The billboard (Jan-June 1899)

nanii THE BILLBOARD BBS ,•38*3111 3SSl L:3gS lasi sMI t^m s I said, turned quickly und struck Willis a blow in the face, and his arrest followed. The case came up for hearing fi-d-iy and Schaefer was dismissed. the'Juuicc re- st r. Bill Poster! THE OLD TIME BILLPOSTER. 1 can see him yet in fancy, • With his brush and pale and pole. I; can hear the hearty greeting That came straight way from his soul. And his stiff and stareby paste-suit! ,; ™»t.w» bagjy.at the knee. And his blustering, braggadocio— i How it all comes, back to me. He was loud of voice and rollicking - ]A braggart and a boaster; '■'■:-' But those' were traits of character, 'That stamped him a bill poster. I remember how his stories used ' To thrill my very heart- How his picturesque profanity. iMade even brave men start. How well I mind his valor. When he fought a rival show. For there were battles royal, |In the days of long ago. But modern methods hampered him. And kilted him off at last. With all hi<» old-time notions. jHe is numbered with the past. He's gone and gone forever. »But this. I'd have you know; - There was lots to love'a bout him, •In the days of long ago. Yankee Robinson's Tomb. A famous showman of the olden times w;u> Yankee Kobinson—famous all over America. He has a prominent place in the memories of hill posters bylreasoa of the fact that he -was the tirst cirens manager who ever built a special bill board for circus paper and the first to use paste In posting it. tfe waii born Slay 2,1818^ and lived to ;be sixty-six years'of age. Jas. A. Bailey, recently proprietor and sole owner of the Barniiin & Bailey Shows, mow sold" to ari English Syndicate). Kot his rfirst experience as- anajrent with Yankee. Robinson's show. Ring- ling Bros., now' proprietors of the World's Greatest Shows, were asso- ciated with him in partnership at one time. Through the courtesy of H. A. White, city bill poster of Jefferson. Iowa, we are enabled to present a por- trait of the handsome monument ■■':. erepted over Yankee Robinson's grave"S at that iwint in 1800. through the:joint contributions of the owns-rs »ad em- ployes of the Ringling aiasi 'Sells shows. - ' '.'""■' Yankee Robinson died 8?i>*. -t, 1«84. He] was taken off a trail very st<?k.' at Jefferson. Iowa. Aug.-29. Two rjn- known people, only, came It, his sick- lied. He died a week Iateri " alona^ junong strangers, and - wlk^i8n^d>by5- I he" Masonic Lodge of: Jefferson; ' i V Schley and the Billposter. Admiral Schley recently sat in a box in one of the Philadelphia theaters, and every movement he made was watched by the thou- sands In the place. It he bowed to an ac- quaintance they applauded. If he smiled they applauded. In fact, the whole evening was an incessant ovation. :- But Schley's de- feat came at the end Br the second act- He arose and .started tajifi^next box to call on friends, but h,«-had not taken two steps be- fore one of Sam Robinson's Indians, who was in the gallery;"caIled-oiit in a rich bass voic?' "Let's all go out and take a beer." placing the accent on the "all.^'" The hero collaosel sank into a chair, and shook with laughter while the audience shrieked. The poster is the promptest in point of results, of'any advertising medium extant. MAX AHLBORNrof'Turner's-Falls. Mass- has had considerable bard luck, but things are coming his way. He gives excellent ref- erence. Chicago. Schaefer and Robbins Unite. The Chicago Biliposting Co. and the Amer- ican Arc One—The Strikers Win—Paul Schaefer Arrested—Manager of Ameri- can Company Charged Wfth Assiuhinz a Striker. (Special Correspondence.) _ .,,, . Chicago. March 7. 1899. n.Ti %> . Posters employed by the American BUI Posting Company of Chicago, who went on a strike two weeks ago for a raise in wages, have been granted their demands and nave, returned to work. > : ■"•-■ T.M a S ! f, cha ?. fer ' ™»°aKer of the American BiIl t PosUng Company, was. a prisoner in Jus- tic^ Sabath's Court recently on cnarges of disorderly conduct preferred against him by J. II. Willis. Schaefer • was not ready for hearing, and secured a continuance until to- ---dayv:-:::: '}■__ The men employed "by the American Bill Posting Company recently went on a strike James B. Leckie. who has been arrested .time and time again on charges of swindling, and whose wife recently went to the peni- tentiary, remained at work.-Several others -also remained at work, and when they were - accosted by Paul Willis and Thomas CM- Leckie, it Is said, threatened'to shoot them both. The evidence brought out showed that Willis and Cole had aproached Leckie on a peaceful mission, and they" were discharged Leckie was also let go. '; As:all parties concerned were leaving the" courtroom' one- of the strikers made a re- mark about Schaefer, and the latter, it Is Los Angeles. (Special Correspondence.) Los Angeles, Cal., March 2, 1S99. To-day:H. Gaylord Wilshire, President and General Manager of The Wilshire Posting Company, .'appeared before the commission for the purpose of registering a kick about the manner In which the ordinances with refer- ence to bill boardsxwere being enforced. Ho claimed to have found a place where an oppo- sition company was "violating the law, and he wanted to know why" it was allowed to do so. He said he bad been arrested a-number of times, and his men had also been arrested, and he did not see that others should be allowed to do what was forbidden" him. He was asked to state where; thhKalleged vio]»- tion of the law existed, and replied that.it was on Spring street obefrsreeri: Fourth and J Fifth. The Chief was tfirectetf; to look into the matter, and incidentally the commission- ers ordered the Chief to strictly enforce all ordinances relating tp'binor'Slgn boards. , Mr. Wilshire left smiling"and satisfied. "your correspondent waylaid him and under- took to learn what was back -of the movement which resulted in the recently rormed South- ern California Bill Posters Association, but without success. -: ; ■■'.," Mr. Wilshire was courteous, suave, bland and—uncommunicative. The fight" goes on merrily here.- but no on" now has^any doubt on the score of the final outcome.- -~ marking that he was greaUy.provoki d aud justified in his action. It is probably safe to say that-the town of Chicago beats all creation for outdoor ad- vertising. It contains more and biggi r bill boards than any other city on the continent. A rough estimate places, the extent of per-, mancnt bill and "bulletin boards at forty miles aud an.army of painters is employed in changing the designs on the boards and In touching them up from time to time so that Jiey always look bright and attractive. It is said that no less than S2.000.000 has been paid out in Chicago since 1ST3 to owners of vacant lots for bill board privileges. On the Iowa elevator is a sign said to be the largest In the world. It covers a sur- face of 27.000 square feet. It is as long as an ordinary block. The initial letter Is eighty- six feet long and more than a ton of white lead was consumed in mixing the paint. The Chicago Bill Posting Company was amalgamated with the American Bill Posting and Advertising Company, March 13, but as the event had been long expected, interest had been discounted and it occasioned little comment. toa^fl^^i^^ry in»er of tMplilo Bill l'ostcrs Association received the follow- ing letter from Secretary Terrell: •'In accordance with a notice sent me from The John Chapman Co.. Brother, a. p ot Cincinnati. ().. I hereby notify you not: to post any B. B. U. Cigar Posters made by W, \v. Bostnan. of Cincinnati, as ho has placed an order with Phil Morton, who Is" the Chapman Co.'a opposition there. "In connection with the above,- I desire to call your attention to Article VI., Sec 1 Page 12, Constitution and By-Laws B Pa' as follows: Sec. 1—For the protection against opposition bill posting firms to any. member of this association. In good standing, it la* so understood, and agreed, that no member of this association shall post paper, of any description from any person or persons who shall have patronized a bill poster working: in opposition to one of our members in good- standing, who can give reasonable service: 1 and when such does occur the Secretary of this association shall immediately notify all' the association members and they shall re- fuse to post any paper of any description for the said parties until notified by the President ot this association that the same was Justi- fiable." "I would be pleased to hear from you as to whether you have had any proposition to post bills from either, W. W. Bozman. or: Phil Morton, who Is Chapman's opposition ati Cincinnati. O." As a. rule "The Billboard" does not favor- boycotts. We think the country bill poster receives little enough paper as it Is, and: should not be compelled to refuse auy, but! in this instance, we would say that the Chap-i man boys are consistent members of the asso-l ciation. They would and did refuse paper; i to support the country bill posters, and turn: about Is fair play. It is a bad rule to follow.! but here Is a case where it ought to be lived- up to—to the letter. ! Every member of the Ohio State Associa-j tion ought to stick to Chaoman. because 5 Chapman has stuck to them. It should be ob- ! served thst the Bozman people are new nn the; bill boards and did not knowingly or willingly; antagonize the association. » : ■ 1 Brooklyn. A Disgruntled Stockholder Kicks Up a Row* ' - in the American Biliposting Co. \ (Special Correspondence.) Brooklyu, N. >"., March 7, 1S99. ; Justice Gaynor in the Supreme Court, do-* clarcd in a decision which he handed dowu • this morning that the directors ot a torpor-; ation could not vote to officers salaries that! . Were alleged to be unjust to the outside stock- holders. The case in hand was that of the American Bill Posting Company, whicb was: incorporated in 1894. There were ninety shares' of stock distributed among only four stock- holders, all of whom were officers, each rc-i ceiling ?50 a week salary. Two years ago George H. Fitchett, one of: the stockholders and also an officer of the.: company, died, and his salary thereupon": ceased. His widow instead of seeking the advice and counsel of his friends among the; .officers of the American Bill Posting Com-' pany. consulted various persons hostile to: the concern. She was badly advised. Sho: undertook to compoll the company to pay to her the salary received by her late hus-, hand. Failing in this on account of her sex; she' ■ : -Sold apart of her holdings-of the stock to a, man of the name of Hyde.-but neither she. nor Hyde at the next election was made an. officer of the concern. On the other band,; .the three original stockholders continued In; control, 'increasing their salaries. ! The. officers were: President, Thomas .I. "Murphy."salary $100 a week: Treasurer. Ber- nard- Ljpk. salary, X80 a week; Secretary.' WHHanr-P.' Kay. Salary %sn a week. It de- veloped'at the;hearing In court that the total: rescripts *f "the. company for the past year 1 ambu.ntca" to t(6j000. while .the expenses were .$35:ooo.;* >' : , --.i; . ..j ;■ '- Justice Gay nor.'after' hearing the testimony; in the-cas>. declared, tbat-tbe aggregate coni- . pensatlop' for • the t 6mcers of the concern 'should-not. be oyer' tSJCOO, and bo ordered, thcreb* •cutting the kalar(«sj{n two. He F»td ,, (bat. directors have no-Thin t to vote salari»' .- (^.. oot -jrtMjr.h^r--aa- m%rK^'''lnrldcnts to their ;; offices. v butt,tm\t thf>Vj afo^entiil. d to a rcai--, . oVflble; rnm^eijsatlon^ i.- -f\i sftouXdi.be nnderntfooV that rcpeet'-d efforts: 1h*ff')Si}»/PtiBiie-tiy thji msjorlty stockholders, it"-JjT^irlthfle ffri. Flt'-fteftj**i'to<-k. Srl-in»ld, i<n*">r» have'been made'KeT.. but nbe bllndl- foll"ws the dlrertinnii of/bad •■dvlsors and 1 . is thorchv. causing herself- needless expense.: » annoyance and vexation. Alameda. YANKEE ROBINSON'S GRAVE. Last Reslirg Place of a Famous Old-Time Showman. (Special Correspondent.'! ; Alameda. C.al.. March I.—A number of can-' dldntes nnd their henchmen have recently been vtnlntlng a city ordln'once which pro-, hibits the posting of hills about the streets nnd nrrcsts will probably be made. Com-:' lOnlntH are to be sworn to,: and sensational developments nre exnected. The regulation nnder which the nrrcHtn will be made is sec-: Hon 19 of ordinance HH. It provides that nn person shall post, paint, stick, stamp or otli- crwlHo affix any sign, bill, poster or placard upon any house, fence, gate, post, tree, curb-. - *tone;~lamp— -po»t.--.or.--post—bearing.- electric: wires. The nennlty for so doing Is a fine not to exceed $.■)(«>, or Imprisonment not to ex- ceed three mniitliH in the city prison. THE BILLBOARD Atlanta. Mr. Daolcy's Town. (Special Correspondent.) Atlanta, Gu., March 5.—The PhilllHtliiv apt- ly remarks: "Profanity does not consist In saying damn. Profanity coiiHlsts in writing It d h." The preachers of Atlanta started u crusade asaiust the theatrical bills posted in that .Ity. and when they called on Mayor Wood- ward to solicit his help In the movement, they were shocked to find on the mayor's desk a calendar ornamented with a woman in very meagre attire. The committee started in by taking execeptlons to the calendar. The mayor did not kick tbem out of the office for their Insolence, nor did be reprove them for rude and ill-mannered interference in his personal affairs. On the contrary, he explained at some length that the picture was a lithographic reproduction of an Ameri- can sculptor's masterpiece—Hiram Powers' "Greek Slave." Aside from the charm of the original, the reproduction itself possessed certain rare, effects whicb appealed to his interest. The mayor further stated that people who admired the nude in art were not necessarily foul and prurient minded. He declared also that many artists believed that God created man in his own Image, as the Scriptures say be did. He quite believed that an artist could undertake and execute a figure paint- ing with pure, high-minded motives, and in homage to the Divine Being. He also believed there were many people who enjoyed art for art's sake—the minister's assertion to the contrary notwithstanding. In spite of this rather untoward beginning the committee stuck to Its course. The Rev. Dr. Landrum made a speech to the mayor, in which he said in part: "The same laws should govern lithographs as govern people on the street- Women should not be allowed to dress anv less on the boards than they do In real life on the public thoroughfares. It would be unlawful for a woman to walk down the street In tights. It should be the same for any one to hang a picture of a woman dressed In tights on a public bill board. There is no doubt that a great deal of evil results from this custom, and it abould be stopped in At- lanta." The excerpt quoted above, together with the mayor's attitude, was spread abroad by the Associated Press, and provoked the fol- lowing notice In the Charleston News and Courier, viz.: "It was stated some time ago that the new Mayor of Atlanta intended to run the town wide open, on the ground that the men would have their fun. and he wanted them to have It at home instead of In some distant city where they could be as wicked as they- pleased, but without any profit to the busi- ness of Atlanta. When he gets along far enough to permit the women to walk down or up the streets in tights, Atlanta will bo crowded with visitors." Fall River. Another Poster Crusade—Nobody Vill Tell ■Who Started This One. (Special Correspondent.) Fall Hlver. Mass.. March 4.—There was mystery In the rooms of the Board of Police here yesterday. Posters were strewn about ^ Jl°°. r '.v an ? *™UiUsed. The rumor went out that the front room, which is never used much except when liquor licenses are grant- ed, was going to be turned into a museum of Sii .. » V I" re J >or ^rs went around to see Clerk Lodge about It this morning, but he was non-committal. The question was askel u any more high rollers were coming to town with paper objectionable to the Min- isters Association, but he looked owlish and replied not. •J- !Li 8 cal,ed . to a "«"ntlon that a few weeks ?,?£•.. ^k..* * ala *y of beauties were depicted upon the board fences or the town, the ma™ ?him W -i.I" , . n K Cd lo 8Upply more Nothing to mnn^'i. th . *t? reRU,t tnat w,<Ie »«><> com- monplace looking date lines were pasted catXeSid" 5 ' ° f them 8 ° ,hat thC> ' WOU ^ ™* th»'^. Lod * P Wa " K cttl "K r«» In the face „s to hliVthl? Progressed, but It was explained iiungry public had to be satisfied. Then as a personal favor to the craft It wis requested that such specimens be produced as were mi faSto 0 ^" 0 "" 0 ,"' to th « end that" thTTap""; and ?V%Ei T ? en . ot > il,e Po "™ Commission nuri.i ^na M l n, " tCr8 Association, and bring purity and peace once more back into this HceTa".'^" Th . e ° mre of tne Bo»ri of Po- ■iif. 1 becoming more visibly affected at goes" with".h^ thP . " tr,ct ^Wnfrthh goeB with the department, and haa always rng* , bc r twee , „ n, ;ho™„ , m ry a ?"?" <'»«<"rstand! Zm.?. office and the outside world. f am £/° tb .l rc8cue ' The ™|K>rters were re- ««r? to } he Chairman of the Commission "a d „, , » rn «« tenderly out Into the hall "' tlmnllh reHd, ' r " " r f used to this sort of thing, though, so whnl docs It matter, anyhow. San Jose. (Special Correspondence.) a km . .. 8 " n i"* v - CRi - March I. I«l!l. A bill posting ordinance was given Its first . reading In council here to-day. It fixrs a II- Z21m *"\ ro . r TV" " ,r, ' < • "'onlhs fur poM- h.n«™ h"",'' tarMn * *'«"« «»<> distributing hangers .dodgers, samples, circulars and nth- ..n." d ?.T £'. n X '"•"eriuid painting sign* aud pictures within the limits of the cltv. On convlctloa a violation or the onllnancn Is In be punishable with a fine nnt exceeding $100 or Imprisonment In the city prison not ex- reeding thirty days. Washington. A Decision Important to Billposters. (Special Correspondent.) William Wamsle, of the advertising stuff t;f the I^afayette Square Opera House, has be- come manager of the Washington Hill Post- ing Co., which is being run in opposition to the Moxley firm, which has long held the bill (mating monopoly in this city. The new com- pany hus already built up a thriving busi- ness. Rochester. . ib'FerJal.Correspondent.) .. ■:-. ;: RcisSresterv*JSr. : YV.-March 1.^-TJbe .Executive Hoarfl^pt"this .city is bound and determined to stop.the bill posting company and theaters from'obtaining the benefits of Sunday "lean- to*' boards.- -Three _or four raids having fall- ed ; - to'stopr-the-.praqtice tne.:corporation: coun- sel wnst today, in structadito/vigorflusiy/prpsei cute :ali:'offenders:'fcr 1 'each 'and every:: viola-': tlon iof the' ordinance. MR. H. BUBGUNDEK. Manager of the Wilkesbarre (Pa.) Bill Posting Co.. has issued a very handsome brochure. It tells a great deal about Wilkesbarre in a very few words. Mr. Burguuder also controls the boards in the nearby towns of Plymouth, Edwardsvtn . Luzerne. Ashley. Parsons. Minors Mills. Plains. Port Bowkley. Mill Creek, etc. HARRY B. BUSaTNO and MR. J. F. BUCKSTOX; the bill posters at Norwalk. .Ct... have combined their Torcts'and formed a part- nership, and. are now able to take care of two-thousand sheets of paper for any adver- tiser, as" they have forty large'bill boards, and are building more. They thoroughly cover Xcrwalk and South Norwalk. THE LATE W. K. WALKER. City Billposter of Burlington Vt. Boston. ■ ■ (Special Correspondent-)- Koston, March 6.—Repiesentutive Uaskins. who Introduced the bill now before the Legis- lature to prevent the. disfigurement of our parks and parkways by advertising signsand posters, said yesterday at a .meeting in the South Congregational Church that the: sole remonstrant:: a bill board advertislug ; ::mau. who through his friends In the Senate:sc^ cured the defeat ot last year's bill, told him ; (Mr. Hssklns) that he was going to put tip! bill boards facing the parks, and nobody could stop him. : >Tioday tbe Transcript, after quoting him, asks hysterically: "Can It be that one roan is so powerful as to blemish at his will a park system that has cost the city and State' $26,000,000? Is the business Interest of one man at more im- portance than the welfare of - t'-e whole peo- ple?" ..,::.:--:. The Herald says: "Good for the antl-blll board movement In the parks! Why should the: landscaue be made hideous by the enormous show bill ?*?> All the rest of the papers "here are.sup- porting the measure, but Mr. DonnellyJs.se-ii renc. ennfldcut nil undisturbed. He will stand upon his constitutional and vestel rlghtR. anil law or no law. conduct his busi- ness In his own way. brooking neither advice nor Interference from meddlesome busv- bodlcs. Purely Personal. I\ U. Oliver, city bill poster of Flhdlay. O.. . called on "The Billboard" March 14. The Klks of Findlay give a grand carnival cele-- bration June 12 to 17. Mr. Oliver was unani- mously elected; tOs a -'seat on the^ 'executive- coin mittee. ;and appclnted chairman of the* advertising committee. -The entire advertis-- ing appropriation Is expended: under his Su- pervision, and it vgoes without saying that the event will be. well advertised. Phil Oliver V is one of our .-bill pesters who knows adver-. ,';:.tising. .-He Is' posted on 'Its every- phase.: He talks as glibly and fluentiy ot newspaper :: space, periodicals and street cars as he does •■"-* of. bill - postlug and distributing. Few men have a better.. Idea of t^-^-r relative value, nr.A nine a more sraphic manner in illus- :\::.trating' it. -There is a hint here that other bill posters Wilt do well to listen: to. Study advert'sihg in.lts general aspect.-.„ Interest yourself In all - the, public functions of your locality. If it" is-an-agricultpral fair, a carnival, a street .-•; fair, a celebration, or.-.a public demonstration. .^identify, yourself- with. the~movement. In a /surprislugLv short, tlineyoul-will .find yourself \ Hie Crci'qgaized^and.natural choice for chatrfl iOiitt»_af Atb«v. ai li,(itrtKii)*-*on»mittee. and - the prestige you obtain therefrom will prove ot substantial and lasting value. Follow this advice. If you are not invited ti> ii>iii in the next movement, do not hang .back-—butt ■ in and then make - yourself use- ful -prove your worth. The Son of His Father. ., An exchange says: "The brightest boy in the school is the son of the city bill poster. -He is precocious to a degree. He carries a :^'morning-paper, ::occasionatiy. helps his father in-passing nand-biils. sells opera glasses in . the theater at night. >s the ring-leader in all - the mischief and deviltry of the town, and— stands at the head of his class. His teacher . recently-asked him to write a composition on Masonry, and here Is what he wrote: "King Solomon -was a man who nverd so many years in the country that he was the whole push.;: : .: He vas an awfully.-wise man.:* and one day t.o v.omen came to him. each hold- ing to the leg or a baby, and nearly pu,lllng it in-two, and both claiming it. And'King Solomon wasn't feeling right good, and he said: ■■•Why couldn't the brat have been twins and stopped thiB bother?'. And then he called for his machete, and was going to Weylerize the poor innocent little baby, and give each woman ,a piece of it, when the real mother of the baby said: "Stop, Solomon: stay tby hand. Let the old hag have it. If I can't have a whole baby I wou't hove any. Then Solomon told her to take the beby and go home and wash its face, for he anew it was hers. He told~the other woman to go chase herself. King Solomon built' Solomce's temple, and was tne father of Masons. He had seven hundred wives and three hundred lady friends, and that's why there are so many Masons in the world. My papa says' King Solomon was a warm member, and 1 think he was hot stuff myself. That is all I know about King Solomon." Havana. Under date of March 3, Mr. Chas. B. Hood of the West Jndies Advertising and Bill Pohtl ing Co., of Havana, Cuba, writes th-t Al- fred H. Swayne. Vice President of the com- pany is Assistant Manager of the North American Trust Company, of Havana, witu headquarters at 100 Broaur.iy, New York Herbert Mills, who Is Secretary and Treas- urer of Mr. Hood's new company, is the ex- Treasurer of the Jarvis Conklin Trust Com- pany. *""" Doctors Don't Advertise. • Tnp t rli »l of a doctor's suit was published !", a - New England paper recently, in which a bill poster was called as a witness, for the purpose of proving tb« correctness of the doctor s bill. The witness was asked by the lawyer whether the doctor did not make sev- eral visits after the patient was out of dan- ger. "No." replied the witness, "I consid- ered the patient in danger so long as the doc- tor continued his visits." Pointers. The following firms are said to be posting dealing oirect and in good standing: Altschul Distilling Co.. Springfield. O. Bennett & : MiHett Co.. Gouverneur, N. Y. Bruning. Thos. F. Kent. la .»•.*. Continental Tobacco Co., Columbus O Cooper. Wells & Co.. St. Joseph, Mo. Curtis Bros.. Rochester, N. Y Holmes. W. Harry. Williamsport, Pa. ^(.olcheaer Chemical Co.. Binghaiupton.: Dolan James D. & Co.. Portland. Me. PM?a , de.pn-.a C,laS - B " * C °" 16M «»rket st.. |iysia^ m Mfg: a Co S : fS D e^it E, &. 1 "- Ford, J B.. Co.. Wyandotte. Mich. strati chic£o yal & CO " ° b '° and °"«»* Griffith. Thos. J.. Utica, N. Y Haglock Bros., Sterling, III. Hawes Hat Co.. New Yqrk City Jackson, Edward B.. Stamford.' Conn Journeay & Bnrnbam, Brooklyn NY Kops Bros.. 35 W. Third street. New York Killen. Chas. M.. Philadelphia. Lee. Chester L,.. Elllsburg. N V Lozier. H. A. & Co., Cleveland. O " Lichty. Norman. Des Moines la Liggett & Meyers. St. Louis. Mo. Loomer Sons. Bridgeport. Conn. Monroe. E. * Co.. Richmond. Ind. McAllister & Feast. 1311 F street. N. w Washington. D. C. Niquette. C. M., Osborn. Kan. Neurotico Medicine Co., Hornellsville N Y Ohio Coffee & Soice Co., ColumbUS O. Omo Mfg. Co.. Mlddletown. Conn. pUn n »H m i' ^ J i ? Co " M 'nneanolis. Minn. Philadelphia Baby Carriage Factory T15 spring Garden; Philadelphia. Prickett & Co.. E. L.. Mt. Holly, N. J. _Paxton Dr. Medical Co.. 199 River street. Troy. N.^V. Pabst Chemical Co.. ITS Huron street. Chi- cago. : Qulne & Bowen. 140 Mill street, Rochester. busker Valley Mfg. Co.. 353 Harrison street. Chicago. Rauh. E. & Sons. Indianapolis. Pecs. M.. Gelena. 111. Rheinstrom Bros.. 931 Martin street. Cin- cinnati. ' Smyth. John M., 150 W. Madison street. Cbicaeo. Snider Preserve Co.. r*i P eii-nati. Schroeder. Henry, 165 Milwaukee avenue. Chicago. Snolman-EllU Tobacco Co.. Covineton. Kv. Srlnk Co.. ?93 Colonial Arcad-. Cleveland. Schwsrtr. G. W.. Louisville. Ky. Sanford Mfg. Co.. 4 High street. Boston. If th» pointers heve helped you. bear in mind that we ohtain them almost entirelv from letters received from bill posters and write us yourself. The pointer we get from you may five some other hill poster a Job. We read all letters carefullv and print-all Information of importance.—Editor.