The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1889-05-02
SPECIAL USES OF TYPEWRITINc.
It Beats the Pen for Keeping up With the
Telegraph and With Law Cases.

Telegraph and With Law Cases.
A very widespread and increasing
use of the typewriting machine is for
the reception of telegraphic dispatches.
The method is peculiarly adapted tc
the reception of dispatches for the
press. Formerly the duplication was
done by the slow process of the stylus
worked by the hand and the use
of carbon paper. 1t was difficult
for the receiving operator to keep ur
with the rapid sender of a message.
But now an expert typewriter takes
messages as fast as they can be sent,
and duplicates them at the same time,
making twenty or more legible copies
faster than rapid long-hand writer
could make one. Only a very expert
typewriter and telegrapher combined
can do this work, and it commands
the highest salary paid to operatives
Typewriter work has become al
most the rule for legal documents, and
is now universally adopted where long
reports are necessary in big trials that
60 on from day t. day. If objection
is made that the carbon copy is only
pencil copy, which, in fact, it is, there
can be copies made by the use of an
ink ribbon in the machine. The old
fashioned way of getting out copies
was a severe strain on court reporters,
who were compelled to revise and cor.
rect an immense amount of writing In
a voluminous case. Now there are
court stenographers who merely sit
down and read over their notes to
rapid typewriters. There are several
stenographers who dictate to two type.
writer's at once. 1t is done in this way.
The stenographer has before him two
books containing different parts of his
days work. Each typewriter is writ
ing from one book. The stenographer
reads one sentence, and while the
writer is engaged in writing that SEN
tence out on the typewriter the steno-
grapher reads another sentence from,
the other book to the other typewriter.
OF course, this can only be done when
the stenographer is very quick in read
ing his notes, and when the type
, writer's, who take the dictation, are
clear headed enough to carry num-
Der of words in their memories and not
be disturbed by the talk and clatter
Operators who can do this command
pay far above the pay of a public
school teacher OF a seamstress of the
highest grade. When a heavy law
case or an investigation is in progress
six or eight hours a day, there is a
chance for good typewriters to earn
$40 or S12 day.
There is a still better class of type
writer's, who are able to read steno-
graphic notes taken by court reporters.
There are very few stenographers who
can take notes with sufficient accur-
acy and legibility to be thus read.
Yet there are few. While the case
is proceeding their notes are
taken and written out, so that it is
possible that by the time the days
proceedings may be read up to within
a short time of the hour of adjourn
ment There are several young women
in New York and Brooklyn who are
very skillful at this sort of work. One
of them is Miss Coffin, daughter of
the late Capt. Roland T. Coffin. Miss
Coffin reads the minutes taken by
Official Stenographers NJ. Even, Orms-
by, and other, and has for many years
supported herself by so doing. She
reads several systems besides Munson's
system. which she writes. There are
several ladies who work with her, and
when they get together they turn out
| copy at an amazing rate.
The educated, clear-headed girl with
good physique and industry is sure of
better pay at typewriting than in al
most any field heretofore open to
women. The better educated she is
the more likely she is to get good pay.
But, woe to the thoughtless girl who
undertakes typewriting. She has mis-
| taken her vocation.
1t is now we'll settled that writing
can be done much quicker by tie type
writing machine than by the hand.
| The secret of it is that the typewriter
uses both hands instead of one. and
does not tire nearly so quick. The de-
mand for typewriting is so great that
there is an obvious tendency of inves-
| tors to come in with new machines
and &c. some of the golden harvest
that has come out of this new business.
The competition is much the same as
that among the sewing machine men,
and it has given employment to many
| mechanics. -NeU York San.