New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-25
BIG VALUE
What a Pioneer Manufacturer Has Done
for the Business World.

devoted to the manufacture Of writing machines
Is the Hammond Typewriter Company
The swiftest ionghand writer can put down
only about twenty-cight words n minute upon
paT%r. either with ink or pencil. The manu-
script thus produced may Ice very clear and dis
unct for handwriting, but at equal speed the
Typewriter letter is vastly more distinct and
the chance Of mistake on account Of Hlegibility
Is reduced to the minimum
But while the limit OF speed for the human
h"nd is less than thirty words Il minute the
speed Of the typewriter Is vastly greater An
ordinary operator can transcribe nearly one
hundred words a minute and an expert can do
one hundred and fifty words without great exer-
ton. With speed. accuracy increases as q gen
erai thing and the chances are that there will be-
many more errors IN a page OF hand written
manuscript written at top specd. than will an
pear h a similar page Of typcwritten matter.
The writing machine has made a radlca,
change In every business house in the world
II has rcvoIutionized the press. for to-day ono
mar can do the work formerly divided among
tour. and can do IL better than the four ever
thought OF doing. In connection with stenog-
raphy. the typewriter has increased the effici-
ency and capacity Of the business man 10 A de-
gree nat vas not dreamed Of even thirty Years
ago.
James Eartett Hammond invented the tyne
writer that bears his name in 1860 He wa.
thirty years old at that time and an accom-
pHshed newspaper man. having served as war
correspondent OF Tie New-York Tribune during
the struggle between the states. His adventures
were numerous and exciting while with thu
army. and at one time lie was captured by a
band Of Mosbys guerilias between Winchester
ana Harrer's Ferry. Va on his person were
found his credentials as The Tribune CORE
sponaSnt. rs well ~ notes and sketches for sew
eral articles
drumhead court martial sat on his case
and he was condemned to die "a the end Of
rope Preparations were Immediately made "a
hanG Mr. Hammond. the formal charge bein4
that lac had written abolition lies for Horace
Greeley's paper" when out Of the rnderbrusb
appeared the head Of a column Of soldiers
dressed In blue. They saw what was ahout IN
happen and voliey from their rifles sent the
euer''las scurrytnE to cover and gave Nj
i'"''''ohd chance to get away. This he did
ana reached Harper's Ferry In safety
The rigors Of war and his subsequent evcee
siVe application TO study undermined his health.
and for several years he was obliged 70 I've IN
the open air 70 recuperate IL was during thu
period OF his life that the Idea of a labor savlnC
ueNice to take the place OF penmanship suc.
eeSted Itself to him. and In 1869 II crvstaIi7eS
INTO the foundation idea that underlies tine preq
ent Hammond machine
ms invention was not the first IN the field but
MT hainmonds Idea was sufficiently different
,'',h '.'e machine OF that day to encourage him
IN taking out patents in 1850 In 1881 Ube,
the New Orleans Centennial exposition v-os
heid' lac submitted his machine in cnnnati,ior
ana Was awarded the gold medal Since then
the machine has been awarded twentv-DID,
other medals at expositionS
inc advantages claimed for the Hammond
machine are its strength. durabiItv visitI,
writing. case Of operation and its yersatiUt7, O.,
as'nuch as two hundred different sets OF tvne,
may be used with II.
me business OF manufacture on 4 comrnercial
scale commenced In 1880 and now Is carried o.,
By big corporation under the Icadcrsb;D Of o..
inventor and founder
Inc general offices and factory are IocotaI a.
No. Dol East Goth street. where it owns a h,,i,d
ing or five stories. having floor space NJ OF,,,
thousand square feet Tho building is frenroo,
ana Is SO arranged that the factory plant Do,,
De enlarged at q minimum OF EXPENSE u-baDe,,o,
necessary. o''''''
James Bartlett Hammond is nres,aor, 20 a..
corporation: James A. Rufnn. ylce-presjdent.
John M Bancroft, secretary and treosurar on,
these three. with Theo L. EckIin and Rohars
H. meht constitute the board Of directors Tba
company mas offices in Philadelphia, Washing
ton' P'ttsburs. Chicago. Detroit, Kansas CTtI,
ST Louis Boston. London. England and bos
representatives In all the chief cities Of Or.
world. VI uAe
First place in the ranks OF exporters NJ t,,.-
writers Is claimed by the Hammond connaDv
on account Of IT'S facility to transcribe foreigo
languages. Tho financial condition of the com
pany Is shown In its financial reports which ser
ou' that IL has no liabilities outstanding ana
invariably discounts its current bills.
mus from the smallest beginning twentv-n,r.
years ago. this concern TODAY has do,,o,..,