The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-06-14
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The Greut Art Publishing House Of George
Sti nson a Co., Of Portland, Maine, moves
steadily in the even tenor of its way, appar-
emily not feeling the dull times, During
the year 1915 they sold over Four Million
pictures Of all descriptions. They publish
every description Of fine pictures, and the
prices range from ten cents upwards to twen-
ty dollars per copy. Their correspondence
for this large business is immense; they re-
ccive on an average, over one thousand let
trrs per dav Messrs. Stinson & Go. publish
only the better class Of pictures, and it is well
known that anything coming from this re-
liable house is of standard merit. We have
lust received copies of four very fine steel
engravings, which they have just brought
out The plates were engraved in LONDON,
at an expense Of Of four thousand pounds
sterhnr. ortwenty thousand dollars, TO which
great sum must be added the customs duty
Of twenty-five per cent on account of their
being imported mtothe United States. These
engravnrs 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 engraver5.
1t is believed, and generally conceded,
that these engravings make up the finest
and most elegant set Of works Of high art
ever brought out by American publishers.
This enterprising firm, though many years
in the Art Publishing business have not
grown old and unprogressiVe, but on the
other hand make improvement and progress
year by year, giving the people better and
better pictures for the same or less money.
They may, we feel sure, fairly claim to
stand at the head Of the Art Publishing busi-
ness in America. We can only understand
the colossal proportions their trade has as
sl.med bv remembering that this is great
and mighty nation of nearly fifty million
people. We cannot better illustrate the
magnitude Of their business than to state
the amount Of money paid by them for pos
tage stamps during the years 1876. 1877,
and 1878 We have the figures direct from
the firm, or we should think there was some
error. In 1876, they paid for postage S33,
l04 90. In 1877, they paid for postage S37,-
26S.76. Hn 1878 the amount of money that
they paid for postage stamps was simply
enormuus--l little ever 900 90. StinsOn
& Co. stand among the largest and most
| iudicious advertisers IN the country, and
short time since paid in a single day S24,-
10000 in cash on contract for advertising.
| They employ agents everywhere through
out the United States and Dominion ofCan-
ada for the sale of their pictures by subscrip-
! ton; we call attention to their advertisement
for agents in another column. Those who
need pleasant, profitable work, should cor
respond with them.
Besides paying the large amounts of pos
tage stated above, their express and freight
bills are enormous-only small orders are
sent by mail, the larger being sent by eX-
press and freight. American homes should
be made beautiful by refined works of art,
and prices for really meritorious pictures are
now so low that there can be no excuse fo-
the walls to remain gloomy, unadorned and
cherries. American homes should be made
beautiful, and the tendency of this will be
to make more refined and beautiful the lives
| of the hWellers ihcrcin.