Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-11
THE EDITORS.
u,., Power of the Press Fully Repre-
scented in Fort Worth.
prss, convention Entertained by the
~ BOARD OF Trade and Given the
Freedom of the City.


,bs programme outlined for the en-
W. .,rment of the Texas Press associa-
'',r Yesterday on account Of the delay
rains on the Central road, but,
',,rgh the party got in late and the pro-
nine had to be curtailed to some ex-
everything went off in ene shape
lsl' the occasion OF the Texas editors
Sp1 Fort Worth was made most
m;,rable one. It was expected the
~ IN would reach the depot at 9 o'clock;
va" S-sakfast was spread for them at the
,.,ington restaurant at 10 o CLOCK, but
che train was late this was postponed
I'll II o 'clock and finally on account of
sa,ovs was postponed until one O'Clock
and changed into dinner.
p 81 o clock the train pulled into the
,-nion depot having on board the editors
I'd fbe ladies accompanying them. In
.ho marty we're the following representa-
, hI Of the Texas press: W. A. Adair,
uorsbal Messenger; j. H. Copeland,
r Mcfarland, Limestone New
Era: Jno. H. Cullon, Car
Ia Ia News; Charley Colman, Reformer;
". Dale, Sprlngtown Newsletter;
n ?. Dornblosser, Grandview Sentineli
charles A. Edwards, New Birmingham
Times: W. L. Foster and lady, Canton
TeIephone; Juan s. Hart, FL Paso Times;
c. Hill, Bellville Times; John
Hoeuy. Jr., Abilene Reporter; ]. o.
Iones. Kosse Cyclone; h. P. Jones,
whitney Messenger; Charles Longnemore,
II Paso Bulletin; T. P. Maddox, Nava-
,nta Tablet; H. w. Manson, Rockwell
success; G. P. Miller, Corsicans OBJ
server; NJ. NJ. Mcfarland, Limestone
New Era; A. B. Norton, Intelligencer;
BH. Pardue, Itasca Mail; ] . C. Rem
,aIl Pillow and Hammer; F. B. Robin
son. Huntsville Item; L. D. Rock and
Miss V. G. Rock, Woodville Eureka
A c, Scurlock, Cleburne Chroni-
ole. W, A. Shaw, Texas Farmer;
G, Stuart, Rockwell News; Carey w.
STYLES and Carey W. Styles. Jr., Wealth
erford Constitution; W. J. Terrell,
Greenvllle Headlight; J.. L. Harper,
Plano Enquirer.
The visiting editors we're met at the
Union depot by committee Of citizens
headed by Col. T. j. Hurley, Col. w.
L. Malone and Mrs. w. R. Walton Of
The GAZETTE, and Mr.. E. 6. Senter of
the Mail, and conducted to the electric
cars which had been held in waiting and
taken to the Arlington restaurant, where
asumptuOus dinner was partaken of and
which was particularly relished by the
allotted diners The following programme
had been arranged for the occasion and
with few exceptions it was carried out:
DEJUNER La FoRCHETTR,
rendered the
MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION
by the
THoRyE TYPE SETTING MACHINE COMPANY
of Texas.
President, Thomas J. Hurley.
Vice-president Z. G. Senter.
Treasurer, George L. Hurley.
Secretary. John NJ. Common.
Directors Thomas j. Hurley, W. L. Malone,
George L. Hurley, E. G. senter and Robert Nc
Cart.
Thomas j. Hurley will act as toast master, and
the toasts will be as follows:
"Taks the Town, We Editors; it is Yours"
"A Thcrne which Touched not the Flesh.'
Thomas J. Hurley.
'Pne Burs as a Dietory Remedy. " W. NJ. I'M
boden.
"Why Don't Get Married, - Juan Hart.
1.-THE Melee of a BOOM Chas. H. Edwards.
"Artesian Water as Tonic,'' John h. Cope
land
1.-THE Value of the Moon Theory in Farming
". A. Shaw
The responses of Messrs. Imboden,
Edwards and Copeland were not fur
nished THE GAZETTE, hence they can not
be published, but that of Col. 7. j.
Hurley, one of the happiest takers in
Texas, in response to "The Thorne that
tOucheth not the flesh, - was particularly
happy, and was as follows:
"GEyTLEMEN-The Thorns I will discuss
touches not the flesh, but the pocketbook. and
mindful of the fact that the hardest worked yet,
mostpOorly paid tconsider ring the servicel men in
the world are interested in any device that VIII
be not only labor saving but money saving, Is
my excuse for giving you a few details with ref
erence to the Thorne' that protects the flesh,
novel that the existence of this very i'm
portant branch of mechanical industry
which has lately been assuming shape
and magnitude in this country, has prob
ably not been known to many even of the news
paper fraternity until within very short time.
lreier to the Thorne type setting machine, and
the corporation of which 1 have the honor to be
executive officer. This wonderful machine was
Invented by Joseph Thorne Of Hartford, Conn,
BAT assisted by the practical knowledge OF Mr.;
R, W. Nelson and several of the most expert
mechanics Of Hartford, 9 machine has been per
tected which. in its movements and operations,
Is the nearest approach to a human being OF any
Thing yet known in mechanism.
Let me describe the machine which you VIII
see in practical operation within a few hours,
and which, dare say, Will convince the con-
nrmed skeptic that It has come TO stay.
After years of laborious study, experiment
and improvement, g result has been achieved
which iustifes the company offering it 20 pre-
snnt il with the utmost confidence to the em-
poying printers OF the United States, satisfied
That thorough test-and the more thorough
The better-is all that is required to secure its
almost universal adoption: It's mechanism,
which is simple, consists primarily Of two cast
lron cylinders, fifteen inches IN diameter,
placed one above the other on the same axis,
IN the surface of these cylinders are cut ninety
longitudinal channels. in depth nearly equal TO
tAe length Of a type, and corresponding in
width to The body of the type to be
used. The channels Of the lower cyl
lader, or setter are fitted with wards corre-
Spending exactly with the hicks on the edge OF
'1e type, no two characters having the same
combination of hicks. The upper cylinder is
type, face out, from a special galley, The ope-
fatlon is very simple and rapid, less than i've
minutes being required TO load 6,O0 ems OF
minion. The distributing cylinder revolves
inlent pausing an instant at the points where
US channels coincide with those OF the lower
Sylineer. The lowest type in each channel soon
ahds combination OF grooves CORE
spending TO its hicks and drops down.
4hey cannot under any circumstances. go into
any but the proper groove, and as each OF the
minute. the speed of this automatic distribution
Is equal to TO- 600 ems per hour. Over 200 ems
car be ''loaded' in and distributed within an
hour. Provision is made for taking out surplus
type in any channel when an excess of partic-
ul2r letter has accumulated, and for replenish-
ing when a sort is exhausted before distribution
supplies it, the latter, however, being rare
occurrence. These sorts are kept in type foun-
aerS galleys placed in a cabinet convenient to
the machine
Tae keyboard resembles that of typewriter,
except that it is larger, and has more keys.
Each key is attached by a lever to plunger or
eleetor which, when key is depressed, forces
o9t The lowest type in the corresponding channel