The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-08

'-H-''s t+a ~ ave A'fhrH
O--man Nerggnthaler'~ zane a. the
inventor OF the typ.ssr-iug machine
that bears his name v.iu p. long lived
The story OF his patient study and woTA
for years on his great machine ana
his long struggle ?, have its valu. re-
cogn:zed. achieving success when p.n-
niless and broken II usa-rh. l. a palh.-
tic one. Al the tine Col. mis- death Mr..
Mergenthaler was ONLY - years old.
He was born in WC-tsInhurg AMI while
still a boy was apUT.utig.I TO a watch
maker. but .. li3 not serve out his
time. owing 20 his i->ir. To cScaps|
military service. 81 he age OF - hc|
arrived in Amsriya p.nuilsss. and with
nothing else but his brief experience
il mechanics. H vent 20 Washing
ton, and during he succeeding FOUR
years worked on ;h- mechanism u;|
electric clocks AID bells and signal
service apparatus for the GuVcruuycur.
Ia the last named g. made many im-
rrovemenjs and Invented several new
ones. At the end cf these four year,
he went - Baltimore. where he thought,
he saw a wider field Cor his talents.
Ii was in 1876. soon .s..r he located
il the Monumental CITY. -hJ; che his
tory OF ths linotype be- -. From sUsu|
1SS0-four ysar--h- gave his every
thought TO tn. creation gf his ma
chine. He took ui-!- ...t. Nigh; and
day he toiIsi. AMI gradually pat lutu|
his work the gold g.: ais brain and the
Drawn of his body. Only such men ls
Morse. Field, Gray. 2sIl or Ei.sl,
could tell what SucN .,:l AMI arp!i-|
cation means Finally. 80 the end ut
these four years OF struggle hr had %
machine that would. ~ action uf II
keyboard something like 4 typewriter.
set line u key i!ss o. types. jus.jfy
them 90 the exact width uf u column
or any required m-lsur" and east ttI
into solid line 81 lead or typ" mgsa!
Yet his work was not done. for ItsST|
he had accumplishsd a'l this and had
secured his patents. another obstacle
seemed tn battle him. Men ut money
discrediied his machine even after thry
had seen il work. Publishers said GO
was impTacticabls They were wiiling|
TO try his device - hs could show
that II would do :a- work of I've Ir|
six men setting type from the ease. but
not until then did they care to take any
risks. By constant plsddings. how
ever, he az last succeeded in CTEIniE-
ing L company with small capital.
which in the next three years was con
sCmed IN efforts 80 place the linotype
in the composing room OF some daily
newspaper. With money all gone. thel
machine turned down. the despair oil
failure. OF seven years of wasted toll
of death. almos. WIS upon him
Moreover, his physical system was
shattered. and h. passed the next three
years in 4 struggle % live. Bu, dIy
dawned for him a. last. n 1856 White
law Reid OF the New York Tribune
agreed TO try = machine. u proved
a success, and be equipped his oiiiC,
with them. Then he Louisville C1uv-
took them up, and from
that time fame and golden reward
were his. Since 1856 machines that
represent n value OF many million dol
lars have been sold or leased.
Broken down by the hardships ana
struggles ~ his early life. when su
cess and wealth came he was unaH,
to enjoy them. IN. past three yrtgs
he spent in an slieavor TO TCZi!.
health by visits 20 Arizona. New Mex
leo and similar climates. but In vain
He leaves q widow ard children.