The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-04-26

S7>ecsaI Cerrespossa<sor 81 rA< CAr.nsezs.
SAEN. \. C., April ell arm plcassd
to learn that President primrc<s, of the
North Carolina Exposition. is waking up
to the great advantage tn be derived by
using Caligraph or Type wrssc.: and
now If be will just add ono norc neces-
sars adjunct for making the type writer
success, namely, a good ssenographer or
shorthand writer, he will find that what
al first may appear a matter Of minor i'm
Portance will soon grow into one of great
importance. | can speak from expert
enee, as have now been using the Cali
graph or Type Writer in my once for over
two years, and stenographer for about
one Year
Ny experience has been very satisfac-
tory III this line, so far, and viii say
candidly that | would not be without
type writer for double its cost, even il
did not employ stenographer. as the
writing Is As legible as print. and does not
have 10 be guessed AT like a large portion
OF so-called penmanship. Besides this.
| person can very soon learn to write
| much faster on the Cahgraph than with
| the pen, neither does the hand become
| fatigued and crampcd as by using the pen.
| | will give you my experience with this
business Aboutrhe beginning Of the
year 1882 bought my first No. 2 Cali
graph, more for the novelty than for any
real benefit, but soon learned to use il
myself, and found it great help in mani
folding copies, and in this way the Type
Writer soon became q real help and ne
cessity. Then my correspondence in
creased so that it required at least two,
and sometimes three good Writers to an
| swer my letters l then decided to en-
ploy a stenographer, who was also good
| type writer, and since then, by the aid oi
my stenographer alone, get through with
more mail, and to much better satisfac-
| ton, as / now, after reading over my
mail, select the most important letters
| that require some extra thought in the
way of making out estimates, &c, and
| after getting the most important points
noted down, while the stenographer backs
envelopes for all the mail requiring an
| swcrs, then | dictate answers to each let
| ter, and put such circulars, &c. in each
envelope as may be necessary while die
tating the letters, and in this way l 60
through with my mail in about one hours
time, the stenographer taking down in
| shorthand all answers to the letters; then
after this l am free from letter writing
until just before mail time. l then look
over all the letters, to see that there are no
errors (all letters of course having been
written on the Type Writer); then all let
ters are copied in the letter book, before
mailing, and in this way good stenog-
rapher and type writer will do more than
| any two persons will do with a pen. In
this way answer all my correspondence
| myself.
About six months ago we bought sec
ond No. 2 Ideal Caligraph. One we use
for regular correspondence, and the Other
we use with a hectograph ribbon for mul
| tiplying copies, rs we can in this way ge
from twenty-five to fifty copies from one
writing. Then by writing each individually
name and address on single sheet will
the Type Writer, there is scarcely any ONT
will detect that such letters were made by
any kind Of manifolding process, where
the same letters answers for several per
sons.
l merely msntion the above facts in or
der to try and assist others who may b'
laboring under similar difficulties, which
have undergone; and will here say tina
l will cheerfully give any information t.
parties interested, and as I employed tn
first stenographer in North Carolina,
have received a considerable number o
letters from other stenographers wishing
to secure situations as amanuenses, witt
some of our good business men. l woul'
therefore say that should this fall unde
the eye of any one needing such steno
graphic help, or wishing to get Caligrap
or Type Writer, I will take pleasure in as
, sisting them in any such way, or if an
l one wishes to examine the writing ms
chimes and see the advantages of q
amanuensis, they can do so by visiting m
office at the Salem Iron Works, Salem,
r G. And / will also take pleasure in show
ing them through our works, where Wis
S tors are welcome at all times.
G. A. HEGE.