtless continue to be used, in spite of the action ot cranks and misguided re- ligious zealots Bill, We want the name and address of every bill poster In New YorK. Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana. Illinois, Wisconsin. Minnesota. Iowa. Missouri. Kentucky. Tennessee, Michigan, Virginia Delaware, Maryland. West Virginia, New Jersey, and all of the New England States. ALSO, advise just how rnany 16-sheets. 3-sheets. and 1-sheets that you can AND WILL post and protect for us, and the price for one. two and three months showing. NEU-ROT-ICO MEDICINE CO., HORNELLSVILLE, N. Y. AMERICAN NEWSPAPER DIRECTORY. NOTES FROM THE METROP- OLIS. The June issue of the American Newspaper Directory, consisting of over 1,300 pages, is before us. It is an epitome of newspaper- dom, a vast comprehensive consensus of Information, and an indispensable adjunct of every intelligent advertisers library, its costs $5.00. is worth $25.00. and can be had by addressing Geo. P. Rowell & Co., No. 10 Spruce street. New York. FROM ENGLAND. We received last month from Walter Hi'.l & Co.. of London. England, a most interest- ing lot ot brochures, including the pro- grammes of the Barnum and Bailey Shows. The printing of the latter, especially the covers, is the best English work that has ever come under our notice. The Soookkeeping and Accounting of the Periodical Publii&ing Business." is the sub- ject, of an address to be delivered before the Business Section of the National Education Association, at the approaching convention in Washington. July 7 to 12, by A. -O. Kltt- redge, F. I. A., C.P. A.. Editor of "Ac- countics." An analytical discussion of the business records of this Important industry such as Mr Kittredge is able to present can not fail to be of interest and value, not only to those who are teaching the art of account-keeping, but also to every one who is connected with the publishing business. The address will foe Illustrated by charts and numerous diagrams. Seven dainty booklets, received from the W .B. Conkey Co , of Chicago, are among tne very finest specimens of fine printing we have ever examined. We learn that they were designed, compiled and turned out un- der the supervision of E. A. Wheatley, wfio has done much cleaver work, but in this instance he has outdone all previous efforts. Among them is a. wee wonder in red and green for Amour Packing Co., entitled "Cluken Tamale." Its equal has never been seen. All ot the books, however, are beautiful, and any one In need of an advertising brochure will do well to write the Messrs. Conkey Co., and secure sample copies of the beautiful specimens. Their address Is 341 to 351 Dearborn street, Chicago, Ills. Robert Burns Cigars, with 8 sheets and 16 sheets, are making a big showing. Whlskys- a:i kinds of whisky-seem to ti™ e ZL tb Z »>111 board fever at the same time. The New York boards have at the present time Hunter Rye. 12 sheets: Rox- ?E?\ Rye ' 2°„ 8l >eets; Old Crow Rye. 8 sheets: ° k Id Galley Rye. 8 sheets; Beckmore Rye, 3 sheets. (And the Kentuckian. who gags at anything but bourbon has to go thirsty or drink Fitzgerald's Garry Owen Ale). ^i* 1 ? 0 ? 0 ? JJ" t * e "elusive billing of Colum- bia Salad Dressing, 8 sheets; Pierce Bicycles 3 and 4 sheets: Boro Llthla, 8 sheets; Kltz- gera.d s A.e and Beer. 12 sheets: Gabler Pianos, 16 sheets: Dunham's Cocoanut 8 sheets; Seldenberg's Cigars. 1 sheet. 3 sheets. 8 sheets; 16 sheets. 20 sheets and 24 sheets: Nevy Pine Cut. 21 sheets, etc. etc. The new 16 sheet of Young's Hats bears the imprint of Jam W. Hoke. It Is very showy in blue, red and yellow. Hoke is put- ting out a hundred thousand Bhects of Seid- enberg s Cigars. It goes on Munson's boards or course, ' and runs for live months—20 ooo per month. About the best bill board advertisers In the Metropolis are H O and the Journal. H O g Vf, °1i a new P 08 '" «bout every two weeks, while the Journal has something new every Hairy Munson Is constantly adding new locations to his already immense list of prominent holdings. Broadway and Canal street. Broadway and 13th street and Broad- way and 23th street are among his last addi- tions. He now controls Broadway absolute- - ly from 49th street to South Ferry. A prominent advertiser who was using the service of Munson. as well as of other bill posters in New York, took five afternoons to drive over the city. Inspecting his paper. After examining practically every bill board in town, he concluded that It Is useless to use an> but Munson's boards, which he pro- nounces the beat, the cleanest, the most prominent, and altogether the most carefully kept bill boards he ever had the pleasure to inspect Among the agents, Hoke, in his splendid new offices, makes the best showing. He looks busy and prosperous. Delegate Thomas Sheehan, of Billposters' Union No. 1, requested the delegates of the Miscellaneous Section June 2 to see that their organizations employed members of his union to distribute and post bills when they had such work to do. Harry Munson's plant, under the energetic direction of W. B. Lowden. Is fast encroach- ing on the preserves of the other two. Every- body concedes that Munson now has not only better boards but more of them than Van Beuren. R. W. Jenkinson Co., of Pittsburg, are using one of the most elaborate' and costly envelopes that has come under our notice. They are still scrapping at Worcester and Louisville. A poBter does not live longer than half an hour on an unprotected daub in either . city. It is fun for the bill posters, but it gives the advertiser cold feet. An open association would have corrected these conditions long ago. A close associa- tion only aggravates them. ^GAPT. BOB COOK'S WATER SHOW AND FIREWORKS CO.** Special Attention Given to Fain, Expositions and City Displays. "BATTLE OF MANILA," "BLOWING UP OF THE MAINE," And all the Latest 'War Spectacles. A varied program of Water Feats, the most thrilling and exciting out-door exhibitions ever witnessed Terms Reasonable. Satisfaction Guaranteed. fJood Paper. Write for References Testimo- nials, Catalogue, etc. OFFICE 303 CUVAH06A BLDG., CLEVELAND, 0. M. M. Gfl RRCLL, Sec'y. WW. O. LIGHT, LAHARS, IA. CITY BILLPOSTER. P. O. Box 666. Reference, First National Bank. Jif MmlF-JS' P - £• "J" 1 ,. 1 ' A ' ? f ?' ° wn and control all billboards and,privlleges In city. Population 6,000. THE BILLBOARD. London. Eng.. May 25. 1898. Kdltor "The Billboard," Cincinnati, O.: Hear Sir.—Keferrlng to yours ot 12th March last. I now have pleasure in being able to inform you that the meeting will be held at the Ancient Concert Kooms, Dublin. Messrs. David Allen & Sons, Limited, as proprie- tors of the Irish Bill Posting Co., cordially invite the delegate from America to all the functions under their control in connection therewith. Messrs. Alien would also be pleased to meet the delegates in Belfast shoulo it-be their in- tention to visit that city cither before or after the meeting. I am asked by Messrs. Allen to beg of you to accept this as a formal invitation on their behalf to the delegates and to ado that they will try their best to give them a "cead Mllle Pailthe." p. s. O. ATTRACTIONS WANTED F*OR The Danville Merchants' Fair Ass'n. "Tesrtssur-- Cincinnati. O., June 8, 1898. To the Editor of "The billboard." City: Dear Sir.—Please give me'space for an open letter to the distributors and bill posters of tbe United States. As this is the last issue of "The Billboard" before our coming con- vention, I wish to impress upon all the dis- tributors and bill posters that it will be to their interest and benefit to attend the com- ing convention of the I. A. of D. I have ev- ery assurance that there will be a large num- ber of advertisers in attendance; also that we will not lack for entertainment while in the Windy City. There will be several questions of great importance discussed at the coming meeting. One will be a uniform scale of prices. All the readers of "The Billboard" have heard both sides of the questions, therefore should be able to make up their minds before going to Chicago which they think is best for tbe distributors at large. I wish to impress upon all that this question regarding a scale of prices is a very important one; each and ev- ery distributor and t-.ll poster, whether a member or not, will be "affected. There Is not the least doubt In my mind that what the I. A. of D. decides upon will be adopted by the entire craft. Another important question, which will come up at this meeting will be territory. As it Is. we have been granting members the control of an entire county. 1 doubt whether this was a wise plan. The International As- sociation of Bill Posters will meet on the same date at the If land Hotel. It is there- fore an assured fact that the attendance will be very large. This will be an opportunity for members of the craft to get personally ac- quainted with each other. As the'Bill Post- ers' Association has great influence with the advertiser it will also have a tendency to bring to our meeting a. large percentage of advertisers than if our dates were apart. I think it is to the interest of every dis- tributor and bill poster to attend this con- vention. Some may say, "I have not the money to spare." Let me say right here that I believe every delegate who attends this meeting will come away satisfied that he has received more than, twice the value of his meney . No doubt many will be able to close contracts that would pay for half a dozen trips to Chicago. The I. A. of D. is now in the fourth year of its existence, and 1. as Secretary, would very much like to meet personally the men with whom I have been in correspondence for several years. I believe it would be to our mutual interests and benefit to know each other and talk with each other, and in tbiB way we will be able'to advise and con- sult about tbe best means of improving ser- vice. I would like to Impress upon you that this Is the turning point In our business ca- reer. The advertisers will watch with In- terest the debates and outcome of our delib- erations. There are many things we can do to Improve the service. Let us all get to- gether and see If there is not some way that is better than the present system. I am proud to say that since our last meeting we have added over 200 new members, many of whom arc the best firms in the country. We have Indeed been very successful. Trusting to be able to meet you all in Chi- cago, 1 am yours truly. W. H. STEINBRENNER. „, St. Louis. Mo.. June 7. 1898. Editor of "The Billboard," Cincinnati, O.: Dear Sir.—Thinking that you would be In- terested In knowing what the Merchants' Bill Posting Co. of St. Louis is doing, we write to say that we have Just finished contracts forpostlng with the publishers cf the St. Louis Mar and also the Pulltscr Publishing Co., the owners of the St. Louis Post Dispatch, and now have on our boards In addition to paper belonging to several Chicago and nu- merous local advertisers, the Llggett-Meyors tobacco Co.'s 8-sheet Star Tobacco poster, and the Drummond Tobacco Co.'s Horse Shoe Tobacco poster,- and also the Moxlo Nerve Co s 16-sheet poster. We have added a number of fine locations to our plant within the last two months, and arc now able to give a broad and effective snowing, extending all over our city, which now has a population of 750.000. We are doing a good business, and pleasing our customers In every Instance. Wishing you every success, wo are yours fraternally. MER CHANTS' B ILL POSTING CO. -,„ . . Beatrice. Neb.. Juno 3, 1898. Kditor of "The Billboard": •i-i nol ! cc * heading "Village BUI Posting." rnc fellow that wrote that don't know tho '■ BolnB on. In the first place, ho puts ■•very bill posting plant down as tho same— more It no difference. Every bill poster la independent because ho has a license. The reason, and only reason, why every bill 'osier should take nut a license In •his town .!•£?.$* ep . 8,n J th - Jone » » ni > Brown from dls- '^ utln « for 11.00 and I1.B0. and maintaining >our own price of |2, i had trouble is this town with Just such people. I had four let- ters sent me from Dr. C. I. Shoop, Kacine, Wis., wanting me to do Ms distributing tor si.SO. He went so far as to say he would get some one to <1o it for that price. Well, ne finally did. and the result was he had poor work done by an old man sixty-five years of age, who put them in farmers' wagons every day until thfy were all gone. C. 1. Shoup said In his letter he would distribute aix times a year, and I could afford to do it for si.50. He has not sent any more yet, and he has no intention of sending any, either. Please tell the bill Doster from Kockviiie. Ind.. Mr. Emmett Littleton, he must be talk- ing from his own experience and not of bill posters who try and run out scab distribut- ors, and try and maintain a price for good honest work. Then their are traveling agents who come here and hire boys to do the dis- tributing. If a village bill poster has a li- cense, won't it compel that agent to give his work to the bill poster If the bill poster is honest in his work ? Where an agent conies with his work he intends to put it out, and not take it away because the bill poster nas a license. My license in this town is Just right, and every honest bill poster should take out a license in his own interest and the man who gives him his work to do. Hope you will give this notice in the "Bill- board" next month. * I will send you an adv. as soon as I get my license, though that will be next Tues- day night. Yours truly, JOSEPH H. MARTIN. Lock Box 263, Beatrice, Neb. Blmlra, N. Y., June 7, 1898. Editor of "The Billboard": Dear Sir:— Last week I wrote Hennegan & Co. to send me a copy of the paper pub- lished in Cincinnati devoted to bill posting interests, believing that they published it. Well, the sample copy came to hand in due time, and I can honestly say that it has made- a "hit" with me to such an extent that I anclose one plunk for a year's subscription, and le* me tell you right here that if you miss me a single month. I shall charge you double the cost of the paper, and shall ex- pect you to prolong my date to that extent. I have read it through from cover to cover, advs. and all. I found it exceedingly Inter- esting, especially the many items and point- ers relative to the I. A. of D. Have Just finished a letter to Secretary Steinbrenner, asking him if he can squeeze me into tne folc. Do what you can to push along my cause. 1 ha.e a fine lot of boards here in the best of positions, and for distributing I employ only such people whom I know to be anso- lutely reliable. We have what is considered a very "warm "Wo have what is considered a very "warm" town of 45.000 population, and factories and mills are all working full time, practically. I use 10,250 olece" to cover Elmira, Blmira Heights and Horseheads. I enclose the cou- pon clipped from the sample copy, and desire to cast H for Barney Link, of Pittsburg, i never saw Mr. Link, but he Is a friend of a friend of mine. Geo. W. Fursman, for the past 'our years with the Buffalo Bill show. Mr. Fursman. during my connection with him. often used to speak of Barney Link, holding np as a paragon of hustle and ac- tivity, so I think my vote is well cast. Con- fidentially, I don't think the one vote Mr. Link is accredited with In your June issue, and the one I send, will take Mr. Link to- ward Ireland a great ways farther than Ho- boken, N. J Another reason for my voting for Mr. Link is he seems to be the under dog. Then, again, his having but one vote looks sus- picious but I would not for the world accuse a man I have never seen of voting for him- self, so let it go at that. Yours. Etc., E. L. JOHNSON. Elmira, N. Y. Pittsburg, Pa., June 16, 189S. Editor "The Billboard." Cincinnati, O.: Dear Sir.—At the request of a gentleman who intends to cover most of the section west of the Allegheny Mountains in Pennsylvania. I am now preparing a schedule, and would request members of the I. A. of D. In this part to write me, giving full particulars as to the territory they can reach and the amount of samples required to cover same. Only members need apply. Hoping you will give this letter space In your next issue, I am yours very respectfully. J. T. HUDSON. 2d Vice President. 1. A. of D. Editor "The Billboard," Cincinnati, O.: Dear Sir.—I beg enough of your time and space to deny the statements made in your last issue by Mr. Joseph Reid. First, I will explain, as Mr. Reid has failed to do so. as to whom he referred to In his special article. He no doubt refers to me. and considering that he is so faithful and loyal to the In- terests of the I. A. of D.. he should hit straight from the shoulder and come out manfully and mention my name in his ar- ticle, thus making it plain to all brother members. Mr. Reid tells ot my advertise- ments In various publications, offering ficti- tious inducements for distributors. And, in reply. I would state that I do order the adver- tisements published, but they are not ficti- tious in any sense of the word. Mr. Reid Judges me by all the rest that has come to his notice. Tbe advertisements are published in these papers to procure dis- tributors in sections where I do not know of a good distributor or where I cannot deal with the distributor. The advertisements are published In the large dallies to get in cor- respondence with parties In the smaller places. Applications from the large cities are not considered, as I am well represented In them. I have had hundreds of applica- tions from Mr. Reld's city, but all were turn- ed down simply because Mr. Reid gave the proper service at the proper price. In addi- tion to the Journal I publish to promote dis- tributing. I also contract to place advertis- ing matter in any section, and therefore want to be in touch with a distributor in every town and city. I pay the regular price, and pay promptly, but demand an honest service in return. Where I can not deal with the regular distributor and I have matter to be distributed in his city or town, I start a new distributor. I have started hundreds success- fully, and some of the best and most suc- cessful members of the I. A. of D. originally entered the business through my advice and instructions. As to conducting a fictitious business, as Mr. Reid mildly hints, I beg to inform him and all concerned that I am pre- pared to prove on short notice that Mr. Reid does not know what he is talking about. Also, that no man, firm or association has been as much benefit to both distributors and general advertisers as the system I have promoted for the past eight years. I also deny that I have used the I. A. of D. in any way to pro- mote my business other than to secure dis- tributing for the cities the I. A. D. granted me a membership in, which is my Just dues. I have used the names of several distributors who are members of the I. A. D. as refer- ences on printed matter I have sent out, but in no case is the I. A. D. mentioned. I Joined tbe I. A. D. for the purpose of procuring the benefits set forth and to give an honest ser- vice, which I have done iu e^ery Instance. I have lived up to all the rules, etc., etc.. and in placing business throughout the country or referring patrons to distributors, brother members were always considered first. How- ever, it seems a certain few were not satisfied and constantly demanded that 1 cease doing this, that and the other thing, or suffer being expelled. I feel that I know the difference between right and wrong, and am capable of running my own business right, and under- stand that wrong does not profit. Thus I have resigned my membership in the I. A. D. However, the association as a body has my support and endorsement. Unlike Mr. Reid. I owe my success in this" business solely to my own efforts, honest service and hustling, and as he gets older in the business he may probably discover that he was wrong in his opinions of me. Hoping to meet all the boys at Chicago, as I shall attend the convention, I am, fraternally, WILL A . MOLTON. _„_ Omaha, Neb., June 1. 1898. That frauds find a fair field and plenty of suckers to be duped by them, and a good harvest of dimes and stamps, is seen by the following advertisements. which were gleaned from the Omaha Bee of May 29th: "Reliablemen to tack advertising signs; $12.50 weekly andexpenses. Send 10 cents for postage, sample, etc. Young Medicine Co.. 2429 N. Colorado St., Phila., Pa." "Circular Distributors everywhere; partic- ulars. 2 cents. Excelsior Advertising Co.. 218 W. 123th st.. New York City." "Reliable men to place advertising matter. 115 weekly and expenses. Send 10 cents for postage, sample, etc. Kola Chemical Co 2429 N. Colorado St., Phila., Pa." "Wanted—Reliable persons in every section to distribute circulars, tack signs, etc.; no canvassing; cash paid. "Will A Molton Co.. Cleveland, O." "Wanted—One reliable person In every lo- cality to address circulars. Liberal pay. Som- ervllie Mfg. Co., Elizabeth. N. J." But we will confess that we were surprised that Molton. of .Cleveland, had joined the gang. We always looked upon his associa- tion as N. G., but thought that Molton was upright and square, according to his own the- ory. Alas, how are the mighty fallen! And Molton an I. A. of D. member! (Not now Editor.) The June "Billboard" is at hand, and as usual is a hummer, and full of good things Among other items of interest, we note the letter of W. D. Redington. which shows that he is either suffering from a severe attack of the colic, or else has the dyspepsia. If the latter, we can recommend Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. But. W. D.. we were Indeed Ignorant of your High Mightiness. Never had we heard of the Great and Only Redington, who had perched himself so high up In the Dome of Fame as to be invisible to our feeble sight. Selah! Hall to Thee! All hail! Thou Mighty Chief ot Distributors! mi 6 uiy Redington praises Redington's advertisers' list. -The list of advertisers may be O K but the price demanded for it is a fraud. An old printer, we know that a profit could be made at 25 cents per list, hence we claim that W. D. wanted our shekels, and wanted and waited in vain. But enough of W. D. Newspaper integrity is cheap, when it consists In oneself slinging the ink. Distributing is fair. We have had our hands HI".'. A , mon 8 the Principal distributors were Wells & Richardson. Dr. Chase, pink Pills. Miles' Nervine. C. I. Hood & Co.—and. speak- ing of Hood, his distributors evidently have a picnic. For further particulars ask some south side shopkeeper. M. E. Harntsch has been employed by the Fischer Agency for seven years, and. al- though he Is an old man of 65 years, he can do more and better work than many men only half his years. G. E. Fischer, manager of the Fischer Agency, went to work too soon and broke down a fortnight ago. but is out again with his men. South Omaha druggists claim that they have not seen Hood's paper for months. How's that, C. I. Hood & Co.? Carleton. the I. A. of D. member, is re- ported as having bis hands full, with sign painting. His distributing is entrusted to the care of a boy of 18. Grain-O was distributed by boys, and they Jerked it everywhere. Four were found In a vacant lot in South Omaha, while they would pass house after house, and nary a sample left there. It was done by their own distributor. Fireside Companion and New York Weekly say: "We do our distributing by our own men. don't you know?" A S d ."l? tnree or four t0 every house, and a £l ,e ^£. a f nearl y ev ery grocery store. 7,, ~ n , board s are full to overflowing. *[$ l,e £ unn, 2. s " orush c » n °e seen on every side. D. R. Talbot, of Chicago, the California Fig Syrup advertising agent, has been mak- ,m ?., nls he «<lquarters at "The Bachelors." while superintending an exhibit at the Ex- position. AJAX. H vli' Kramer. Manager Sterling Remedy Co • a proposition to take « per cent stock in your company In payment for distributing la received. From correspondence all over the country comes the complaint that you send such let- ters in reply to distributors. We also have a number of letters complaining that after you make contracts with distributors you ig- nore the contract, and place the work with irresponsible parties, who do the work in a manner that brings reproach upon the hon- ff... . trlbutor ' who makes his living by dis- tributing, and In most instances takes a pride in doing his work in a careful, painstaking manner. He earns the little he makes over the cost of putting the work out, twice over. VVe have positive evidence that you have made this proposition to wholesale druggists, bulletin men. newspaper publishers and bill posters, as well as distributors. Your rating must be very poor. If you adopt such methods, for if your stock is open to such bargains, the Sterling Remedy Co. is not a paying concern. Those who hold it would not be almost giving it away, but would hold f it Sake °' the tacome and profits „. P . ereonall5r \. our a seney holds letters from you, saying that you will send us distribut- ™ s A* an 5.. we have yet to Bee thejrsa ship- ment. The gross amount stated in the letters amounts to 250,000 samples and booklets, aid In spite of the evidence that you have en- i gaged us, you distributed the town through ?w r pa ^ e 5l wno dld tte work 1" » manner that would disgrace a distributor. """"» er „. e i, a , re erased In distributing, and make »^5 \ l $ De , °y "•<""» nave for fifteenTyTaTa! and this is the first time any firm has ever asked us to pull their chestnuts out of the Are for them, or have offered us stock In their company. Your offer is, therefore a. 7»,T y ?f nerous .! me ' and it is with tears, bit- ter salt tears, that for the sake of our family we l X5o 0 5! , £ ed to feline it. Respectfully, FISCHER DISTRIBUTING AGENCY Per G. F. Fi scher. Manager. Blnghamton, N. Y., June 2. 1898. Editor "The Billboard." Cincinnati O- Dear Sir.—Enclosed find letter showing that ™f.i P ? 3 Hl authorities are unable to deliver mail to the De Soto Distributing Company. De Soto Building. St. Louis. Mo. I havVreid a number of applications from so-called local members of this association. The reliable associations can be easily counted on the 2 n i:? ra .. of ° ne „hand. and distributors should ngnt shy of all others. iJ£ ic ^§° w 5? onc £ the ne8t of these swind- lers. New York City is Just now raking In a lot of innocent lambs. The legitimate publications of the responsi- ble associations should be subscribed for and read, and many times the cost of the year's subscription will be saved to the unsuspect- ■•Billboard " for the distributors and bill posters, is the best medium I know of for the fraternity, it is filled with good things each issue. Oftentimes one article to a single la- sue will be worth more than the cost of a year's subscription. Yours truly, W. D. REDINGTON. Mgr . Dlst- Dept.. Dr. Kilmer & Co., Blnghamton, N. Y ..„'-.,._ „.. _ Sullivan. Ind.. June 1. 1898. Billboard" Publishing Co.. Cincinnati. O.: Editor.—I ought to have written this letter long ago, as It might have benefited some fellow-member. The Consumers' Distilling a °?. Tobacco Co. of Chicago sent me Wora —distributing matter, one folder inside an- other. After I had the work completed and In good style. I sent In my bUl; that was about the 14th of last month, and they said that they paid all bills on the 1st to the 10th of the month. That eounded fair enough so I waited till the 14th of this month, and by that time they were working some other racket under another name. I suppose. My letter was sent back to me. not claimed J. H. La Pearl has been in this Spring. I have had some of Dr. Greene Nervura book- lets to put out over the county, but the roads have been so bad that It has been impossible to get them out sooner. I completed the work two weeks ago. Expect that they will make some kick about not getting It out sooner, but can not on the way it was done. I have told them all the particulars- ' justness is slow with me; in fact, always slow, because the town is small—3,800. Put up paper for Duke's Mixture last week. I am very truly yours. R. P. C RAWFORD. _..,. , Ventura. Cal., June 23. 1898. Editor "The Billboard," Cincinnati, O.: Dear Sir.—Enclosed please find one dollar for renewal ot "Billboard." We have found "Billboard" to be Invalu- able to us and owe our success in building up the fine business we have in no small part to the ideas and suggestions contained in your paper. Although In the business less than a year, we have put out thousands of sheets of paper, and by our prompt and careful attention to business intrusted to us are gaining new friends each month. With best wishes for the success of "Bill- board," we remain, very truly yours. V ENTURA BILL PO STING CO. „,. _ Sullivan. Ind., June 24, 1898. Editor "The Billboard," Cincinnati, O. That paper of yours has so got me enthused that I can hardly wait for this coming edi- tion. Why don't you raise the subscription price and make it a weekly, so we can hear from you more often. Before I was a subscriber to your valuable paper, I dare say I was a green country bill poster, but now I can handle my business with all the grace In the world, and before the end of '38 I think that "The Billboard" can honestly say that "Sullivan has nicer boards and a bill poster that conducts his business with his customers as honestly as any In its knowledge." .■ ■ . At spare times I reajt. up all the back is- sues, which I think every b$i: poster should do. It brings so many new, new ideas to one on a subject he thought bew.khew all about, when in tact he knew nothfhg- I have some new ideas to execute at the right time, that you will be sure to hear from me. Awaiting the next issue, I remain, very truly yours, RUSH P. CRAWFORD.