. Billboard (Jan-Jun 1899). d to have found a place where an oppo-sition company was violating the law, andhe wanted to know why it was allowed to doso. He said he bad been arrested a-numberof times, and his men had also been arrested,and he did not see that others should beallowed to do what was forbidden him. Hewas asked to state where; thhKalleged vio]»-tion of the law existed, and replied on Spring street obefrsreeri: Fourth and JFifth. The Chief was tfirectetf; to look intothe matter, and incidentally the commission-ers ordered the Chief to strictly enforce allordinances relati
. Billboard (Jan-Jun 1899). d to have found a place where an oppo-sition company was violating the law, andhe wanted to know why it was allowed to doso. He said he bad been arrested a-numberof times, and his men had also been arrested,and he did not see that others should beallowed to do what was forbidden him. Hewas asked to state where; thhKalleged vio]»-tion of the law existed, and replied on Spring street obefrsreeri: Fourth and JFifth. The Chief was tfirectetf; to look intothe matter, and incidentally the commission-ers ordered the Chief to strictly enforce allordinances relating tpbinorSlgn boards., Mr. Wilshire left smilingand correspondent waylaid him and under-took to learn what was back -of the movementwhich resulted in the recently rormed South-ern California Bill Posters Association, butwithout success. -:; ??., Mr. Wilshire was courteous, suave, blandand—uncommunicative. The fight goes onmerrily but no on now has^any doubton the score of the final -~. marking that he was d audjustified in his action. It is probably safe to say that-the townof Chicago beats all creation for outdoor ad-vertising. It contains more and biggi r billboards than any other city on the rough estimate places, the extent of per-,mancnt bill and bulletin boards at fortymiles aud of painters is employed inchanging the designs on the boards and Intouching them up from time to time so thatJiey always look bright and attractive. Itis said that no less than has beenpaid out in Chicago since 1ST3 to owners ofvacant lots for bill board privileges. On the Iowa elevator is a sign said to bethe largest In the world. It covers a sur-face of square feet. It is as long as anordinary block. The initial letter Is eighty-six feet long and more than a ton of whitelead was consumed in mixing the paint. The Chicago Bill Posting Company wasamalgamated with the American Bill Postingand Advertising Company
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