The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-19

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late years, to endeavor to conciliate the ill
humor of many of our subscribers vented upon
us in consequence of the late delivery of the
HERALD at their houses, stores, or Offices; and
we have done so by assuring them that we were
using our utmost efforts to remedy the short
comngs of our present printing machinery. In
proof OF the sincerity OF our endeavorings, we
had, a few days since. the qualification of ln-
forming our readers that at length system had
been invented, and was being perfected, by
which it was hoped we would be enabled to
meet the vastly increasing demand upon US.
The system was one proposed to us by an arti
Fan OF our city-Mr j. l.. Kingsley-and Con-
sisted of stereotyping by means OF compound
of gutta percha. with peroxide of iron aud per-
oxide OF anthony, thereby duplicating our
forms and consequently, with the use of ii
second steam press, doubling our facilities of
production. Since the appearance in our
columns of the article referred to, We have re-
ce4ved the following communication from Mr..
Z. J. Gilbert, stating that the invention OF Mr..
Kingsley is an Infringement of the rights con-
veyed in what is known as Broomaa's pateat.
| TO THE EDITOR OF TAE HERALD.
| August q, 1853
In your paper of yesterday, mention Is MADE Of
| stereotype plates Ill gutta lercha as a new lnven
ton. that the public may not be misIeh it is per-
haps pro per tor ME 10 direct your attention +, the
patent granted to "Brooman' III le4S, which cover.
all pressing, enclosing, monldlug aud stamping OF
| gutta percha, and It's compounds WITH other ma
trials samples OF stere ty pins navlns been lodged
| with the Patent Office Oh application being mlde
| Tor the IateIt Aforesaid. Z. D. GILBERT.
p. S.-No person can make aud vend, or Use
| r att q ID,
| pounds, nItuout Infringing The Brooman patent,
granted him by the United States.
| s. 7. ARMSTRONG.
So much for the gutta percha system Of
stereoty ping, the efficiency Of which still re-
mains to be proved We have. however. sup
piled Mr.. Kingsley with a column OF matter
for the purpose OF making an experiment of the
plan proposed by him, and shall be able to let
| our readers know the result thereof in the
course OF a week OF ten days. II he don't sue
coed, we shall still have hopes in Messrs. Gil
| bert and Armstrong.
The publication in our columns of Mr.. Kings
ley's scheme has had another good effect, which
may render an infringement of the Brooman
patent wholly unnecessary 1t has brought
us another proposal from stereotypiDg firm
in this city, in which it is asserted that, by the
adoption of their plan, we will be able to print
off in two hours and quarter an issue Of fifty
thousand copies, the printing Of which by our
| present mode requires i've hours or in other
words, that, by their plan, We can print up
wards oftwenty-two thousand N hour-so that
we could supply hundred thousand copies of
the HERALD in less time than we can now sup
ply half that number.
The following is copy of this latter pro-
posal -
MIR JAMES GORDON Bennett =
SIR-in order 10 accomi sh the printing Of fifty
thousand copies of the HERALD In two hours time,
We propose cong 50 10y The following method pre-
missing that Our process is neither new nor nlred III
thl- particular branch VI printing, Ms the newspaper
La Iatrle, i'll Paris, Is printed by process,
tut .ithout many essential improvements invented
| aid possessed solely by o.rseives -
| We propose To make steIeotypes of the HERALD
form Ill the metal used in etereotyplug.
| lhis Will show the quality OF our plates.
| We will stereotype from lo~ spaces and leave the
torns cleaner alter st.reoty ping than before.
We Will cast Tie plates IN n Circular iorn to tit
the cylinder OF the printing press without the necs
siy OF blocking, 20 that they can be adjusted TO the
| printing press III two minutes
| We will stereotype Il page OF the HERALD in
| twenty-five minutes; and as lie composition o. tue
pages caa be so arranged as to be completed con
secuuvey, there sili be delay III tue stercoty Plug,
except regards the last iulln whcu will twenty
I'VE minutes. But rs We propose, ulahing three
! plates, this viii make an extra delay OF but ten
ninutes thereby making thrty,hve minutes Tor ste
| Ieotl ping three copies.
Now, let see the result of this in figures
| Time occupied printing $4,000
copies of the HERALD, II the rate OF 49, hrs D,lt.
wv per hour' ........ ..'.'.'.''''..'. =
| BY our process, three presses, printing TO-
co each per hour ior an edition oil So
OUO copies. ........,.....,.,. !: ~
| Delay by stereoty ping - -
Total time by our process. ........... 2:l5
| Thus showing gam OF two hours aud three quar-
tiers, saying nothing in regard 10 the imnense saving
Of types, which will last years where they nov do
| only month";. CRAsKE Il DUNCAN,
Stereotypers ~ Spruce street.
| New YORK, August II, 1893
| We have much confidence in the ability of
Messrs. Craske and Duncan to perform what
they profess, and we have more faith in the
feasibility of their plan than in that of the gutta
percha stereotyping But even if both these
| plans fail, We learn that there are two others in
reserve; so that the public may be assured that
| what art, ingenuity and perseverance can do,
to enable Us to meet the Immense demand for
| the HERALD against which we have now to con-
| tend will be done, and that it will not be our
fault if the justly founded complaints as to its
late delivery be not henceiorth rendered unne-
cessary.
Hon. CALEB LYoN,--Our summer visiters 10
Europe are beginning to return Hon Caleb
Lyon, of Ly onsdale, one of our New York dele
cation to the approaching Congress, after the
tour OF the Continent aDd the Holy Land, arrived
several days ago. He returned through this city
yesterday, from Washington. whittier he had
gone with dispatches. MIR. Lyon in his recent
tour made himself practically acquainted, to y
considerable extent, with the politics Of Europe
and Of Turkey; aud upon any discussion which
may arise in the House next winter, on the
Eastern question, or European affairs, he viii
thus be qualified not only to cnlighten his col