The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-06-20
Printer. iu Luck.

Daniel Munger contributes 10 the Detroit
Tribune an interesting article. entitled A
Printers Historical Sketch of Old Times the
greater portion of which we give below
In 1924 ThurlOw Weed, Il practical printer,
was foreman and principal writer for the Roch-
ester Telegraph, in the employ of Eyerard Peek,
in Rochester. y. Y, when he was elected Il MEM
Der of the State Legislature. subsequently he
associated himself with Mr.. Martin, from Albany,
and purchased the Telegraph establishment. In
1927. | printed for Weed * Martin, the first
number Of the Rochester Daily Telegraph, it be
ing the second daily paper printed west Of Alba
nv, in the State Of New York. ] was Il young
ster, but had the pride to strike off the first few
sheets of the newspaper by standing upon = type
box TO reach the lever Of the press
In 1928, ut Pittsburg. Pa, | Set type at the
same stand with John Bigler and his brother,
William Bigler, the former at one time Governor
Of California, while his brother, the latter, was
Governor of Pennsylvania. The Hon. John
Bigler Is now Minister to Chill, and lillian
Bigler represents his State in the United States
Senate.
In 1886, | established the Constantine Repub-
lican, at Constantine, in this State. About the
same time, the Hon. Schuyler Colfax established
the Register at South Bend, Indiana, only thirty
FIVE miles distant. He controls the same paper
still, and has represented his district in Congress
for many years was chairman of the important
committee on pOstofice and post roads during the
last Congress, and was strenuously urged for the
/ position Ut OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES unutT IHe present
administration.
The ~Vice-President, the Hon. Hannibal Ham
I'm, Is q practical printer, and, associated with
the Hon. Horatio King, President Buchanan's
last Postmaster General, published u county paper
in some village in Maine.
The Hon. Simon Cameron, the presentSecretary
of War, and for some years representing Pennsyl-
vania in the United States Senate, is a practical
printer, and has earned his daily bread by setting
type by the thousand ems.
Hon. Montgomery Blair, the Postmaster Gene
raj, is a practical printer, and was raised in the
Globe office. which was the organ of General
Jackson's administration, and was published by
his father and Mr.. Rives, under the firm of Blair
& Rives.
Gideon Welles, the Secretary of the Navy, is a
practical printer, and has followed the printing
business in Connecticut for almost Il lifetime. lie
was inventor of the "W elles press" | have
devoted a great many days of hard labor on one
of them.
Charles l.. Wilson, of the Chicago Journal, is
a practical printer, and has been appointed secre-
tary of legation to England.
Hon. Rufus King, of Milwaukee, Is q practical
printer, and has been appointed consul at Rome.
John l.. Scripps, of the Chicago Tribune, is 4
practical printer, and is appointed Postmaster at
Chicago.
George Dawson, a practical printer, formerly
of the Advertiser, of this city, but now partner
of Thurlow Weed in the Albany Evening Jour
nal. has been appointed Postmaster at Albany.
Mr.. McElrath, a practical printer, OF the Cen
fury, of New York, has been appointed appraiser
of New York city, under the present national
administration.
Hon. y. NJ. Clapp, a practical printer, and
editor Of the Morning Express. of Buffalo, has
been appointed Postmaster Of that city.
Rufus HOsncr, now one Of the state printers,
and editor Of the Lansing Republican, has been
appointed L.. :. Consul to Frankfort Main.
John D.. Dcfrecs, q practical printer, for years
I pftblIShpr Of a r1upr ar Goshen Ind and latter
" editor of a leading paper NJ Indianapolis, has
been appointed superintendent OF printing, to re-
side at W ashingtOn-a new office.
Seth Lewis, Il practical printer, and editor of
the Statesman. ut Marshal, in this State, has
been appointed Postmaster of that place.
There have been various other appointments Of
printers to different offices under the new admin
i~stration, and it would seem as though there WAS
a disposition to give printers justice for once. |
do not know Of but one printer appointed TO
Office during the late administration, and that was
myself. was appointed L. ;. consular agent to
Windsor, Canada.