The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-28
MOVED TO THE FRONT
Has the Remington Advertising
Agency of Pittsburgh-erowth Of
tba FStabliEhment.

Has the Remington Advertising
Agency of Pittsburgh-arowth Of
the Establishment.
pittsburgh Dispatch: While Pitts
burgh is known as the headquarters Of
some OF the largest Industrial concerns
in the United States, there are many
Pittsburghers who do not know that It
is also the home Of one OF the largest
advertising agencies in the Union. This
is the agency Of p: p. Remington, oc-
cupying the entire second floor Of the
Penn building, at Seventh street and
Penn avenue. This house was estab-
llshed in 1895, and was known as REM
ington Brothers. Three years later 4
New York office was opened and placed
in charge OF r. r. Remington, =. P,
Remington continuing to direct AFFAIRS
in this city. The agency then employ
ed twelve people. In 1896 the partner
ship between the brothers expired by
Limitation, and E. P. Remington retired
The next year he purchased the entire
business, with the exception OF the New
York branch. and is now the sole own
err Of the business formerly done by
Remington Brothers. For the past
four years the f. P. Remington agency
has become well known throughout the
business world where advertising is
done.
During the fourteen years that Mr..
Remington has been in the advertising
business he has Travelled extensively,
t-tAt..-. t.att. = a,,o,ttgary ond Y,avvou1 r,nr
publishers. Not only has he gone over
the United States. but he has visited
the chief cities OF the civilized world in
the furtherance OF his business.
The Offices OF the agency are fitted
IN In n manner to make the handling
of the business one Of ease and system
Two rooms, each about 125X24 feet in
size, with Mr.. Remington's private Of
fee. afford space for the thiFty-e4gh;
employees to handle the large volume Of
business transacted by the agency. An
interesting feature OF the establishment
Is the fle room, where the thousands OF
papers are checked by n force Of thir-
teen young men and women. In all
these IL about one mile OF shelving
used for the proper Ming Of the papers,
The enormous amount Of work done by
the agency Is shown by the fact that
the daily mail averages from 900 to 200
letters daily, and about 400 letters are
sent out daily. Nine thousand papers
receive advertisements from the agen-
cy. In addition 10 this are many week.
~ and monthly magazines and trade
journals.
Some OF the customers are the chief
ones in their lines. Mr. Remington hns
nine Arms on his list, each Of which
spends $4,000 or more annually for nd
vertlslng. There Is one contract which
includes the leading p1pOrs m thirty
states, and II costs $500 quarterly for
clerical work In preparing the state
ment for the advertiser. Too bulky
and heavy 10 be sent by mall this nc
count Is sent by express.
The y. p. Remington Newspaper d.
rectory Ii published annually by Mr..
Remington. and the edition Of this year
viii he out this month. II Is conceded
10 be one OF the best newspaper dlrcc-
tories published In thr country. While
not as bulky aa some II II comprehen-
slve. and II anybody socks reliable In
formation u the newspapers OF the
United States md Canada he need look
no further than the Remington book
The placing Of advertising IL not the
only work M the Remington agency.
There II q force Of COMPETENT AdYertls-
ing writers who are ready 10 make de-
signs and write the text for advertise
mnntH Of any clients 0f the agency. Tho
prospective advertiser has only 10 give