Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-04-02
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BIG SHOW BILLS.
A CHAT. WITH THE FATHER OF
PINE WOOD ENGRAVING.
The Old Fashioned Circus Pictures Sup
planted by Lithography-A Famous
"Hundred Sheet Bin,-The Cost of POST
ers-snperiority of tho Lfthograph.


yuse as She numerous processes
nase croWaea TO the
VIII saia an ola snow printer the other
Jay, elography is steaaiiy suppiantng
pms "oou engraving. Already the pest
saea.ilcai anu circus oraefs are lor iltho-
saapis any "oou VOL come 10 De
iooheu upon as cheap, seconu rate, ana
uiaeslr&pte. VI course l,
= pe.iS q i..osiapner ny haVlhg
80 co llise9leu ~ We oia lasnioh, ue-
.prolo .Ho cIianee, pue I canhoc smut my
eses " ~, anu no notify % 90 &c as do
sonieo u ny lrleius aniolis olo engraV-
s.s anu pLl5tels. ~ ihce, pine Woost work
nus Ieaonea a loMer POSITION rela1lVely
'i az. 1Awoou Wo,h nus
~ 'anies W. MORSE, uhe laCher Oh pine
80. l i5tasins, ~" - years % age, Is
a sti,, .a ltssle wofh my longer, onough ne
.s w Leealis ias ola oil,le shni. ne does
iioo, huMessf. altilpuee Tue iacK OF de-
,aauu = Ls "oIh W q aeciihe IN the
ousiness, pue ~ otlel causes thao, upon
siaiy ha.lon' IA sheliseiYes demonstrate
elao uecilie. re says: y was the hrst
~ " use eie Plhe poara ior snow cuts,
anu ECU o,ng 50 aooue 6hirly-nVe years
aso. losioIe Chao tinle these large pictures
III ~ on nianosany, using the ena.
- On, ore mo !. 20 oAMoo 70 USED, anuoniy
pransi ! = uiaos was Gone. I nrs9 1hefo-
pns1u ~ use VI coiors, ana CUT a tnb
no,ss : VI nao, siiootn pine
90. sel5 soon ioulu enao ! could
the+ ny hop ,ne iot t,s piacf ptiho also, ana
- - oo,o, "oou, = was iuuCh
-. eaeny "oiAed, mion proper toois,
nian ~ haiu nuaiosauy "hlcn soon
49, ~ \ uSe aiCoseonsr. 90 NOT
Una eHere Is any less pine Wood
- = ~ = ~ sna onete uaeu W pe' puo
NM ~ ponse ohe BUSINESS IL usea 20 pc.
peea,se eie PRIMERS, greedy 10
molupoile lne who'e Worh, soe TO con-
snsouius auilisn piceoIes ny artists n
1880 y ~ enipioy, ahu. theh, ny
S Son,peslVt9m WIZ each oener, ran prices
sos 81 s,as ele oo~nlpehsatioh o aruists
anu onsiasels VAS reduced 10 the lowest
posslpie poiht. Inc aemana no longer IS
a1r iieh ol exceptional aplntyy u Tor
eheap lneulocflGy.
~ Is soioewnae. curious 1act that the
a. eLioan nlaAels Of nhe large ltno-
slapIio plcsares, alCer Importing Cue
tau ss; - W sneir u,aWing, aha tne stones
W Pm hIoin, anu ehe INKS 10 PRINT
Wion' am am, sne pup lof tne paper 10 PRINT
upon, SUI are ape 10 oInpete with Eu-
aopotn h az, On oneir own ground
anu = ni eAeenslYe oraers IN EUROPE,
IAuesiaiia anu Iluia. lHey cannon 40 so
~ Sne plutuo'ion VI shiai llshographlc
WI MTrh' s.cn as pue, Two inc tnree sheet
Ills Ills t ~ gao OF shlilea laoor
slsaa sne nutopsan I.nosraPner inc aa-
' ensass p LII WIZ ~ eo!ues " 'le making
= laass p.s nj say sMehIy, thirty or
loley sneess, ehen the Aelo IS praculcally
uDuupuliEt by AIiltTlcHn GQUerOflSe, H.
Ine a,ses SNOW piA n'aoe Prlor 70 lof2
Golslseeu OF no more than eighteen sheets.
~ tnae year, hoWeVer, .tsh'2s iorrey, the
wv PM Wool hsravef q printer, got
ouo LOT barnum's snow, IN Its second
year, q thirey-tWo sheet Dill That made a
selsatiol Inrougnoub the ountr Wher-
' ~ appea,eu tie sniali SHOWS hIestlng
one all hea oelore ~ 1h ossh1ay. Suose-
luenoiy many larger posters, printed
iioil Woou, Inaae oneir appearance, but
noIe hau such a sbaFtnng erect as h
Soles enSus was tne n.st 10 employ
i1ioslapheu posters, III 1901, n IN 1867
sos ous lus iainous nuhursd sheet Dill,
49, 1911 ooseleu q space e"eiVe Ieeo hfgh by
n ll. ieeu long, Inc iargesg poster OF
Sli9 ! An nna ssel pIoauSea. Ihere were
I'M t,oVo u those nuse posters proauced,
CIV sle,r eose was SAo each, ths
Sl.uoliuse company, ther makers, are
S ~ " Aase aneue enehA WlehouS pronb
lol .ne sake Oh demonstrating what they
800 800 aolieye. Nopouy mas since at
.elnptsu W tisat thab mammoth produc-
Stoli. efs rouapiy autographed poster
" Iquah si1e couiu 10 Llaae now az less
ooso, ior since ehen the expense or This
~ iias p.en sleaeiy u puG When
a. - u1 9ele9 ehao iur each 1hulyaoual
zig VI une nuhuIeu eneeos composing ID
~ ansLaso u say lous separate Color
T. !. i ~, Muuiu y reqliiren, making 4oo
- ~, - VII az, isauliy ~ UNDERSTOOD lhat
htl sui q Ye1s eApehsise sio"
po,m .. ,,a
..s.auau y i,a,iey, WIG hre tne rye
10Y y liphosiaplie pruning IN ohe
t 1919, a,s nov us.us no posters OIL more
s shai y sneeIs, anu nonody
sase ~ ia. ahs 80 i 1n5S but thelr orders eas
: ! sn led 9e noo = 1000 amount 70 Sloo,ooo
M, $1,000 sn ee
.Apels9 W sios,apheu snow pllls
...a,.a ~ ass eu mosa s.lce .hey hrso
49, 49, ahassoa ~ lnen sna etroDIlage
T. a. aasen., stsA 81. e1 nno shees tWorKea
a. IVY co,oisl .ur o,ooo saeet lois, TOOK
nve months 10 M one such order, and lost
.os ~ :. NOV sucn nave oeeh tne
inpluseuaene IN proalceioh mat,
ethau iaase usnaen.atlon IN wages n
49, 90 sM npi sls same SOY el WORK Is
49, ho oents q sneeo, an Iorey,eighc
nous, anu money Is, presumably at least,
F~orepaugh, most of the small circuses.
and the class of theatrical troupes known
"barn stormers'' and ely by nights,n
but shewmen generally affirm hat tbe
Autographed posters, aside from their