South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-07-11

BsgsEiHf ctltreS For III
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feeling the dull times. During the year 1878
they sold over Four Million pictures Of all de-
sc-ipti)ns. They publish every description Of
the pictures, and the prices range from ten
cts. upwards to twenty dollars per copy. Their
correspondence for this large business IL im-
msnse-they receive, on an average, over one
thousand letters per day. MessIs. Stinson b
Co.. publish only the Setter class Of pictures
aud IL 10 well known that an, thing coming from
this reliable house is OF standard merit. We
have just received copies OF four very fine steel
engravings, which they have just brough, oa,.
The plate, were engraved in LONDON, at an ex.
pense Of four thousand pounds sterling, or
twenty ikousaud dollars, TO which great sum
must be added the customs duty OF twenty-five
per cent account OF their being imported
into the United Sts,es. These epgravings are
after paintings by great modern masters OF art.
and the artists who engraved the plates stand
in the front rank Of the worlds renowned en-
gravers.
IL is believed, and generally conceded, tina,
these engraviu2s make up the finest and most
elegant set OF works a. high art ever brought
out by American publishers. This enterprisng
hrm, though many years in the Art Publishing
business, have not grown old and unprogress-
i've, but on the other hand make improvement
better snd better pictures for the same or less
money. They may, we feel sure, fairly claim to
stand at the head of the Art Publishing bust
ness in America. We can only understand the
colossal proportions their trade has assumed by
remembering that this il great and mighty
nation Of nearly Fifty million people. We can
not better illustrate the magnitude o. their bust
ness than TO state the amount Of money paid by
them for postage stamps during the years 1876,
1877, and 1873. We have the figures direct
from tina firm, or should think there was
some error. In 1876, they paid for postage S33,-
lo2 %. In 1877 they paid for postage, $751;
26S 40. In 1873 the amount of money that they
paid Tor postage stamps was simply enormous
little over $50, 900 90. Stinsou 4 Co. stand
among the largest and most judicicus adver,is-
ers in the country, ana a short time since paid
in single day $3.50 co in cash on contract.
for advertising. They employ agents every.
where throughout the United States and Domin-
ion OF Canada for the sale of their pictures by
subscripiion-we call attention 10 their adver-
tisement for agents in another column. Those
who need pleasant, profitable work, should cor
respond with them.
Besides paying the large amounts OF postage
stated above, their express aud freight bills
enormous only small orders are sent by mail
the larger being sent by express and freight
American homes should be made beautiful by
refined works Of art, and prices for really mei-
toriOus pictures are low that there can
be no excl Sc for the walls 10 remain gloomy,
unadorned and chcerless. American homes
should be made besntifnl, aud the tendency of
this will be 10 make.more r, fined and beautiful
the lives Of all dweiers therein. June 20.