The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-29
TO THE PUBLIC.
NEW ARRANGEME NTS.

We have just completed arrangements with
Messrs. Richard M. Hoe & Co., of this city, for
the construction of new machinery to strike of
the Herald, by which we shall be enabled to
work from twenty to twenty five thousand i'm
pressions per hour, being equivalent to a num-
Der varying from ten to twelve thousand full
sheets in the same space of time. This ma
chinery will embrace steam engine OF COM
plete and novel construction; and also two large
revolving printing presses, on new principle
and of a power beyond anything that exists at
present in Europe or America. Mr.. Richard M.
Hoe one of the most ingenious men OF the
day, is the inventor of this new machinery,
II will involve cost of from twenty-five
TO thirty thouand dollars; but the great po-
pularity of this journal, and its present and
increasing patronage, fully warrant the ex-
penditure of so large an amount, in order
to enable us to meet our engagements with, the
generous public. There is no hazard in the ap-
plication of this new machinery to the news
paper press On a certain scale, however, these
principles are now in successful operation in
neighboring city In this new piece of enter
prise we only enlarge their dimensions and
multiply their powers.
The necessity of this large expenditure has
been forced upon us by the increasing patronage
in our circulation. So great has been the access
sion to both of these departments, that, for some
time past, we have been under the necessity
of absolutely refusing new advertisements, and
new subscribers in consequence of our inabili-
ty to afford space for the one, or numbers
TO the other, arising from the machinery at pre-
sent employed. BY our new arrangements we
will be enabled to issue double sheeted Herald
every morning, if necessary, at the rate of from
twenty to twenty-five thousand single or ten to
twelve thousand of full Impressions per hour.
This will put it in our power to crafty our ad-
vertisers and supply subscribers, for the next
few years at least
In another point of view, the new machinery
will enable us to avail ourselves of the wonders
and miracles daily produced by the electric tele-
graph. At this moment we publish every morn
ing the commercial markets and important news
of the day previous, from the cities of Pittsburg,
Cincinnati, Buffalo and Montreal, embracing
the aggregate distance OF between two and three
thousand miles from the centre of operations in
the city of New York.
In less than two years, the electric telegraph will
be extended TO the extremities of this great re-
public; and we shall then issue the news and mar
kets of New Orleans, and of other distant points,
with as much regularity on the morning of the
day after they are known at those different cities,
as we now do the markets of New York itself
Arrangements are already completed for extend
ing lines of telegraph to the aggregate distance Of
from ten to fifteen thousand miles. The inge-
NOUS invention of Mr.. Hoe, by which two large
revolving presses, with their attendant steam
engine, throwing off from twenty to twenty-five
thousand impressions per hour, equal'to ten or
twelve thousand complete newspapers, will be
fit accompaniment of that vast engine, the elec-
trio telegraph.
In announcing these arrangements, part OF
which will be in operation in three months, we
can't help stating the contrast which is furnished
between the newspaper press of New York, and
that of London or Paris. The Paris journals
may be conducted with fine taste and great phi
osophical talent; but practical enterprise they
S. ,oTo tbo ed
is singular fact, that there is only one engine
ased by the whole Paris newspaper press-that
by the Presss, capable of throwing off from
three to four thousand sheets per hour. The
newspaper press of that city has made an effort
at Improvement, but it is.literary only-itlag be-
hind the practical genius of the age. London,
oven, is in advance, and although number of at
tempts have been made in that great commercial
metropolis to introduce engines of speed and pow
er, we believe that no success yet has attended
them, and that Mr.. Hoe, who is now in England,
will find himself the only successful mechanical
genius, in relation to this branch of invention
Nearly thirteen years ago we commenced the
movement--the establishment of the Herald
which has already resulted in vast change and
revolution in the newspaper press Of this coun-
try. Two years later, the Partisan Lpress COM
mcnced similar movement and about eighteen
months ago, Journalism in London fell into the
wake of both With Mr.. Hoes new invention,
and. the electric telegraph, we are beginning an
other and greater revolution In the newspaper
press, which will be felt in every avenue of So
cial life in less than ten years. In two or three
months we expect to commence this change in