New-York tribune., 1900-05-03

the great presses revolving. and then, standing IN
the balcony In the Of the hall. delivered the
opening address to the audience below. He dwelt
entirely on the charitable side OF the exposition and
IN this he sounded the keynote of the whole af-
fair. This printing exposition Of Big Six for
charfty's sake pure and simple. The proceeds will
be devoted entirely the charities extended by
big Six TO It's sick, disabled, INDECENT and super
animated members These charities include burial
fund, a hospital fund, a monument fund, an out
or-work fund, the maintenance Of beds in several
hospitals Of this city and the payment OF a large
annually TO the Childs-Drex Home in Colo
rado Springs, Col. at which there ordinarily
about fifty members tconsumptives). Commits
sioner Keller made few remarks on the desirabili-
~ OF practical charity opposed to theoretical
talk" charity, and then he gave unstnted praise
to the objects OF the exposition He spoke OF the
brotherhood OF the members Of Big Six and the
practical kindly way in which they cared for
each other, and ne told about his own experience
in working with them. He spoke with especial
emphasis Of the great work done by big Six
through its charities.
The printing exposition is in celebration Of the
seni-centennial OF the founding OF Big Six" and
also In celebration OF the five hundredth anufver-
sary Of the birth OF John Gutenberg. whom is
popularity accredited the invention of the movable
type and whose birth is being celebrated this year
by the people Of the little town OF Mayence on the
Rhine, where he born. IN the work of getting
the exposition ready the American Federation of
Women has rendered great help and a large and
hall. which is presided by the wives and
daughters OF the printers is the result of its
The main floor Of the exposition is filed from
wall 10 wall with specimens of every conceivable
kind OF printing press, ancient and modern. Some
Of these presses kept working all times. Be
sides the presses there exhibition linotype
machines, cutting and folding machines and every
kind OF machine which is used in modern printing
Some of the models beautiful, and It is gener-
ally conceded that the collection of presses is
valuable in its diversity and exhaustveness. The
whirr of machinery which greets the visitor
tering the door carries with IL all the air of busy
pressroon early in the morning
The historical and loan exhibit is one Of the most
interesting elements in the exposition. The old
Bradford press is there, the first press used by
William Bradford the first printer of New-York.
Lewis Mesquerier owned the press for many years
and kept il in a cellar in Long Island City. Its
is worked by the old devils tail" lever. which
still in good condition this press. Then there
a close by old pull down iobber," which at
tanned the remarkable record of three hundred
impressions a day the ink balls and breyers, relies
of the glue and moIasses' period of printing, and
early days There are numerous other ancient
exhibits a great part Of them having been loaned
bv the Suit hsonian Institution at Washington
An interesting feature is the Chinese printing OF
Kai Eee who prints Chinese characters and plct-
Ires in T)overs-st He does in the Grand Central
The Blue Pencil Club has a vartegated and
original exhibit which will bear more than one
visit II has great local color