National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-14
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PREPARATORY NOTES OF THE CON
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PREPARATORY NOTES OF THE CON
TEST.
The committee WHO have the matter in charge
Of the contest for the supremacy In type-setting,
about to come Of in this once, are making good
progress, and getting everything into shape.
What the committee proposes for rules ana rega
Iations has not yet transpired, bat It e generally
understood among printers that none but those
in good standing IN the union in this city VIII be
permitted to enter the list Of contestants. These
will be divided into two classes first and second,
and for the first there VIII be two prizes. In the
frst solid gold stick, halfnewspaper size, and
silver one, same size. In second class German
silver stick, full size.
seven ems measure, and the first class will work
three hours, and the second class one hour and 9
half 1t Is supposed that every contestant viii
elect referee The trst class will be open TO all
who are n good standing and the second class to
all who have never made arecord Of oYsr lsS0o ems
ne last contest Of any note hereabOuts was in
lsTl, and the special committee on fast typeset-
teenth annual session Of the International Typo
graphical Union, held at Baltimore:
ssTo the International Typographical Uaioa:
HYour committee appointed TO examine the re
ports Of the trial Of type-setting, and TO award
the prizes offered BY Mr.. r 5. Menamin, Of the
PTtaters' Circular, respectfully present their re-
1--WE have found the tack of deciding between
the second third and fourth competitors to be q
d1fhcult one. because OI tne slIBnt 0lHefeuces
between the amounts composed By these gentle
men: and in its performance we have considered
the relative leanness Of the type used and the
nomber and character Of the errors made BY
each.
anee with the rules prescribed for the trial, and
we ind that Mr.. George Arensberg, OF Philaael-
phia, composed in one hour So ems Of solid non
pareil, in a measure q ems wide, using type ex-
aetly 16 ems TO the alphabet, the standard
selected by Mr. Menamin; Mr.. James IL Butler,
Of Little Rock, Arkansas, set coo in a type ex-
ceeding the standard by nearly one half Of an em;
Mr.. Richard Mclean, Of Philadelphia, set l,oo1
ems in che standard type; and Mr.. W. A. Ed
wards, Of Norfolk, Virginia, set Len ems IN a
type tWo-thirds Of an EN- less. By. equalizing
he amounts composed by the three lastnamed
gentlemen, according to the standard, Mr.. Ed
wards work amounts to ], $50 ems, Mr.. MeLean's
10 J. o5T ems and Mr.. Buffers to ], az ems.
s1Although the number ofems composed By Mr.
Mclean exceeds that Of Mr.. Butler by rs ems,
We are convinced, after critical comparison OF
the proofs that the difference in correctness Of
composition In favor OF MIR. Butler more than
oVerbaIaneed the excess. We, therefore, decide
frst, Ar. W. A. Edwards 10 the second, and Mr..
James A. Butler 70 the third prize, and that Mr..
Mclean ranks as fourth among the contestants.
1.-THE remainder Of the participants in the trial
rank as follows VIM. B. Doubleb0Wer, Of La
iayette, Indiana, 1,573 ems; Michael Coreoran, OF
William S. Humphreys, Of Montreal, l,S97; T.
Ryan, Of Cincinnati, 1,342; ID. T. Daley, Of
Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1,34l, and W. H. Man
ming, OF Scranton, Pennsylvania, l,s23.
has been laid before US which states that Ehas
Platt Of Rock Island Illinois, composed $50
ems, and CHARLES Glass, OF Davenport, Iowa,
LASS ems"
INSPECT A. sAKS & co.'s SIS OVER