The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-03-02
10 lhe Citizens Of DALLAS,

tigs lhui iAp HIel ufalii" leAsllsliNllN
called A, fWpnlau- claiming ~ pnN flieM,
grapler, has sfFu pruprf w nAkf AN lN.ll
io iinpress upnn inr ininds ~ spHlfnl ~
iriends nud' customers ihni phplpHililh3
could npl BE- made ey ober man AsAF AH"
ltake n npon niyselL In order 20 ylndieaie
Inysalfani hutlHfss % lay, liiNl ans AsFI-
tlous Thai he may make ~ Ngiil " thls
mailer arc base tlsHhp0ds ana fpnll hnl
euuual8 nom HnG hphral fplAlpllnN ul
laels bar ior po reason eNefp' WIN view
~ ujurp my business
Ihaye said hat Mr, Davis skylighl wasnol
constructed HpGn lhe established principles
and scientific construction pf photographers
skylighls, and ihai . side liHlll and hhy-
ighl combued was tho established basl
form of phOlo-lighi fpr taking pictures IN
der, lslill alirH the above statement, ana
that the present skYllghl pf ST. paws II not
vel adapted % photography
When my attention IL called Wy questions
| from my customers and others, win lin lHr
mar, thai hls ronms arc nice, ! Adpll mat
J nct. hat hisskylighlis nol We adapted 10
| his business
liz regard " his mmark Ia reference 70 my
| Intention 10 lniule his business, u candid
nnd truthful answer IA question viii lnlufe
his business II deserves II A man mat M
daRlnnds his busiur's n benefited 10y erlll'
rism, Hnd rather seeks II Than otherwise ana
a. 10 lny claim 10 IN q photographer, do
claim That right aud have made an
onyiable reputation among lhe clulens Of
| Dallas and the Surrounding country, Whlcl,
! hy the way, ho hus yet 10 do, liH has not, !
hHk forgotten mat al tho premiums Of
erred far all kinds Of photography ~ tho
pal las county mir f'r tho last four yearA,
were given % my work
Again Mr Davis Hlysi
| 81 win tny Tor tho benefit Of my numerous
| customers and liiundR mat nthriy Hll OF lhr
| liht-Cinss galleries IN the Guy ul Sow YORK
and other lnrgn cities employ u top llghl con,
RtfuciFd uEHClly upon the same pan OF my
| light, having hul diagram OF some lwu
| or ihite Of lunhp galleries - my Buluu'
| Among The galleries USING u top llghl rAclu'
lyely nie q, u, FTedrclh " Go, anu Quincy
! Of Now NurH aud ~ many others, when !
mlghl lnrullon hut du not droin " ncrohhh'
! ryan illrRr nle nm0ng lh' llrsl Photographic
| establishments In tho lulird klUloh,"
In reply Ia WIS VIII say, that the rrputN'
ton OF Mrsst Fwdrloks y 90, IL beyond dis
putc, but not having seen their gallery, |
cannot Nay what style Of light they usc but
Judging FROM their work, n ispuile different
from Mr. Davis lights
"NIcssg, Frcdrlchs n Quincy, gentlemen
| who have had years Of practical IN vel ~
theoretical experience Ia photography un'
doubleday gave the ton llght the preference
NJ all the photographs Journals Tor which
| they have ever written will attest
have admitted the indlsputed excellence
of Mcssrs Frodricks and also Mr. Quincy
now wish 10 say that Mr. Quincy has u sido-
light alone ot one hundred ana I'VE square
feet Of glass, besides Que hundred and nino-
ty-llvc feet of skyllsht, three hundred feet
In all, The side light alone IN neur twice the
size VI Mr. Davis entire light, How does his
light compare with Gurney's, which ho en-
phntleally declares he modelled his after,
from drawing, etc II compares with Cur
ney n about the Hlme M the toll house ut the
bridge Will compare with the san lacinto
hotel. Mr., DAVIS claims that the experience
ofthusc gentlemen, NlcSsIs fredricks NndGur.
ney, dictated 10 him that top light like his
(Mr Davis, IL preferred 10 any other. be-
lievc he has misunderstood those gentle
mons remarks Qfhe over read, because In
no publication on photography can be found
II HAT top-light like ;indoed
II is quite othorwisc-it has been settled long
ago, beyond dispute, that side light and
skyiIght combined was the best known plan
for photo studio. | am aware that Il
| light put In at nm angle OF iorty.ive degrees
running within three TO 1--WE feet of the floor
| parhlkes of the character OF side and sky.
! light combined, rs any person can discern.
The angle would be equal to the hypothe-
muse of Il right angle triangle, the latter
| skylight and side light--forning nearly n
| square. In confined situations these forty
five angle lights are sometimes used, bat
the top and side is always considered the
best A nat Skylight constructed for
| Photographic use "a IL Davis, woud only
be built by II mere novice, without exrcri-
encc In photography.
| will ask the reader of this, did you ever
sit for your photograph, under II fiat sky
light in gallery conducted by gentleman
mat had the best reputation in his commu-
nifty Your answer will be- never.
Better pictures have been made by small
window in nm ordinary room, than'Nir. Davis
has or can produce, under his pet light.
| enjoy the opinion that he has committed
a gross Photographic blunder in the con-
struction of his light,
| have n cut, with explanations, of Cur
ney's light, which shall be pleased to show.
Mr. Davis will find 1t much ensier to make
assertions that TO maintain them.
Mr.. Davis continues: IL am sorry that
men will so lower themselves In the scale of
being MS to make such false ana contcmpti-
bIe assertions, hut the public are aware of
the iact that there are such creatures thrown
from the scum Of foreign lands upon our
shores, claiming to be men, vet corstitu-
tionnl liars. Hence the ease and nonchal-
ahce with which they Ecatter to the four
winds, their yillainouS lies"
The foreign scum" referred to. happily
compares tavorably 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 Mt least equal to
Mr.. Davis. l am largely indebted to this
| scum for much OF my extensive and appre-
ciative patronnge-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 10 a
more artistic and art appreciating commu-
nifty. After Il time he landed in lrkinsa,c,
and engaged In the agricultural resources of
the country. did not learn whether IL was
the guhcr pea or geese department that he
devoted his highly and extensive artistic
abilities to, Probably in his extensive lrav-
els from Illinois via Dallas to Arkansas, he
learned so much abopt the construction of
skSlightS. felt justified In stating that Mr..