The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-08-09
THE LONDON TIMES,

A correspondent Of the Providence
luuFnal thus narrates a yisit 10 the
diiee II the great EHsiish nsKspapers
Among many Other 6mBas places
in London. | have visited the ofiee &c
the London Times. To view the es-
adjustment. application must be paade
by letter 10 the manager. This des.
patched. a reply Was promptly received
by post. and on the card was named
the hour when the presses could be seen
in motion. Mr.. Applegarth. a brothero f
the inventor of the press there used, and
for many years superintendent Of the
machinery. very amiable gentleman.
conducted me through the various de-
partments. freely answering inquiries,
and explaining everything as we went
along. Some idea Of the resource and
extent Of the Times office may Be- had
from the single fact that upwards Of
$500. 900 are paid TO the Government
annually Tor stamps. penny, or two
cents, being paid on each number af
the paper issued. The daily eircula>
tion is $4,000. copiess each number, in
Guiding the supplement, containing six.
teen pages. Two hundred reaA.s af
paper are used every day. each weigh
ing from SO 10 IS pounds, making in
all from eight to nine TONS. The qua
lily Of the paper every one knows who
has read the Times. Each sheet costs
the publishers penny and a half. or
three cents, before it is printed. One
OF the presses was put in motion at
O'clock. p. NJ, to print an edition to
be sent OF by mail an hour later.
Twenty men were employed on the
press, part Of them above in a gallery
TO supply paper, aud a part below TO
receive the printed sheets as they came
out. The npise of the machinery was
so great that il was difficult in CONVEX.
satlon to be heard. The number print
ed an hour is 10000.
BY holding watch and counting, |
discovered that each man received from
twenty two 10 twenty four q minute.
Now and then sheet With an imper-
iectimpression would be hastl v thrown
out by one Of the sharp-eyed men be-
snw, and once or twice at the stroke of
a bell all the wheels stopped. and the
great machine rested idr a moment,
then ct another signal commenced the
stunning clatter again. | was shown
the Sarlts where the large stock oi pa
per Is kept. SO groh is now used that
the supply is sometimes short Of the
demand. and the price is much aivanc-
ed. For some time an advertisement
has been standing in the columns oil
The Times offering reward of $4,000
for the discovery OF substitute ior
rags 10 the manufacture of paper. This
offer is made by the proprietor Of The
Times. believe the man has never
been met who has seen the editor Of
The Times, but am convinced there
Is such parsonage, for have heard
his name pronounced and been shown
his room and chair. The editing &c
the paper is carried on within the pub.
ilcatlon building to d greater extent
than has been stated. There arc con.
ycnient rooms fitted up for the purpose,
aud also for the use OF reporters. Du.
ring the sessions Of Parliament a large
number Of skillipl reporters are EN-.
ployed. These are relieved every half
hour, and are conveyed to and from the
office to the Legislative place in cabs,
20 one remaining on duty longer than
the prescribed time. In viewing an
establishment like that Of The Times,
and rejecting upon the vast influence
1t exerts. one cannot but be filled with
wonder aud awe"