THE BILLBOARDVol. X., No. 8. CINCINNATI, AUGUST r, 1898. flHUafKB

THE BILLBOARD

|»« I INDIAN.

- fair * Department *WEST VIRGINIA.

ready to begin advertising Kaliale extensively. We areand distribute on a very large scale. We are now making

up our lists. We want your address and your terms. Write quick.

HSSLER t KESSLER, Clayton Mich.

Thb Billboard.i*7 EMt Eighth Ci0CLnnat.O..i;.S.A

Advertisements will he pnbliahi

AUGUST, 1898.

A chain Is no stronger than Its weak-

est link, and an association Is like r,

it be strong and tru?.

. needs be

loyaL Hence it In that most associa-

tions require applicants to sign an

agreement to abide and be governs!)

ay nil rules and regulations of the or-

one. It Is the greatest safe--

i that any league or union ean

e. It protects and Insnres the

a or the association, pre-

At the meeting at Hurra lo. Mr. IamW. Hoke, the enterprising and capable

New York solicitor, made application

ror nppolntinent as an official soliclto.-

of the A. B. P., and either because of

ennce of certain questions npon Lit

part or an unfortunate choice of word j

npon the part of hU questioners, con-

ceived the Idea that loyalty to t-e cs-

sociation meant disloyalty to lit

friends. In his cbaracterislL-nlly im-

petuous fashion Le tluig diplomacy tt

the winds, spoke hastily and—bL* ap-

s rejected.

r that the affair was mo t

t only lor Mr. U.ke.

needs the association. Many m:tube.s

who voted against him were cat-

spoken in their regret and one aai all

expressed the hope that next year, the

matter might be satisfactorily ad-

THE BILLBOARD

recusing W g LOWDENmv,D Im .

is the latest and most gratifying evi- Was EUctrd Ambassador to the Meeting it

dence or Its growing strength am n- Dublin, iMland-The Popular Mttropoli-

_ tan Bill Poster Carried Off Inc. Honoruence

- a Handsarne Majority.Seventy members attended anil far-

tlcipated in the proceedings, and seven Hilly I-owdcn goes to Inland as the

of the largest advertisers in \merlca representative of the American bill

traveled long distances to the meet-l"'*wr*- rw lv"1 **** V°'*B

The contest was a great success,lng. In addition to this, over forty Pralty nearly every bill poster In

national advertisers sent coin inunlet- America expressed his choice by vot-

tions congratulating the organization lng.

npon Its growth and thanking the ,1,e uouor sl>onl •1 P "> • New York

members for the great improvementt,owdeu not only received Ihe votes

In service which has been brongh: of bill posters, but owing to hfs mem-about through their influence,

berslilp In the I. A. of D. the membersThe interest manifested by adver- of tna , organization pulled for him.

tlserslBnsrfgDlncantasitlsma.k.d. fam w . IJok(, n ,OBng(,„ Mr.r^..

It menus that the 1. A. of U. is one of deQ-

s campaiglli and it ls (lne lo lllsthe recognized institutions of America. executive ability in no small measure

%* that Mr. Lowden's majority was as

Although interest In the proposed larse aB lt P™Tal «• he.

Sign Painters- Alliance continues an- * r-

"T^" ".T""tion at Buffalo, and was [he recipientabated, the movement languid lor

of^^^^ oa all sWes.

lack of some one to take the initiative. Mr. I-owden will sail on Ihe AuraIt wnnts a leader, some one wb) will nla Aug. 30th.

go to the front and give It a push by The vote at noon on Saturday July

calling a meeting and forming a w, 0,h was as r°Uows:

porary organization. We have oeeu JL£'M°Monk'

' . !!!!:!!!!!called upon to do this, Dut we simply Geo. M. Leonard 1017

p. F Schaefer «iean not undertake any additional L.H.Ramsay l&lwork. We are compelled to decline Geo- H. Siebe 1 10

positively. WewilL J^ardCa^oil! a.H. W. Walker 15Albert Weber. 25Chas. Vogel 14

suit in a preliminary meeting. That Frank Fitzgerald at

In our estimation Is all that Is needed. jorm^G^eese1

t8The movement will then take care'tf Geo. J.'sberer! ! ! 15itself. P. B. Oliver..!.-.'!".!."!!!! 13

u,*n^.On October 26th next, at Omaha, Al. Bryan 11

Emmett Littleton. 5' "t on A. B. Beale c

W. C Tirrill 3

{£Sfc::::::::::::::: :tag laws of the assoc-latiqn only Slate E. M. Slocomb 3_ , .. C B.Woodward 1Fairs are eligible for mem^rshi;,. Barney Link 2This Is to be changed. The organl- A Van Beuren. 1

zatioa is to be thrown op;n to county S^ffEjSV" ""!! I

and district fairs. Every agricultural C- F. Filbrick. .

.

association in the Culled ItaU. uJ Leto!J. C. Fockelman.

The advantages which Hill ful.oiv t "iT" tSebel* ' jr

'

this movement are simply luca'.cula-J*.

G.^Vdshirc

ble. They simply ean not be even tsti- chas. Bryan

country will immediately tensider the

ity anil take steps 10 :e^d a

MILWAUKEE NEXT YEAR.

The annual convention of Ihe Afwjelated Bill Posters for 1RD0 1

held a

meeting e

the membership in the West- Let >*ttettt all the . State organiwillon--.

There Is no reason why nil of thennot be In Just as good rhare

only or his Slate association, but of

[he national body as welLir the case Is laid before him in the

right manner be will come in.

The Associated Bill Posters has ncried a wonderful InflUi nee for good.

Let us strengthen It and (hereby ex

tend Hint Influence.

NEW YORK NOTES.Jam W. Moke went from BulTalo to

Chicago, checked up the George W.Chllds Cigar display on the bill

boards, painted walls nud L loail

Hues, made a number of new con

traels. and incidentally closeil a ?U,000 deal with the pUH & I*e. for

at Uii<

Seldenlierg & Co.'s Cigars ami

Navy Tobacco seem to dominate, fol-

lowed by Born Uthbl Water. Washburne-Croshy Flour. Ckanabm' En-

cyclopedia. Hunter Whisky. Vln Ma-

rian!. New York Journal. II. O. R-ekitt's Bine. etc.. etc.

The most i»pular bill poster In

America. Billy LowaVn. sals July 31

for Ireland, to atleud the ciuvenlioii

of the United Bill Powers' Amrillion nt nublin. Aiig. 10: he carries

with him the gooil wish, s or nil hi*

feel that Ihe popular vole made

As a rule, the Summer siasou is to

metropolitan b II

Is nn exempli u.

In carrying as nMrb

elation should commence

take steps to aOilate with the Ameri-

can. Association of TOM cnJ E.po-^-

tiona. The nest meeting tikes

at Omaha. Neb.. Oct. 2(;th next an.l

every society ^ incited and exp.c ed

to send a delegate.

It is to be hoped that every fair as-

sociation will avail itself of the invi-

tation and provide for representation

THE BILLBOARD

SCRANTON, PA.WE DO IT.

L EISENSTEIM, 44 Am St, N. Y. CMy.

&.NERVI0NE16 I. Fnitlll St., Chicago, III.

Toy Manufacturer

Wholesaler of RUBBER TOY

BALLOONS.

Marsland's EnanielM Iron Signs!ARE THE BEST. THEY LAST FOREVER.

F\ E. MARSLANDI190 West Broadway. NEW) YORK.

THE BILLBOARD 17

INew York Cit^.£j i^w^acj^^^flaiagfty: The Ideal Bill Posting Plant of America ^

HARRY MUNSONlOwn* mora and belief billboards In batter locations than all other Metropolitan plants combined.

———a————»»——anw1 Modmi's Boards ire lo.nied on the nail tboroBihiirts. drives, hnulevards. qeb n-ih. aad oi lineThe i J Billboards ha.U nf Oslviolied Iroa - no unsifblly tracks or breaks in Ibt post

BtggOSt ILoc»"ony "JJ

P"-!»"" «' «» Pr«ni«ot L Slalloas, on (be

" rgD * Harry Munsoo's New Office* are Ibe latest, fines! and besl localed Bill PoslinjMm in the World.

Best i m"»b »« s » •"- »« <"!><* p»«' «" «*«f Wnttncr Ra Meirap.li.an or Provincial strvite you wanl. see Hanson abonl II first

Harry Munson, New York.AS 4 MURRAY ST.

rO Largo Advortlsors and

display Sign Contractors.

D. C. HUMPHRYS & CO.

CAN WE BE OF ANY SERVICE TO YOU?

WILLUMSPORT, PA.

S. M. BONO. M.Hte...

ITHACA, MICH. Pop. 2,500.

Southern Press Clipping Bureau

ATLANTA, GA.

CINCINNATIIs a good town— a mighty good town. It pays to

advertise in Cincinnati. It has paid others, and it

will pay you.

I distribute Cincinnati and her suburbs in Ohio.

1 do the work as it should be done. My service is

thorough, careful aud painstaking.

I am a member of the I. A. of D. I employ men

only - no boys. I have references of the very high-

est order, from over fifty clients, whom I now service.

If you want to distribute Cincinnati, write me

about it. Address,

IV. H. STEIN6RENNER,519 Main Street, Cincinnati, O.

THE MANHATTANPRESS-CLIPPING BUREAU.

Cor. 5U1 Ave and nth St.. New Yark.

11a pi riad i ra Is puiltahfrthe r ™ild Lb\oai? oj?

ACCOUNTICS.

H. K. apple, nr.

Jo. I'nil.J.lphl. INDIANA. PA.

J. H. HAYNES & SONS.

IRONTON, oS

- "«ss5.».

una, Ohio, ass^sss

20 THE BILLBOARD

FATCHOGUE? 1*. LWmilor I

i. L- I.-NVw Turk I WASHINGTON. I

BAN OABRIEL. N. BfiX.-HlsWnu1brmtloo. 30QUi AnnlYerEai-jr. Jnlj 13.

BAN JOSE, CAIi—Jnlj FeitlTBl or Tof PmclBc Cmit JoIt S to IISARATOGA SPRINGS. J^-C"™

United PersbyterLin Chnrefc^ TIN

SRELBTVILLE.

W. T. PPOHL, Manager.

Office, I05J* West 5th St. WINSTON, N. C.

MILLER BROS.,—- LICENSED

BILLPOSTERS and

——^DISTRIBUTORS53 WEST TOWN STREET.

GOLU/UBUS, - O.

«©-We dont want to sell out.

fcSrWc don't want a partner.

J. Sept. 6. 1S9S.TOLEDO, O.—Ohio Bill Pi

TOLEDO^-Anclcnt Order Of H KANSAS CITY, MO.

f

UUE, TONCE & CU.Walking Canes.

BALLOONS and Cutlery. .

LT^VIB0R610§Poster Inks

AstYovONiOfTntM?ST. tOUS.

GRAND CARNIVAL> .»» OF* .* j»

I Arts # Sports

iJackson, Mich., Sept. 20 lo 23, 1889.

F. M. FINE&U1. Secretary. FRED. FFiFON, Dlreeltr.

VALLE 4BR0.

Kellebcrg

Pboto

Engraving

Co.

an Coppperor Ziec,

Wood Engraver*-

717 Sycamore Street,

Cincinnati, 0.

1316.

The International Bill Posting Ass'nOf thi United Statu and Ganada,

A. WEBER, President, New Orleans. La.

J. E. WILLIAMS, First Vica President. Chicago.BORU MARVIN, Second Vice President, Aurora, In.A. BLAND, Third Vice President, Keokuk. Ia.

W. J. HORN, Treasurer, CHAS. R. DUCKETT, Secretary,

Springfield, Id, Ottawa, III.

We Want Distributors!

Send for our proposition to furnish

you a specially desigued letter head,

half tone cuts or any kind of engravedwork. No expenditure of cash. Anydistributor can earn good pay in this

way. Send for the proposition andjudge for yourself. Portraits a spe-

The Advertising World, Columbus, Ohio.

You r. wwwin LOUISVILLE

WILL BRINGIRESULTS if done by

THE FALLS CITY BILL POSTING GO.'SThey Know How to Do It Sight.They do Do It Riant,

d by Lb and the I. H. O.c Guarantee and Doable Service.

4*,0MPIcmlorL«iil*yilIc. 3.000 Jcllcnoi*ille. t^*0 Lcxlirttxi.

A PalUI will Briar Fill PartiCBlirt.

FALLS CITY BILL POSTING CO., 349 W. Jaffsrson St., Louisville, Kj.

L. II. RAMSEY & CO , in E>it Kiln St., Islington, K*., Mymben of L A. II.

THE BILLBOARD 21

rarer desired Id l»! dl U dr nr.

HENNEGAN & CO.

£S^2fc=r Cincinnati. O.

MMMMk tram our hal.-sbtel It Her, (2U2B In.) Can btMM in either Red or Blue. Looks like a Special.

20 THE BILLBOARD

Growing StrongerEvery Day

Chicago, last month, we had the

largest meeting in the history of the

organization. Advertisers travelled hund-

reds of miles to meet the members of the

organization and participate in the proceed-

The eyes of the advertising world

are upon us.

The.

InternationalAssociation

of Distributors*t*vctv-a Rr-gf

I

f

f

V

t

Is a power in the land. i

Every honest distributor should unite

with the I. A. of D. There are a few good

franchises left for good men.

Send 2 cents for a copy of the Constitu-

tion and By-Laws and list of membership.

bJos. Rsid,

President.

KANSAS CITY, MO.

W. H. Steinbrenner,

CINCINNATI, O.

THit BILLBOARD 21

Morristown Bill Posting CoMOPmiBTOWN. TCNN.

MtM inuppctp.itKi.tiuj-our work. Uood n

REMEMBER. XZS* RED BANK. N. J.ln.ldon-li.il to Mnrtil to Mild vout matter in I, O Sinn in*r— \: \1-

Co. the lionol distributors. Members ]. A. of t>.

mersell. Manager of The :

Press Clippings. Keep Up to Date I

It von waul the BEST things printed on ,mv particular subject,

or ALL thai is puliliiiird HlK.i.t il tven where— in dailies, week-lies, magazines and miscellaneous publications- -you can get il

tram us.

Material (or Speeches. Sermons, Essays, Novels. -Scrap-[looks. Statistics, etc.

Addresses of PROBABLE BUYERS lor Just the goods you have to sell.

RUTESi $1.30 PER MONTH UNO UPWARD.Let its know what von are interested in and we will quote' vou rates.

THE CHICAGO PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU, -56 Filtli ArenuB, Chicago.

Branlford, Ontario, Can.;I C. M.

Ol Member.. SMITH & CO.

DIBBER STAMPS. ES*Will make any ordinary size Rubber Stamp

,1 t rent, per line—Postane i rent on each stamp.^

Oar price is 9^^*' ''"e- whether ^d. order a

FRANK LITTLE &. SON. Bill Poster andDistributor. PORTlAND, HIGH. Pop. 2,000.

i. F. DILLON. Normal, III.

OUTDOOR ADVERTISING.

The E.L Kinneman"SSSSOWS?Ur>t^.te^Bill porters. DM ributon and General

iijOm: Jon^s-

^'incTc11^^«l°l!^^n

"'^-"°

drop a nickel

ha£Si Sense

FOR SALE. HALF INTEREST.

*iBsataomh%/

ta

"c«ite™n

f* £££

partirulars.adclrcss ,, E andEKSON.

CITY BILL FOSTIKG CO.,

HARRY B. BUSSING. Minag.r.

NORWALK. CONN.

Bill Posters^ Distributors

WAGONORCART

Bill Posters* Push Cart.

a $24.50 EACH.

I posters' pony Gart-

Bill Posters' Wagons.

A-^90.00. B-SIOO.OO. C-l30.00.

"JOHN H. MICHAEL.

.a9S.33T.3t9 Baat Btk SI.CINCINNATI.©.

THE BILLBOARD

Bill Posters' Paste Brushes.0. P. FAIRGHILD & GO.

IBILL POSTERS AND DISTRIBUTORS

24 East Finn Street,

COVINGTON, KY.

JOHN T. WILLIAMSMEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DISTRIBUTORS.

^srsKSrr- Portland, ore.

THE BILLBOARD

*T*HE ONLY ESTABLISHMENT ON EARTH devoted

EXCLUSIVELY to Long Distance Bill Posting.

^ TOU can do your b

J ^ 7<"» book-kedo yo, it book-keeping without the assistance of your book-

keeper. But you can't do either as well as the proper parties

can do it for you.

I attend to bill posting and poster printing exclusively

if you prefer other methods of advertising, there are others

who can serve you better; but if you want bill posting, this

251 Fifth Avenue,

I East 28th Street,

Phone 2074-38. NEW YORK.

THE BILLBOARD

CjAfCf/vAwrf,

IKit is a (iropiielary rt-itu-dy yon

have in mind, 'it will pay you

to write us about it first..

Allow us to show you how you

can get more and better publicity

from the billboards than by recourse

to other mediums.

We can give you advice that is

worth having.

IE you want to post; by all

means, write us about it first.

Billposters, Attention.The Fall trade will soonopen up now, and all in-

dications point to the F.ict that business ii Going to boom. Now is thetime to get after your local merchants. Solicit them every week. Sow'the seeds now that spring up latei and l>ear orders. Bear in mind that

out oE every five firms that make a trial of the l>oards, one will provea steady patron. Our posters for Fall trade are now ready. Send for 1

,he effects of

samples. Show them to your more progrcssivedealers. It will pay you.| will the inks.

Both arc

wHEN you

Paper, you buy a»d pay

for honest paper,

paper will not fade under

in. Neither

fair Managers, "afc-rr yo order for

We shippromptly. We can ship your order, no matter how big it may be. the

very day we receive it. You can get more for your money from usthan any other printing office on earth. We have the Lett potters andmore varied designs than all other houses combined. Samples free.

c as near being pernu

ly non-fading as human ingt

w can make tr.em.

And it costs little if any moi

cheap and inferior makes.

POSTERS F^OR RETAILERS-wmi-«>i».

CHRISTMAS POSTERS.will be completed before[September 1. We will send samples of the one-sheet* free. The larger posters (from three-sheets i

sell frcin half-lone illustrations Do not plcc? your order until you have written us about it.

We will have better

ety of them this sea

office in America.

and a greater

f finished now. All

> 16-sbeeU) we will

NC^T^IC^iS We will not be responsible for errors in Crosslining unless copy for same is typewritten

DISTRIBUTORS—^' ** *be best Magnetic Tac'; Hammer in the world. Two section ha iJle. $200 each Three section handle,]

The Donaldson Litho. Co.CINCINNATI, O.