Billboard advertising (Jan-June 1900)

THE BILLBOARD. ,) 3 MEMBERS OF THE L A. of D. j i »i . 1t a 'This list is open to all members in good ] tf ^ standing. Names inserted every, issue ] for $4 oo per year, 3 times a month for 1 I300 per year, every other week $ 2.00 « per year, once a month; $ 1 00 per year. 1 ALABAMA. ' Birmingham—Sheldon McMurray, 1412 Sth av. 1 Montgomery—G. F. McDonald, city bill potter : '. ARIZONA. Phoenix—Phoenix B. P. Co., 104 N. Center. ,, ARKANSAS. Conway—J. F. Clark, Box 92 . California: ,«ureka—W. H. Mathews. 636 2d it Los Angeles—F. W. Sabichi. ■ . Oakland—William B. Porter, 498 10th st San Francisco—Owens, Varney & Green. *•> Santa Cruz—L. A. Daniels. 9 Locust si 1 Santa Monica—Los Angeles B. P. Co. CANADA? Ottawa. On*.—Alex. Jacques, 116 Osgood St. «• COLORADO. lj Aspen—John B. Ledan. t Colorado Springs—Curran B. P.-Co. (Denver—Curran Co., 1728 Lawrence st: ;] Pueblo—The Curran Co.. 114 Santa Ft it ! CONNECTICUT. 1 New Haven—New Haven B. P. Co., 140 Meadow s :]Kerwalk—J. F. Buxton. I FLORIDA. . I Jacksonville—Florida. Distrib. Co., Box 53. I GEORGIA. Americus—Chas. Lingo, 105 Forsyth st. Columbus—Edw. Bridger, (address Atlanta.) .Atlanta—Edw, Bridger, 608 Temple Court. J Augusta—Chas. R. Rowland. 303 Jackson st. ' Savannah—J. E. Campos, 220 VVhitaker at. < ILLINOIS. Aurora—B. Marvin ft- Son. i Belleville—L E.Tiemano, 508 S. High St. Koomington—M.. W. Cooper, 318 Locust st. . Carllnville, Macouoin County—A. J. Turner. 3 Centralia—Jos. K. Hefter. 106 E Broadway. Chicago—John A. Clough. 42 River t. Danville—Frank P. Myers. Decatur—William Mutton, 826 Calfax st. Evanston—American B. P. Co. .(Chicago). Highland Park—G. Runey & Son. (Waukegan) Lincoln—W. K. Maxwell, ny Kiclcapoo s-t j'Mattoon—F. G.' McPherson, 1200 Richmond Ave. j*I Mollne—R. H. Taylor,' care Windsor HoteL 11 • Pontlac—Lee Collins. 112 B. Reynold! it. - '] , Rochelle—Chas. A. Hizer. ;C '{.{--. - IDAHO: I . Boise-^R. G. Spaulding, 126 E. Bannock St. fa INDIANA. : fej Batesville—Batesville"Advertising Go. » ' S&P n * m ^T'^ a '^S r ■.-.■Doup. 317 } j . Elkhart— D. B. Carpenter, E25 S. Main st. £L, Bvansvilie—Kvansvilie- Ijistiibuting Co., *?' -Upper First sC*- i Ft. Wavne-W. BT. Case. 24 N. Miner st. : Frankfort—Chas. Goodpastor. - ' Goshen—Chas. Krutz. 210 S. 7th st ' nreeacaatle—John W. Cooper. 24 * 26 S. Ind. Hartford City—Chas. W. Abbott. Box 165: ' HuEtington—Benjamin Miles, g Everett st . Indianapolis—Geo. W. Vansyckle, 114 S. Ills. 51. Jelfersonville—L. H. Ramsey. Lexington, Ky. p.! , Kokomo—H. E. Henderson. 42 N. Main st — hi ) LaFayette—LaFayette Bill Post. & Dlst. Co. %V LaPorte—W. C. Miller, 620 Main st fU*- Chicago. Uj ; Lebanon—James S. Selver. W. North st. >.iJ Logansport—Chas. Schlelger. 215 6th st '-'** Madison- " - — - - : Marion— .<i\ Mitchell—W.-M. Munson. Jr. \j Muncie—Geo. W. Vansyckle, Room 3, P. O Bldg i '->>- Pern—Cha*- W. Statesman. P. O- B«i 114. " if- aiaaison—James A. O'Donnell, Box 644. JjL: Marlon—John L. Wood, 920 S. Branson st '< *J 1 South Bend—J. N. Schwartz, Box IShelbyvUle—T.-E. Chafee ft Son. . Terre Haute—Jas. M. Dlshon, 29 S. 6th st \i • Union City—Fd. R. Thuston. 124 N. Walnut St. C J ; INDIAN TERRITORY. lLj ' Purcell—Q. W. Brown. " i* IOWA. I • Burlington—A. E. Dreier, 1211 Summer street. 1 j Cedar Rapids—W. S. Bye. 720 S. 5th st. ; Clinton—H. F. Sanger. 511 S. 2d st ; Council Bluffs—C W. Nichols, 16 N. Main st t DesMomes—Cbas.w. Orris. 1552 E. DesMoines st j Dubuque—A. Leonard, 850 Locust st (LeMars—Wm. O. Light, ■leux City—A. B. Beall. Wtntaraet. -Madlaon County—Arthur Gordon. KANSAS. - - - I Atchison— T. G. Shaffer, 316 Commercial Bt I Junction City—Herman Delker t Leaven worth—G. B. Hathaway. 1012 Osage st j. : Newton—L. L. Dickey-Adv. Co. *^J Parsons—Howard Graves. Lock Fox 124 j "Wichita—E. L. Martling, mgr.. Opera House. J KENTUCKY. Frankfortr^Geo. W. Reock. 334 Conway st. Henderson—Jas. L. Lambert, Jr., 21* 2d .Lebanon—R. L. Nesbltt -JLexington—L. H. Ramsey, 122 E. Main st. r f Louisviire—Falls City B. P. Co. (Lexington). Li Newport—G. H. Ottlns * Son r 608 York sc ;Owensboro—Owensboro Bill Posting Co. *t LOUISIANA. . Alexandria—T. N. Carnahan, Box 386. Baton Rouge—Alfred O. DsvUle, 616 Main st . New Orleans—:J. Oarllck, .631 Commercial Pi. Shreveport—Ed. H. S eaman. MAINE. Bangor—Thomas W. Burr, 47 Hammond." Bath—Edwin L. Emmons, 33 Lincoln st Mechanis Falls—Jordan Adv. Co.. 62 Elm st MARYLAND. Baltimore— John H. Jones, 238 S. Mount st cor. McHenry st MASSACHUSETTS. Attleboro—Abel W. Gllson; 12 Holman st Beverly—Luther Cahoon. 44 Cabot st Boston—J.- Donelly's Sons. 7 Knapp st 2 r ?5^J on—w - p - Gnrney. 12 Elbriuge Place, fall River—Chas. A. Page, U01 Plymouth av. - Lawrence—I. S. Worcester, 246 Essex st. New Bedford—A. E. Hathawav, 100 Pleasant ' Newburyport—W. A. & S. M. Noyes. Taunton—A. B. White. 46 Conanet st MICHIGAN. Albion—W. C. Eslow. Alpena—R. Nolan, 123 White st ' Ann Arbor^Chas: Strong. 208 -E. Huron st. Battle Creek—E. R. Smith. 6 E. Main.' Bay City—C. J. Bloomfleld.ru 6th av. Benton Harbor— Fve & Shaft". 289 High st. Cheboygan—A. J. Finn. 64 Duncan av. Ithaca—James Donaldson. - Jackson—StevenEon & Solomon, 115 Mich. st. Kalamazoo—J. E. McCarthy, 108 Portage at " Manistee—Mrs. J. W. Tennant. Muskegon—Peter P. Steketee, 38 E. Walton st ' Pontlac—Samuel J. Burgess, 68 Green st ' Port Huron—Bennett Bill Posting Co. Saginaw—E. D. Moore. 334 N. 7th st MINNESOTA. Austin—P. H. Zender & Co., 406 MU1 st . Dulutu—J. W. Palmer. MISSISSIPPL Corinth;—W. B. Patton, Box 164. 'MISSOURI: - \ Columbia—Jas. M. Shultz. "210 Union st. DeSoto—John- Linsley Downer. Kansas City—Joseph' Reid. 14 E. Missouri Av. StanberryT^J. H. Patterson, Box 301. St. Joeeph-rA. J. Avery. Tootle Theatre. St. Louis—The Voll & Wolf Adv. Co. NEBRASKA. Fremont—M. M. Irwin. - Lincoln—F. C. Zehrung, 1145 O st NEW JERSEY. Camden—Temple Bill Posting Co. . Hackensack—Hackensack Bill Posting Co. " HoDoken—Hoboken Bill. Posting Co. Jersey City—J. F: O'Mealla. 27 Montgomery. Newark—E. M. Slocomb. 369 Market st Patterson—Patterson Bill Post Co., E Rampb. Red Bank—L; O. Summersett.- Trenton—Bayard Van. Fleet 123 E. State st ~ ' NEW MEXICO. East Las Vegas—Chas. .Tamma. -NEW YORK. Albany—Albany B. P. & Dist. Co: Batavla—Albert R. Perry. 39 Jackson st BinKhamton—Abbott & Cast ner. Brooklyn—The American Bill P. & Dlst Co. Buffalo—Whiunler ft. Fllbrlck, 200 Wash'n it Canandaigua—Wm y. Moaner, 9S Chapiu st. - Cortland—Wallace Bros. . Klmira—Chas. F. Berry. 160 Sullivan st Fultoa—Wm. Cook. Lock" Box 4L Gloversvllle—Olin S. Sutllff. 62 Orchard st Glens Falls—A..M. Cheesebro, 91 South st Jamestown—Castnertk Co. " Lockport—Staats' Bfll Post ft Dlst Co. Utile Falls—Norris ft Kingsbury. 1 W. Main. Middletown—Thos. Kaln, S8 South st Mount yernon—Starr Bros.. ts2 Franklin ave. New York—New York B. P. Co. Niagara Falls—Mrs. C. Clayton. 21 Thomas. "Olean—The Olean Bill Posting Co. • Oneonta—A. L.Cautkins. - - - . . Rochester—Frank J. Fisk. 67 North st ' Rome—A. W."Joplln. 116 First st Salamanca—C. R. Gibson. --Schenectady—Harry F. Miller, 6U Chapel st Svracuse—Geo. C. C»stner. 221 Montgomervst -* Saratoga Springs—E. L. Williams. " • Tonawanda—Whitmier ft Fllbrlck. Whitehall—S. Lamphron, Box 132. ' Tonkers—W. L. Mildrum ft Co. - - NEVADA. Virginia City—John H. Dunlap, Box 24. NORTH CAROLINA. Elizabeth City—R. E. Black, Box 38. Greensboro—Dr. J. W. Griffith. OHIO. Akron—Bryan ft Co.. 125 S. Main. . Bellefontaine—The Union Adv. Co.. ti6 S. Main Bucyrus—F. R. Myers, 23G N. Spring st Canton—M. C. Barber, Grand Opera House. Cincinnati—W. H. Stelnbrenner. 619 Main st Circleville^—Banehman Bros.. Cotumbne—F. Altman ft Son. 640 E. Main st . Conneaut—A. C. Phillios. Main st . Cleveland—Bryan ft Co., 17-19 High st Daytwn—Bryan & Co., 123 E. Fourth st '. Delphos—Chas. A. Hood. FIndlay—P. B. Oliver. Hamilton—Geo. W.Riely, Box 231. Irpnton—H. C. Crossley. 109 N. 6th st Uma—W. C. Tlrrill ft Co.. 216 W. Market st .Logan—F. A. Koppe. Mansfleld-JE. R. Endley & Co., 232 W. 4th st. Marysville—C. L. Lane. Martins Ferry—A.W.Rader (Wheeling.W Va ) Middletown—Buckles & Barnet. ML Vernon—Haymes Bros.. Public Square. . Portsmouth—R. W. Lodwick. U8 W. 3d st 5!S? e 'r C .?**i *£ R o«Bers, EGO Main st Springfield—H. H. Tyner, 22 N. Race st Toledo^-Bryan ft Co., 513 St Clair st Troy—G. A. Brannan. 9 W. Main st. Wooster—Geo. KetUer, 88 W. Lsrwlll st Zanesvslle—England Bros. 21 N. 5th st OREGON. '■ 2 ,^ ^f m •^ , - Tf- B » •*«=». Main st. Box 136. Portland—John T. Williams. 346 Morrison. Boseburg—Adv. Agency, H. G. Householder. OKLAHOMA TERRITORY. El Reno-rW. I. Goff. Kingfisher—Win. A. Northup. 311 8. Main st PENNSYLVANIA. Allegheny—Twin Cities Dlst. Agcy.Pittsburg. AUentowh—N.'E. Worman. 632 Hamilton >u Beaver Falls—C. Edgar Myers; 1425 7th av. Bradford—M; K. Walker, 130 Mechanic pu Carbondale—J. O'Hearn, 15 Main st. Carlisle—Wtn. M. Meloy Co., Box 49. ' Columbia—Jas: M. Sliultz. 210 Union st. Conuellsville—Clowes Adv. & Dlst. Co. Doylestown—Richard S. Heffner, Box 288. ' Dunmore—tteese ft Long. Easton—F. H. Walser, Bank and Pine sts. Franklin—Alexander Bradley. 4 >.^th st. . Hallstead—James S. Claxton A Co. Harrlsburg—Arthur C. Young. 18 N. Third st Indiana—Harry K. Apple, 709 Philadelphia at' Lancaster—Howard M. Sodera. 137 Church st McDonald; Wash. Co.—Bert McCartney. . Mansfield—W. D. Husted Adv. Co. (7 Main st Natrona—E. L. Russell. New Castle—J. G. toving. City B. P. Co. .- Oil Cltv—H. A. Taylor, Blizzard Block • Philadelphia—American Bill Posting Co. " Pittsburg—Twin cities Dist. Agency. FltUton—R. E. Hankee, 15 8. Main st • - Pottstown—J. -E. Amole. Pottsville—Chas. L. Weiss. 40 B. Bacon at Reading—Reading- Distributing Co. Scranton—Reese » Long. 315 Lindon St. Wllkesbarre—M. H.:Burgunder. Willlamsport—S. M. Bond. Cherry and Rural. RHODE ISLAND. " Pawtucket—J. E. McMahdn. 43 Summer i~, SOUTH CAROLINA. Sumter—Young ft Berry. SOUTH DAKOTA. Madison—Louis H. Willhite. TENNESSEE. Chattanooga—H. S. Holmes, 16 E. 7th at Jellico—Thos. Bell. Box 78. MemphisJVan - Buren ft Co., - successors to Memphis B." P. Co., R. S. Douglas, prop. Nashville—Nashville Dist. & Adv. Co. Union City—Oscar R. Crews. ' - - TEXAS. Beaumont—Welcome Rollins, Box 274. Brownsville^—Valle & Bro Adv. Co. Ealvert—J. P. Caslmlr. Main st "Galveston—J."E. Howard. Box 134. Sherman—J. Long, 117 East Side Square. VIROmiA. Alexandria—C. D. Wright Washington. D. C. Charlottesville—F. J.Paoli. 210 N. 4t» St. 1 Newport News—Henry H. Harpei Portsmouth—S. C. Draper. 905 Washington st Roanoke—W. X.. Robertson, Box 297. Staunton—J. H. Bell. Winchestei^Cornellas Glbbens. Lock Box (4. . . ' WEST VIRGINIA." " Clarksburg—W. L. Dlesoh. Pike and 3d sts. Martinsburg—F. C. B».ker. 246 Queen st _ ' Wheeling—A. W. Rader. 9th. st and Alley C. -WISCONSIN. Appleton—Wm. E. Cadman. Box 67. Fond du Lao—P. B. H«h»r. Green -Bay—Fox River Valley Adv. Co.. Janesvllle— Peter L. Myers. * > La Crosse—Aug. Erickson * Co., 331 Pearl st ■ Menomonie—The Schwehn B. P. & Adv. Co. • Milwaukee—Walter D. Dlxson. 657 29th: *t Oshkosh—J. E. Williams, 24 High st Racine—W. C. Tlede.- 32S Main st Sheboygan—H. J. Kempf. 731 Penn. av. \ Waterloo^-Jno. Leaver, 24 Monroe st. * West Superior—J. W. Palmer, 2002 Ohio ave.-j WYOMING. \ Laramie—H. E. Root, Opera House. ; WASHINGTON. \ Colfax—Geo. H. Lenncx. \ ' North Yakima—Bryson ft Hauser, Box (11. "... LIST OF DISTRIBUTORS United States & Canada 'TKis ; List appears monthly and is Open to All. . Any distributors name inserted for $1.00 a year. ALABAMA. Clayton—B. F. Valentine. ARKANSAS. Ft. Smith—J. F. Clark. Hot 8prlngs—A. W. Thomas, 224% Central av CALIFORNIA.. ' Los Angeles—Los Angeles Bill Posting Co. 1MB Angeles—Wilshlre Posting Co. Oakland—W. F. Bliss Dist Agency, 459 9th st. .San Luis Obispo—Harry Gear. COLORADO. Denver.-^Colorado Bill Posting Co., 1013 17tb Leadvllle—John Colman. 204 W. 7th st Salida—Phin. B. Davis. Box 266. CONNECTICUT. New Hartford—Arthur Cadoret Meridrn—H. L. Redman, 120 Crown st. Waterbury— J. A. Nref. Box 1058. DELAWARE. Wilmington—Wilmlngt'n DIs. Co., 824 Orange. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Washington—M. H. Gaff, 646 Pickford Place. N. E. " GEORGIA. Atlanta—Joseph L. Alford, 271 Cooper st. - ILLINOIS Lincoln—Houser Adv. Co., 610 Broadway Metropolis—William E. Ware. Normal—Dillon,ft Fogle. 195 Towns. ..Pekln—Standard Bill Posting Co •§&. Charles— B. LaDue. Lock Box 214. . Waukegan—Q. Runey ft 8on. . , INI IANA. . Bloomington—L. K. Krerger, 100 College ave Corydon—Wm. Roose, Jr. Crawfordsviile—H. M. Mclntirc, 704 Fremont st Elwood—O. H. Toney ft Bon. Hammond—Frank E. Gero. LaFayette-^Opera House B. P. Co. New Albany—R. K. Brown. . Portland—Geo. D. Sebrlng. Union City—L. D. Bell. IOWA. Elkader—B. F. Falkenheimer. KANSAS. :'.-■. Abilene—J. M. Looker. Box 984. :* " Harper—J. H. Thompson. Box 186. - Lawrence—John T. Sprague, 623 Mass. st. KENTUCKY. Bellevue—Ottlng ft Son. (Add. Newport. Ky.» Dayton-Ottlng ft Son. (Add. Newport. Ky.) LOUISIANA Donaldionville—Landry & Israel. Box 231. New Orleans—W. J. Brodle, U7 Decatur st MAINE. Ellsworth—Ellsworth Bill Posting Co. MA*YLAND. Baltimore—John J.. Sterner, 1741 E. Lombard Easton—John R. Thompson. MASSACHUSETTS. Boston—R. D. Leonard, 228 Tremont at. Brockton—John V. Carter, 288 Belmont 6t Lowell—Chas. L. Lowe. 201 Middlesex st. Uxbridee—Wm. W. Kamnv. Box 16* Worcester-E. H. Smelling, U5 Austin street MICHIGAN. Detroit—Bondy Dist. Agency. 132 Shelby st. Hancock—Jas. W. Troyer. Box 197. Otsego—Frank M. Denel. . Owosso—B. F. Darling. District Agency. MISSISSIPPI. Yazoo City—H. C. Hinlck MISSOURI. Chillicothe—C. W. Coon, Box 412. .CoiHicothe—Z. B. Myers, 423 E. Jackson st New Madrid—R. J. Waters. r NEBRASKA. Fremont—Jos. F. Stein, 317 Main at Lincoln-^-A. Proctor. 1526 N. street NEW HAMPSHIRE. Dover—Lewis A. Hanson. NEW YORK. Hudson—Robert M. Terrv. *nS w«rr»n at Gainesville—H. Hulen. B. P. VI. Dist. Co. Oneida—Allen G. Stone. Oswego—Jos. A. Wallace. Rochester—J. E Stroyer. 273 B. Main st Saratoga Springs—Conlan Bill Posting Oo. Utica—C. Herman" Schrader, 63 Neilson st NORTH DAKOTA. Wkhpeton—B. M. Buckmlnster. OhIO. Bowling Green—A. H. Yonker. 18 W. Wooster Bryan—Paul B. Elder. . Columbus—Central Ohio Distributing Agency Coshocton—Frank P. Hagana. London—W-F. Kell»-v. ■•t. Isab-1—A. W. Simon. Toledo—T. S. Crilley. 358 Missouri st. Urbana—C. O. Taylor, 126 E. Court ■■. OKLAHOMA TERRITORY. Gutbrle—Okla. Adv. & Dist. Agency, Box 260. Guthrie—G. W. Foster. L. B. 266. Guthrie—G. W. Foster. (Lock Box 266. Ripley—Eastern Oklahoma Adv. Co. PENNSYLVANIA. Carlisle—Geo. Cramer, 133 W. Pomfret st _ Emlenton—W. L. Pierce. 110 Main st GrecnvlIle-pJas. L. Laird. 42 Mercer st Johnstown—Geo. E. Updegrave ft Co. Mlnersvllle—Robert 8. Kear. .Natrona—G. W. Blake. (Member I. A. D.) Punxsutawney—G. W. Moore ft Co.. Box 1(4 Reading—"Wm. D. Cooke. Tituscllle—I. H. Thomas. ISO N. Brown st WIlliamBport—Geo. H. Bubb. WILLIAMSPORT, PA.-GEO H. BUBB. CITY BILLPOSTER AND GENT. OUT-POOR ADV. AGENT FOR ALL LYCOMING CO. RHODE ISLAND. Providence—New England Bulletin Sign Co. SOUTH CAROLINA. Beaufort—N. Brady. Columbia—R. S. Marks ft Co.. 1425 Gates at Sumter-R. M. Jones. TENNESSFE. Columbia—Jas. Y. Helm. Pulaski—A. M. Notgrass. TEXAS. Ogdensburg—E. M. Braey. Houston—Thos. F. O'Leary, 801 Capitol av. VERMONT. Bennington—Henry Dletel, 226M Depot st Aurllngton-P. H. Ward, 161 Maple st W»lfs Rivor—o. C. Croxford. Barre—Central Vermont B. P. Oo. Burllngton—Ccntral Vermont B. P. Co Essex—Central Vermont B. P. Co. Montpclier—Central Vermont B. P. Co. St. -AlbanE—Central Vermont B. P. Co Waterbury—Central Vermont B. P. Co. WEST VIRGINIA. Fairmont—Fisher B. P. & Adv. Co. WISCONSIN. Lake Geneva—W. H. Parmalce. Watertown—F. C. Volckmann, Box 184. CANADA. A. F. Morris, manager, 10 Lefeuvre Block. Vancouver. B. C. Montreal—C. J. T. Thomas, Box U29. Vol. XIII, No. 4. CINCINNATI, SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1900. PRICE to CENTS. PER YEAR, *4 o<;; If: M r m matcbinfl of Sheets. Location Is not the only matter to be con- sidered -in obtaining a first-class bill board display. Tho-appearance"of a stand is recog- nised bj ihe shrewdest .advertisers as of ma- terial ssjisequence in attracting attention-and lupftiiJcSng deslrei-results.- In order to be as- surcd of the best effecU from what we may be -/permitted-' to- term "the ; potentiality • of the reErrr." many »!tie- questions of technique sad «te»ali are to be taken into consideration. From the very ';laying-out" and arrangement of the papc-i- in ehe bill-room to the actual daubing nt trt- s.h'ets upon the boards, a cer- tain dvgreo of skill, -adaptability and taste, iRtis-rftnt rather than 1 acquired by practice, should ix called into play. These -matters we refs-r to are not mere trlOes, although sorar Kil posters may regard them as such. One cf the msst essential of these apparently mttsST pc ! o>a ic the craft Is the matching of ih<*. 'th^Hta «s>on the boards- Ma<.fb5i>K nas always been regarded as one of the T>Ice:lc* oS the business, and no. jour- neytnaa biH ;»stsr is rated a» a first-class a;wi wiii» is not an accomplished and dex- trous mi-it-is- of this art.' Patch-work or crazy-quilting should' no longer be tolerated, although «T^n to-day It too" frequently, ob- tru-4rsi liaett; more particularly in the smaller towns. What tould appear more bungling and - 'jfejectienai&le to th<i sight .than to behold a XFftaja. ot a stand posted an inch or more "oS'joSat"" - .»lip t» *ii!>in recent times all paper, except circus work, was sent out to bill posters Just sts" It came off the press, usually single-sheet ..'"eise, si!<1 then It "was "pasted together In sec- tions by experienced men In the bill-room b«jof» V<-Sr.g sent ouv cij sts route. As it thus S>sK«!<! thrcngu cotupetent hands, no difficulty in matching anS handling the work was ever encountered. Nowadays,- however, a practice has come iclc- vcgijs ani'. is rapidly being established as a <«Etr.!», wh^wbjf foe printing-house that tu>v.s &w,t the wcrit rnisays to "section" the sheets', and e* wme and Incompe- tent employe In most cases -Is undoubtedly detailed to do this work, the result of his 'handicraft Is often perplexing and sonietlmes bewildering.. What a> volley of oaths does the ;bill: poster fling forth, when he;:;receives a large consignment of'.paper which" has thus been "sectioned" by a novice, and lopBldedly lapped together or pasted wrong lap. up. .■ No ".'one but a. well-tutored bill poster—one well :*-<5riby of goo* pay—can properly Joint, trim, match and section the sheets together so that ithey'leave the printing establishment-in 'proper shape to be posted on the hoardings. ■ From time to time a number of complaints .have reached the editor of "The Billboard" ■ jin regard to the shoddy sectioning of stand work, for which certain lithographing and printing coneerns'are the sole sponsors. The latest offender in this respect, and one that can' be cited) as a' splendid example of this alble practice,.which has caused bill jK»L«'.r& so .Tsi'.tti> bother and trouble, inasmuch »H Ui« yor's ir. »i««M!aji practically covers ih-is OEtsrs ^cn-stty, l» the lithographing Brm 'of Forbes ft Co., of Boston, and the case at .issue Is the Quaker Oats' 1 latest',sixteen-sheet stand. >- This work- Is being delivered to bill r^^'crs through' the agency of the O. J. Qude my, of New York, who have no doubt bsso ites recipients,-and unjustly so, of num- berless complaining ig the matter. But, fortunately, lint- fault >a In no wise the concern of the:New' Tloiy- Ucltor, 'but of the Boston llthogr We; have no means of finding out; why Fcrbcs & Co." permitted; this work to leave their establishment : in such a condition, nor do we know whom they engaged to "do the "sectioning,•" but it is, without" doObt,_the In, fact. It has: been f found necessary In order to get the bill up oh the boards' in any kind of^a.decently 'matched^condition,;to tear-it'. apart and re-set re-match and": trim over. That Its: usefulness" for a long-time showing has thus been -impaired, if .not actually; der stroyed, can be rccrfily seen. And all be- cause of l a little hasty and untidy work in sending;the stock.out. " If printing houses intend;to continue Bend- ing out their work in pasted; sections, let them"employ the servjees of a first-class bill' poster, charged with-the responsibility of su- perintending the "sectioning." Fortunately, most of them have already; done, so. jNowj let the others take a timely tip and save the CHARLES A. HOOD, President of the Ohio State Bill Posters' Association, and Proprietor of the Plants at Lirha and Delphos. get the best results from his outdoor show-] ing t by this kind of a display, for It impairs" immeasurably the attractiveness of the bdard^ | if one" or two-sheet, "snije" work is posted! t beneath, by imparting a cramped, checkered; ; and diminutizing;effect..:And if no "sniping'f.| r. is daubed beneatbi the three-sheet, it .looks-i I: even -worse, in. a- way that makes'-the bill;; i appear lost, lonesome and unequal to tail I; surroundings. But ;if three-sheets must maktj I their appearance on stand locations, then letj -. them be blanked in; but here another objec-i *• tion is met with^ for the advertiser or mldSi |; dleman usually expects the- .bill : i. poster- tCM ^ stand the expense of this blanking, whichV l costly,' aid/accorffinglyxunjiist'-vLet-aBvertlsli I. era pay for the blanking, if they want *thl3 I kind of display, or, what would be bettei" , still, let them order fdur-sheet-high papeii from the printing house when arranging tp& I their contracts, in the first place, and-thi ( ' -increased percentage of gain on the unques- J tionably arie listed" and protected'stand-shoW,^ ,- ing they "will receive jwill far more than ofM , set the additional expenditure. in- printing! • Some of our very largest advertisers .barn * familiarized themselyes with this fact in th>| i school of experience. -. 4 ■ ■i i shoddiest and most listless piece of puttering; and dough-dabbling that has ever come under our observation. Irtfthe first place, many of the sheets, In being pasted together, are -trimmed up Instead of down, arid every bill poster knows what that means—a lot of un- 'necessary, but very careful daubing; wheti the _ bill is being pasted on the hoarding. Then again, nearly all of the-TS r.r>- obliquely cut ot'jolnt an Inch or morei'whicb means an! ad-. dltlonat Incursion .on tho,bill; poster's time BR3 FOrfc, tJl y&iC«J b? receives not & pesuy. Stutesman's Ideas. bill, pesters of the ■ .country an '*' immense; - amount .of bothersome, a'ddl toi^..-a.i\*? superfluous blasphemy. Another matter in relation tu the appear- ance ef^bSHs : on; : theuioa^nga/ts ''.whfcl&we..--- . desire to direct attention by way of criticism, is the custom wh<c?t s,**.H prevails In Eot»->c metropolitan centers as. wpss v.i suburban <S's- . trlcts, of losrice three-sheets ou. locations .that were designed afid erected for «tai3- "ficrV T four cr live sheets in bcigit. Tfser-i ia eu disputing ti^e fact th'su c-.t advertiser c»o .12 ; ■ ' ! H Charles W. Stutcsma the well-known, bll* f poster of Peru", Ind., was an interesting coat • tributor to a recent-issue of the "Adyen •" tisins World." .of Columbus, O. SelectW I •"Poster Publicity" for hi-s subject, he wroti : as follows: . •, -...-.... 11 "OutiSsi-r display-'grcets itic fc/e'en ever| t hand, at" every corner, 2vrry crossing. ]?; the d:splay- is a gobi' one, i' ivMn lis stors L at a_ glance, ard th-s ceaseless, tireless, per] r siEtent repetition accaropiiiFha; theTtnsrpoas.a]^ "the advertisement. Cheapaess,- too, -Is. a|j important consideration, fcitheseidsys of closi. f figuring. That method of, iisiveriisjsss ii,!!^^ cheapest which will put tUo aii.si nsoncy n -v | your pocket at the liast cast TTst-3-e i^ ,«rl| : 1 one thing to do, and Uiat U So a<ivsnise thalj* way. There are many ways ::i sSfc-tlslna , but no doubt of It—bill' posting influence} j business. Every bill Is'a stereoptlcon, bi»x:«|^ a perpitual picture In bright c^lort s«d gfe«|, letters on the eye and brain of every passe?! „ by, old or young, grave.or gaj.. willing o|> unwilling, by night or by daj,. ceaselessly M .everywhere. ; ,;The v :WhoUaJ;tH3pula&Otta;te s )lti j audience, its clrct>!>.tfiia is alwa>« on .tbl.- move; the-active.'-busy, throbWng co.M : ma.B|4| sees it. It costs them nothing; The aoaat' f.de ea t;.i> streets H Vk eirc*j!a;ion, *c* ebbs and,flews and nevtr slcep-a, for potis bills are never folded and" neve*- pockeUijI They are always talking.-and talking loui!-1 for twenty-four bours a; day; and .n'eyeir taUl^ I ing to empty benches.\'They are up before TJL | in the mcrning, fcr theyiha^e 6eeiL_oitt|i, night, but "they are, nevertheless, aljraipl ready for a hard day's work, bright-faced afj smiling. And; even; In their ] ragged, tatterif .. fragments,-^flntterinsj': in every .Tagr®!it.hree>! like the grim^J^rmeistssot;the diaiosafl $*fLi ger, -.n-jj ara «lc<iuent of much activity ^fl : maEy; : gctici«ax'idsliasns -earned.;'afe ; ad-?sj^lsja| •Jn main, tfaa only tafrije. S« to reach ac s** ence-^-the pssolic. AU t3S?.t&ads Bithatil ■"' point In common, butiaame are^aaS saustji ; -better than the rest. ■ Some methods dlschar| .mesy blaak chess, and norie still and morel i., *t no target at all. B'.lis are dead shot tht'j ai?v5r taih?. The public must stop, looi iit*j?is toUie story of tbi. b!U beard, and ah objectionable bill Is ps*te*, how very soj do tis guardians oi the pestn discover 1 Th?re se^sqss® thtssss Caret yoj »«.•=<! not se - bat st !& p&S- the scsti", There ere sob tNii!?* that yea cas dodge, avoid, escape*^ 'turn away mm. hct not the poster. : It to M^ ",i»o.da»--i» *j (ieatu «n<?. laj.J-;. iri; llkeatj &tfrvs,s>te-t 1 it. i* all-pervading, unlyersa^^ ua'i 1 . :3*i .-ii ssmstmsmm mm? xiMj\iAw\ i fwum > :