National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-01
STERLING p. ROUNDS.
sketch of ihc Life OF the New Public
Printer--HIs work.

Priutcr-HIh WORK.
Mr. Sterling p Rounds who has been nomi-
mated by the Pre- iient TO succeed Mr.. John d.
Defrees as Public Printer is, in addition to being
practical, thor ugh printer, successfully self
made man, and is perhaps better known to the
newspaper guild of the North and Southwest than
any man identified with IT. He is native Of
Western New York. and is in his fiity-third iyear
At the age of nineteen, having completed his ap-
prentiCeIhip in the p rnting establishment OF the
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, he made a lake
trip to the West, as Wisconsin and Illinois were
then designated Arriving at Racine Wis, he
and an old man named West, under whose care he
had been during the not very speedy voyage,
fancylng the appearance of the place from the
wharf, unloaded their "kt " aud located. Find
ing the place destitute of family sheet, they re-
leved 1t of its newspaper poverty by establishing
the Racine Republican, which they probably dis
posed of in few months, Mr.. Rounds going to
Milwaukee and associating himself with James
Langdon. The young firm of Rounds & Langdon,
not satisfied with establishing the Milwaukee
Commercial Adrertiser started an auxiliary publ
cation, The Old Odkcn Bucket. As Milwaukee,
then, as now maintained an hereditary aversion
for L" the old oaken bucket" sentiments the latter
publication 80 handicapped the former that they
very discreetly sold 1t and abandoned its COM
panion.
THE NEXT VENTURE OF THE FIRM
of Rounds & Langdon was made in Chicago, and
was christened the Chicago Democrat in conneo-
ton with which they opened and conducted the
first type foundry in the West. The Democrats at
that time dominated In Chicago and were, OF
course, very factious and discordant, the same as
they are to-day. Long John Wentworth being at
the head of one faction, with an organ behind
him. was proving himself so formidable to his
party opponents that, TO save themselves, they in
trencued behind the Democrat, which they bought
of Rounds & angdon, the former continuing in
and developing the type foundry business, and
the latter, some time subsequently buying news
paper outfit of Rounds and shipping It TO Quincy
ILL.,, where 1t gave birth to the Wing one of the
most sterling Republican papers in the State.
The coequnl development OF Rounds' business
by stating that during his thirty-three years deal
Ing in printers supplies he has
EQUIPPED OVER THREE THOUSAND NEWSPAPERS,
many of which, however died of inhnticidc,
During the fire Of n, although he lost his State
street property, his warehouse and factory were so
taxed that he was relied upon to supply the Times,
Tribune, Journal, Republican, Post, and Mat, and
Sdds- ZciiiHg with pres, facilities which he did.
After the fire he shined from State to Monroe
mont in keeping win ChiGago's greatness and
progress. PelCeVing that Denver promised CONE
mercial prosperity he fitted out Sterling r. IT,, a
type foundry and press agency and located him
there. In connection with his legitimate business
he has published perhaps one of the most tasty
and artistic typographical papers in the country,
Rounds Printers Cd6iH6t which Is as popular Us lis
publisher As Rounds is a successful business
man, understanding thoroughly all the details Of
printing, IL ought TO follow, as those who know
him best predict, that he viii make q vigorous,
efficient Public Printer