The sun., 1891-01-23
PTCKWTCK IN PRINTING OPTION
Dr. Thaekery Starts . Newspaper sa .
Large scale In NewtOwn.

Dr. Thaekery Starts . Newspaper sa .
Large scale In Newtown-
! The remnants OF the single tax paper started
In an old French house In Union avenue. Now
town, BY the Rev. Samuel w. Thacksry. d. D..
III. D.. Csntsb.. and formerly . professor In
Cambridge University. England. were dis
| posed OF by auction last week. 1t Ii almost six
months now since DR.. Thackery and his wife
and son took up their residence In Newtown
and began to astonish tho people OF that VII
lage by their lavish and. to the villagers. fool
ish expenditure of money.
| DIR. Thackery Is described As . benevolent
looking man always absorbed In his favorite
theme. single tax. His son, Samuel W. Thack-
cry. Jr.. was news gatherer for the raper.
| While in England DR.. Thackery became I'M
bued with Henry Georges theory. The subject
OF single tax Is said 10 have had such a fasci-
nation for him that he finally severed his CON-
nections In England and sailed for New York.
After his arrival In this city he is said to have
been directly associated with Henry George
| for some time. lie had some money and 1t is
said he owns small estate In England. His
wife has between $4,000 and $4,000 In ready
| money. In some way no came into possession
OF n mortgage on the house In Newtown which
| he was shortly aiterward compelled to take up
The house thus passed into his hands.
After cogitating on means OF circulating
his views on the single tax theory, he de ecided
to start single tax paper. He was also writ
ing book on the subject. and he concluded
that 1t would be q saving of money to print
his own book. With this end in view. he moved
his family into the house In Newtown and be-
gan preparations for going into the printing
business. IIe first bought out paper in Flint
bush known as the kiaJs County Gazeite. He
| moved the plant to his house In Newtown and
converted the paper into single tax organ.
He then went into the printing business in
manner that took away tile breath Of the edi-
tors In hat district He bought everything In
tho line >of printing material that came his
material a' found ia bis house after bis reno y
1t was evident that printers from all parts had
He %ss compesss aH.opeed i With his scheme
and saw q golden iuiurs before him. There
bney for Veets The
SSgsin Giant. Tie basement was Converted @ into
press room. ln one corner was placed steam
sns DGs es 2oM sh nS
piesses OF different sizes and makes. ali ready
ss ha the ecl 81 e
publishing otlico. editorial ooms. and c,omros-
Ing rooms were on the ground floor. Here he
known to the trade. There, must have been
more than 100 pounds Of type IN III, He
business. he bought three or four different
faces OF ono size of tyre and mixed them all
lis book rrinted. Every line had four q i've
We're, We're light, others dark; some were W broad and
some long. with fair shrinking Of old style.
M Tom sbe o of ys a. ad
Dr. ihackery he'd from i in desnair; the COM
There was a small washtub in the. room i!lled
piled high with like assortment. 1t looked as
these receplacles aiier being used once Heaps
OF pied type lay in al parts Of the room. The
His newspaper was n curiosity aside from its
typosrHrhica appearamee. He saws brave
soe eaborate bora @ sS @ wcad @ have a
puzzled u Chnnman. There were thirty wo
,hf hs nd syery S1mn rom
torial room were thlrty-two strip; oi thick
columns, Of tie paper. Everyth'ne he wrote
to into b column
he y would cut eat = ,ho proof sheet and paste
sponding number. This me lhod was pursued
until All the ,hirty,-'wo columns were filled.
mHn who made up the papcr. only. a printer
can arpreciats. ., the in"onvenences !n Of a system
DR.. Thnckery's expenditures did not stop
with his printing plant. The more he pondrr-
cd on his scheme ihe bigger i; grew. After his
printing mateli ial began to arrive. he set au
army Of men Mt work getting out his publica-
tons Then new iden struck him. He would
have his w9rkmen board with rim, according
se @ hhssh r hc,s sS0 hs ass w
sleeping room In the house. EXCEPT those octu-
pied by his family. with three or four beds. He
then printed hill OF fare for his table. His
workmen we're compelled to board there. But
few pages Of his book saw the light OF day. 1t
was entitled "Thackery's Catechism Of ReliR-
ious Single Tax" 1t WAS written In the form
Of questions and answers. and had the pubi-
cation been completed it would probably have
gained rem nwn as q literary curiosity. An an.
nouncement In the newspaner under the title
read Edited by the Rev. Samuel W. Thack-
cry. d. D.. Ill. ID. Cantab. leader Of the Re.
liE,ous Hosts OF Single Tax"
just as he was about to surprise the world
his money gave out. He disposed Of the house
and everything in 1t Just as It Stood furniture.
printing material. and all. and with hs wife
and son sailed back to England.
He WAS well liked and was regarded as man
OF considerable ability by the Inhabitants OF
Newtuwn. At the height OF his enthusiasm
when he Was squRnderng money right and
left. he was on the point ofinvestinR $4,000 in a
. sereotyping outfit with which to make plat es
Of his contemplated publications More than
100000 was spent in the establish msnt in less
than three months.