The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-21
WILLIAM H. RAND
GREAT PRINTER
IS DEAD
Head of Rand, McNally and
Responsible for Many I'm
provements In Publishing
Business; Helped to Make
the Linotype.

New Canaan, Conn. June 2t.-wfIi-
lam n. Rand, for many years head 0f
the printing M pubIlshinR house "
Rand. McNaiiy md company. died
here last nlght az the home 81 bis
daughter, Mrs. Henry W. ChappeiL
He had been ~ for some time.
William H.. Rand was born AZ
Quincy, Mass. May 2. tSzs. tho
twelfth child and seventh son Of John
Rand. a minister. He attended tho
local schools. and IN his early youth
was employed In the printins officet
Of his brothers Frnnklin and Georgc.
who later founded and conducted tho
arm o. Rand. Avery a Co. IN Boston.
In Isf9 he Joined the sold rush -
California, making the voyage around
Cape Horn. HIS iahors az mining
brought small success. and after
about q year OF them. he returned 10
his trade az y printed and In partner
ship with the late John A. Lewis %
Boston, a nephew by marriage. estan-
lished the first naNepnper w southern
California. the Los Angeles STAR. Tho
tex, was printed In both spanish n
English.
Returning to Boston he established
a printing business In hat city, and
in 1855 married Harriet Robinson. q
Bath. Me. Mrs. Rand died In 1895.
In 1855 MIR. Rand moved to Chr
caRo and was thereafter closely iden-
tined with tho business and growth
Of that city. He printed the Chlcaso
Tribune, and was for years a part
owner OF that paper. Having sold HIS
Interest shortly after the Civil war.
he founded with Andrew McNnlly.
who had been his foreman. the print
snE and publishing house Of Rand,
McNaliy A. Co.
In the great fre OF 1871. the build
Ing and machinery OF the Arm were
destroyed. but business was resumed
on the day following In rented prem
ises. Mr.. Rand's health AZ this time
became impaired and. being obliged
TO take a long rest from work. he
went TO Europe and lived abroad
with his family for ave years In Swliz-
erland. Germany and France. RE-
turning in M centennial year. he re-
aumed active business. In which he
continued until 1894. He then retired
and has since lived IN mis- boyhood
home at East Milton, Mass. PASSING
his IN az Martha's Vineyard
island.
Mr.. Rand believed that every nan
owed n duty to his c~ailins. and many
inventors OF improvements IN b arr
OF printing found In him an enthus-
lastic helper and wise adviser. In
1885 ne. with Whitelaw Reid. Melville
r. Stone. stiison Hutchins. W. II.
smith n others organized the syn
dictate which brought 10 perfection
the type. or matrix setting machine,
known as the Mergenthaler Linotype,
and IL was Mr.. Rand who snGgestee
the expressive name Of that wonder
full machine.
Mr.. Rand was widely known and
much respected and beloved IN Chi
cago for his philanthropy and public
( spirit. He wa a loyal member and
generous supporter OF the Methodist
Episcopal church. He WAS Ions pre-
ident OF the Newaboys' Home. and
was one OF the founders Of the Chi
cago Manual Training school, and a
charter member OF the Commercial
club Of Chicago. He was a lover Of
paintings, OF books and chiefly of
flowers and took and gave much
pleasure from his garden and green
houses.
lie IL survived by ave children.
Charles n. Rand. Mrs. Otto T. Ffeer.
and Mrs. Charles r.. Springer Of Chi
cago. and Mrs. Henry w. ChRppeil
and William Rand. Jr.. OF New York,