The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-10-17
Power Printing Pressex

Power Printing Presses.
1t is interesting, at least to us who are en-.
gagged in the business of publishing, to no.
tiee the progress of civilization, of rnechan-
zeal enterprise and commercial Importance in
the West, as indicated by the character Of
the Press IN respect Of the intellectual force
employed upon it, and the mechanical im
PIGMENTS with which it is prosecuted. There
IS no safer criterion bv which our towns can
De Judged. In respect of the intellectual con
dislon OF their population, their general
Thrift, and their present and prospective com
mercial standing, than by consideration Of
the character of their Newspapers and Print
ing Offices. Everywhere on the border. as
the white men penetrate the yallies and
spread over the prairies. building up towns
ana establishing marts of trade and manu-
lectures, the Printing Press follows fast in
the rear of the earliest explorers, sure to re.
cord their progress, improving with the com
manity IN which II IS situated, and unerring-
y indicating lis growth and prosperity. First,
come the cheap and feeble pioneers of poll
ties anu literature, operating with slow and
toilsome hand MACHINERY. This character of
material, with gradual Improvement in its
Kind, is compelled to do duty as long as il
can be made to answer the public demands.
Printing is VIGOROUSLY an unremuneratiye
occupation, and printing engines are costly
consequently, whenever under discreet man
agement the Power Press makes its advent
IN any Of our towns, it may be taken as a
sure indication of thriving business and
commercial rank.
Ii IS pleasant to us to record fact con-
neeted with our city and our own establish
ment. Several years ago the senior editor
OF this paper undertook the publication of a
weekly newspaper in this city, then offering
little lnducement to the printer save the pros
pect OF what it was to become. How that
paper from a humble beginning has been
gradually expanded and its influence extend
ed, till the daily issue was demanded how
the daily itself has been improved. and the
establishment in all its parts been strengthen
ed and firmly founded, till we are permitted
TO say without vanity that II has become one
q the permanent and not among the least
influential and important of the institutions
OF this ambitious and rising city, it is unncc-
essary for W to dilate upon. The old ma
terials have been gradually discarded; the
small amounts and meager varieties have
been vastly added to and improved upon
machinery OF minor sort came slowly in,
and at last the Power Press, among the first,
perhaps the very first entirely new, large and
perfect machine which has crossed the Mis-
sissippi, with its heavy clank and untring
arms throws out its beautiful sheets in the
Office of the old Valley Wig, marking at
once an era in the history Of the establish
ment and Of the town.
For the benefit Of the craft, who may BE
adyantaged by our experience with ma
chine but lately perfected and brought into
notice, We will inform them that the Press we
have IN operation was invented by Mr.. L. i.
Guernsey, and is manufactured ut the Law
renee Machine Shop, Lawrence, Mass. We
have had II III operation for a few weeks.
and have tested il sufficiently and got it in
such order that we are satisfied as to it's use
fulness and relative advantages. Ii is yer,
simple, strongly constructed machine, run
nng with ease, and capable Of doing excel
lent work, as our daily paper, though printed
OF course upon common paper, with com
mon INK and With common care, furnishes
abundant evidence. 1t is both beautiful
and beautifullv-operating machine, furnished
nj very low price for press Of this char
acter. and We are entirely satisfied with the
investment which we made in it, We are
pleased to be able SO 10 speak of il, and
shall gladly afford any information desired
by our brethren q the press who stand III
need of a similar implement.