The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-02-28
10 the citizens Of Dallas,

Nlnasmull as Il has come " my knpWlr
! edge ihal the HTfd healhl" hnslletllNn
| called A, Freeman -clAlinlnB ~ 10 phnln,
! gTapller, las seen proper W MAKE Ah tHpll
! IA Impress upOn llr minds NJ splne ~ int
! friends aud customers that phplpgTAphs
ponld moi be made hy other lhAn q hhy ANp
! Take II mon myself Ia order 20 yindieale
myself ana business 20 say lhal any ASST
! lions Thai he may make IN regard w lnls
matter are base lalsehOons ana pplll hpl
eInanate from any honest eonklhllpl pl
facts hut lor 20 IeasoP, except WIN Vic"
have said That Mr. Davis skyllghl was
constructed upOn tho established principles
aud scientific construction Of photographers
skylighls, and lhata side light and SKY
ght combined was tho established best
form " phOl0-lighl for taking pictures nh'
der I Slill afiirm the above statement, and
that the present skylight " MI Davis 10 mol
we'll adopted 10 photography,
When my attention ID called by questions
from nay customers and others, win lhe re'
mark that his rooms are nice, I admit lhal
f,ot, but his skylight Is mol va adapted 70
his business,
IN regard ~ His remark IN reference 70 my
intention 10 inlure his business, II a candid
aud truthful answer ~ q question will lnlure
his business II deserves II A man that un-
deratands his business II benefited by erlll'
clAm, aud rather seeks Il Than otherwise ana
~ 10 my claim 10 be- u photographer do
claim that right, ANA have made an
enyiAble reputation among the eitizenh Of
Dallas aud tho surrounding country, which,
by the way, he hns yet % do, lie has not
thiRk, forgotten that al tho premiums Of
fered Tor all kinds Of photography ~ the
Dallas county fair, lor the last four yearH,
were given 10 my work
Again Mr., Davis says
81 win say Tor the benefit OF my numerous
customers ana friends that nearly all Of HE
| iirat'claas galleries Ia the city Of New YORK
aud other large cities employ ATOP llght con
nrnclel exactly upon no same plan oi my
light, having hnd diagram OF some Two
or three Of lnOae galleries ~ my guido
Among the galleries uaing u top light erGlus
Myely are T., u, fredreka 4 Go, ana Quincy
OF Now iorh aud ~ many others, which
might nsntlon but do not deem II necehAn'
ry,ns these are among the lirst Photographic
establishments In the United States"
In reply 10 this viii shy, that the reputa-
ton OF Messrs, FrodIloks a 90, IN beyond dis
pute, but not having seen their gallery, |
cannot sNy what style OF light they use, but
from Mr., Davis light;
"Mcssrs, Fredricls 4 Quincy, gentlemen
who have had years OF practical ua well IN
theoretical experience IN photography, uns
doubleday give the top light the preference,
w nll the photographs JOurnals Tor which
they have ever written viii attest"
! have admitted the indlsputed excellence
OF MesTs Fredricks and also Mr., Quincy. |
now wish 10 say that Mr. Quincy has side
light alone OF one hundred and Ave square
feet OF glass, besides one hundred and nine
ty-ilve feet OF skylight, three hundred feet
In all. The side light alone Is near twice the
size of Mr.. Davis entire light. How does his
light compare with aurneya. which he en-
phatically declares ho modelled his after,
from drawing, etc. II compares with Cur.
ney ~ about the same ~ the toll house 1T the
bridge viii compare with the San Jacinto
hotel. Mr.. Davis claims that the experience
ofthose gentlemen, Alessrs. Fredricks and Cur
ney, dictated 10 him that top light like his
(Nlr DavisJ, ispreferred TO any other. be-
lieve he has misunderstood those gentle
mems remarks az he ever read, because In
no publication on photography can be found
q Hat top-lightlike his recommended; indeed,
II IL quite otherwise-it has been settled long
ago, beyond dispute, thnt side light and
skyllght combined was The best known plan
for photo studio. am aware that Il TO
lights put In AT an angle of iorty-fve degrees,
running within three TO Ave feet of the floor,
partakes of the character of side and sky
light combined, as any person can discern.
The angle would be equal to the hypothe-
muse ola right angle triangle, the latter
skylight and side light--forming nearly "A
square, In confined situations these forty
1--WE angle lights are sometimes used, but
the top and side Is always considered the
best A Hat side skylght constructed for
photographs use "a IL Davis, would only
be built by a mere novice, without expert
ence In photography. A ~
will ask the reader of this did you ever
SIT for your photograph, undera Hat sky
light, In gallery conducted by q gentleman
that had the best reputation in his commu-
; nifty ? Your answer win be. never.
Better pictures have been made by a small
window In an ordinary room, than!Mr Davis
has or can produce, under his pet light.
enjoy the opinion that he has committed
gross Photographic blunder in the con-
struction of his light
have cut, with explanations, of Cur
neys light, which shall be pleased to show.
Mr. Davis will find 1t much easier TO make
assertions that to maintain them
Mr. Davis continues. II am sorry that
men VIII SO lower themselves in the scale of
being as to make such false and contempti-
Die assertions, but the public are aware of
the fact that there are such creatures thrown
from the scum of foreign lands upon our
shores, claiming TO be men, yet constitu-
tional liars. Hence the ease and nonchal-
ance with which they gcatter to the four
winds, their villainous lies"
The foreign scum referred to, happily,
compares favorably to the scum upon good
milk. The parties referred to are among the
best citizens of Dallas, and who, by their
good breeding and gentlemanly department.
have proved themselves at least equal to
MIR. Davis. l am largely indebted to this
j scum for much OF my extensive and appre-
ciatiVe patronage-they are among those
who pay liberal price and demand the best
work.
Some time ago Mr.. Davis left Dallas, / was
Informed, declaiming that the citizens here
did not appreciate the Photographic art, and
that he had determined to emigrate to n
more artistic and art approaching conmu-
nifty. After time he landed in Arkinst,,c,
anu engaged In the agricultural resources of
Inc country. did not learn whether IL was
the guber pea or geese department that he
devoted his highly and extensive artistic
abilities to. Probably in his extensive trav-
els from Illinois via Dallas to Arkansas, he
learned so much about the construction of
skylights. felt justified In stating that Mr..
Davis opportunities of acquiring knowl-
edge OF photography had been quite limited.
and, Judging from the tone of his emphasized
article, his early instruction has been sadly
neglected.
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