The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-01-19
OUR NEW POWER PRESS.

The present edition Of the Union and
Journal is printed upon one Of Guernsey's
Improved Power Presses, which was made
by our order, at the Lawrence Machine
Shop. in Lawrence, Mass. I, is a very
compact piece Of machinery, simple in is
mechanical arrangement, and altogether a
very beautiful piece OF work. Some on.
coursgement was given us, at the time the
Press was ordered, that il should be in read.
mess for W in season 10 use when our iiew
volume commenced, and in view of this,
we had promised ourselves some improve
mems in the size and typographical appear
ance Of the paper. The failure, toseceive
the press a, the time anticipated, leads US
10 postpone our contemplated improvements
to some period hereafter, when other duties
do not press US, and when We shall have
leisure 10 attend TO the matter. A portion
Of our last weeks edition was worked upon
the press, and owing to the labor and diff.
ficuly in getting the press in working or
der in season, there was not 50 much atien.
lion given TO the proof-sheets a. there
should have been. Some few typographical
errors occutted, especially in the editorial
seiters, which, though not Of great moment
still were rather vexatious when spread up
on paper, and in addition 10 this, the ad
di,ional labor was the cause Of somo delay
in mailing our papers to country subscib.
es. With this explanation we have nc
doubt but our readers will excuse the
typographical errors, and the delay in the
transmission Of the papers, especially as
we hope TO do better in future. The pres.
seems 10 work charminGy, and is very
satisfactory 10 our office help, who have
been waiting patiently f0 Some arrangement,
10 be made which should obvia,e the heavy
labor, (which must necessarily devolye upon
those who work large edition upon the
common hand lever press. With s,ou,
hand ut the wheel we are enabled TO prin,
some six or seven hundred copies in an
houh thus doing in less than four hours
what il took some ten or twelve hours 10
do with Tuh's Press. ..
We have every reason for believing
that our press will continue 10 improve
upon acquaintance, but we shall refrain
from speaking further in its praise until
We have thoroughly tested It's merits. We
have obtained it at an expense Of nearly a
thousand dollYs, not SO much for presen,
needs as from conviction that it was the
wises, policy TO be prepared 10 do work in
any department Of printing with ease, and
as cheaply and expediliously as elsewhere,
and we should be glad 10 answer any orders
from friends 70, job printing, or 10 add
any number ofnew names 10 our sutscrip.
ton list. ...... ...' =.
There is another matter connected with
the introduction Of this press, which our
necessities oblige us TO men,ion.-we had
ralhrr not do SO, but the matter is loo press
ing, and this an affair Of the press, to be
neglected, we speak in whisper and only
TO those interested. We were obliged 10
make engagements 10 obtain it, 10 be per.
formed al no distant day. We made those
promise relying for the means for their
fulfillment, upon the payment of our dues,
and we earnestly and additionally" as is
sometimes said in other places, en,rea, all
who Owe us small or large sums 10 aid us
10 fulfill the obligations which We have
incurred. @