The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-22
Perhaps Twas a Year 400


That a customer said to u.s. "My Young friends
you should watch the output of your establishment
zealously Whether you have thouoht of T. - ,,at
it Is fact that The Stone PRINTING and Man, 49,
turing Company sets the style In prinlius matters
for Southwest Virginia and all this section of The
country. Even your style In spelling and punctr
alton and capitalization Is watched and commanted
Upon"
~, Our welwisher Is of the best posted men In
Virginia, and he knows when comma Is ont Of
place, too. ~ ~
But if he could see our well-worn Webster and
all the other authorities that have been consan+y
consulted Tor number of years, he would conclude
that his opinion must have been the result of orr
years OF care and watchfulness just along the line of
his suggestion. It was gratifying indeed however,
to hear from who Is so familiar with the business
usages OF our day, and such close student thurman
nature words that were SO full of meaning TO us
ana which showed Enthusiastically result of our per-
satent efforts IN the direction ndicated-,1a of e1e
waiting the standard of printing in all this section
we retain as momentoes examples of printing such
as could be had in this portion of the State prior and
subsequent to the organization Of company--and
some OF the printing Shades of Ben Franklin) of
to day Some of these days, or to day. perhaps
they may be exhibited as samples of PRINTING Of
Roanoke's earlier history
Printing IS an art but to be the possessor of type
press, Ink and paper does not constitute an artist
or an everyday printer. Years of patient study
nara work, watchfulness, systematic mani pulation
OF all that attends the proper execution of an order
economy OF t1me-the man that has been through
al th1s-the man who execute lob "yester-
day. when necessary-who uses and knows how TO
handle and obtain the best results from EMPLOYEES
paper, inks and machines at a minimum cost to the
consumer-he is artist " In the lob P, ntne
business of to day.
Our happest moment In business is when one
comes to us with order that requires the closest
attention, the utmost speed and knowledge of the
art and doubts our facilities In reason
NO stone remains unturned. Of course such happy
moments are rare, because our facilities have been
IN keeping with the demand of the section-possibv
beyond-but think there is nothing in the print
ing line or any other line, for that matter, too good
tor Roanoke or the great Southwest. Sometimes
however, customer wants job I" In the morning
by o'clock" Do we hesitate to work all night. #
necessary? Not bit of it
We say, with good deal of pride, we have the
best equipped establishment in Southwest Virginia
probably In Virginia, all things considered The
only building occupied exclusively for lob Printing
purposes, tar and away the largest stock Of papers,
more machinery more tme-saving appliances and
convenlences, electric BELLS speaking tubes electric
power electric lights, electric elevator steam and
gas, and all the modern inventions that can he
utilized to economic space and annihilate time
Send us an order write for samples and figures
or better still, come and place We are lust
across from Hotel Roanoke.
The Stone Printing and Manufacturing Co.
!. L. STONE, President.