The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-05

The reading matter is furnished by the edl-
torial, repertorial and corresponding STAINS,
:there being besides, "a law reporters, ~ par,
| liamentary reporters, u police reporters, ana
| an indefinite number of miscellaneous WI1Iers, y,
known as sspenny -arliners," in London, at least
| 100 Correspondents In various parts Of Great
| Britain, and some 40 correspondents In otner
parts of the world. OF the Parliamentary re-
| porters. 16 are phonographers, two make sum-
inaries of the debates in the Houses, and one
directs the force. To set up the types there
are 130 compositors employed, 10 laporlng oy
day aud 70 IL oight, whilst II foremen and as
! sistants direct their movements. Twenty.tour
persons are required to read proofs, and three
are EMPLOYED merely to ''puIl" the proofs. The
advertisements are set up during the day, and
the reading matter at night, the advertising
pages being made up at from to O'CLOCK IN
| the evening. Reading matter is received until
daylight and afterwards, and the reading pages
leading articles are frequently written on Par
Eamentary debates and other events happen
ing after midnight, and appear in print the fol-
lowing morning. England is different in its
habits from the United States, and very early
newspaper issues are not demanded. In all
this work the greatest care is taken to guard
against mistakes, and every line printed Is
read over by proof-readers four or hYe dlnerent
times.
Ten stereotypers prepare the plates for the
printing machines, by the papier-mache pro,
cess now in use in the Public Ledger Office and
in other leading newspaper Offices IN the
United States, and these machines are now
run continuously from about eight O'Clock ID
the evening until seven the next morning, 9s-
sides work during the day upon second edl,
tions." Sixteen fremen and engineers attend
the engines and boilers, six men prepare the
paper, before printing, ninety are employed
on the presses, and seven deliver the paper to
the news-agents after it is printed. No car
riers are employed, as in the United States,
but the whole edition Is sold out to news-agents,
the number Of copies printed being no more
to be handed in by P. NJ. on the previous day.
The wholesale price Of the Times is 24u. per
COPY (about Al cents gold ;the retail price, 3D.,
(6 cents gold). For the benefit OF the employ
ees there are established in the Office savin
fund, sick fund, and cooperative resta ur-
ant, managed BY five persons, at which all the
employees get their food and drink at whole
sale cost prices. This is known familiarly as
sThe Canteen." Stability and comfort are
great objects in Printing House Square. The
apartments, dingy without, are clean and spa
cious within, and faithful laborers remain there
lifetime, bequeathing their places to their
sons. Many now in the place have worked
ular, still hale and hearty, have been in the OF,
fee respectively 45 and IS years. Father and
son work side by side, and all seem to regard
the place and its directors with the greatest
affection.
To print the Times, seventy tons weight Of
paper and two tons Of printing ink are used
every week, whilst the average weight OF the
daily issue Of the paper is from eleven to twelve
tons. The machines upon which this large
edition is printed are the best Of their kind:
There are two ten.cyGnder Hoe presses, and
two eight-cylinder Applegath machines; the
aggregate actual work done by them being
81, 900 Impressions an hour, 49, 900 from each
OF the former, and IL, 900 from each Of the lat
ten Besides thess there ,s now IN use the
and managed by Q man and two boys, prints a
large share Of the advertising pages OF the
Times. It's capacity is from $4,000 to d, 600
impressions an hour, and it produces in that
time from II, 600 to II, 900 perfect sheets, prin-
ted on both sides, and ready for the reader,
This machine is someyhat similar to. the
American Bullock press. 1t prints from large
cuts them apart after printing, and then deliy.
ers them by double motion into two piles. 1t
Las been pronounced success by competent
Judges here, and will probably revolutionize
the printing business In England, on account
OF its great capacity, and the cheapness with
which it is operated. This wonderful machine
was invented and constructed by Mr.. John =.
Mac Donald, one Of the leading men Of Print
ing House Square, and has been named by him
the aWalter Printing Press, in honor of the
Of the Times. Hespent Elk years Of
constant, anxious labor in building and perfect
Ing il.
paper. It circulates not only throughoqt
Great Britain, but all over the world. It's POI,
icy in the treatment Of public affairs Is not
fixed one, but is governed by expediency. To-
wards America, its former, course OF severe
criticism has been changed to one OF great
friendliness. and it judges ms now with Tar
more candor and generosity than the majority
Of its London cotemporaries,. besides paying
preat attention to the collection Of American
intelligence. Who directs its course or con-
trols It's opinions. however, is sealed book.
The editor is invisible, nor are the writer's
known except by hearsay. 1t tries to draw an
impenetrabie veil over the individuality Of all
with it, and what this OF that writer
may sey is buried in the great mass OF leaders,
news, and other matters which 'sThe Times"
to the world on it's sixteen or twenty
broad pages every weekday morning.