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firm? are paying higher wages than they
were a few years since.
More business, more money, both for
employer and workman.
The work of the Fay & Egan Company
received highest honors at the "W orld s
Fair in 1S93, and at the Paris Exposition
in 1889. , _
It received the gold medal at Antwerp
in 1894 and the first prize at Santiago in
the same year. . , .
This firm is historic. It was founded by
the patriarch of the business of making
wood-working machinery.
Jerul A. Fay came to Cincinnati from
New Hampshire early in the century and
here organized the first "W estern manu
factory of wood-working machinery.
Mr. Fay's original factory was at Keene,
N. J£., but so much of his business was
vana, Cuba, sends to this country every
year a large quantity of mahogany.
They report that tlieir business for the
last four years has had a marvelous
growth.
So great has been the increase that they
have had to double their capacity several
U-ues.
They look upon Cincinnati as an ideal
center for the lumber business, and ex
press a doubt that a better location could
be found in the country.
They are at present employing over 400
hands at the various mills.
THE OKEY BURIAL VAULT.
The respect which death itself demands,
... irrespective of personal sentiment or af-
in the West, that he determined upon a i f ec jj on> j g expressed by proper burial.
move which many other manufacturers
have since imitated. He removed to Cin- j
cinnati.
At first there was only a branch house
here and much of the work was still
done in New Hampshire. !
But from the start he made Cincinnati i The comfort imparted by the knowledge
his chief distributing point. ! that the remains are protected and safe
The great business which was thus or- affordg very great conso i ation to the be-
Ceremony has a fitting place on such an
occasion, but true consolation to the liv
ing and reverence for the dead spring
from a more practical source.
ganized has been in successful operation
for nearly sixty years. Its official name
is now the J. A. Fay & Egan Company.
FREIBERG & WORKUM.
reaved.
Without this assurance the burial, how-
ever well conducted in other respects, is
needlessly painful, both in reality and
recollection.
The satisfaction of knowing that the
ashes of their dead are safe should be
shared by those of moderate means as
POWER BUILDING, EIGHTH AND SYCAMORE.
There is no more famous name In Cin
cinnati than that of Freiberg & Workum.
It is almost a synonym for a long-estab
lished and splendidly successful trade in well as those who enjoy an abundance,
liquor.
The business of this house in recent
years shows that same steady growth
which is the
The Okey burial vault is a permanent
protection for the dead and is within the
characteristic of all the j reach of every one.
greater houses in Cincinnati. , The poorer classes are unable to erect
e The year 1904 will be the greatest year j mausolean palaces for their dead, but
in the history of the house. this j, ur j a i vault Is the poor man's modest
This firm is one of the oldest in the citj.
and does a volume of business which is j mausoleum.
larger than that of any other Cincinnati j The most lasting structures of every
house. land and clime are fombsi illustrating
Its success is due partly ,to the natural
... , : finite nature's protest against total anni-
market which exists at Cincinnati, partly |
to the splendid abilities of the founders , hilation.
The pyramids of the Nile, the mauso-
of the house.
These were Julius Freiberg and keyi . j j eums Greece, the Basilica of Rome,
Workum, who began the business of Frei- ; , . ...
— . -- icro I the pillar towers of Ireland, the teocallis
berg & Workum as early as 1S53.
On the death of Mr. Workum his sons. | of Mexico all proclaim that the ashes of
Jeptha L. and Ezekiel “\\ orkum, became j our dead are sacre( j to us and that they
^Mr. b Freiberg*simHarly was succeeded by \ sha11 n °t be thrust foully into the earth
J. Walter and Maurice J. Frei-
his sons
berg.
These four members of the second gen
eration carried on the business as suc
cessfully as did the founders.
Both the Messrs. Workum, however,
died in the same year, 1896, and in their
deaths Cincinnati lost two of its most
sterling men of business.
The distilleries of this firm are at Pe
tersburg, Ky., and Lynchburg, O., but it
has a redistilling house in Cincinnati.
Its most famous brands are “J. A.
Bowen,” “Lynchburg Rye,” "Highland
Pure Rye,”. “Appleton” and "Boone
County.”
The .old-time prestige of Freiberg &
Workum and the great amount of capital
at their disposal make them vine of the
impregnable houses of the city.
to rot and be forgotten. Our associations
make up the sum of life.
The last tribute of respect which we
can pay them is to lay them reverently
away, absolutely protected beneath the
sod by the best means known to man for
i holding their sacred ciay.
; The Okey burial vault has the only
J combinations of the necessary materials
j and fully meets all requirements.
! Its sections (about two inches thick) are
j strengthened by a rigid steel frame work
j embedded therein, made continuous, and
G. Kinkead
Drafts Municipal Code.
Hardiv had this partnership assumed
.SfiSrtW or^r whan >h,
attorney was called unon bj €x- G ^ernor
Nash to draft the now ceieorated munic
' He performed his duties in ”[J g
with such assiduous attention to details
that the code has been pronounced by
leading attorneys a masterpiece
With the recognition of hi
talent
tomers.
As manufacturers and wholesale deal
ers, this firm is one of the most represent
ative of the younger and more vigorous*
business houses of Cincinnati.
It has done its full share in that
eral effort of the clothing trade, as V.
| whole, which has pushed this industry to
j the very forefront of Cincinnati’s pros-
| pc-rity, and has set the clothing trade of
oolv took b°!f an eye for the Republicans j this city immeasurably in advance of that
of the State tos,e that be was by far the • ? . other city in America
their ranks for
of the j
most formidable man in
the office of Attorney General
State.
Elected to Attorney Generalship.
He was nominated and elected by a
handsome majorf y. ..
Such is the 'career of a bright, energetic
and upright young man.
Many attempt to emulate him.
Few, very few, have succeeded.
THE BARRETT LINE.
cessfuily than to endeavor t-o treat all dis
eases.
He believes that a case should be cor
rectly diagnosed, that many failures are
due to doctors treating their patients for
diseases from which they do not suffer.
Dr. Shafer was the first specialist in
Cincinnati to scientifically demonstrate
the value of the urine as a diagnostic
aid, and has shown that in the treatment
of kidney and bladder diseases it is the
only reliable guide.
He has also demonstrated that patholog
ical conditions in other organs produce
characteristic changes in the urine which
render it a reliable guide to the p^ient’s
true condition. ^
Dr. Shafer gives special attention to
kidney, bladder, liver, stomach, nervous
diseases and rheumatism, and he has pub-
producers in Colorado, and have an excel
lent trade all through the Southwest.
Their engines and boilers are used prin
cipally for cotton ginning outfits, saw
mills, planing minis and in irrigating
plants.
They also have built up an excellent
trade in Cuba, Porto Rico, South America
and Mexico.
Have New York Office.
They have offices with salaried repre- I
sentatives in New York. St. Louis and j
i New Orleans. Their trade in 1903 shows !
down, the manager hunts up his workmen j
and gets out the order during the night
Such attention to business is th
Thirty years ago a pioneer steamboat
man. John Barrett, established a line? of
towboats on the Ohio River and styled
the firm the Barrett Line.
Today this same line, under the owner
ship and management of his son. Oscar F.
Barrett, is running one of the finest lines
of towboats on the great waterways be
tween Pittsburg and New Orleans.
Owns Four Large Steamers.
Four huge steamers comprise the com
plement of boats doing service.
Among them is numbered the Barrett,
ihe most powerful high-pressure towboat
,n the river. .
The other craft are equally good in
•heir class. Trey are the Beaver, the
; ;hn Mackey and the Vidette.
Twenty-five large barges are also pos-
• *5sed by thd company and with them one
f the re out prosperous freight businesses
ni the river is conducted.
Two hundred and fifty men are em
ployed anti with the entire equipment
make up a combination hard to compete
with.
Conducts Large Shipyard.
In addition to the line of boats operated
hv the Barrett Line, it owns a large ship-
vard at Lc-vanna, O., where a specialty is
In ejecting its" new building, involving
a large outlay of capital, it has given evi
dence of its faith in Cincinnati’s continued
prosperity.
It gives work to more than 3,000 opera
tives and is increasing this number at the
rate of about 20 per cent yearly.
Its sales involve every city in the United
States.
It stays in Cincinnati because this la
the best market for skilled labor, has the
best railway facilities and is the head of
the clothing trade.
MANUFACTURERS WANT RECI
PROCITY.
main ! made of manufacturing large barges.
thing attendant upon the wonderful suc
cess the company has had since the con
solidation.
Has Increased Fivefold.
As a matter of fact, the business has
i increased fivefold in three years and is
I continuing at the same ratio,
i The Aim has the name of turning out
i the very best of everything in its line.
All that is necessary is to -say that
THE BALDWIN PIANO COMPANY
The Baldwin piano, which is manufac
tured by the Baldwin Piano Company, of
This city, has been awarded the Grand
Prix at the Paris Exposition.
This fact is an honor to the whole of
Cincinnati. It demonstrates anew that
it is possible in this city to produce ar
tistic workmanship of the very highest
order.
Hitherto Cincinnati has possessed an
establishment of applied art that has giv
en this city some right to claim a place
—a modest one, but still a place—in that
list of illustrious cities whose commerce
was great not merely as a producer of
money, but also as a creator, preserver
and refiner of artistic judgment.
It is a great thing to be a powerful
commercial city, as was Tyre of old, as is
Chicago today.
But to be a great city in the applica
tion of art to trade, to be a Nuremburg,
a Venice, a Glasgow, that is still greater.
Tyre has been forgotten. Venice will
not be forgotten.
The Rookwood Pottery and the Baldwin
Piano Factory, both decorated at Paris
with the Grand Prix. make Cincinnatians
feel that they may, if they will, have a
glorious future as a center of industrial
art.
a growth of 300 per cent above that of i thing came from the American Valve
1894.
and Meter Company plant to secure its
It’ frequently occurs that there are 100 adoption or approval in railroad circles
engines on the floor in process of con
struction at one time.
Their sales up to date this year are !
about the same as they were during the |
same months of last year.
They report their trade in the South and .
Southwest very good indeed, although
there has been some falling off in their
sales in the Northern and Eastern States.
One of the chief things to which the
members of the firm point with pride is
the fact that the Russian Government
sent a railroad commission to America at
Besides this yard a coal elevator ot ,atge
i proportions is operated at Frankfort, h y.
i From it the distillers of Kentucky and
j the city of Frankfort are supplied with
| fuel.
1 Barrett Pleased With Prospects.
Mr. Barrett in speaking of his business,
said:
“The business has been steadily improv
ing. For the last three years we have
had more business offered us than
have been able to attend to.
“It is my opinion that it will
to improve.
“The Ohio Valley Improvement Asso-
ciati -n has done much to increase the
popularity of the river as
The first intimation cf a determined and
concentrated effort of the manufacturers
of the country to urge the Government to
push forward a reciprocity policy came
lately from Mr. Thomas P. Egan.
The manufacturers, according to Mr.
Egan, have not, up to this time, voiced
their sentiments :n any public manner,
but they feel that the time is ripe now
for some concentrated action.
Mr. Egan, in an interview recently,
said: “The Republicans of the United
Slates have taken up Senator Hanna's
slogan on tariff changes of 'Hands off”
“That is not enough. They have to give
the manufacturers something more. What
we want is the old policy of McKinley
reciprocity. The 'hands off suggestion
can be added to that just as well.
“It may be news to many peopi^ and
especially to President Roosevelt, i.-J. we
are the unfavored Nation with many of
the countries. Look at Russia. The gov
ernment there has actually issued secret
orders not to buy anything of American
product.
“Of our own business of machinery the
Fay & Egan Company formerly conducted
a business of $100:000 a year with Russia*
Now it is not $5,000.
“We are In bad shape where France is
concerned, also, as England and Germany
can ship machinery and other manufac
tured goods into France at 15 per cent
less than America can.
“We are in bad odor with Austria and
Hungary. All products American are
frowned upon, and all other nations ship
we goods Into Austria and Hungary at 20 per
1 cent less than American merchants can.
means of
THE
AMERICAN VALVE
METER COMPANY.
AND
THIRD NATIONAL BANK BUILDING.
As a consolidation of the John M. Poage
Manufacturing Company and the Cincin- I
nati Meter Company, the American Valve :
and Meter Company has established a i
business in this city in the last three j
years which has not only spread influence j
OKEY BURIAL VAULT
securely cemented at the joints, includ- , fished a booklet on the subject of his
which allow specialty, copies of which are given on
mg the arched top, or fid,
the sealing to be perfectly and rapidly
completed from above and within view,
without danger or injury to the casket
inside.
Such a construction produces a burial
vault which, after being thoroughly
hardened at the factory, can be quickly
set up, and, from the nature of the ma
terials. it grows harder with age, is ab-
Thc Grand Prix is awarded only when j solutely impervious to air and water
the jury of award is unanimous, and the j and is indestructible.
subject of award must not only distance
its competitors, but must, in itself, appear 1
to the jury to be a thing supremely ex- j
ceilent.
As contestants for this great honor j
for Messrs. D. H. Baldwin & Co. to enter j
the arena against such great reputations
as those of Broadhead and Evard,
quired no small courage. ^
But fortune favors the brave—and the
efficient. As a consequence, the Grand
Prix and sixteen lesser medals have been
awarded to this Cincinnati firm, which
is thus established upon the pinnacle of
perfect workmanship.
That disturber of the tomb commonly
called “the body snatcher” will never
think of disturbing a grave containing an
Okey vault.
The increasing number of medical col-
_ i leges needing more subjects for the dis
secting table can not be overlooked. Like
wise, the improved sanitary conditions
growing out of the use of hermetically
sealed Vaults is a great factor in their
favor.
Furthermore, and to say J the least, it is
from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans in i
this country, but has crossed the waters, j
Its wares are now known in every coun- i
try on the face of the globe.
Shipments to China are now on the
ocean, en route to their destination.
Both Concerns Prosperous.
Both of the concerns embodied in the
consolidation were in a prosperous condi
tion when the consolidation took place.
The firm at present is the only one in
Cincinnati which manufactures railroad
supplies for water service, trdek devices,
switch stands and guardrail clamps.
Improvements Are Made.
The Poage water crane has been won
derfully improved of late, as have all of
the devices manufactured by the firm.
A tremendous business is being carried
on.
Just now a special effort is being made
—; 1 to accommodate all customers wishing
The Houston, Stanwood & Gamble Com- j repairs at the earliest possible moment.
1 request to any address' by mail.
In 1900 Dr. Shafer visited Europe, where
he gained knowledge that has been of
great value to him. He was enabled to
compare oid world methods with our own,
but he returned more enthusiastic than
ever in the belief that America is the
foremost country of the world, and Cin
cinnati is the most flourishing and up-to-
date city.
THE HOUSTON, STANW00D &
GAMBLE COMPANY.
1 short-sighted for the bereaved ones to
THE CINCINNATI AND SUBUR- J purchase a costly cloth-covered wood or
metal coffin to be put into the damp 1
earth, where it lasts but a brief time and
then decays, instead of taking proper pre-
BAN BELL TELEPHONE CO.
On July 1, 1903, the Cincinnati and
Suburban Beil Telephone Company com- cautions to preserve all in a cement cover
pleted its first quarter of a century as a , that Irn p r0V es with age.
Cincinnati institution. , , ...
Having its inception with the old Cin- I Architects and engineers are notv giv-
cinnati City and Suburban Telegraph ing the strongest indorsements to the in-
Company, it has built up one of the finest destructible nature of cement by adopt-
plants in the country and now stands
ready to compare favorably with any
thing of the kind in the United S-tates.
With the growth of the Queen City the
company has advanced stride for stride.
It was in 1878 that the first switchboard
ever installed in Cincinnati was made
ready for business, and since that time
not a day has elapsed when citizens could
not talk with their friends and neighbors
in any part of the city over the company's
lines.
The first list of subscribers contained
but eighteen names.
Today the list includes the names of
over 20,000 residents of Cincinnati and j
several hundred in the outlying districts. |
Since July, 1878, the main exchange of
the company has been moved but twice.
Since the formation of the company five
switchboards, each of the most up-to-date
pattern at the time of purchase, have
been installed.
The present system consists of fourteen
exchanges, while another new one is In
the process of construction.
Aside from the exchanges in the city
proper the suburban list includes such
towns as Hamilton, Oxford. Lawrence-
burg. Ind.; Aurora, Ind.; Milford, Batavia,
"Williamsburg, Loveland, Bethel, New
' Richmond and Moscow.
The rates employed by the company are
considered excessively low when compared
with those in force in other cities.
In noting the advances which the
city has made in other lines the Cincin
nati and Suburban Bell Telephone Com
pany may well be considered one of the
heading institutions of the city.
i ing It for stone in important architectural
and engineering operations.
; Because of its great durability, and the
| fact that it grows firmer with age, it is
] rapidly replacing wood, stone, slate, brick
and metal in all forms of structural work.
Railroads are everywhere replacing their
■ stone and iron culverts, bridges and piers
; with cement work.
Cement is the only absolutely hermetlcal
! sealing agency. Its perfect coherence and
its adherence to a steel frame as perfected
by our invention make a union and a seal
ing that remain air tight and water proof
to the end of time.
Cement used in Structures 4,000 years ago
in Egypt remains intact to this day.
A thoroughly trustworthy, permanent
and practical burial vault can be produced
only under our process from cement mor
tar and a proper quality and quantity 'of
sand, constructed in sections, re-enforced
by a suitable and continuous framework
and reliably joined together.
Cement lends itself more satisfactorily
than any other material to the construc
tion of a grave vault that should be bur
glar proof, air and water tight.
pany was 'organized at the beginning of
1891.
By the time they had their plant well
equipped with tools and had gained a
small acquaintance in the market, the
panic of '93 reached them.
They made a strightforward* fight for
business over a large territory.
When times became better their trade
grew very fast.
During the year 1903 their sales reached
a little over $300,000.
Have Enlarged Plant.
They have greatly enlarged their plant
and at the present time, including the
foundry, which supplies their castings,
their plant covers a block and a half.
They have a good trade with the lumber
mills on Puget Sound and with the coal
If a telegraphic order comes in late In
the afternoon or after the factory Is shut
ODD FELLOWS’ TEMPLE.
DR. C. D. SHAFER.
THE MALEY, THOMPSON
MOFFETT COMPANY.
In 1896 Dr. Shafer came
from the East and opened
offices in Cincinnati.
He was unacquainted in
the city. The work of build
ing up a practice was be
fore him, but he had faith
In himself, he had faith ip
the people and was confi
dent that an enduring prac
tice could be established.
Sick people are generally
conservative, they are slow
I to employ a new doctor and they desire
es . i some evidence of skill before engaging a
physician. Dr. Shafer graduated from
When considering the real live and up-
to-date concerns in the city the firm of
Maley, Thompson & Moffett, dealers In
hardwood, must not be overlooked.
A young firm, comparatively, bein
tabiished in 3S94, they have made such
rapid strides in the business world that one of the fading colleges of the country,
their influence is felt to a large extent
:n the lumber business of the city, which,
by the way. is numbered among the lead
ing enterprises employing Cincinnati
energy.
This firm, composed as It is of young
men, has taken its place among its com
petitors, and lias established one of the
finest business plants in the city.
Their specialites are quartered oak,
black walnut and mahogany.
Aside from these, however, they handle
many thousand feet of other timber in
the year, among which are numbered wal
nut, quartered oak, plain oak, ash, cher
ry, hickory, basswood, poplar, white wal
nut, sycamore, elm, niaple, beech and cot
tonwood.
They have four extensive plants, three
he had hospital experience and success
: ful practice in the East, but, as before
j stated, was a stranger in Cincinnati.
However, it was net long until his prac-
| tice began to increase,
i People discovered that he cured his pa-
I tfents, and they informed their friends,
j Today Dr. Shafer has probably the
I largest practice of any specialist in the
I city. ,
j It can be truly said that his practice
[extends from Maine tc California, for his
chief method of diagnosis enables him to
treat patients successfully by mail.
Recently, when asked the secret of his
success, he replied, “Specialization,” but
we might also add to that honest meth- j
ods and skill. . j
^p'r. Shafer believes that it is better to J
continue i It is so with Italy, Roumanla and others.
i “Now. instead of talking about tinker
ing with our tariff, why not take up reci
procity? This was the best policy of Mc
Kinley and Blaine.
“I was one of the organizer? of the Na
tional Association of Manufacturers of
the United States, and one of the corner
stones we made was the appointment by
Congress of a new Cabinet officer—Secre
tary of Commerce and Manufactures.
“We expect this Secretary to Introduce
the subject of reciprocity into Congress
and call the attention of Congress to the
need of such, but we have not heard a
word from this new office.
“Why does not Mr. Roosevelt appoint a
commission, or else urge or order the
Secretary of Commerce and Manufactures
to take jp these matters?
“Why can not we become the favored
Nation, even if we must make some slight
concessions? That would be far better
than tinkering with the tariff, and would
work immediate good.
“I know Mr. McKinley had this matter
in hand when he died, as his last speech
at Buffalo shows. But since his death. I
am sorry to say, it has slumbered away.
“The day is now coming when the man
ufacturers of the United States will need
these helps, and if President Roosevelt
wants to Jo something for the working
men and mechanics of the United State?
he can do greater good by urging reci
procity with many nations, and even re
prisals with some others, than by any
other method or act he could adopt.
“The reciprocity policy should be pushed
by the Government immediately, and it
should be extended as far as possible. We
have not done anything so far because
the country has undoubtedly been pros
perous and we had all we could do to
supply the home demand.
“Nothing was said about the matter at
the recent convention in New Orleans, a*
the time was not ripe. But a special meet ■
ing of the Executive Board of the Manu
facturers’ Association will be called with
in a short time to take up the matter.”
U. S. PLAYING CARD COMPANY.
the time of the building of the Siberian | transports
Railroad.
In its report to the Government, the ,
commission devoted a full column to the i
American Valve and Meter Company I
plant.
As a result, much of the equipment of j
the Siberian Road bears the trade mark i
of the Cincinnati firm.
The company Is capitalized for $330,000, j The above
of which $230,000 is paid in. ,
It has 3,200 square feet of floor space at
the plant, in Gest street, and‘at present
has a large force of men at work.
freight as well as passenger?.
“I understand all of the packet line?
have been doing a large and increasing
business.
“We could handle a much larger volume
of business if we had the facilities.”
MGCH, BERMAN & CO.
WADE ELLIS.
Not many men are able to boast In the
thirty-seventh year of their lives the hon
or of having been managing editor of two
newspapers. Assistant Corporation Coun
sel of a large city, drafter of a municipal
code affecting a whole State and an elec
tion by a handsome plurality to the office
of Attorney Gen ral of a State like Ohio.
Is Leading Attorney.
There is one man who makes his home
in Cincinnati who is abie to point to ac
complishments such as mentioned above.
none other than Wade II. Ellis,
firm is one of the many
young institutions which has come to the
front in th» last few years with gigantic
strides.
Its specialty is clothing, and the accom-
paeying cut represents one of the finest
of the new additions of growth, prosperity
and business enterprises of the city.
The building is of recent construction
and is for the exclusive use of the firm,
•being necessary on account of the tre-
Ht
Lading attorneys and
in
one of the
politicians.
He was born thirty-seven years
Covington, Ky.
His early education was acquired in the £
high schools of Cincinnati, he later at
tending Checkering Institute, of which he !
is a graduate.
Wins Law Scholarship.
Choosing Washington and Lee Univer*- j
sity as a finishing school, he was grad- j
u-a-ted from both the academic ana legal |
schools of the university, leaving 'the lat- j
ter with th law scholarship, winning over
many contestants.
His tirs-t move was to the West.
He began the practice of law in South
Dakota, but later returned to Cincin
nati.
He had done some newspaper work as
Mac
Berman & Co.'s rtew Building.
r.eidous increase >n business experienced
by the firm during the last few years.
In 1889 the firm of Moch, Berman & Co.
a reporter on The Cincinnati Times-Star, i began its brilliantly successful career as
and on his return was made ciiy editor
of the old Cincinnati Sun.
Managing Editor of Two Papers.
Later he was chosen to guide The Cin-
cinitati Tribune, ‘and at the time of its
consolidation into what is now The Com
mercial Tribune he was made managing
editor, in which capacity he ssrve-d for
several years.
A first-class lawyer, ho was later chosen
by Corporation Counsel Kinkead as his
first assistant. i
He held the office tl the exp-ira'tion of
Kinkead’s term, and Jar as reappointed by
1 ! U
Corporation Counsel
who-rsaie clothiers.
It did not mike a great show at first, but
started with the fair output of 125,000 gar
ments in one year.
Very soon, however, it was putting out
! 800,000 garments yearly.
; Now, in its great double building, front-
! ing on two streets, there is a small army
of workmen. The new building has every
sort of modern invention, from long-dis
tance telephones to the most improved
tailoring machines.
A popular brand of playing cards shown
at the Paris Exposition exhibit of the
U. 3. Playing Card Co., of this city, were
a great variety of designs and colors of
the world-famous "Bicycle” Playing
Cards.
These cards are known in every civilized
card-playing country of the world—are a9
popular in Melbourne or Sydney, Aus
tralia, as in Cincinnati or Chicago.
A card without superior merit could not
have won its way into popularity over the
makes of all nations as has the “Bicy
cle.”
No process is too tedious, no experiment
too costly that gives promise of improv
ing this brand.
Years of careful study and patient
watchfulness have produced the peculiar
slip, finish, playing and wearing quali
ties that make this card such a favorite.
Other cards in bewildering variety were
shown, including all qualities and all sizes,
from the tiny “Solitaire,” or toy card,
known as the "Little Duke.” to the extra
lergth tyhist or "Ivory” card.
Besides the fine line of playing cards
were shown a great variety of Educa
tional Card Games, copyrighted by The
Fireside Game Co. (since succeeded by
The Cincinnati Game Co.), of which The
U. S. Playing Card Co. are manufacturing
agents.
This iine of games contains games de
picting the people and costumes of all
nations: a game of wild animals, and one
showing the flags of the world In colors,
as well as games of arithmetic, authors,
fan-c.us paintings, celebrated poems, birds,
flowers, famous old-world castles, a Bible
game and many others, all handsomely
illustrated.
A complete line of Paine's. Kalamazoo
and "U. S.” Duplicate Whist Sets were
also shown at the Paris Exposition, as
well as a great variety of fancy poker
sets, poker chips, etc., which elicited
much admiration from visitors frorr^for-
eign countries.
The superiority of playing cards tMMF
in Cincinnati over all others—domestic)
and foreign—was clearly shown at the
Paris Exposition, where the cards made
by The U. S. Playing Card Company
were classed by the judges as “above
competition'’ and awarded the “Grand
Prix.”
The average visitor to the exposition
had not the remotest idea of the progress
that had been made in playing cards and
playing-card designs during the last few
years. The dainty, artistic cards that
were exhibited there attracted universal
attention.
It was a hard matter to convince many
visitors that the cards were made of pa
per.
Rival manufacturers, dealers, connois
seurs and collectors admitted the vast
superiority of The U. S. Playing Card
Company's exhibit over all the others.
Among the most popular cards shown
were the “Congress” brand, including the
famous Rookwood Indian, Spinning
Wheel, Good Night and Yacht backs,
and a fine line of Delft and dainty land
scape designs.
This is the series of cards that has
proved such a revelation to card-party
hostesses during the past two seasons,
and such an aid to an up-to-date card
party.
An accomplished hostess said recently:
"With one of those dainty packs of cards
—new and crisp—on each of my card ta
bles, I feel the success of my card party
Is assuted.
“The pleased expression of my guests
shows they appreciate nice cards more
than elaborate house decorations.
- “The designs aro so r-ich and the card*
so thin, flexible and highly polished that