Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-07-26

here. Of extensive requirements from books, being
regarded for among the pes mahemsca scholars OF
the city He born in the vicinity Worces ter, Mas
sschusetts.
Returning shortly afterwards his mind gave birth to now
doubecynder printing press which found SUI eror
those built the models of Napier, Miller Cowper, OF
England d to the latter be gradually abandoned W
this country From that time Oss0) until increasing bodily
nfmies forced the old gentleman give up the busnessto
bis son, Mr. Richard NJ Hoe, Serene Newton, and Mathew
Smith, the Of his former partner Of that name, manu-
ctufed hardly any other fast powerpesses but the single
cylinder Of his own combination and Newton's double
cylinder press and from that day dates the unappoached
superiority of the United States in the production Of the fast
working press No part Of the old world used any thing
equal to them until the invention Of Appegarths lasmads
machine, used only by the London Times and the Illus
ated News, which throws off from 5000 to 5000 sheets
per hour Previous to 1925 prsas in in England
90 like that ceebraled the Adams press" (Which
was patented In this country about 1880 1881 ha tho
writer. on exsmuing the Published description Of that
chine can recognise no essential difference beween etn
D- I.,, however, for doing work requiring nsatpess
rather than dispatch the Adams power press, With vsOusl
provsments has continued bear off the palm at least in
the United States.
But to return to my account Of Hoes manufacturing house.
The change in the firm took place in 1883, and in 1885
they added the business Of making to their already BY
far most extensive business in the Union not in the world,
in the manufacture Of printing presses, printers furniture,
&C. In 1897 Mr.. r. M. Hoe went to England with a
valuable improvement in grinding saws, which he patented
n both countries He has used it extensively SINCE
While there he examined all the printing machinery of that
country worthy of his attenon and his return Mr. B H.
Day complained that the Newton doubscyndeT Chen the
fastest press in this hemsphe slow tbs increased
circulation Of The New York Sun 30 he soon produced an
improvement which did fifty per cent more work n the same
time and a the same expense throwing OH from five TO sis
thousand shee,s within the hour This combinations Of
nav machinery be saw 10 EngEsnd, with Aeasinprove-
senss-of his own upon them. This press is now most
rsneray used here this day. called 'Hoes double
cylinder prss The National Intesgencer continues to be
ed on one of these machines. The firm called on
much more frequently for them and for the single cylinder
press Of bis father with recent improvements Of M
Hoe than for any other descriptions Of Power-pnss
The great triumph Of the art, Ths Lightning Press OF
last ast press the result Of the remarkable In
Of the editions of the leading journals of the several
GREAT Atlsntic coast ciea In their efforts to work them
off in season. the printers would increase tne speed OF
Hoes doubeecy hinder press beyond It's capacity ana sno
thew were com aanty meeting with accidents In rssa
r. M. Hoe bes an experimenting to obtain grester speed
meeting with ins urnountab difficulties IN the effort to de-
liver tbe prnte sheets oil from place. as in bis mrs
pls On this po int he was forced to rest and su
hn. ou, ngh be conceived method Os securing
NE type on the Under, that operation in his
sod III prsvous experiments OF all TO- that end
ho.ng failed. HI sal up until daylight making notes ans
maturing his idea, 80 o not by an accident o. 70
!, On the next corning, in connexon with the foreman
MI B, he began his successful
That Qen,snan hearing the idea suggested iramediae
DECLARED that an eigeynder press, to work on SoDV
sheets within the hour, could % made upon me psncPs
Il e h,tC CNvv yvhhc In. ID.
I sRasss sd
vo,t SIMS daily edition, works of 10000 copies p
t- NTH ease The idea occurred to him in the spriI
of Is46 snd afha perfeciing bis experiments upon
he visited Washington and filed the caves Tor the patent
. now holds On his way home he met M SWaine' OF
phaaepha Ledger and Baltimore Sun, to whom ne e'
claimed The invention. Mr. 3. immedateIy ossered on
IS e ,hese mschines which comPletsd and in oPsr
e ,;on ON the last day Of December Of that year.
this press up than its fellows were M
~ traveller. and Daily Journal, and, subsequently, Tor
paris La Pa,ie. He constructing one Tor the I've
yI Commercial Advertiser, and another for penny pape
or to be born here in the a which, fumos 20 es
:, ~ NJ, RAYMOND OF the Courier and Enquirer The TOT
,;nder lightning press from $4,000 to
Oh ordnp 10 the width Of the sheet to be worked on H.
up 80, be eipbcylinder press made for the New fc
a. Sun cost Of mas pshea @ Ts Tba ..s 81
&c ,,endance on the ynder prers Is double that on
four the advantage be almost entirely IN the speed
which II works. The types are secured upon ana orr
nd ar; az the circumference Of the large cylinder the
mainder Of the cylinder used for an mixing distributing
ma face TO which ink is supplied by fountain beneath It.
,h cyuder being put moion the form OF types tneI
n succession carried eightimpression cylinders arran
At poper distances around it, to give impression to the s
Tar introduced by eight persons, eeder one attending
in eynde The printed sheets carried from the impress
cynders by tapes and laid in heaps with precision
hes Al both ends Of the machine. In each space betw
the IMPRESSION cylinders linking rollers which ta
nnlv Of ink from the large distributing surface and Ink
sface Of the types they pass Each page is secured
detached segment Of the large cylinder called turtle
Of steel column rules and screw
ind the types together the column rules straight
b. ael with the axis Of the cylinder while the cross
pa seuments Of circle. The speed Of this machne IS lin
are > by the ability Of the feeders to supply the 81
on ery Each feeder conveniently supply z'9oo 81
P'ot -
per ,rtlv after the press Of Mr. Hoe was in operation
Sh Of Philadelphia, that is, in ls47 Mr. APPieg
the ch don. commenced to build presses for the Tim
Of Lon he ,ype are set on cylinders revolving on peps
which, is. In February, ls47, the Ledger press ma
cuar ~ ave been 10 constant daily use, while the Times
said to ,d an Annleosrth's last improved machines
only Pfn =, 1s4S.
Sepembe mber Is4s the Times stated to be utterly
In Deco ,vo,b press with the type horizontal cyl
possible own last Improvement l. aud Mr.. Hoe whc
fast as h pe reminding the proprietors Of that jourr
then in Eur 8 to them with reference to the peorman
his statement, ess offered to wager its value in money
the Ledgerst that in one month he would put up 81