Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-03
Printing!
The Franklin Printing House and
Blank Book Mandatory.
A Look Through the LsadIns
Establishment in the south.

1t was a rich and solidly bound copy
Of Appleton's Picturesque America, "
complete in Two volumes, that caught
the eye Of a LEDGER commissioner, aud
be was surprised to learn on inquiry that
the binding, which was equal to any
Eastern work in style and finish, was
done at the establishment Of S. c. Tooi
at 10 West Court street. Indeed, we were
not aware that any house in the South
employed the facilities and skiIlful
workmen essential to do such elegant
work. Subsequently our representative
dropped in at the establishment of Mr..
loot and was introduced to the foreman
OF the blank book department, who po-
litely explained the various processes of
ruling, forwarding, binding, finishing,
etc, which are done ~ the house,
Leaving the business office and print
ing department on the first floor, and
ascending through various departments
OF business to the third floor, the visitor
finds himself in the general work room,
and surrounded by a large number Of
workmen, busy at their respective tasks,
in the midst'of machinery which saves
vast labor, aud shows at a glance the
Wonderful progress made in mechanism
within a few years. There is, for in.
stance, Sutciffs celebrated numbering
machine, invented by a lady Of New
York, which numbers continuously and
rapidly from the unit up to nine hun.
dred and n~inety-nine thousand. Here
the material used is in its crude form,
piled around on tables; great ledgers
and journals Of all sizes, SOM weighing
from thirty to fifty pounds and contain
ing as high as fourteen hundred pages,
ready for banking and commercial
houses; here are cash and check books,
cotton ledgers, account sales, invoice
books, illustrated books and catalogues
and various qualities and sizes of other
blank books ready for delivery, or in
course Of completion. The capacity of
the establishment and its immense va
riety Of work is here fully realized.
The next room is devoted to the ruling
department, where we fad two immense
ruling machines Of the latest patent,
which are capable Of turning out vast
quantities of ruled paper in any style.
and equal in quantity aud finish to any
10 the United States. Here again is to
be found a great variety Of expensive
and intricate machinery.
The third room on this floor is a ware
room, where is stored an immense stock
of heavy imported Russias, Moroccos,
Turkey antiques, enameled and plated
papers, an endless variety Of bristol and
card boards, Eoglish book muslins, mar.
bic papers of German and domestic
manufacture; heavy ledger papers in
imperials, super royals, royals, mediums,
demys, crowns, cap, etc, and, indeed,
in great ~profusion, ali the material used
in a frst.elass blank hook msuutactur.
ing establishment. In fact, one would
imagine they were in an extensive paper
warehouse, to see the large stocks Of the
finest papers used 10 this or any other
country.
We naturally astel if it vas Gus
tomary to carry such a large stock Of
blank book papers, and we learned it
was not; but Mr.. Toof, in order to do
his customers full justice, keeps an ex-
ira quantity Of stock on hand in order
to- give all who may favor him with their
orders nothing but the very best and
most thoroughly seasoned papers.
Merchants, banks or associations
wanting full Russia paneled sides
or books for show or ornament can be
furnished here as well as in New York
Mr.. Toof does an immense business
which extends to several OF the adjoin
ing States, and has built it up gradually
from a small beginning, ty close atten.
ton, careful management and fair deal
ing.