Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-10-31
MORE ASSOCIATION LITERATURE
INTERESTING SAMPLE OF "HOME
ARTISTS" LETTERS.

The President, j. c. Howard, Had Not
This Afternoon Given the 1900
Bond Required by the U. $. Commis-
sioner.
The president Of the "Universal Asso-
citation of Home Artists" ]. c. Howard.
had not at 2:30 this afternoon furnished
the 81 900 bond required Of him by U. S.
Commissioner Summey.
Some Of the "Universal associations"
literature has come to THE CITIZEN in
the shape Of letter sent by Howard to
gentleman in Hancock, Mich. who is
designated as No. 7O115. The letter,
dated August 21. 1894, follows:
Good news. Your name now stands
at the head of our list of eligible home
artists-that 10 you Will be the next
eligible home artist to be employed on a
salary as per our Form 2, home artists
contract at $3.50 a month, guaran.
teeing you steady employment.
We do not always pay this price to
beginners, but as the holidays come on
the demand for shading pen work is so
great that we have to offer special in
ducements in order to secure more home
artists. trust, therefore, you will not
hesitate, tut send In your order imme-
diately.
Probably show little partiality in
writing this letter and advising YOU of
your good fortune, as do not write to
all the members, but your work was so
promising and your penmanship so neat
that felt it my duty to write. so that
you might know just how you stand
with the association.
"Our gentlemen members are delighted
with their positions as home artists and
when they once take up the work they
never think for moment of dropping it.
We do not ask our home artists to work
ten hours day, nor in fact do we ask
them to work very hard at all. All we
ask Of them is to execute the work which
we send them, and for which we pay
cash as soon as it is finished.
"Please write US Immediately as to
your decision in regard to the matter, as
it is quite important that every number
should te taken. feel safe in saying
that you will never regret becoming our
home artist, and you are now in posi-
tion which is greatly veted, and eagerly
sought for by those who are irving to
learn the use of the shading pen.
Write me by return mail, and trust
you will send in your order with your
letter. You can also send with your re-
mittance your best specimen of block
shaded alphabet. as we may be able to
give you small contract in the near
future.
Trusting you will not delay the mat
ter. but order your outfit at once, ~
main, yours very kindly,
c. Howard. Prest."
With this is letter. marked "Impor-
tant. Read this carefully" 1t is headed
This is copy Of the original letter."
and is dated Bustard's Shaft, Steuben-
vile, o. August 20. 1894. addressed to
Howard. The letter SAYS:
my Dear Sir:-I received your draft
for $40. for which please accept my
thanks. l also received the other lot Of
100 text sheets which will complete
and send back as soon as possible.
am more than satisfied with the associa-
ton. You have fulfilled your contract
to the letter, and was surprised to 6nd
how soon l received work from you.
have written and answered every ad.
for good writers that ever read, and
] believe you are the only firm in Amer
lea that actually employ writers to
write at home. l can recommend you
to any body as honest and true to your
promises. am supporting large fam
lily with what receive from you.
Lucy A. Travis"
To this is added paragraph signed
by the association:
Persons writing Miss Travis must
enclose self-addressed stamped envel-
ope with paper in it for a reply. Miss
Travis is one Of the many who write US
encouraging letters. What she can do
you can do also. All we ask Of you is a
trial