The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-01-17
Tho London Tim es.. A Glimps al
It's Machinery.

! The following details Of visit to the
London Times printing establishment
is from reccrt number Of the French
journal Courier de rEarc
I have visited at London the print
ing Office Of the Times It is truly
something great and wonderful I; there
Iis nowhere in France anything Of ,lic
kind to equal it. @i. t.t
I Al the starting Of the paper il 1871
the Times consisted of only 4 single
page. nHl vas printed bv a hand press
which struck off one side Of two hun,
dred sheets All hour. II
In 1914 Knning made 4 Press which
struck OF 800 sheets. In 1897 Apple
gath, aided bv Courier. constructed 4
i'et' one. on which 900 to 5 900 could
be printel. il ls2sthe same hpplegath
established his f.,lnors vertical machine:
which cxmined, and on which 1O, 600
copies per h,nr are struck OF. Since
1928 the managers of the Times have
erected another machine. with horizon
cylandcrs, Which strikes Off cigh, copies
1t once, or about $4,000 pr hour.
These two presses. which make w|ilo
at work a dcafening noise, and which
can be stopped at moments notice.
are moved bv.a steam engine Of forty
five horse potter. ~
adjoining The room in which is the
boiler is closet containing white mar
bic bathing tubs, intended for the work
men in the establishment. It cos.
ninety guincas.
\ compositor on the Times must
have passed an examination showing
that he can set at least 40 lines Of 50
letters or al,out 2,o4o letters per hour
The price paid for type setting is elev-
en pence per, thousand letters, at which
rate the !compositor can make from
twenty-five to thirty francs III an orli-
nary days work This amounts to
about $ dollars n day. There arc 12.
employed, so Of whom are occupied
solely In setting up advertisements
Five or six stenographers take notes Of
Parliamentary proceedings, at West
minister. and return every quarter of an
hour to the ne" spapcr office, to PIT,
their copy in shape and let the comros-
itors have it without delay. In. this
way it often happens that speech dc
livercd Mt two o'clock in the morning
appears in the Journal which is struck
oifat six o'clock and,ls!ributcd at seven
The editorial room is large and well
lighted. In the centre is huge oak
table, and around the room are little
desks fniscd with every convenience
Tor writing. Adjoining, is dining
room for the editors, AMI the archiye
room, where arc stored all the files Of
the Times since its foundation. Next
to the. archive chamber, I saw the
proofrealers'roo;ns, where are hmlrcds
of dictionaries and encyclopedias. in all
languages and relating to al subjects.
\ dozen proof readers are cmyloyelI
during the day and another dozen da-
ring the night. They have al eating
room adjoining that where the work.
apd their meals are furnished At the ex-
pcnsc ofthc establishment.
On another story is a small room
where arc printed the registers and en-
velopes for the mail purposes.
| Every one Of the editors living in
London carries with him number Of
envelopes addressed to the Times so,
that in any place where he may happen
to be, he can send by special mescn-
ger his copy to the office. The foreign
correspondents have envelopes Of red
paper, which are sent Immediately on
their arrival TO the Eostoflicc to the
Times office.
Supplies Of paper and ink are con-
stantly kept in readiness. -Four thous-
and pounds ofink are nsed each week
The paper IS weighed in the establish.
mcnt by very ingenious, machine.
It's also post,markcd on the spot.
| The journal appears every morning
and evening. But sometimes during
the day special editions arc issued
when important news demands. This
extra edition can be prepared in two
hnurs.. ALL st.,s..s ,..s,. ! f,,
When / visited tn, establishment it
was lo'cleck in the day, and the news
had just arrived Of the death,' at half
/ mast twelve. Of Albert Smith. At half