New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-10
George Bruce In Accom-, with J. Watson
webb.

NV 10 the statement Of Col James Watson Webb and
Col Daniel f. Tylee charged them with having agreed
together 10 divide between themselves the sum OF money
which was due to me and my partner from Col Webb
when ne took the benefit Of the Bankrupt Act and |
aid there was no, a word of truth in the statement
which they had published for the justncsnon OF ther
purpose although they pretended to be giving the se'
contained In written contract which was sctusiy 10
their possession.
Inov say be particular, that they have given
wrong name to the party with whom they contracted
for sprintng press, wrong year for the date OF the
contract; they wrong in saying they were to pay
$500 for the press wrong in saying II was to print not
less than 1000 impressions per hour wrong In saying
that was endorse Booths note for the amount OF the
contract wrong In saying that was to be secured by
mortgage from the Booths for my endorsement wrong
in saying that they called for an endorsement
which refused to give, and wrong In conveying the
idea that the press not completed according to con-
! tract
In the Spring Of the year 1879 when no better or
quicker printing press than the Smith press was made
here by the regular manufacturers Messrs Jonas Booth
& Sons carried the printing business at No lf' Fu'
tonst (where such Of them as survive sui carry II on
with guished suceess and had in use newly III
vented medium printing press, with which tney "eie
printing book.work II might be called douoie nSho
press being worked by two men, with TWO Vnipsn''
two rounces and bars, each man working as " NC
/ were at a common hand press. and thus obtaining
double quantity Of impressions from one iotm ue'
.crba |, from nv own recollection This Is what Webb
{ Tylee call the model which they were pleased
with and readily "agreed that hey should ouio Que
for the Courier & Enquirer
hi. probsble that the press agreed tor not to be
ka the model but 1t certainly was to be what printers
call pla,en press Messrs Booth according to my re-
collection required about half OF the contract price to
/ be paid them In advance which Messrs Webb Tyee
agreed do, in two payments taking Messrs Booths
notes for the same, with my endorsement payable at
three or four months their respective dates the in
tepon being that the notes should become payable
till after the time when 1t expected the press would
be delivered had no mortgage other security for
nv endorsement but relied wholly on the good faith OF
Messrs Booth and endorsed to promote confidence be-
tween the parties The amount of the two notes was
/ probsbly $780, and did not exceed $780, was never
called on respecting them by any one after they were
made.
have asked those members of the hrm OF Jonas
Booth Sons who still i've what they were to re-
ceye for the press how and when they received IT, and
how they fulfilled the contract their part They have
in answer stated that the whole amount was $780, that
of that s70O was obtained their notes with my en-
dorsement and that on receiving the last $500 they are
V,bb & Tvlss mortgage on their printing Office for al the
rone Advanced that owing to changes made at the re-
quest of Webb Tyee, and unforeseen difficulties In
making SO large press II took longer time and cost
$1,000 more than they had calculated that i, was at
length delivered and did all that the contract required
which was one thousand impressions per hour that Its
performance wss published in the Courier a Enquirer
and that their mortgage thereupon cancelled and
given 10 to them their notes which they had forgotten
.,ere long afterlcdrd handed 10 them BY Mr. 7yse
The following extracts from the Courier & Enquirer
having the names of James Watson Webb and Daniel
T. Tylee. proprietors' at the head, sustain messrs'
Booths statement
From he Courier s Enquirer Of July 20, 1929
Adyertisemeuts omitted this day viii appear 10 NOR
row We are pleased have In our power to announce
that have press building which VIII enable US prnl
raper much larger than the we now issue our en-
srged paper viii appear about I'VE weeks containing
column more on each page and soang oer inens'
ona space equal 10 about columns Of our present pa
per- and enable us 10 accommodate all our advertising
7 friends without the aid Of a supplement-.
I f'r0n Courier q Enquirer Of oct. 6, 1923
pSrNEw PRINTING PREss.-The Press on which this pa
per printed entire invention, and manufacnr
ed in this City by being entirely new. and
working the largest daily form ever published we navy
meet with difficulties which will prevent paper having
I
however containing the impression OF our outside forms
have been worked at the rae Of 800 per hour We have
discovered many impeectons, which VIII be remedied
IN few days, when we VIII tufhsh particular ae'eilP
ton Of the machine.
From the Morning Courier & Enquirer Of Oct IL, 1923
~ To our READERs-Hsyng sscertsnet that more
time VIII be eGaFea % compete Ess s pE
lgement Of our sheet upon our Napier press Our read
aaily paper In the world we will in due give them
sheet large that which we Issued on Tuesday aaL
FrOr the Courier 4 Enquirer Of Februury H. 1880.
IL NEW PREss-It will be recollected that In Octo
Der last we mentioned that had in our Office new
press Of American invention which promised supecede
In workmanship al least all proceeding presses now In
USE We present our paper today printed that press
the Invention of Mr. JONAS BoorH Of this City Our whole
impression both sides, has been worked al the rate
twelve hundred and fly per hour. Several otns wer'
printed the rate Of 1890 an hour which may be consd
cred the proper speed Of the machine.
We will lake early opportunity 10 speak OF lhs ma
} chine
The partnership of Webb & Tylee commenced some
months before the date of the first Of these extracts
the conr act with the Booths was doubt made som'
time before II announced and the press had so ia
progressed that the time for Its delivery began TO be cal
custed think the last OF the notes matured In Asgus
1899.
sold the Booths that year. according to my BOOK
now before me- sixty dollars worth Of types, which wa
sold and delivered to Webb Tylee that year In tn
month Of June 81 900 worth, and continued to add to tn
account till the end of the year when amounted to W
ward of 81 900 for 1898 90 Of which, appropriated
their job office, they gave their note at six month
from the 18th OF December and for the remainder ate
turning in old type, they gave me their note at 81
months from the LIST Of February, 1890 for $3.50 49,
They or Col Webb alone continued to buy from an
my concern and from other foundry at the ayersg
Of than $1,000 year for eleven years until tn
9 establishment OF the Courier & Enquirer passe
privately into the hands of Webs nephew Mr. Morel
/ when our business intercourse ceased.
While Col Webb and Col Tylee were still in psrne
ship, viz in January 1881, they bought from me tn
lease OF No. IS Wsst. which had CT years unexpIre
paying NE for II sl495 Al in note at nine months an
for reasons OF their own they declined taking assi
of the lease preferrng TO appear 10 be my tenant
and accordingly they continued to pay their rent to m
n $3.50 year till the lease expired In May, 1897.
"a hope In the preceding statement have vndicate
:, the character Of Messrs Booths as well as my own
Their press seems TO have worked with wonderful r
pdity No pstn press made since 1929, though drive
~ bv steam.uowe has worked form 20 inches by &c