Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-01-08
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MIss sEoAN,s TRIP.
Following Her Interesting Let
ter of Last Week This
q Concludes Account of
Trip. IS.

While, in St. Louis I visited the Art
Publication Society. You would be
surprised: to see this immense build.
ing equipped with the most wonder
full electrically operated printing
Fpresses for music publication of the
Progressive Series, which demon
Istrate the popularity and apprecia-
tion of the millions spent to complets
this; the only perfect system Of mu=8
sic, which is The resul t of the work.
of many ofthe worlds greatest COM
posers AID critics, as Godonsky. | am
often asked the question, why is 3
music so much higher than ordinary
printing, and why are some pieces 50
much higher than others"
Ycu may recall my letter after my
visit to the "New York World" Itsis.
indeed wonderful to see the inyen-g.
Lions of man, one of which is the
mechanical way of setting type, The
machinery is beyond description, and
you marvel at the ingenuity Of man,
as you behold the type falling in
place and soon both sides. of the pa-
per to be. printed are ready for thes
operation, the blank paper is run be-
tween the presses and automatically
the papers are printed, mechanically
cut and. folded at very rapid rats,
and comparatively little handwork ~
necessary in these electric presses.
told in a previous letter of benz
one of the few women permitted To-
go through the Edison electric plant
which throws almost miraculous
light on Brooklyn and New ork .,5ra4
.City.4I compare the Art Publication
Society to this electric plant the Pro-
gressive Series, to- the almost rairac
.ulous yariegated light thrown on nlE,( l'il!l Q.
sic subje ts, the success OF thoss
using it, to "a magnet which attracts
Others to it. -
hile in ST LOUIS was fortrnata + ;l
TO have a friend carry m fhlroslsaI
ton Society building and explain %
me as l witnessed the music beinsH
printed. l was amazed at the fabu- /
lous cost of machinery and other e
ouipments. l will now explain why
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, clefs1
braces, notes and various technicals
signs necessary be drawn on it, after
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 de H
sired depth, according to the quantl
ty used, leaving embossed on THE mef
al that which is desired on the music
sheet. II mistake is made, it can
not be corrected. An entire new met
al must be traced with this powerful +
and expensive acid. The title pagf
is likewise prepared. If a picture
desired, the parts to be in like colo F.
are drawn on the metal as explained
in printing, the different colors on
separate metal which must fit accr
rately. This is continued until thI s.
picture is completed. Then is place
the desired color, and printed as prds
viously explained. The extra prepard
ton and expense of experts maxi 3
music more expensive than ordinar Ia
printing and is sold by the one pu1
chasing an expensive copyrigll
which is protection by the govern
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 81
published and sold at 4 reasonabb
price covering the expense, until Il q
time of the copyright expires, 'whd
the house holding the metal befoI
described, can reproduce This san 5
piece of music at the same eXpen
of ordinary pr!acsa:r, and anyone n
the privilege If reproducing, it al
disposing of it at any price desire
Therefore m,:sic sold at ten cel;ts
old, not new music under copyrigl
The Progressive Series is co
stantly printing music by mode
composers, and another great adva
tage is that every piece is perfect