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• Bandzählung: 29.1885
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JANUARY 23, 1885.J TAE PHOTOGRAPHIC NEWS. 55 been made. I believe it is generally conceded that the pyre developer is fast supplanting the oxalate for all ordinary work. The tendency has been to simplify the operation of development as much as possible. Perhaps the developer which has found the most favour is car bonate of soda and sulphite of soda in equal parts, dis solved in any suitable quantity of water in combination with either dry pyro or pyro preserved with sulphuric, citric, oxalic, or sulphurous acid. A developer introduced by Hoover—known as Hoover’s potash developer—has been largely used, and is recom mended for drop-shutter exposure. This has been modi fied by Mr. Newton and Mr. Beach. Mr. Newton’s ferri- cyande of potash (yellow prussiate potash), carbonate of potash, carbonate of soda, and sulphite combination, has proved quite satisfactory in some hands. The potash developer devised by Mr. Beach has been tried very largely by a number of amateurs and professionals, and has met with uniform success. On some plates the tendency to frill, when a large amount of potash is used, has been noticed, but this would be likely to happen with any alka line developer. The developer has been so successful for beginners that I am informed one dealer in photographic goods here makes and keeps large quantities on sale. Mr. David Cooper has recently introduced the idea of soaking a plate in a separate carbonate of soda solution for a minute or two, then washing and developing in the usual way with pyro and carbonate and sulphite of soda. Some recent experiments he has made prove very con clusively that this plan is quite useful for bringing out details when a plate has had a drop-shutter exposure. The ammonia developer is very little used, the extremes of our climate (93" above zero in summer, and sometimes 200 below zero in winter) making it difficult to keep an ammonia solution of uniform strength. A clearing solution known as “ Robinson’s clearing solution,” made in Chicago, I am told, produces rapid and wonderful effects on a negative which is at all a slow printer. Two solutions are sold ; the dark one is of no consequence, but the clear one is said to do the work, and is thought to be composed of nitric acid and alum. It is used over and over, and possesses the quality of clearing a negative to such an extent that two silver prints can be made in the same time that one could, priorto its application. The sulphite soda intensifying solurion has met with much favour, that devised by Scolik, of Vienna, being regarded as the best. Mr. T. C. Roche has made some improvements in gela- tino-bromide paper, combining albumen with the gelatine in such a way as to produce clear brilliant prints. In this connection perhaps the improvements got up by the East man Dry Plate Company may play an important part in the future. Their plan of coating paper on a large scale for negative work with a bromide gelatine emulsion will, if successful, prove of great advantage to amateur photo graphers. We have lost by death one able worker and friend, Mr. H. T. Anthony, who had grown up with the advance of photography. The current literature of photography has not been neglected; there has been started Pholographg, of Chicago, which expire I at the end of six numbers, and The Photo- graphic Eye, the first general photo weekly paper of the U. S. The latter seems to have been the means of appa rently infusing new life into our stiid journa's, 'Ihe Photo graphic Times, and Anthony’s Bulletin, since the former is now issued weekly, and the latter is to be issued semi monthly, under the guidance of Professor Chandler, of Columbia College. A new journal, published quarterly by Mr. 11. D. Garrison, of Chicago, entitled, The Practical Photographer, has made its appearance. Judging from its compact aud readable shape, and its low price, it will doubtless receive a due share of patronage. It is a grati fying sign that current photographic literature is to be so largely advanced, and with the ability employed and the capital invested, photography generally must be pro moted. On December 23rd, the platinum gauzeiincandescentlamp was very successfully employed in enlarging upon gelatino paper, at a meeting of the New York Society of Amateurs. The establishment of a flourishing and leading Amateur Society in New York, for the real advancement of photo graphy among those who practise it, has been one of the events of the past year that shouid be mentioned. Let the good work go on. The New York Amateur. New York, January 5th, 1885. JUDGE LYNCH’S COURT AT CHICAGO. In the Photographic Times we read of an amusing case in which the Chicago photographers constituted themselves into a Court to deal with one of their fraternity' who com peted with them too severely. The meeting of the Chicago Photographers was held on Friday evening, December 19th, at the studio of Mr. Melander, 208, Ohio Street, in answer to a special call to take action against Mr. Felt. The charge against him was that he had hung out a sign offering to give a coloured panel worth two dollars as a premium to any one who ordered a dozen cabinets of him. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Joshua Smith, who stated its object at some length. The culprit said he thought there was some misconception as to what he had done, as to his position in regard to lowering prices. He only had the sign put up temporarily, and intended to take it down the first of the year. Mr. Aubert said Mr. Felt ought to lend a helping hand toward keeping up prices, instead of doing anything to reduce them. Mr. OREX suggested the sign should be taken down for the additional reason that Mr. Felt would feel himself obliged to continue it after the holidays. The gentleman had a fine place and business, .and ought to help keep prices up. The culprit said he wanted to see prices kept up. Mr. La Tour offered a bit of personal experience. He had been compelled to lower his prices to three dollars, because his esteemed fellow-craft, Mr. Oren, had reduced his terms to three dollars. Mr. Melander announced himself as an advocate for the highest prices that could be obtained. He was surprised to see so many come down in their terms. Mr. Felt owed something to the members of the Society, eventhough he probably, like all others, was affected by the general depression throughout the country. The culprit remarked that all photographers could not get the same prices for their work. He could not not get five dollars for cabinets. There must be a difference in prices by different men. Mr. Melander was of the same opinion. But it was not the intention of the Society to dictate to each one what he should charge. The large handsome galleries were most to blame for initiating a reduction. If Mr. Felt offered a panel, the result would soon be that cabinets would be one dollar a dozen. The culprit remarked that his coloured panel was worth two dollars. The Chairman thought it was degrading to have such a sign out. It would soon be necessary to offer an 8 by 10 photograph, with no increase of business. He spoke from experience in offering panels, for he had experienced much trouble about it. As a stimulant to their courage he wished to read a price list of Mr. Carlisle, of Providence, R. I., who charged eight dollars for cabinets. Mr. MELANDER remarked that each one had a right to charge what he pleased, and it was not intended to dictate. But, he added, it was hardly right in Mr. Felt to do what he had done. After some further discussion, a committee, was appointed to take down the sign. They proceeded immediately to the per formance of their duty, and after the culprit had warned his wife not to be alarmed at any unusual sounds down stairs, the obnoxious sign was hauled down and soon reduced to an un sightly mass of kindling wood and rags. The affair was taken in the most good-natured way, though it might have easily resulted in much bad feeling, but for Mr. Felt’s forbearance.