Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-02-01
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what in thunder is Press Clippings" ex.
claimed prominent editor from Cincinnati, who
visiting Chicago, to a Heydid reporter yester
day. II have tried everywhere to get copy of
where with the reply we cannot supply you
with it, as our contract with the Press Clipping
Bureau calls for all our exchanges.
A HeraH reporter was detailed to go with the
editor to Room 10, Times Building, where the
Bureau of Press Clippings occupies a suit of
five rooms.
Mr. Frank A Burrele the Manager, was
found and asked to explain what in mischief he
meant by using all the thousands of exchanges
that come to Chicago every day, and what his
system meant anyway. He was perfectly will
ing to give the information.
AS his information was in the nature of a huge
surprise to all and as it shows just what genius
for starting new and much needed enterprises is
found in Chicago, it given in full
Just look i'll there, said MI Burree show
ing us into a large hall where number ofladies
were at work with scissors, blue pencils and
paste pots, clipping and mounting items from
the papers before them. And such a pile Of pa
persl The floor was literally covered with pa
pers in all stages of clipped delapidation for the
depth of two or three feet.
How is that for an exchange editors room"
asked MI BuTrellc. No three newspapers i'll the
world ever had such huge list of exchanges at
one time They are from all quarters of the
globe and range from the large magazines and
dailies down to the patent inside These are all
carefully read and such items as are designated
OF interest to clients are clipped and mounted on
slips, showing name of paper, date and where
published and then the items are CLASSIFIED and
sent to clients.
Now we edit all these" said Mr. Burrelle
same is done by the daily papers, only more
carefully. We handle over $1,000 items per
month.
"Our name Press Clippings, explains Itself
and our scheme is simple enough. We furnish
prominent men and women with what the press
OF the country may say about them or their
movements, and data on any subject they may
be specially interested in.
For example: Here is a collection of all com
ment by the press of the country relative to the
life and death of Jefferson Davis That pile rep
rcsents over 1000 items which could not pos
sihiy have been accumulated by any one in
dividual.
In addition to this work we run what we call
our Information Department. TO this de-
partmeut 60 all clippings relative to all manner
OF construction, and the items sorted out
under the following heads. Municipal Bonds
Electricity, Bridges Paving, Grading and Mac
adamiZng, Sewers and Waterworks Street
Railways New Railroads and Extensions, Large
Buildings, Small Buildings, Schools and Church
eS, Mills and Factories, Theatres and Hotels
Bank Buildings and Organizations, Fire Hose
and Apparatus, interpretations, Awards Of Con
tracts Plans Wanted and Coming Events.
we issue a typewriter sheet each day under
each and every one of those heads and these
sheets 90 to the clients interested III the differ
ent subjects enumerated. They are in the ma
ture of pointers and are invaluable to con
tractors and supply houses seeking business
1--WE do not rely solely upon Press Clippings as
you will see by this blank on which is euumer
ated every conceivable thing that goes into the
construction of building
"These blanks 60 to all persons mentioned in
sheets as about to build with request for vcrlhCa
ton and specifications, and are also in the hands
OF a large number of architects III the differ
ent parts of the country, who are under con
tract with to furnish specifications of plans
drawn by them or that come under their notice
and these specifications as received are inCor
porated into our reports,
'To have accomplished this represents an i'm
ineuse outlay of time and cash, but we do not
feel that we have reached perfection as yet, and
are still striving to improve.
Our capital is ample and as have associated
with me as stockholders Mr. G. b. Shaw. Prce-
dent of the American Trust and Savings Bank
and Messrs. Turner and Bond, the Real Estate
dealers, you may imagine with such backing
there Is absolutely no limit to our extension Of
business
In addition to our reading here we have "a
reading office in Boston where all New England
Is covered and the result of each days work Us
latter Office all the Middle aud Southern Coast
State papers are read and reports covering the
Territory Of the two Offices are made at New
York City
"A complete system Of exchange is made be-
tween here and New York by express daily So
that any Western customer wishing for the
Eastern Reports can get them from here each
day and vice versa.
so, YOU see Press Clippings is a huge con
corn. 1t not only uses up all the exchanges in
Chicago but you will find as much difficulty in
finding any given paper in New York or Boston
and outside OF the exchanges obtained from the
different papers we also receive a mail larger
than any one office in Chicago.
Il can assure you that no matter of value or
interest TO our customers Is ever overlooked
'If-oh yes, we will clip for you. certainly
and the Herah Reporter left as the Cincinnati
man subscribed for the scheme.