The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-17
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
Respects Go Mr.. brown.

Respects 60 Mr.. brown.
To the Editor Of The Appeal.
In recognition OF the fact that TnE MEM-
rus APPEAL kindly published an article
pertaining To the Observation-Disclosures
and dwclt upon its advantages and Won
dcriul performances, feel II my duty to
said popular daily paper aud also to the
company had the honor OF representing
to reply to tho article signed by Mr.. L. +.
Brown, in which he endeayors TO show
that the Observation-Disclosures cannot
take the place or displacc stcnographors
Mr.. Brown, although displaying loyalty
20 his profession, still like Nil other per-
sons, that the wonderful stride Of mcchan-
zeal inventions are daily displacing, only
seems 10 see his side Of the fence, or pos.
sibly the fence is too high for him to Oh.
tain glimpse Of the other side, were ho
even 80 inclined lie also deals entirely
with the rare exceptions rather than the
rule.
Mr.. Brown asked Mr. q. g. De Saussure
10 have the article reprinted that appeared
| In the Atlanta Constitution and, as lac
i NlAlANs llt NlhlltN Allt NllNlAllhlAN NNAAfA y
version published for the benefit Of the
business men Of Memphis and vicinity.
The articles generously published In Mem
phis aud other cities know were purely
pratuitous, ~ | had no authority 10,
Mother did take upon myself 10 contract
for or pay for such articles, In fact Il is not
necessary 10 have paid statements ~ Mr..
Brown insinuatcs.
- Al
interests ui their patrons sufficiently nt
heart 90 investigate when possible all new
aud wonderful inventions and 10 keep pace
with modern improvements, ~ ~ 10 place
their views aud The iruils Of their invcsli-
cations before the public.
Tho phonograph was not intended. rs
Mr. Brown claims, 10 report To drunken
husbands tho next morning their tones OF
the previous night" while Il can faith
fully reproduce such. but solely as an In
dividual sienographcr, while IL has nu-
mcrous other attributes 20 which Il may
be- utilized.
II Is strange that Mr.. Brown credits Il
with greater power than the most sanguino
ever anticipated. lie asserts that u person
after hearing Il il No overwhelmed by its
powers 10 to Find their judgment swept
away by its wonderful work, aud II IL is
true as he SAYS that the public accepts
the claims of the inventor aud exhibitor,
what Is IL, then, that conyinccs the public
oi the truth Of such claims2 simply the
| careful Investigations 10y experts and men
Of brains and power, whose Judgment can
not bc swept away.
II Mr.. brown ~ right, what would ia,
effect bu upon men OF mature years, VIII,
aided la the pcrpciuaiiun and witnessed
the birth Of the telephone, sewing ma
chine, electric light electric motor, aud d
thousand other valuable inyonuOns2 I
each aud all NJ these la their turn were I,
sweep away the judgment oi mon, what I
dcplorablc lot they must or will Ia.
Tho article states that the wonder vii
never Dust Murphy from the senate o
| Bishop from the stock exchange.
Even were We Ia admit such, how man,
Murpays or bishops have wei
| How many poor dcludcd morinls hav,
said that you can nsru cross the ocean L
six or seven days, that YOU can never tall
to friends miles away, that they coul
never las a cable across the Atlanticp
| II IA ridiculous Tor q man Ike Mr. Brown
or any one else, 10 dare 90 say that sue
aud such can mover hc. We can nlmu.
daily see aud hear Of things being don
that We have ourselves said could ncyc
he.
With the Kind permission II TINS Mr,i
RUS Atrial will answer Mr.. Brown
reasons why the Wcnogmphcr cannot u
displaced Ills flint and iopmost tcasn
IL that 1T IA mCtr machine aud a, she
has defects that cannot bc rcmcdicd.
Again hC dcsins 90 puac ~ n prophet, an
] la .HsaUNHuaa.aHaa g.. Hind
against daily sights We have only /
think IT cotton gins. haryostcfp. thrcsli
ing machines and sewing machines % ~
, the cmptyncss Ut such pmnrk. aud a
Tor Reproducing, they know best Who hay
heard Il, AMI am happy 10 state that
I Kept a rvcotd ui the number uf callers
had NJ the hotel, aud ol the i17 that callc
each and nll wcrr satisfied, in addition /
the number VIM heard Il ri the cxchang,
! used a cylinder that prominent person
4 had spoken into, and thOif Nuicoa wcr
recognized by friends.
also produced selections from scycr'
b prominent operas aud had number Of u
. dies AMI gentlemen who wrW iamilil
with the same, aud Who thoroughly az
dcriood music 20 pronounce Il pciic,
aud beautiful, and the same cylinders la
reproduced the songs upward Of 100
times.
Ca account Of limited time. will onl
4 answer a Tow moro of Mr. BroNn's prime
, pal objections and then cndcayor 60 illu
lraic that the machine Is In sumc loin
superior 10 the sionogmphcr. How man
: merchants are them Who take up the
, correspondence, light a cigar, 50 over
the window 30 enjoy the cool brrcxc. the
D turn their back upon the sicnogriphcr an
q dictate their answers, possibly Thirty to I,
4 letters, holding thcso in their hand viii
enjoying the Cool bpCscY | leave ia
y lot the mvrvhanl e. answer. but these VI
brown evidently thinks common occu
cnccs. A being compelled 10 shave ever
!. time you wish 10 dictate 10 the machin
that isa very ilimsy stand TO take and al
Q worthy ~ notice.
j. Again, lac claims that man IN DEPRIVE
the comfort and pleasure Of using sid
mlk, 10 laugh, sheer cuuc, dcplorr N
!. other fellows dul!noss and his own 10
|. spiacity."
How remarkably icw men 10 n. aho,
% mentioned. and ~ ior laughing. snecrin
- uey are coonledand hardly Objectionable