This is one of the several trucks rigged and loaded for the journey. While they were loading the machinery I managed to raise enough money to purchase Mackenzie-Harris. Some of the funds came from employees, other funds from their union. And then the total was matched by a patron. A church organ collector with a forty-five foot front door to his home. Then there was a misfortunate accident. My lawyers recommended an immediate retreat back to Vancouver with all the machinery.

Otherwise I would probably still be in San Francisco.

Andrew Hoyem of Arion Press, a tenant of the foundry luckily purchased the operation and has been successful with the venture.

But the Lanston Monotype Machine Company's punch cutting department went north to Canada.