The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-04-27
nov naRNUM pAsrEs HIS POSTERS.
Sixteen Men and - Special Car Employed Ia
Puttinw Up show Bilis-OperNsiona In the
Country-.yumbo and the Waite Elephant.

from the D,fr"n Free Prsss
The other day railway carriage not quite
MS large as n passenger coach was side tracked
ut the Michigan Central depot In this city. 1t was
belli,liln,nt ON its outer surface. The interior
had The appearance OF a drawing, ROOM, ofllco,
ceiling were tastefully decorated. A large
writing dosk. with ink pens. and paper. stood
c sGnnSf fanS
CHAIRS and sofas. rep hRnEings at the windows.
rugs upon The floor. largo mirror on one wall.
l,sarinco %! elegance and comfort quite unique
,aIl p.sh,-Yanl.inGed GeHtislnan entered and
III" advan" eur Of j. l. Barnum f ndv"st's G
nx b M1s NJ rd s9 9Ist oi
take in the ear and see how we do it,
Sixteen. besides myself"
How do you work 80 many men y
yon." He lifted II heavy portitre OF cloth. and.
passing through IL lnI,wav. he ushered his
dozen men were II, work. The walls were lined
With what APPEARED to be small cnpbonrds.
s c was Es e Vita {" ev%ry %9S OF I
ed mora ra d"S Mr. DAVIS sa" on "n
room. In here We have oNar thousand df-
ier"nt styles OF printing, and il is here lha; wc
in each town. We have str amcrs OF various
teNt and design. We have stands Of from
the score. both rs to design and -zn. II is u
Nee job for instance. to nv out paper for II h,l
board, or Fasting pace the size oi which We
have in fact. Say our report saws: Bumri at
the corner Of Smith street and Jones avenue.
147 feet lung. 10 feet high Then We must lay
ont our paper 50 that every inch of the board
may lie covered 81 that our bills may b dis
PLACED in n consecutive, harmonious way aud
81 that We need not duplicate designs. We
have iu our hrOds-rnmmitted to memory so
to spnak-th. ~, Of every sheet in our stock
fnrinting. Wekhow INST how many inches II
certain stand will make
WHAT do you mean by s.and?'"
lot OF pnprr consisting of ton and bottom
;r.nm"rs Eiv'nG tine mamg Of our shGW md
pictorial Illustrations nf animals ring acts and
,o!.hnr features of our show. That's stand Of
stands. As our letters arc SOMETIMES half
shoot full sheet or two and three sheets in
Gc,her properly SO that there may be- no mixing
w!, ,n the posting COME. . a,.. ,,. r..
"Wsl not only post the city but We'll post
every country road i"tding out Of the city. and
ont. Our mon are Just ready to start. said
Mr. Davis. going TO II window and lifting tho
curtain. See, there they are
Tho reporter looked out and saw four double
wagons. each with n snnn OF horses attached.
and in each wngnn were largo cans Ilnd with
pnst". several ladders. numerous long: hnMdlrd
brushes and other arroutrcments. Mr.. Davis
continued: -Four men go with each wagon.
city. returning by u different roni and posting
bills as they 20. They put up bills wherever
How do YOU know whore bills may BIZ put -
That is work done in the winter Our agent
goes over I'll these roads IN the winter and on
cages all the billing space no can get and gives
us the contracts that our men may exhibit
when they arrive.
DO yo,, have to pay for those privileges o.
tickets to the show"
As Mr.; Davis was -ronking. one of the men
''Hfsrs's our new t white elephant lithograph,d
Mt when q general inspection of printing fol-
scsons or ~ ms e Void 10 by ths Ell
poster 1t wns thirty.two sheet.
bo,H DO y1n Jul the
until the rink-!;gCed white-toed. and white
were shown in their natural arrangement and
In AL the ElHry Of bright printing. II was then
tint ns me hand sheet Of TIP
The second sheet goes up to the right OF tho
first sheet. and so on sheet after sheet. working
sheets arc in position, Beginning to the left
again immediately under the upper left hand
after tier Of sheets, beginning to the lett and
working to the right, are nut Mp., always work
Ing nearer 70 thu ground until tho whole pic.
ner for Jumbo said Mr., Davis.
How does 'Jgmb2 i seem ,S to Ike his white
You'd "A died laughing to have seen tho first
meeting bntween Jumbo and Toung TaonnG.
Thsy were "t at the h Madison S4uarSs amr
led the white elephant along the passage out
side Of JumbO's quarters. You SEQ they were
What did he do?'
"ie began nrnncing up md down his pen
and throwing his trunk over tho fence In tho
widest sort OF n way. We thought sure he was
going To break things, but tho keeper said
everything was all right. and led Toung, Ia
trunk gently al. over the whit" elephants back.
hnally ending tho Introduction by s"iHing n
lnrg" wisp Of hay in his trunk. with which ho
bean securing the little ones back"
" What did Whitley do2'
:" He stood and took the scrubbing n = though
| DO to rub tho white or"
" But IL wouldn't come ?"
No. Ever since that time Jumbo and his
| new partnrr have been the frmest kind OF
| friends. which Is remarkable from the fact TINT
| tho leviathnn has never before deigned to no.
| tice any OF our other elephants. aud we've got
| forty-two Of en-"
| Forty two elephants 2"
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