The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-19
FRAN PLEASED
WITH SUCCESS
TRovATEN TALKS or THE NEW
CATALOGUE he TURNED OUT
FOR AAKER BUSINESS COLLEGE
AND TELLS SOMETHING ABOUT
HIS SPLENDID PLANT.

To The Forum: Kindly accept our
cordial thanks for the kind words
you said In regard to our print
ing establishment in connection with
your review of the Aaker Business coll
Aege catalogue In last evenings issue
If your highly valued paper. We wish
to assure you that though we have
received quite number of conlpli-
ments of late for tie high class If
printing we turn olt, none is apprc-
GATED quite so muca as the one you
pay us, coming as Ii does from men
so well qualified to judge whereof they
speak. We must admit, and 1t will
probably be forgiven, that it makes us
feel trifle produl to know that the
product Of our shop is of such a high
class as to merit the compliments you
pay us.
1t proves our theory, that ii pays
to employ the highest skilled labor,
because after all 1t depends entirely
on workmanship, what kind of work
is turned out of a print shop. Stock
may be ever so good, yet If presswork
is poor II matters not. We aim to
employ the best and highest skilled
workmen we can get hold of and Mr..
Nord who Is in charge of our press
room Is probably as clever and COM
petent pressman as can be found in
the northwest. This is saying great
deal, yet the Aaker Business college
catalogue and other work we have
turned out is ample proof to warrant
the statement.
We have also recently secured an
additional job printer, v. ]. Boyer,
who has been in charge Of one of the
largest print shops in South Dakota
and to whom we pin a great deal Of
faith. He is a man OF wide experience
yet comparatively young and is
close student Of his craft. He is in
charge Of our composing room and
typesetting machinery.
Our printing establishment is
union shop throughout, which enables
us to secure the highest skilled work.
men in the various departments. And
while ] touch upon this, permit me to
say that our reason for running a
union shop is twofold-we not only
recognize that within the ranks Of
organized labor is to be found the
most skilled workmen, but we believe
in the righteousness Of the principles
back of the labor unions, and that
they ought to be encouraged and sup
ported. But enough about this-I did
not intend to discuss the labor ques-
ton.
And while / have written more than
first intended to, yet / cannot re-
frain from saying a few words re-
garding Professor Aaker and the bust
ness college he has succeeded in build
ing up.
The catalogue he is getting out this
year-and for several years past, for
that matter-is, as you say a work
of art, and reflects great credit on
him and the school. 1t is evident that
neither time nor money has been
spared to get out something excep-
tionally fine and attractive. 1t is an
art album and catalogue combined,
and / venture the statement, that al
though the issue Is enormously large
one may imagine the number, when
1t Is stated, that 1t took all the silk
cord in deLendrecie's mammoth store
and an order placed with that en-
porium for over a thousand yards
more, just to tie the cover with-yet
/ believe the supply will be inadequate
to the demand-as these catalogues
are received free for the asking.
Again cordially thanking You fol
your kind courtesy and trusting this
may find place in your valued col
umnE, remain, Yours truly,
A. A. Trovaten,
President and Manager, Fran Pub.
fishing Co.