New-York tribune., 1901-11-10
/ PAN-AMERICAN ECHO.
ALL EXHIBITS DESCRIBED IN THE TRIB-
UNE AS NOTEWORTHY RECEIVED
HIGHEST AWARDS.
ONE, TYPEWRITER. HAS BEEN DISCUSSED AT
LENGTH, BUT IS WORTHY OF FURTHER DE-
sCRiPTIoN IT IS SUCH RADICAL DE-
p.erT-pE FROM PREVIOUS TYPES

SCRIPTIoN IT IS SUCH A RADICAL DE-
PARTuRE FROM PREVIOUS TYPES
The Pan-American Exposition is already but
memory-a beautiful It's true-and there's no
thing to be said of It perhaps. for the ablest
pens in the country have. with varying degrees OF
success. portrayed its every feature but there still
remains to be acknowledged the solid good it did
in the way of introducing ideas. inventions and I'M
provements in all fields
It to be expected that everything of this
character should have been described in these col
umns, but few of the most noteworthy were from
time accorded or less space. and 1t is
matter of self-gratuation TO the writer that his
judgmel in the selection of these has been In
dorsed by the exposition jury of awards-for each
and every exhibit mentioned in The Tribune re-
ceived a gold medal
That of these should have impressed thelF
importance upon the writer in unusual degree
was only natural-one. d typewriter, so markedly
that he sought not once but several times to set
forth its claims the consideration of the business
world. And even after his return 1t had not re-
linquished its hold upon his interest. So much had
he concerned himself, however. with the machine
and its mechanism. he knew little else of 1t; so he
thought 1t would be good idea to call upon Mr.
Earl B. Smith, at No. 253 Broadway, and add to his
store of knowledge the subject-more particu-
larly to learn if the business world thought as
much of the machine did the Pan-American jury
and the writer.
1t may please the reader to be present-in spirit
at the interview which resulted
On being ushered into Mr.. Smiths presence, the
writer began operations by offering that gentleman
congratulations upon the "Olivers winning of the
gold medal. He expressed himself as grathed-
for said he. the jury's award to the Oliver
urder its method of comparison with an ideal
standard is recognition that it represents the
greatest accomplishment in the art, for that de-
cision could only be arrived at through an ac-
curate scientific and practical knowledge OF all
makes of typewriters. whether in competition for
the award not. However. the Pan-Amerlcan
Jury OF only inorsed the decisions of those
of the Omaha and Paris expositons-we got the
gold medal at each-and may add. of the business
fraternity" That last is the main thing, SAID
the writer, but has the business world accepted
the Oliver the standard| Yes. the more in
telligent and progressive members of It,
Why the company is only five years Old IL COM
prses a small body of conservative and wealthy
business men, who, knowing they have sood
thing. took time perfect before attempting to
sell it. You see. they knew how deeply intrenched
in the confidence of operators and employers were
the established makes. and how fruitlessly their
position had been assailed by countless typewriter
Inventions and they were determined not to attack
existing prejudice until they could offer machine
clearly superior IN all respects as 10 insure II"
| triumphant success.
The present company first started with the en-
! ployment OF expert mechanic to develop the
! machine: In three months it had sixteen men at
work Its little Offices in the Ashley Block. chi
| cago boasted clerical force Of bookkeeper and
| a stenographer! 1t employs two hundred and
| forty-hve hands. and has large branch Offices IN
| Boston Philadelphia. Washington and ST. Louis
ard agencies in all the CHIEF cites OF the Chtteu
/ States and Europe"
Now want to ask you home question. and
! you may decline to answer 1t without giving OF
| fence II you think it impertinent. What are the
| objections urged against the Oliver which you are
! oftenest called upon to combat?
Quite right" replied Mr.. Smith You want TO
get behind the screen, 1t and to learn the
secrets of the machine. Well. there no secrets
! Dtrr
board. our demerts only exist in the ignorance or
ieeFned cd the ms and outs Of the style machines
/ faucy that any change from them must De IoF 'he
Our points of superiority, briefly enumerated are;
Durability and economy. When have induced any
sit dGwn and esT
The oliver at work does its selling The PROOF or
BUSINESS in the last twelve months has amounted to
100 cent At this rate "a % 4TT f Ses m fast
they come in. We shall however Try TO meet .hae nat
emergency" he added. with smile as we nave
o he went When fn operators 9PsT hays first s
objections: but these are generay irs'rs s
Gently complained that in making erasures or IN put
ting in new ribbon she could nor avGa f sqiiiis @ a
! tive acquaintance with the machine for the long
e fSem eraser 9t i~feg fesng he 6ack Of her
bank OF typebars She had not 541msht 1 fair
! priestess complained that when she accldenIany I
struck two KEYS at 1T oce 4oe Of the other She was in
formed that no harm could arise the bars could not
be be aTred and {I BY the cosion moment the keys
were released the typebars resumed 'nS
Characters precpitated at once toward the "r''ns
p0thers have questioned the capacity of the Oil
yer to manifold twice many copies as any o.neI
nsfen 6a vng dnt been substituted the The
manifods came out clear, distinct ana 10 the iuii
""'VHr Where have you with the greatest success
"HGatmraliy in the West where the machine was
horn and bred and where conservative antaeontS, I
is"S is one OF the leading industries in the WHSt ana
the adaptahilty of the oiiveT tor ysSdfrs # al
most essential in the great transporfatGn 6Iee
ePn Rairoad has exchanged three hundred OF the
old style machines for divers. ,, ,tas ,rdfvid
ua1s and business houses that see the new machine
few Extracts from salesbook The United
States Steel G9mp1ny Wsq 4aS no. the United
states Census 120: the United states
MY 100 RonssoHasfs s6 s Peaie 50; Boston public
Schools. 75: Nelson Morris Company 90 Mnfual 1ntua
anee companS a. BrotheTs prug C9mR@my WHs
ST. Louis 81 Morgan Wright o.; & tnS Merte ira Docks
ern RAILWAY of England 80 and the MerSes D0oNS'
vo, the diversity of larger interests that rs nm nnt
their profit IN adopting our ma hrapcb of business
could quote you many hundreds ids OF OF aaoitioh'i
names but those are enough esnaper 20 man at that
The writer after having said adieu to Mr, Ism Smiin in
and atafs shsnaed Of mnd h borden
ticisn of the sweeping claims made Ior ae Sit tba
yP|ewrtsr made Tsen by Mr. Smith tted them
to the facts which he himself had he was
obiised to" confess that there was not one claim
which he could 20 M smfha the scribe re-
called some other virtues OF the LnacLine, @ i;s T.;
nebt once Sitting pacdy noseless Oliver
writing out message as $3.50 II c Moves restf,I alike