New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-24
The QUESTIONABLE PaiSrrv1 OgFlSE."

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NJ. q FIFTH tgsyCs
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GzSTLENzN For niay years past my attention has oeen
directed the shocking condition o., il- printing e''aDih
msu. Of Mes. Cray Green conner CT Frankfort a1d "a
co5tts These s-atenea have earnestly eu'Feltei ne
% permit the iron s,es be hung h-sei go th-
they cJt be opened and allow living aoun ot at 20 en-
ter but ,sey have been rade5 denied the rssse can.
not remain zen minutes without great ogptes-r n aly room
10 tie esabshneut ana every employed kno"s b, h'
yd hue the deadly effect. Pe'Es give % early attention
and you vii ;he thanks Of the sn and eveFJ uem5eT Of
the establishment, design misi the subject OF Le's oa
ces yrouiaen. il ny next issue Of IT, >e1lpA
EDvAsr II. DIXON ". D.
Not being willing tz: 50 remarkable charge should 50 TO
the psbc uucOutrad,isa BY published in The lsEnd
Of tie l,h and -.L last .h- following advertisement:
vzSrIiArroS.
t. The EDITOR o. rHz NEv YORK arsiLD
D. uo infer Gom an article 10 your paPc- this morning
signed Edward H. Dixon s. D.. that cfce cornss Of
Jacob and F-ankrtsts Is glck Hole dangerous for either
patron. or employees Ri. P'ni the Doctor ,hgs states
These .cntsuen John A. Gay Greenl haze earnestly
snreaed tie permi; the iron a'hes 20 be hung Oh
hinges that they could thus be opened and allow Ewing
amour. Of air - enter bat they lave been uiey iened The
privilege I, FIAT SOL Our premises are entirely fire
proof and Ike other ,lch premises lighted by w.ac'vs Wi
iron slhes In each iniow apart generally a. The p ana a.
the bottom also averaging the size Of ru,ua county wooden
sreey swings open ior the admission Of air and always
has since the buildings erected ten years ago The
mean. OF yeut alton he Doctor represents as enen
or our employees have always had and 'her lived hue
shsever that may beis not chlI.ea5e 70 windows that c
not Be opened
We employ between 80 sad 800 persons Ia our premises
printing FIFTY SIX periodicals and propor'onae amount Of
book and Job work In the Winter months employees here
or eewhere often neg the Of ventilation t band
SD sacrifice purity OF air or the sake Of warmth that sl
keep their muscles timber TIL, is with as +" gen
orally where arse numbers II workmeu employed They
20 the probably with re isoa swinging lhes here that
they DO with their wooden rising at h-ne I'm either
case they will often tightly close the " ventilation
But Tor all that employees viii compare not unayoraby
With any equal number to be found anywhere, in health
ylsor ami effectiveness.
What Dr. Dixon suggests done at the start We haA
he ad put in operation further plan that shall give
an our premises pure and a whether aen wish IL or
not. That the Doctor does not help rs to.
Tie Doctor says he cannot re'ain ten minutes without
sreat oppression in any in tie establishment Wei
Tho scape has been printed here with the exception Of
r,peaever since came into The premises he denouuce'
He ret1rus again aud again and yst aslinoreu almost
iayt5 tie OF his oppression" and takes IN ten
minute iosc. doubled and tfebed aud even quadTupled'
gasp Does he want to provoke comparison between
the good health and uddy hue Of the connection by which
he makes living and that BY which make oursl We
trow not.
Our friends must not be frightened fr visiting rs in the
swamp Certainly It is not the Firth nor do We charge
luqv nrineS (lu- wa
grow up and grow gently aud gracefully to green
Old ago with M. Dr. Dixon himself could be hired
driven to 20 anywhere else and have specimens Of both
classes still hale and hearty tho Doctor himself who have
been our fast friends aud daily helper. for well nigh 30 years
who equally nyncible.
JoHS \. GRAY GREEN.
Printers Stereotypers and Binders,
Fire proof Premises Nos. &c and ID Jacob.st.,
Corner Of Franklors.
New. York March TO- 1906
Here we had hoped the matter might end Many of our
friends We soon learned, had both tho attack and the
defense, intelligent person who had read both
content to leave the whole matter. But we meet
with many who have heard OF the deuuucion
Of Building the Board Of Health and the Public who
wha. had sag in reply tina. are con
strained repubsh the articles snd add thereto the
whose business became investigate the charge upon our
premises by Dr. Dixon Here is taken from THs TRIBUNE
Of tile l7tA inst:
THr OBJgCrroSABLE PRryrrSe OFFICE
We give bsiow tho report Of Dr. Newman, Sanitary In
.pector Of the Frs, District, upon complaint against the
printing establishment, Of Mesu. Gray Green, which was
noticed in these columns. The Inspector says:
The building is entirely hre.proof SIX s,oe, high Each
iron sshe divided three side. Of the On the fourth
side lstchway, which runs ongtldinay through the
whole building and, when a.ts ventlaor Each
window paues Of glass each 10 by = inches, On the
top six II these panes swing open and similar way nine
paues open the bottom Of the wndov therefore, 23 pans
each open Tor ventilation which makes $50 square
feet This ventilation is only good but scientific
The yated caI5onized ar must necessarily escpe through
the uppet opening fresh cool air enters thro the lower
passage The propreios that they employ pesen.
2J6 person.. male and female. Ont v this number 80
been constant employ TO- the pas. eight years not
single death navu. occurred FROM disease The Inspector
hnls nothing IN the premise. detrr Entail to health
\ ,srslu measurement shows That DR.. NzwsASs state
nent conclusive as il eem. ye. ag weaker than tho actual
fct. Two Of the nine spacious aoor. which Occupy
Jacob Frsnsfor. and Cf, have tseny tou, windows Of
the size described BY DR.. ~ There ia IT, premises
cable Zee, Of space dls1 among about 30 people
Ills gives to each 900 cubic T. II with
sash space and Of retaliation empoy-.sB, our
premise, involve. oppression yd hue and deadly
eject in NewYork shall sispng rSr.al md free
breath Ia a hotel - he concert, opera heaier. Or at
ehlrs 10 al the question is to an,Ser 10 Oar business
prosecuted in disre ara q the requirements Of space
vent.on; and W. ceg our friends fof
and sec whether IL che gey where have been as