New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-04-16
TIE ENTIRE SPEECH OF
CYRUS w. FIELD,
DELIVERED AT THE BANQUET GIVEN BY TIKI
NETWORK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO
CELEBRATE THE LAYING OF THE
ATLANTIC CABLE.

DELIVERED AT THE BANQUET GIVEN BY TIE
NETWORK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO
CELEBRATE THE LAYING OF THE
ATLANTIC CABLE.
This remarkable specimen of pen-work is sur
rounded by an ornamental border, decorated
with q medallion portrait OF Mr. Field ana
picture of the Great Eastern, and upon the
margin is given, in six parallel columns OF type,
the speech which Professor Davidson mas
crowded into ten lines. The speech was set IN
the large-faced miniOn type, such as is used
on The TRIBUNE, and reduced to Its present
small size to fit the space allotted to 1t IN the
border, by means of the Photo LlthogIaphlc
process.
he took it to Mr.. Field for his inspection, and
in return received the following note:
NEw.YoRK, Dec. u, 1866.
SIR: Please accept my thanks for your kindness in
showing TO your report Of my speech maze at ITO
am surprised at the skill which has been displayed in
its execution and remain yours respectfully NJ p,v,n
Mr. David Davidson, No. 1T East Broadway.
Prof. Davidson has completed within the past
thirty years several like wonderful pieces OF
penmanship, and has IN his possession letters
from some of the most eminent citizens OF the
United States testifying their astOnlshment
and admiration at the genins and skill us
PLAYED in his work. Up to this time, however
there has been no means at hand to duplicate,
in fac smile, by printing, ms penmansiilp, ana
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he found in some of the Public Libraries and
Historical Societies of the world.
The AMERICAN PHOT0-L1THOGRAPHIC COM-
PANY do not claim for this specimen OF their
work any other merit than Its perfect tac
smile They have executed, and are daily
printing much finer specimens of Art. They
decided to publish this PRINT because IL com
memOrated n great and important event, is
wonderful piece OF penmanshlp, and is grite-
fnl tribute to Cyrus w. Field, whose persever,
ing industry and talent are fully HIIsiIatee
by the thought and labor required OF Prof.
Davidson, in order to put INTO certain num-
Der of words and lines the story OF the laying
of the Atlantic Gable, as told by Mr. fIeld at
the banquet To get an idea OF Prot Davld-
sons skill and genius az displayed III this work,
the reader must imagine his task to be to take
speech printed III type OF the SIZE that MI
Fields letter is printed in above, and occupying
two and one quarter columns OF HE TRIBUNE,
and in ten lines OF script reading, thus 4: al
dress of Mr.. Cyrus w. Field on the occasion OF
the Banauet rendered him by the Chamber OF
Commerce of the City of New York at the
Metropolitan Hotel in honor of his connection
with the great enterprise OF the laying OF the
Atlantic Cable Oh the fifteenth OF November,
1866" consume every word. This Is what fro1.
Davidson has done. ..,oo,o1
as il is. New Birth of Printing" who Will not
know what Photo LithogTaphmg Is, ana why
il is called q new birth OF printing, ana there
fore il will be well 10 say tnat III is caleu
Photo Iithographic, because the first process
is that of photography, and the last photography
The camera engraves and sets the type as IL
were. and then 10y the process discovered by
Mr. John W. Osborne, the subject whether Il
book, or map, or engraving, is transferred 10 q
stone from which impressions are taken III the
ordinary photographic way. Therefore lt Is Il
new birth of printing, and must result IN
radical change in the Art OF Printing us APP
piled to reproduction.
The AMERICAN PH0TO- LITHoGRIiIC Coh.
PANY will introduce to the public their print OF
this remarkable piece of penmansilp III nonor
of Cyrus w. Field, on Wednesday, April ~
the 18th anniversary of the day on which the
great and good man, and journeyman printer,
Benjamin Franklin, died. o,,o,,
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