New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-20
THE PASSING THRONG.

Paul z Werner, president and general manager
OF a book manufacturing concern at Akron. Ohio
IS staying at the Holman House
GROWTH OF Book manufacturing. rather than
BOOK SALES publishing. IS descriptive Of the en-
terpriss OF which am the head
said Mr. Werner and replying 70 questions con-
corning the growth OF the business. he said: The
beginning IN 1s75-now nearly thirty years ago-Was
a little lob printing Office IN which had only t"2
or three assistants EInbaTknS ~ tne business -
bOokuakSng the plant has been expanded as neces-
sity demanded, until u now anords employ llent 20
fifteen hundred people. besides when MOI less Ia;
five thousand others are engased IN the sac OK
- bo.lEs III TIE r1aIIiaz OF which a car and half
the large quantity OF cover material, including
great variety Of feathers. Our requirements often
Qualities q leather. Prominent IL the LIST Is no
81 the Asiatic countries II IS notable that much
OF the Persian goat Is tanned IN '41-f,5
though large quantities are orols1t 20 ne ,- -
that costs a little less and which MS a certain certain
demand but which IS not quite a. me ". S- 1Iy
as the imported article One item n our slpgJ{
account IS 1900 a day Tor soid e41. 20 osS,s-I-1
that III we were set the task % turning 04t az
the popular novels that are pIosneI N NJ sasly
execute the commission in a week-Of course
ne ~ Da5er backed varsity OF such book as Ben
HurF tie sale OF which is said to have reached :
sn1lsyth,Ig sise TO print that number ot volumes
IN about forty days II IS gratifying fact s ~
Sa-nand f9r ssid substantial and Instructive u
erature OF the sort that - representa- ~ - W.
greatly stimulated the appetite FOR BOOKS ma
ford reliable information concerning = S-5eiis
and govern them Young men ss eciay aa' +, t5s
10 appreciate the leverage or Eno Ti want to
know things and they are culuvatns S ~ so1s
a wider knOwledEe Of what the W9I'o dH, me-
tRe protabe fields Of human acuyity mat ,-I ~
may enter They are re-. GYMS .lzs 80 ~ nforrnaton
Joseph L Gavin. the Democratic eI-contr ,2.'S
Of BufraIo has been In the city several Gay -
az the imperial, he said an
-pOOsFvErJr Parker man, because regard I'M
HARD TO as an able Judge and a % So So
DEFDAT- citizen. I believe be Is Iho IS
candidate and that he wou4o -
a,,oeutabls 20 all classes. He has demons. ~.
himself the friend OF the lahoring ma, t az rsoss
condolences IN him. He IS the HrsI c1ot 4, a visf
men with whom come in cont.tcJs a. .s.I-i csaes
circle assured ne Is az !esss 80 - such q TIE
Judge Parker has not hssitated 70 Hlec1 ,,grt lin
prominent men In our pr 81. Iigntv He ass
been running after the noninaIl9it' -, ~ var
ring factions OF the party VII ~. ~ - Louis
that they viii be united for PaTSeTI a. Ts was
refused 70 vote ror bEysll 80 sy,ir IN the sans
candidate. and would reuse @e ne doesn't
prOpositiOn was again before me 9,ossvsl-
raDresent the things in which oeAeVe an, ta<s the
wfI nor he an easy man defeat. lt vii .e-Soisa
best man the Democrats can Presell ~ -porce 20
a ~
win but ANYTHING less than the best We 80 assure
can name Will give votes 70 INoQ90 49, +9Ik about
his election I take stock In ths - In the
Cisvsiand I REGARD him the biggest n'-I-,,ia BE-
cf,Irfrv to-day with nothing 20 gam % - n bis
Coming a candidate for the Presidency. e,es-s IN
sJactiO1 were assured. I believe ne > -oralna-
bis steten,ent that he does not want - - vOrd
ton and I think he should be taken at N
paron vVuIT Won Plessen was an aTri'a- r.r,-
Kronprinz Wilhelm. and Is staying az Ci7 -. 40
bridge The baron has been =
r,-,--rr>rc, IN t,yepr,-avs years IN the RoJa- 90
1,J-e,--r-pO- man Navy. IN which be ranAs
rIrADA a commander. He comes -.
Ro,s- where he was naval atIa 49,
% ,bs aarvnan Embassy II am on le@-0 ~.
-, ra-o- and on my way 20 BRUSH S,-,S-ican
- go on the Atlantic and fdt-...-- ~ the
go tbfz he nv second visit 10 the s-Ssr / en-
-IIrfrv Il WAS over two years asl,. 80 Brit
$500 q bunting expedition IN Mani % ~ noun
Isb Columbia both the plains an! n bs,-oud ti1
tai,s 7 vas for two and a har ulohlLst 1fsnty Of
,+snsi harnts OF civtIiZa tlOn ana lOG bon bsar.
r7oosa ard mountain sheep. gOl = shan :
b,tt snail hope to get a grizzly Jii7 - INTO the
- baDpv unless / succeed. sntlt s,i-sEa border.
,,-ocEs Il T,rfrfzh Columbia near Inc t-s-i+ Wash
refCr- voinr West however. snaLl -. Ar1bas-
T--+o- - nav nv respects 70 the tre- -,sss the
s910v ard III I meet him. may nope eDoru1ous
Esrasi6ent who Is certainly man - "a Il very
snsrgv IN all directions understanJi - no psfs
POND 81 hunting. and note the arrls~~ -
sent TO him BIZ King Asns1A