Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-01-08
MISS ST DAMS TRIP
F Following Her Interesting Eet-
ter of Last Week This
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While in St. Louis I visited the Art
Publication Society: You would be
surprised: to see this immense build
ing equipped with the most wonde
full electrically operated printing
presses for music publication of the
Progressive Series, which demon
strate the popularity and apprecia
tion of the millions spent to complies
this, the only perfect system of nltl.
sic, which is the resul It Of the work
of many of the worlds greatest COM
posers and critics, as Godonsky. I an
often asked the question, Why is :
music so much higher than ordinary
printing, and why are some pieces SO
much higher than others?. II
You may recall my letter after my
visit to the "New York World. !" 1t il
indeed wonderful to see the inven-
tions of man, one of which is the
mechanical way of setting type. Tho
machinery is beyond description, and
you marvel at the ingenuity of man,
as you behold the type falling in
place and soon both sides ofStheS pa
per to be printed are ready for the
operation, the blank paper is run be-
tween the presses and automatically
the papers are. printed, mechanically
cut and folded at a very rapid ratc,
and comparatively little handwork ii
necessary in these electric presses.
I told in a previous letter Of being.
one of the few women permitted stp
go through the Edison electric piantsE
which throws almost miraculous
light on Brooklyn and New York
.City.3I compare the Art Publ bication
Society to this electric plant; the Pro-
gressive Series, tosthe: almost nlirac
ulons variegated light thrown on InIl
sic subjects, the success of thossS
using it, to a magnet which ATTRACTS
Others to it.
While in ST. Louis was fortunats
itoshave a friend carr; fhlroush
tion Society building and explain 10
me as | witnessed the music being
printed. l was amazed at the fabu-
lous cost of machinery and other e
ouipments. will now explain why B
music is higher.
The principle reason is that it can
not be prepared for the press me-
chanically. 1t requires an expert and
a genius to take piece of metal and
with hand only, can the lines, clefs, s
braces, notes and various technical E
signs necessary be drawn on it, after s;
which all parts of the metal not form
ing that which is desired on the mu-
sic sheet, is traced with the most ex
pensive acid which requires the hand
Of an expert. This acid removes thd
metal OH which it is placed to the del s.
sired depth, according to the quanti
ty used, leaving embossed on the me- d
al that which is desired on the musi
sheet. mistake is made, it can
not be corrected. An entire new met
al must be traced with this powerful
and expensive acid. The title pag
is likewise prepared. If a picture j :
desired, tie parts to be in like colo E
are drawn on the metal as eXplaine
in printing, the different colors on
separate metal which must fit accu
rately. This is continued until ch -
picture is completed. Then is place
the desired color, and printed as pro =
viously explained. The extra preparMN
tion and expense OF experts maiE
music more expensive than ordinar
printing and is sold by the one put re
chasing an expensive copyrigff$
which is protection by the gcverlS
ment so that it cannot be reproduce
without the consent of the one put;
chasing the copyright, which is ii
same as patent. The music is the =
published and sold at 4 reasonab
price covering the expense, until til tEF
time of the copyright expires, whd
the house holding the metal befo3
described, can reproduce This san -
piece of music at the same expen|
of ordinary pr:ac'lr, and anyone
the privilege If Reproducing, it al i
disposing Of it at any price desire
Therefore m:sic sold at ten cents
old, not new music under copyrigl
The prnrrasSiye Series is cnf ~