Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-11-17
New Jobbing Presses, &C,

new JODDluS TreSSeSs &C.
| We have ordered two new jobbing
presses, tc be here soon, Of the latest and
best kinds. which will cost, in Office about
$500. Wehave also made arrangements
for new Cylinder press. which we shall
have in the Winter or early in the Spring.
When this latter. long hoped for,and much
needed knowing fixture" is well in our Of
fec. We shall enlarge the american, and
make it nearer what we desire to have it,
than it now is. Indced,it will be our earn
est cndeavor in the future to fit up, and to
keep in good working order, complete
Newspaper and job Printing Establish
ment, as good as any in Bangor. and 10
excel any down East 1t is said that we
should labor for some worthy object ahead.
and we might as well have for our object.
the establishing of complete Printing
Office, as anything else. especially as We
have nothing else to set ourself about.
While in Boston last week we spent
much time in visiting the various printing
Offices Of that city. ascertaining the most
approved kinds Of presses, the prices, &c.
One, not well posted in such matters,
knows but little of the cost Of fitting up
of even good jobbing office. We were
in one, where only this kind Of printing
was done. and the presses there in use cost
not less than $4,000. The largest and
fastest kind OF newspaper press costs ome
100000. BY the polteness Of the Boston
Agent of the celebrated X. Hoe e. Co.'S
Printing Press and Machine Company, we
visited the works Of the establishment at
South Boston, going through the entire
building, seeing presses and machinery in
every stage Of preparation. The estab
lishment at South Boston is only a branch
of the New York parent establishment, but
here, the buildings cover large area of
land, and the number of presses of the
various kinds manufactured by this Com
pany. is truly astonishing. One hundred
ard fifty men are here employed, constant
~, and the orders for their goods exceed
their ability to supply. Many of their
jobbing presses are ordered from London.
At the main establishment in New York,
six hundred mon are employed. There is
branch establishment also in London
No doubt but our mechanics excel those of
any other country in the manufacture of
printing presses. But our visit to this es-
tablishment dispelled one idea in regard to
, the seeming excessive cost of printing
presses which has always stuck to US like
bur to a lady's pet,icoat. that is. that the
high price was caused by dull market and
consequently limited number of presses
built. This is not SO; for the demand.
day. for all kinds of approved presses.
very much exceeds the capacity of the
builders to manufacture. Oninterrogating
the Agent upon the point of the extreme
cost. he made the usual reply. 1.-THE high
cost Of labor and material" We called
his attention to the large additional price
asked, over that Of lS60-in some instan-
ces, the rise was put down. at 80, 60 and
Is per cent above the old prices, and the
old anewer came again.
hut, say. some reader. how fast can you
print newspaper,on hand press.and how
fast Or power press A good pressman, ON
a hand press, will work a token, 240 i'm
pressions an kour.-one side mind you.
while an ordinary power press worked by
hand. will throw of about 600 sheets per
hour.
The cost Of type has been reduced some
from the Praccs asked year age
In 1860, the price for long primer was 36
cents: Of brewer, Al cents of nonpariel,
81 cents; and of smaller type, the same
proportion. By the latest circular Of the
dealers. the prices are put down, as fol-
lows: Long Primer, g. cents; Bourgeois,
&C cents Brewer, 20; Mnion, 76, and
Nonpariel, "a cents per ID. Newspaper
type will last, on country newspaper,
about four years. Used on power press,
where large editions are worked of. it will
last much less time. The per eentage OF
loss by wear and tear, therefore in the
printing busincss is large. These facts
may he interesting to some. and may save
the trouble Of inquiriug Of publishers why
they have to ask more for their work, than
formerly.