The billboard (July-Dec 1898)

structures on the lot line, however safe they may he, would be an unwarranted invasion of private right, and is without legislative authority." In Western, etc., Co. vs. Knickerbocker Co. 103 Cal., Ill, it was held by the Legis- lature could not pass a law preventing the owner of a lot of land from erecting any structure whatever thereon which was not a nuisance. And a nuisance is defined in our code as follows: '"Anything which is in- jurious to health, or is indecent or offensive: to the senses, or an obstruction to the tree*, use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property, or unlawfully obstruct the free passage or use, in the customary manner of any,navi- gable lake or river, bay, stream, canal or basin, or any public park, square, street*-, or highway." (C. C. 3479). The fact that the particular use of prop- erty is declared a nuisance by an ordinance does not make that use of the property a nuisance unless it is in fact so, and comes within the common law or statutory idea of a nuisance. (Wood's Law of Nuisance, 2nd ed.. Sec. 744. See also Dillon on Municipal Corporations, Sec. 319; Laundry Ordinance Case 7, Saw., 526). For the reasons stated, 1 am of the opinion that the ordinance in question is Invalid and void. The petitioner will be discharged. WALTER VAN DYKE, June 17, 1898. Judge. BUFFALO. The Associated Bill Posters' Meet- ing Was a Grand Success. ThVLargest Attendance on Record— Much Interest Manifested — Filbrick and The Courier Company Entertain the Delegates Lavishly. The meeting of the Associated Bill Posters at Buffalo July 12 to It was the most notable In the history of the organization. Very near- ly two hundred members were present, and they came from all directions.. Mr. Simp- son, manager of Owens ftVattey. of San Francisco, CaL. and H- G. Wilshire. of Los Angeles, of the same State, were present. James A. Curran, of Denver, Col., accompa- nied by his wife, and likewise Junius Gar- lick, of New Orleans, La., were also present. Despite the long distances that ™M/ »| the ^tes^v^ed in order to attend tte tabledto caUttfmeettaK to order promptly on sche*Se Ume, aid at 10 o'clock on Tues- day July 12, the delegates all assembled to Sf'binquet hall of the Tifft House.Too SMealrt « rerl^a^^usKg ?estatch with which he conducted the pro- ^A^rformous amourit of work was accom- plished ™dlt was all done in an orderly andffioroughly systemlike manner The ( va- rolii, meetings of the Executive Committee ft,? thenar ot 1897-'98 were duly reported lid spread upon the minutes. A complete £ew Snltitnttoi and by-laws *« ^P^L. The official organ affairs and the a™"sa mation of the Bill Poster and Display Adver- teing were dScussed In open session and Sire adjusted to the complete and entire sat- isfaction of everybody. _,„,„_» „ .._,» The western, members were almost a unit on the measure advocating more solicitors, and under this number on the programme jarn W. Hoke was given a hearing before the Mention upon his aPPM««° tt J°£ *£!%£ tion. Unfortunately, his answers to the va rious queries propounded to him were not satLWctory, and hisapplication was rejected on that account. This was a great disap- pointment to many ot his friends, who brought the matter up again upon a motion to reconsider, but the motion was lost Geo. Treyser. of Chicago, was elected so- licitor of the association, as was also W. H. Donaldson, of Cincinnati. „«.„„ tm-. The account of the Riverside Show Print- ing Co. was adjusted to the enUre satisfac- tion of the company and the association as well Mr. Oldwelt was present on behalf or the Riverside Co., and expressed himself as en onTo y w" ti w l e5-repres;nted with delegates. Messrs. Riblet, of Gallon; Oliver, of Fta£ay- Tirrill, of Lima; Bryan, of Toledo; Bryan, of Cleveland; Vogel, of Steubenville; Miller, Of Columbus; Chapman, of Cincinnati, and various others too numerous to mention were present to do honor to the Buckeye State The officevs elected were practically the same as last year, with the exception of the Vice Presidency, which went to Simpson, tne manager and practical man of Owens & Var- ney, of San Francisco, Cal. Ramsey, of Lexington, undoubtedly lost the Vice Presidency by reason ot the Louisville episode. This matter was disposed of by the association granting the Heyerin Bill Posting Co. six months' time in which to'bring their plant up to the standard exacted by the asso- ciation. It is understood that they must do this within the prescribed time, or the matter will again be taken up. ._„„_. Macr of the members brought their wives. Probably no meeting in the past can point to as large an attendance of ladies as were pres- ent at Buffalo. ' An account .of the meeting would not be complete without a description of the lavish and handsome manner in which the delegates were entertained by Mr. C. F. Filbrick. of the firm of Whitmier & Filbrick. ot Buffalo, and Mr. John Rudolph and Mr. Meade, of the great Courier Lithographing Co., of Buffalo. These gentleman took; all of the delegates THE BILLBOARD on a trip to the Niagara Falls, chartering a boat and two trains or cars for that express purpose. Under their direction, the trip was made up the Niagara River to the Falls, where a train of trolley cars was boarded on the Canadian Electric Railroad, and a trip made to Lewiston. At this point the delegates were ferried across and found another special train of trolley cars waiting for them, which carried them back through the gorge past the rapids and whirlpool to Niagara Falls. '" At the latter place an elaborate banquet was tendered them, and carriages were taken to the various points of interest, and then the delegates returned by boat to Buffalo. The - outing consumed the whole day. and the dele- gates were loud in their praise of the hand- some hospitality of Messrs. Rudolph, Meade and Filbrick. .Prominent among the many members pres- ent were: John Chapman and wife, Cincin- nati; J. G. Simpson, San Francisco; H. G. Wilshire,: Los Angeles, Cal.; Jas. A. Curran and.wife, Denver. Col.; John L. Whelan, St. Louis; A. B. Beall. Sioux City; Alex. Harbi- son, Indianapolis;©. P. Fairchild, Covington, Ky.; John F. Otting, Newport, Ky.; L. H. Ramsey and wife, Lexington, Ky.; J. H. Brooks, Leavenworth, Kas.; Junius Garlick, New Orleans, La.; E. C. Donnelly, Boston, Mass.; L. B. Fiske, Worcester, Mass.; Chas. K. Hagar, St. Louis, Mo.; Geo. M. Leonard and wife. Grand Rapids. Mich.; Harry Walk- er, Detroit, Mich.; F. C. Zehrung, Lincoln, Neb.; J. Ballard Carroll and wife, Albany, N. Y.; Geo. Castner and wife, ■ Syracuse, N. Y.; C. F. Filbrick, Buffalo; John Rudolph, Buffalo; H. E. Mead, Buffalo; T. J. Farron, Buffalo; E. J. Bloomfield, Bay City. Mich.; T. J. Murphy, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Barney Link, Brooklyn, N. Y-; Edward A. Stahlbrodt, New York City; tam W. Hoke, New York; J. L. Hoff, New York; Adolph Stahlbrodt, New York; Sam Pratt, New York; O. J. Gude, New York; W. B. Lowden, New York; C. B. Hood. Chicago; Vine Bros., Jamestown; W. J. McAllister,-Troy, N. Y.; N. A. Seymour. Mount Morris, N. Y.; John .Napier, Utlca, N. Y.; J. F. O'Mealia, Jersey City. N. J.; Ed. Slocomb, Newark, N. J.; Chas. F. Bryan aad wife, Cleveland, O.; Al. Bryan and wife. To- ledo, O.; W. C. Tirrill. Lima, O.; Joe Miller, Columbus, O.: P. B. Oliver, Findlay, O.; Chas. Ames, Providence, R. I.; Geo. Robin- son, Dallas, Texas; R. S. Douglas. Memphis, Tenn.; W. S. Burton, Richmond, Va.: Frank Fitzgerald, Milwaukee, Wis.; F. S. Oldeweldt, Milwaukee, Wis.: &. S. Kelly, Norfolk, Va.; J. H. Dobbins, Richmond. Ind.; Chas. A. Hood, Delphos, O.; Chas. Vogel. Steubenville, O.; S. B. Riblet,. .Gallon, O.; Sanford Robi- son, Philadelphia. Pa.: John G. Reese. Scran, ton. Pa.; Mrs. C. E. Clayton, Niagara Falls; Mrs. Whitmier, Buffalo, and many, many others that our space will not permit us to mention. INTERNATIONAL BILL POST- ING ASSOCIATION. Annual Convention Held at the Leland House, Chicago, July 21 and 22. CONVENTION ECHOES. Riblet came armed with a camera. tam W. Hoke was very popular among the boys-. -^Donneliy^'is dethroned. Zehrung is now 'crowned king; of the dudes. -" The majority of the delegates attended a social session of the Buffalo Lodge of Elks and spent a most enjoyable evening. Will Lowden made jnany friends. He did not" arrive until the: second day, but lost no time thereafter. He knew everybody when he left for home, Thursday evening. Slocomb used to be an acrobat before he got into the bill posting business, Everyb(xiy_agreeB that Mr. Jas. F. O'Mealia makes an admirable presiding officer. His re-election gave universal satisfaction. License Invalid. Special Correspondence.) Owensboro, Ky., July 13.—The city bill posting ordinance, which imposes a license tax on non-residents, but none on residents, was declared unconstitutional by Judge Pen- dleton in the City Court on a test case by the American Tobacco Company. Comparatively few of the faithful respond- ed to the call of the President when, at 2 p.m. on June 21, Mr. Scbacfer called the meeting to order. What they lacked in numbers, however, they more than made up in enthusiasm. There were present: P. F. Schaefer, of Chi- cago; J. E. Williams, of Chicago; Clarence E. Runey, of Chicago; G. Runey, Waukegan, III.; A. A. Bland, of Keokuk. la.; W. J. Horn, Springfield, 111.; Cbas. R. Ducket, Ot- tawa. 111.: Richard Waller. Freeport. III.; J. M. McKlnnon. Wabash, Ind.; Boru Marvin, Aurora, III., and others wbose names we could not ascertain. None of the Vice Presidents were present at the opening session. Mr. Geo. J. Sherer, the Secretary of the as- sociation, could not be present, but sent his representative to act In his stead, and the lat- ter opened the meeting by reading the min- utes of the preceding meeting. The preliminary session was the liveliest kind of an affair, and gave promise of becom- ing decidedly interesting at the succeeding sessions. Reports since received would indi- cate that things grew positively lurid July 23. The Secretary reported seventy-nine new applications for membership—a most promis- ing showing, but unfortunately offset by the fact that Munson, ot New York, and Slebe & Green, ot San Francisco, have dropped out. President P. F. Schaefer also openly an- nounced that he was disgusted and tired ot his connection with the organization, and had decided to retire. Despite these defections, however, the new officers pluckily announce their Intention to stand by each other and hold the association together. The following officers, directors and com- mittees were elected for the ensuing year: President—A Weber, New Orleans, La. First Vice President—J. E. Williams, Chi- cago. Second Vice President—Boru Marvin, Auro- ra. 111. Third Vice President—A. Bland, Keo- kuk, la. Treasurer—W. J. Horn, Springfield, HI. Secretary—Chas. R. Duckett. Ottawa, Ul. Directors—Pres. P. F. Schaefer, Chicago; Harry Munson, New.York City; O. J. John- son, Galesburg; J. M. McKlnnon, Wabash, Ind.; P. E. Snow, Denver, Col.; P. B. Haber, Fon du Lac, Wis.: W. I. Spere, Lincoln, Neb.; George Siebe, San Francisco, Cal.; Geo. J. Sherer, Minneapolis, Minn. Finance Committee—W. W. Williamson, St. Louis, Mo.; Drnry, Indianapolis. Ind.; Frank Myers, Danville, m. Executive Committee—C. B. Woodwortb, Fort Wayne, Ind.; C. W. Stutsman. Peru, Ind.; James Donaldson, Ithaca, Mich.; Kan Stussy. Eau Claire, Wis.; Henry Werner, Wi- nona, Minn. Weber, of New Orleans, and Woodwortb. of Fort Wayne, did not get in until July 22, the second day. J. E. Williams, of the Chicago Ad-Sign Syndicate, who was elected First Vice Presi- dent, is very popular among the members. Retiring President P. F. Schaefer tendered the visiting delegates a very handsome and elaborate banquet at Warsermaus, July 21. The table was profusely decorated with flow- ers, and the guests made merry until a late hour. President Schaefer is not to be blamed for retiring. He is thoroughly put out and disap- pointed with the various subordinate officers he bad under him. For three long years he has striven to put the association to the front, only to have his plans overturned and aims defeated. It is small wonder that ho has finally tired of the game. At New Haven, Conn., July 13. In the coun- cil chamber, an ordinance to require bill posters to have a license was presented in its favorable aspects by Walter Pond and Anthony Carroll again came up to second the motion. The regulation proposes that all bill posters shall be under the permit and su- pervision of the Director of Public Works, and that he may cause any objectionable matter to be removed upon six hours' notice. One of Siebe & Green's New Ones, in San Francisco. (McAllister, near Hyde.) JAPANESE POSTERS. Whoever thinks that the Posterland was originally situated In Egypt should take a look at the Japanese color prints exhibited at the library of the Drexel Institute, cays The Philadelphia Record, and be convinced that it was discovered In picturesque Japan A goodly number of this collection (tho James W. Paul) of 350 are shown. Each ot them is a hand-bill, an Invitation to a dra- matic performance, and shows some charac- ter or scene In the play, a quotation and tho artist s signature, sometimes his seal as well for Japanese artists at the end of the six- teenth century had regular seals. It Is In reality block printing; the Japanese learned this from the Chinese, who were adepts at It 2.000 years ago. To the ordinary person It would seem that such a band-bill would be enough without going to the performance at all. However, after one got used to such treats one would probably pass scant time with them, even though they were marvels both as to drawing and color. A lovely one for instance, shows pink skies, terra cotta trees and a maroon building. Now, Isn't that picturesque? And the skies vary from a very timely military blue to odd black swishes, which might be the talis of so many horses belonging to the Valkyries themselves One is at a loss whether to try and make out what the plays which each print repre- sents were about, or whether to be content with simple admiration. The thing that most strikes one about the men Is their tempestu- ous, expressions. Lots of us Innocents have always supposed life In Japan altogether lovely, but in these prints not one is to be found who Isn't enraged to the point of look- ing cross-eyed save the one who Is evidently eloping through a dark garden where only a heathen god is watching. They nearly all carry swords and. what's worse, wield them w Jtp stunning force. They have fierce side- whiskers, too. and wonderfully, uncomfort- ably high Insteps. » A k '"?,**£? f. c 1 U ? r " ex : • tr «Bedy queen with wild black hair, anda style as intense as Bernhardt'* own. enchains one. One Is glad not to offend her. for she Is just as bloodthirsty-looking as the men. Here's the leading old woman, too. a capable-looking creature, who could look after two or three debutantes and sttll have time to pursue the even tenor of her own tempestuous way. The path of the flirtatious young man in Japan mus f be exceedingly thorny. If all duennas are like these The maiden aunt is an inspi- ration compared with many to which our own stage treats us. And the soubrette: What swirls of chrysanthemum-showered drapery! What tantalizing piquant perki- ness! No wonder some women have adopted their enchanting little kimonos for negli- gees. Their "Pompadour" locks everybody has appropriated. What damage must have been done in the heart of the gallery god. or whatever corresponds with him in the Japanese theatre! With all the men villains (we've only their looks to Judge by) and all the other sex so many bundles of artistic curve* one ceases speculating as to what It's all about, and be- comes lost In a study of their hands. Such hands! Each finger expresses volumes and every little muscle and joint seems to tell a story of Its own. .v How .. ditr f rent are tbe Prints representing the Chlno-Japanese war! A terrific man-o'- war Is plunging away through the beautifully green sea. leaving behind the wreck of a Chinese craft which looks like some gro- tesque sea monster. One snowy scene U si real that the falling flakes seem to hive been peppered on after It was finished. What splendidly vivid crimson flames soar up from each and every cannon! Pictures of war are Inspiring but war itself—that Is too terrible It seems odd to Bee the Japanese soldier In Occidental dress, but there he Is. One sees where some Chinese came with the red-hair- ed Germans (In Japan, red hair stands for a German) to offer peace. A proud day It must have been for Japan. CHICAGO. Building Commissioner McAndrcwo July 7 ordered the high bill boards on tho south «nd of the league ball park torn down. The bill boards were used by tho club for advertising purposes, and were a source of considerable revenue. The property owners of the vicinity objected, however, and claim- ed that the boarding constituted a fence ; which exceeded the height prescribed by tho building ordinance. It was also • claimed that the bill boards formed a detriment to the property and re- duced Its value. Investigation by tho commissioner showed the complaints to be well founded, and hn sent out a gang of workmen to tear down the fence. P. V. Schaefer was elected President of the new Illinois Stale Association, tho organiza- tion of which was perfected In this city July 21. Tho other officers elected woro O. J. Johnson, Ralosburg, and Boru Marvin, of Aurora. Tho new association will accept a charter from tho International Association Col. Burr Robblns and R. C. Campbell en- tered their Rvanston branch In tho Interna- tional Association of Distributors July 22. FIGHTING AN ASSESSMENT. The R. J. Gunning Company has begun suit in the Circuit Court against County Treas- urer Kochersperger to restrain him from col- lecting taxes on the capital stock of the cor- poration, valued by the 8tate Board of Kqunl- Izatlon at 16,000. The complainants hold that the south town assessor In 1897 assessed their personal property at 1800, which was subsequently Increased to $372, and that the State Board has no power to levy on their capital stock. The total amount ot tho tax's Is $479. The complainants contend that they should pay but $33, as fixed by the local as- sessor. Elwood. Ind., June 22, 1898. Kiiitor "The Billboard:" Business has been very good with us this season. 1 have had tho Wallace Show. Lb ivarl, liltilw & McGregor posting, and The World's Greatest Dog and Pony Show, besides hilling the town for 4-Paw. Local and commercial work has been keep- ing i'» busy all the time. I have 2.000 feet ■if nood boards, besides daubs and three- sheets. 1 have at present on my boards: Twenty Star Tobacco 8-sheets; Foley's Kidney Cure. I wo hundred sheets: Chicago Record, ten 20- shect stands; Gin Cucurbita, thirty-five 3- shects; Tcrrc Haute Brewing Co., 200 1- shcets; one hundred 2-sbeets of Five Broth- ers Tobacco, besides what T have coming In. It keeps us both hustling, and as we are hustlers we know how to get It, of course, and also bow to do It. With best wishes, we remain, youra truly, THE ELWOOD BILL POSTING CO., Borst & Clark. Wllliamsport, Pa., July 6, 1898. Editor "The Billboard:" Since you last heard from me, I have dis- tributed for the following: The Dr. Chase Co.. The Hart Drug Co.. G. G. Green, Dr. Kilmer & Co.. and Dr. Snoop; and from let- ters received, all seem well pleased, and satis- fied with my distributing. It was very care- fully done, as It was the first distributing ever done In this city by a member of the 1. A. of D. Respectfully yours. S. M. BOND. Dennlson. la.. July 10. 1838. Dear Sir.—Tbe Drummond Tobacco Co. finally sent check for poBting on my board without permission. Probably I notified too many bill posters, and that did not suit them. The merchants do not post any bills here, so I look for wholesale firms. I own all board here, and have hard work to keep county clerks from posting small bills over my bills. I do work for Dr. Miles Sterling Remedy Co.. Pink Pills. Grain-O, Sen Sen Co.. Cud- ahy Co.. Dr. Sharp. P. Lorlllard Tobacco Co.. Globe Stock Food. Wellman Dwlre To- bacco Co.; E. A. Stahlbrodt. of New York; American Bill Posting A Adv. Co.. ot Chi- cago: The Chicago Record. Merchants' Gar- sling Oil Co.. Pllsbury Flour. Pe-run-na Co., Mail Pouch Tobacco Co., etc. If you have space for this, all right; if not, let it rip. Yours truly. B. D. STEVERS. RockvUle. Ind.. July 15. 189S. Editor "The Billboard:" Dear Sir.—Please publish the enclosed warning. Yours respectfully, •.EMMETT LITTLETON. ' WARNING TO BILL POSTERS: I warn all bill posters to beware of adver- tising the circus styling Itself as The Norton & Jones Twenty-Ftve-Ccnt Show. They recently visited RockvUle, and I was compelled to attach the show at Terre Haute for my bill for bill posting. Mr. W. Lutton, of Tarke Hotel, also attached It, Bill posters. look out for them. EMMETT LITTLETON. Manager. Parke County Adv. Agency. Eastport, Me.. July IS. 1S9S. Editor "The Billboard:" Dear Sir.—Please find enclosed subscription for "The Billboard." I do not see how we got along without It for so long. I have Just finished a job for the P. J. Sorg Co., of Middletown. O.. tho first big job of posting I have done this season. 1 have had plenty of work at my sign painting, and am thinking of selling out this plant and going to a bigger town. I will write more when I get ready to start. Yours respectfully, J. A. MULDOON. Hillsdale. Mich.. July 2. 1S9S. Kditor "The Billboard:" Dear Sir.—Since writing you last, the busi- ness has not improved in the least, as no new" Jobs or Inquiries have appeared. The only correspondence I received was applications to subscribe for some advertising paper, or to Join some association. 1 sec In the July Issue of "The Billboard" that Mr. Joseph H. Martin, of Beatrice. Neb., has something to say about an old man sixty- five years of age doing poor work distribut- ing. That may be true. It probably Is. In this case, but not on account of his great age. I myself am now nearly seventy-two years old, and do not yield to any man. young or old. to do better work In distributing. They may do more, but not better. Since 187S I have been in this business, and l think I ought to know how It should bo done. Truly yours, A. H. BOLLES. Iron Mlver. Wis., July 9, 1808. 1-Mltor "The Billboard:" Business Is somewhat dull here just now, with better prospects for tho future. We arc the only distributors and bill post- ers here, and do not carry a license, either. I think If a man has a license It gives him too much privilege. If he cannot get work on his merits, ho In no good. We have a reputation here for doing honest work. It would take some one else eonalder- ahle time to work up business against us. even If they did have a license. We would not be without "The Billboard" for a great deal. It Is the best paper of Its kind published In tho United States. "Long mny It wave." Very truly yours. AKKU & KENNEDY. Rockvlllo, Ind., July 10. 1898. Editor "Tho Billboard:" near Sir.—Tho July number of your valua- ble paper came to hand, and It was a surprise (o me, as well as to tho rest ot tho craft. THE BILLBOARD The war is helping business with us. in tho" posting line. We have the following on our boards: Norton & Jones It. R. Show, Scalp- ing Knife Tobacco, Star Tobacco, Horse Shoo Tobacco, Five Brothers, Cascarets, Wallace & Co. Circus, and some local work. Distributing has been rather slow. Wc have contracted with the W. J. Brant Co., and are looking for shipment from Dr. Miles. 1 see in your July issue that Mr. J. Martin, the man that claims to be a bill poster in Beatrice, Neb., calls me down on my article iii the June Issue. Mr. Martin says, "Every bill poster in small towns should have a license." I say, In towns from 10,000 population up, he should, and It would be a good thing. But Tor a town of from 1,000 to 10.000 it would not pay. ■Just tell Mr. Martin through your valuable paper, for him to' get in a town with less than 10,000 population, and get himself a li- cense, and see what business he will do. Now. Mr. Martin Is a man that claims to be a village bill poster employed by the opera house of bis city, and has a town of 13.840 population. This is the kind of people I have been referring to all along—people in large places trying to influence village bill posters to get licenses. It is hard enough to get work In the small towns, as it Is, without licenses, and I trust no village hill poster will take out one. 1 have been In business seven years, and I am on to a thing or two. Mr. Martin is a bill poster in a city of 13,840. This is rather a large village. He goes on to say that a license will keep Smith. Jones & Martin from distributing for $1 and f 1.50 per 1.000. I do all the distributing in RockvUle, and I have no license. I have a "stand-in" with the merchants. An agen't comes along and asks about some one to distribute circulars for him. The merchants will say. "Littleton does good work; he stamps all matters that he puts out, like this: "Please notify me if more than one is left at your house. E. Lit- tleton, Distributor, RockvUle, Ind." He is the only reliable ditributor you can get." You see. the merchant has a great deal to do with it. I will Say. Mr. Martin does not seem to stand very well with bis merchants, or if he does now, he won't when he gets his little license he is talking about. In fact, a license is no good. If an advertising agent wants to do work, he can go ahead and do it, and if arrested, he can still do the work, and they cannot fine him. This has been proved too' many times. I regard a license as I do a bill posters* as- sociation: you Till pay out more money than you will take in for work. There is only one association I would belong to. and that is the I. A. of D. I am not a member, but I will be soon. Any bill posters' association will promise work to bill posters in small towns, but that is all they ever get. They pay their dues, and that is the end of it. Your money is gone, and you have no work. Put that money in an advertisement in "The Billboard." I would like to hear from Bro. Crawford and all the small town bill posters through the columns of this valuable paper, "The Billboard." Let all village bill posters pay no attention to such persons as Mr. Martin: they are sim- ply working up small town bill posters to get licenses to keep the large advertisers from sending paper to small towns. All of you remember J. Martin, of Beatrice, Neb., the Village Bill Poster in a town of 13.S40 in- habitants, who is getting a village bill post- er's license. Messrs. Harvey & Persell, advance agents for Wallace & Co.'s Circus, paid nie a visit, and enjoyed a pleasant ride over the beauti- ful little town of Rockville. These two fel- lows are as full of fun as you can get them. Treat them all O. K. W. S. Lutton. (late of Norton & Jones) joined J. H. La Pearl's Circus at Danville, July 4. Regards to all. EMMETT LITTLETON. Brownwood. Tex., July 12, 1S9S. Editor "The Billboard:" Dear Sir.—I am as happy as Sampson and Dewey are over their victories over Spain. 1 have a Sampson Dewey at my house, just arrived. He is a big, bouncing boy, and will look after the bill posting hereafter. I have been very busy for the past two months. Posted for "Frisco Line a nice 12- sheet stand: also, for the Horseshoe Tobacco Co. Distributed for Loose Bros. Biscuit Co.. of Kansas City, and Dr. C. I. Shoop Family Med. Co. 1 wish you good luck, as also the members of the I. B. P. A. and I. A. of D. Very truly yours, HIRAM II. THOMAS. South Amboy. N. J., July 21. 1SSS. Editor "The Billboard:" Dear Sir.—Reading your July issue has placed me in a way to know and find out something of great value to me. 1 realize that e\*cry bill poster and general advertiser should read "The Billboard" regularly. In the July issue. I notice an article from the Fischer Distributing Agency in regard to the Sterling Remedy Co.. of which Mr. 11. L. Kramer is the Treasurer and Manager. Now, I received rrom the latter on. Feb. 26. 1S9S. five 2S-sheet stands and posted same on Monday. Feb. 2S. and gave the Sterling Rem- edy Co. thirty days' showing for the same. Then 1 sent to the druggists in the town and found mm them that the increase in sales of Cascarets was three times the usual amount, so you can see what eai be done by honest work. If this so-enlled Sterling Remedy Co.. with a capital slock of $3,000,000. tries to beat hon- est hill posters and distributors, they should be punishedhy lrw. • On my hoards at present is Gtain-O. which Mr. .1. \V. ltnnnlsti-r. a iron t for. the Gunnison Food Co., of 1-eroy. N. Y.. nliu-cd In my hands: next will be the Sterling Ucnrdy pa- per, and on June 2S. 1S98. I again signed a . contract with the good old reliable firm. Dr. Miles Medical Co., of Elkhart.-Tnd. With good luck to "The Billboard" and nil bill posters. I am. very truly yours. FRANK J. SCHANTZ, JR. DI&tl~il3l_4t01~&. I am about to send out 2S.000.000 pieces of advertising matter for house-to-house dis- . tribution. . I want the terms of all I. A.H. members at once. Unattached distributors in towns of 3,000 and up. who can furnish good refer- ence may also write. Address, " DR W. S. BURKHART, 121 East 7th St .Cincinnati, 0. Pomeroy, O., June 27,1898. "The Billboard" Pub. Co., Cincinnati. O.: Gentlemen.—Enclosed please find order blank for one year's subscription to "The Bill- board." I have received several copies of the same, and I think I would be benefited by reading it regularly. I like Mr. Forgrave's articles. Forgrave is all right, I think he has opened up a new field of usefulness for me. I will have more to say after awhile. Respectfully yours. F. L. CHURCH. Mattoon, 111., July 23, 1S9S. Editor "The Billboard:" I>ear Sir.—Please add the names of the Sec- retary and Treasurer to our Street Fair. Your fair date list has put over 300 letters on President Frank Kern's desk. I think he will be able to appoint a Secretary and Treasurer another year before fair time. He didn't know where in the world all these peo- ple heard that he was President. This 300 was two weeks ago. and they are now com- ing faster. Very truly yours, McPHERSON BROS. Carthage, Mo., July 23, 1898. Editor "The Billboard:" Dear Sir.—I wish to advise you that I have bought from W. H. Van Etten all his in- terest in the Carthage Bill Posting Co. and all communications should be addressed to the above, or Logan & Hamilton. Very truly yours, D. C. HAMILTON. Vallejo. Cal., July 19, 1898. Editor "The Billboard:" Dear Sir.—I have plenty of work on my boards for the present month. Twelve 8-shcet Star Tobacco, fifteen 8-sheet Childs Cigar, ten 8-sheet La Harmonica Cigar, fifteen 8- sheet Hill's Arab Roast, two hundred one- half-sheet of Shillings Tea. and plenty of room for others. Very truly yours, M. D. NEILD. BROOKLYN (Special Correspondence.) Snipers defaced trees along the cycle path on the Boulevard July 16 by posting hangers advertising a prize fight. It created the big- gest kind of a row in the police department. The Brooklyn Bill Posting Co. filed arti- cles of incorporation at Albany July U. Its capital is $5,000 and the directors are E. K. Butler, of Yonkers. and Thomas Armitage and Margaret Armitage, of Brooklyn. Barney Link returned from the Euffalo con- vention July 15. T. J. Murphy went on to Chicago and did not return until the 23th, ST. LOUIS. . (Special Correspondence.) P. G. Stout has announced his intention of going into the business again. William J. Drake, aged 36. superintendent of the St. Louis Bill Posting Company, who lives at 3016 Pine street, was slashed across the left side of the neck July 1 in Fred. Ol- sen's saloon, 2600 Wash street. Edward Cal- lanan, aged 6S. who recently arrived in St. Louis from Dallas. Texas, is under arrest, and has been identified as the assailant. It is said there was no provocation what- ever. The police are of the opinion that the men had a falling out while drinking to- gether, which resulted in the cutting. The wound is five inches long, but is not consid- ered dangerous. The aged prisoner has a son, Thomas, residing at 2703 Thomas street, with whom he has been stopping since his arrival here. JANESVILLE, WIS. (Special Correspondence.) B. A. Backus, who for some time has been in the employ of Manager W. H. Stoddard at the Myers Grand, and ex-Motorman Ed. O. Lee. have purchased the entire bill posting business, bill boards and implements from Mr. Stoddard and will hereafter do business under the firm name of the Rock River Bill Posting Co. This deal is one which Peter L. Myers, who will assume the management of the opera house next month, does not grow joyful over, as the new company now con- trols the best boards in the city, and Mr. My- ers-will be obliged either to rent them or to allow the show companies to do so and give up n part of his percentage. Mystery Explained. Bill Boards Offended the Susceptibilities of Aesthetic Fredonians. Fredonia, July 18.—(Special.)—The bill boards in the Park, which have been an eye sore to the people for some time, suddenly disappeared a short time ago and no one could account for their sudden passing till the Fourth of July bonfire was cleared up, when what was apparently the remains ot them were found in the ruins. BUTTE, MONT. (Special Correspondence.) On July 7 Council received a petition from C. A. Harnois, President of the Bill Posters' Association, protesting against the bill post- ing ordinance which was.passed by the Coun- cil at .the last meeting. John Maguire ad- dressed the Council on the subject, saying that five-foot bill boards are utterly useless for theatrical bill posting. Objection is also made to the change requiring sheet-Iron bill boards. An examination of the ordinance showed that there is no limit to the height to which a bill board may be raised, so no further objection was made. The city of Butte will not be lacking In bill posting concerns. A company organized for that purpose was incorporated a few daya ago. To-day the articles of incorporation of the Montana Bill Posting and Sign Service were filed with the Secretary ot State by Charles Schatzlein C. A. Harnois and C. W. Atkins; capital, $5,000.—Helena Herald. July 10. Master Ernest Palmer Bradstreet, son of J. O. Bradstreet, city bill poster and distributor of Gloucester, Mass., has recovered from his painful accident, which he met in April, by' falling off of a ladder, breaking both wrists, besides fracturing one, while he was posting bills on the large bill board on Washington Street, in the same city. Fourth of July marauders burned many bill boards in Worcester. ANACONDA The bill posters' dream, or nightmare rather, occupied the attention of Judge Lind- say in chambers July 12, and the testimony of several witnesses was taken In the In- junction suit of the Montana Bill Posting and Advertising Sign Service Association against W. E. Kendrick and the City Bill Posting Company. The plaintiff seeks to en- join Kendrick from engaging in bill posting in Montana and to restrain the City Bill Posting Company from employing him, be- cause he had sold out his interest In the bill posting business to C. A. Harnois, President of the plaintiff company, and had entered into an agreement not to engage in the busi- ness again in this State for twenty-five years C. A. Harnois testified that he had been a partner of Kendrick prior to June 30, and on the latter date he bought out his interest and assigned it to the Montana Company. In spite of his agreement not to engage in the bill posting business again, he has con- tinued it, and is now the head ot the rival company, the City Bill Posting Company, which has its headquarters In Kendrick's of- fice. Harnois said Kendrick told other per- sons that he intended to continue the busi- ness. ' E. F. Garrison, an Anaconda hill poster, testified that Kendrick told him that Har- nois had raked and scraped to get this busi- ness, but that he himself was going to con- tinue bill posting and put Harnois "on the bum." Kendrick-also told him that he was fixing up the books of the City Company so that they would be all right in case anything should come of the fact that he was in busi- ness again. J. M. White testified to the fact that he had a contract with Kendrick to do some bill board advertising, and Oliver Harnois testi- fied that Kendrick said to him that he would lead old Harnois a merry chase and that he did not intend to live up to his contract- The hearing, which is on an order to show cause why an injunction should not be Issued pending the disposition of the suit, will be resumed this morning. P. J. SMITH, LORAINE, OHIO. "All bills stick alike to me." i