The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-23
THE GRAPHIC.
A GREAT UNDERTAKING.
The Daily Graphic-The Wonder OF
Modern Journalism.

Modern Journals
New York correspondence Of the Louisville
COurer-JOurnal1
As matter Of public interest propose to give
in this correspondence short account OF the new
newspaper enterprise about to be started in New
York city. l aude to the illustrated evening
March March "ni'A - AnA00A''' ~ appear carry Ill
Tne name of the newspaper that IL to present
this novel phase Of journalism Is the Ddtlv Graphic.
1t is to be an evening paper somewhat larger than
the New York Ledger, making eight pages, one-half
of which will be filled with pictures and the other
half reading matter and advertisements and will
be sold at five cents per copy.
The managers OF the new enterprise are ]. II. and
c. M. GOodsell, who have had long experience both
IS journalists and publishers.
According to the claims OF the proprietors Of this
journal, phOtOthography has reached q point
where it Is now, for the first time, under complete
mechanical control, and hence its application to
journalism Is feasible, and daily Illustrated news
paper Is at last a brilliant possibility. We have
here the means OF giving the daily current events
to the eye as well as to the understanding.
Several new inventions have rendered this pos
sible. In the first place. the application Of steam
to photographic printing has worked revolution
old handpresses 1t was idle TO expect any great
rapid multiplication Of copies: but now 1t
steam, and get as good pictures as were
laboriously produced by hand. AS yet
oP % sH
photographic press working single stone is capa-
Bile Of producing from 900 to 100 Impressions Of
the largest sized sheet per hour, and by multiply
ing the number Of Misunderstanding six or eight
different stones on as many different presses-the
publishers OF the Daily Graphic will be able to pro-
duce from 900 to $1,000 copies per hour.
Recent inventions in photography, als0-espe-
ciay the transfer Of the Photographic picture to
stone-have marveilously cheapened the whole
system OF copying Illustrations. BY certain pro-
cesses monopozed by the Graphic Company 1t Is
now possible to take printed engraving or an ar
lists sketch and have 1t transferred to the itho-
graphic stone In from twenty minutes to two
hours Indeed, 1t Is claimed by the proprietors Of
this new paper that the artist can make the Illus
trations OF an event and the workman transfer
write and the compostor ''set up" his copy, and
that In the same paper will appear, side by eide
the o. Some shat n ,S sad sne
one nor the other will have any advantage in
priority Of execution.
mechanically possible, but that, in point OF
cheapness, the processes are Incompatible, and
that the cost OF putting the picture upon the stone
is actually no more than the cost OF putting the
type upon the press; In other words, the artist
and the transferrer win cost no more for the same
amount OF space than will the reporter and the
type setter.
As an instance Of the wonderful results to be at
tained by this process the inventors say that II
such work as Dickens .'Oliver Twist were just
received in New YORK BY steamer an enterprisng
throw upon the market within week, large
edition OF perfect fac-simile OF the w9rk-leiter-
press, Cruikshank's Illustrations and ALL
The results flowing from this invention are really
very important for II will place In the hands OF tne
poorest classes those pictures and designs wmcn
noW e wnoh VI Years to
and which must be sold at very high price In
order to remunerate artists and publishers can oy
this process be furnished to the million al merely
II is evident that the propretors Of this new en-
rerprise hive entire faith In what II win accom-
place already ranks one OF the largest and best
arranged publication offces in the United states
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