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January 6, 1921 As nearly as I can remember a t this date the conversation which took place on the 22nd of November in the office of E. Leitz, Inc., 60 East 10th Street, New York, was along the following lines:(To the Telephone Operator) “Your firm is distributing a is circular on ‘Duties on Imported Industrial Instruments’-it salmon colored and I am interested in obtaining a few copies.” She in turn called a young man from the rear of the salesroom and told him t o attend to me. I repeated my request. He said he knew what I meant and went upstairs to get me a copy. He returned with one copy and when asked if I could get any more for some other folks interested in this information, he said it depended upon how many I needed, for they only had a limited number left. I then asked if he could tell me where I could get about fifty of them, and he replied he guessed that the circular itself would tell me, and upon examining it he suggested that possibly I could get a lot in Washington. I thanked him and left. About three o’clock that afternoon I telephoned, claiming to be the Information Bureau of a Statistical Library. I tried a t first to be connected with the man who wrote the circular, then with the advertising department, and after much delay and conversation a t the other end of the wire, I was again switched on to the young man of the morning, who immediately recognized my voice. I told him I needed more circulars, and explained that they couldn’t be obtained in Washington because that was only the place to write after you had read the circular, if you agreed with it. I then asked if they weren’t written in his own office and he admitted that they were. I asked if he couldn’t possibly spare me about twenty more copies and he said “Yes, if I’d call for them.” I called next morning and was handed the copies. I inquired then if he knew what company printed them, and he replied negatively. I asked again “But you people wrote them?” and he said yes. (Signed) ANNE M. GOLDEN $worn to before me this 28th day of January 1921 (Signed) G. H. SYKES,Notary Public [SEAL1 B u t after all i t was felt t h a t i t would be more satisfactory t o get some direct information from t h e printer himself. This was quickly a n d easily done, as is shown i n t h e following: STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTYOF NEW YORK s ~ : LOUIS R. LORD,being duly sworn, deposes and says; that he resides a t No. 599 Mott Avenue, in the Borough of the Bronx, County of the Bronx, City and State of New York; that on the morning of February 1, 1921, he telephoned to the office of E. Leitz, Inc. (telephone number Stuyvesant 4242) and inquired for the name of the concern which did the printing for E. Leitz, Inc., which information was refused both by the telephone operator and by the man to whom the telephone operator had referred him. Deponent further says that the man to whom he spoke on the telephone understood that he was a Professor a t Columbia College and suggested that he call upon him to apply for the information in person. Deponent further says that thereafter on the same day, he called a t the office of E. Leitz, Inc. a t No. 60 East 10th Street, in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, and was referred to a Mr. Treager, who apparently was in charge of the office. He conferred with Mr. Treager for some time and endeavored to secure from him the name of the person, firm or corporation who did their printing, but Mr. Treager refused to give him such information. Deponent further says that while in conversation with Mr. Treager, he observed a bundle of printed matter bearing the name of “Brieger Press, Inc.” and assumed that that was the name of the printing concern which did the work for E. Leitz, Inc. He thereafter went to the office of Brieger Press, Inc. a t No. 409 Pearl Street, in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York and interviewed a man who told him that he was Mr. Brieger of that concern and that his firm, namely, Brieger Press, Inc. did the printing for E. Leitz, Inc. of No. 6 East 10th Street, in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York and had printed for Mr. Treager of E. Leitz, Inc. a circular bearing the caption “Why should the Tariff Duty on scientific instruments be increased” which said circular was signed “Friends of Science, interested in its development.” Deponent further says that Mr. Brieger offered to give him a copy of the circular hereinbefore referred to and Mr. Brieger thereupon took one from his files and handed it to him. A copy of the circular so
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handed to deponent by Mr. Brieger is hereto attached ;nd made a part hereof and for identification bears the date Dec. 23, 1920,” and endorsed by deponent to identify it as being the circular which was handed to him by Mr. Brieger as hereinbefore stated. Deponent further says that a t the time Mr. Brieger handed the aforesaid circular to him he stated that the date “Dec. 23, 1920” endorsed thereon was the date upon which said circular was printed and ready for delivery to Mr. Treager of E. Leitz, Inc. (Signed) LOUISR. LORD Sworn to before me this 2nd day of February, 1921 (Signed) LORETTO T. CONROY [SEAL I Notary Public P r o m t h e d a t e m a r k e d o n t h e circular furnished b y t h e printer t h e r e would seem t o h a v e been at least t w o printings of t h e circular, for t h e leaflet is identical i n color, texture, water-mark, typography, a n d subj e c t - m a t t e r with t h e original copy furnished us in November.
A SPECIAL PROBLEM
A correspondent writes of a need which is so evident t h a t we feproduce his s t a t e m e n t s textually, in t h e hope t h a t t h e t h o u g h t s of chemists interested i n developm e n t s in p h o t o g r a p h y m a y be brought t o bear u p o n t h i s interesting proposition. The advent of gas light papers worked a revolution in the photographic business and printing out papers have been relegated to a secondary place, being used largely where certain qualities are required which have not yet been developed in gas light papers. There is, however, a field in industrial work which is not suitably taken care of either by printing out papers or by gas light papers. There would be a considerable application for a paper which had something approaching the speed of gas light paper and at the same time would show a visible image without development. Such a paper could be largely used for various recording devices where it is desirable to examine the record during the progress of its making, and which could be developed and fixed later for a permanent record. It is needless to say that if such a paper were developed with characteristics satisfactory for general photographic work, it would be useful not only for the above purposes, but would be more satisfactory, a t least for general amateur work, than the present gas light papers since the depth of printing could be judged without development. It may be said, therefore, that the inventor of such a paper could undoubtedly reap a very material benefit from his invention. APPRECIATIONS I n t h e midst of t h e trials a n d tribulations of picking a safe a n d a t t h e s a m e t i m e progressive course i n developing publicity for chemical m a t t e r s , i t helps a l o t t o receive occasionally such h e a r t y appreciation a s t h e following excerpts convey: The News Service of the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY is likewise a priceless possession to the chemical industries in general, and while the process of education is slow, the leaven is working, and its efforts will inevitably lead to a much wider understanding of the functions of the chemists which is so necessary to our welfare nowadays. The articles sent out by the organization possess the merit of being authoritative, and a t the same time couched in terms which will interest the average newspaper reader. One might almost say that his suspicions are first lulled and his interest awakened, after which the educational hypodermic is slipped in so expertly as to be practically pain1ey.American Dyestuff Reporter.
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From what I have been able to observe, the AMERICAN CHEMISOCIETY has probably done more useful work in establishing respect for the chemist as a business adviser and industrial builder than any other organization in Ame1ica.-WALDEMAR KAEMPFFERT, Editor, Popular Science Monthly. CAL
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