New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-04-15
HE ENTIRE SPEECH OF
CYRUS w. FIELD,
DELIVERED AT THE BANQUET GIVEN
BY THE NETWORK CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE TO CELEBRATE
THE LAYING OF THE
ATLANTIC
CABLE,

CABLE.
This remarkable specimen of pen-work is sur
rounded by an ornamental border decorated
with a medallion portrait of Mr.. Field and
picture of the Great Eastern, and upon the
margin is given, in six parallel columns OF type,
the speech which Professor Davidson has
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 it IN the
border, by means of the -Lthogaphic
process.
When Prof. Davidson had finished his work
he took it to Mr.. Field for his inspection, and
in return received the following notes
NEw.YoRK, Dec. II, 1866.
SIR: Please accept my thanks for your Kindness IN
showing to your report of my speech made at the
Banquet on the 18th Of November.
am surprised az the skill which has been displayed in
its execution, and remain, yours respectfully,
CYRUS W. FIELD.
Mr. David Davidson, No. III 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 establishment
and admiration at the genius and skill dis
played in his work. Up to this time, however,
the. has been no means at hand to duplicate,
in fac smile, by printing, his penmanship, and
therefore a few copies of his work are only to
be found in some of the Public Libraries and
Historical Societies of the world.
The AMERICAN PHoTo-LITHoGRAPHc' Con-
PANY do not claim for this specimen of their
work any other merit than its perfect fac
smile. They have executed and are daily
printing much finer specimens of Art. They
decided to publish this print because it COM
memorated a great and important event, is
wonderful piece of penmanship, and is a CRATE
full tribute to Cyrus w. Field, whose persever-
ing industry and talent are fully illustrated
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 Cable. as told by Mr.. Field at
the banquet To get an idea of Prof. David
sons skill and genius as displayed IN this work,
the reader must imagine his task to be to take
a speech printed in type of the size that Mr.
Fields letter is printed in above, and occupying
two and one quarter columns of THE TRIBUNE,
and in ten lines of script reading thus " Adj
dress of Mr.. Cyrus w. Field on the occasion of
the Banquet 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 on the fifteenth of November,
1867 consume every word. This is what Prof.
Davidson has done.
Many one will read this advertisement, headed
as it is, "New Birth of Printing" who will not
know what Photo Lithographing is, and why
il is called new birth of printing, and there
fore it will be well to say that it is called
Photo Lithographic, because the first process
is that of photography, and the last photography.
The camera engraves and sets the type as it
were, and then by the process discovered by
Mr.. John w. Osborne, the subject whether
book, or map, OF engraving, is transferred to
stone from which impression are taken in the
ordinary photographic way. Therefore it is
new birth of printing, and must result in
radical change in the Art of Printing as ap-
Piled to reproduction.
The AMERICAN PHoTo-L rTHoGRApHIc COM
PANY will introduce to the public their PRINT oil
this remarkable piece of penmanship IN honor
of Cyrus w. Field, on Wednesday. April ~
the nth anniversary of the day on which the
great and good man, and journeyman printer,
Benjamin Franklin, died.
PRICE ONE DOLLAR PER COPY.
TO BE HAD AT ALL THE PRINT SHOPS.
The Trade supplied at the usual discount.
a Orders addressed to -r rr-.fv.. raa
'-- ''-' MORRIS b. FAIR, ls.s.
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