The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1857-06-06
The Isfas Of Freedom,
Lawrence. Saturday, jane 6, 1851,
The Herald Of Freedom Once.

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It affords us pleasure to state that after
months of fatigue, anxiety and labor, We
have, at length, set STEAM PowER
Pass in operation in Lawrence, and now,
instead of consuming night and day for
an entire week to work of our large edi-
ton of the Herald of Freedom, we are en-
abled to do the work in much better
style, in less than two days, at the rate
of from 800 to 1000 an hour. 1t was our
purpose to have set our steam works in
operation early in April last, but we met
with delays, which procrastinated the
completion of the enterprise, until the
2lst of May last-just year to a day
from the time the old Office was destroyed
by violence until it appeared printed by
steam. The starting up of the machin-
cry on that day was one of those singular
condolences which have attended the
entire history of the Herald of Freedom,
and was not the werk of design, as the
incident was not called to mind until the
day after the occurrence.
In addition to the press, which is of
the Guernsey patent, entirely new, and
ordered directly from the manufacturers
for our use, costing in operation here
about $1,000, we have portable engine
and boiler of six horse power, manufactur-
ed at Chicago, and finished up expressly
for our office, manufactured by Gates,
Warner, Chalmers & Co., which we will
venture to say is one of the most perfect
pieces of machinery of the kind west of
st. Louis. The engine, freight and Incl
dentals, in setting it up. cost something
over $1,000. -
The reader will also observe that we
appear in an entire netc dress of the most
beautiful Scotch face letter, of size
trihe smaller than that heretofore used by
us. Not content with new letter, we have
everything about the paper neaO, including
column and head rules, head letter, and
even the cut, though a fac sinale of the
old one, is nelo electrotype, kindly donated
US last summer by Mr.. H. C. GRosvENoR,
prominent engraver of Cincinnati, who is
thoroughly skilled in his art, and whose
sympathies are with the oppressed in
Kansas.
Our type for advertisements and poetry
is considerably smaller than that hereto
fore used, enabling US to give full one
third more matter in the same amount OF
space. We had not workmen sufficient
to enable us to complete the re-setting
of our advertisements this week, but hope
to get through by another week.
In the way of jobbing we have one of
Wells Patent Power Presses, also driven
by steam; an amount and variety of let
ter for book work and plain and fancy
jobbing, which puts the Herald of Free
dom jobbing Office ahead of any other
office west of st. Louis for good work, or
the expedition with which jobs can be
executed. Contracts for pamphlets or
hrst-class book work viii be made, with
ornamental binding and engraving, and
as good satisfaction guaranteed, both as
regards quality and price, as similar work
can be executed for in st. Louis.
We have completed arrangements with
Mr.. DoDswoRTH, the Kansas Bookbinder,
by which any quality of binding can be
executed, he having opened bindery and
blank book mandatory, in the basement
of the Herald of Freedom building.
In short, we have expended near eigh
thousand dollars during the last three
months. in. fitting up an Office to meet TIT
wants ofthe people of Kansas. These wh'
wish to see perfect Office, are invited t
look in upon ours and see how nearly W
have appropriated to the condition de
sired.
The Herald of Freedom, which was de
stroyed a year ago as nuisance, and who's
editor was imprisoned four months fl
treason, for daring to publish free an
Independent newspaper, now boasts OF
weekly circulation of 5000 subscriber
which are daily on the increase, ioi
probably the only Power Press, driven
steam, ,cest of the Mississippi, save
st. Louis. It has also the most compile
and expensive jobbing Office conneett
with it anywhere west of st. Louis. SUI
is the effect of border rufianism on Il
one hand, and spirit which viii not
be subdued by adversely on the other.
When our columns are not SO mu'
crowded, we shall give our readers mo
perfect view of our Office, as every tr
friend of the paper is interested in
prosperity, and is glad to hear of its pre-
poets. Ere another spring, we hope
have the pleasure of chronicling a list
twenty thousand cash paying subscribe
We believe list of that size can be /;
tanned, and we shall labor to secure it.
Eight or ten thousand subscribers is gu
too small number for paper SO yalual
in information as the q. of F. is admit
to be.
Central Ksnsas-Emporia.
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