The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-03-20

ton OF work
are the tests. In the great American
Photographer Tournament at Atlanta
March 1st, the Fay-Sho took practically
all the prizes aud medals over all Others
and some of the best machines on the
| market were used in the contest
+. Nj. NcCtntic, OF the Associated Press.
Dallas, Texas, won the championship OF
| the world as the best ali-round tele-
grapher, McCintic used Fay-Sho, No. 6,
| IN receiving throughout the contest: also
won the Atlanta Journal Special Gold
Medal for the cIean-st and prettiest press
copy with the Fay ho.
Harry Y. Emanuel, OF Philadelphia,
won the worlds championship (in the
message CLASSY at the Teiegraphers
Tournament in New York in 1898 on a
Fay->ho machine, and received the first
prizr, and broke his New York record in
number of messages handled in thirty
minutes on the Fay-Sho at the Atlanta
Tournament
W. {. Murray, OF Atlanta, tia, did some
Highly credltable work on the Fay-Sho
machine in receiving messages in the
above contest. 1t is worthy Of note that
Mr.. Murray had never used a typewriter
| OF this make before and his work was not
only creditable to himself but showed the
ease and simplicity of the Fay-Sho in
operation.
Commenting on the tournament the
Atlanta Journal said:
1.-TWO worlds records were established
and the quality OF Morse was far better
than heretofore. Andrew Carnegie him.
self an old teIegrapher, and one of the
most enthusiastic photographers of this
~
valued at 500 which stimulated the
greatest interest among telegraphers all
| over the country. This prize was offered
Tor tennnute test to see who was the
best all.round teiegrapber in the United
States, both receiving and sending to be
considered. F. NJ McUlintic, of the Asso-
clated Press, Dallas, Texas, was awarded
the Carnegie medal for turning out the
cleanest press copy, receiving ten minutes
and afterward sending ten minutes, and
establishing new record of 81 words
of straight Morse. This was test of
endurance as well as speed and ability,
for the contest did not occur until 2
| O'Clock III the morning, after the tOurna-
ment had been in session ! l hours. No
Fluctuations were counted in the matter
sent and received-Only the words sent
| going into the record.
1.-The receiving test of thirty minutes
Tor the largest number OF messages on
the typewriter, neatness of copy cOnsid-
ered brought forth new worlds record
by III. V. Emanuel, of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, OF Philadelphia, Pa,
who received first prize for receiving fifty
| and One-half messages in thirty minutes
| The former record was fifty messages in
| thrlty-twO minutes, seventeen seconds
| also held by Emanuel. E. E. Bruckner, OF
the Postal Telegraph Company, OF Texas,
at Dallas, received the second prize for
receiving messages. Fifty and one-hali
| messages were sent by Z. ". White, OF
| Richmond, Va, Western Union Telegraph
| Company, who broke the record for send
| ing messages.
The Atlanta journal gold medal fCT
cleanest copy Of Philips code receiving
| was won by f. W. McClintic, of the Asso-
clated Press, Dallas, Texas, receiving SOC
words in five minutes. with but three
| errOrs.'
The Fay-Sho machines made new
| words records in all the above contests
and while other machines we're entered
they did not receive a single first prize
| and only one received a second prize. The
| Fay Sho made clean sweep, and is pro
nounced by experts to be the best all
| round typewriter in The world.