The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-08-07
Eagle Printing Establishment.


! fines of fertilization one ofthe most COM
plete and extensive printing establish
ments to be found in the state of Kan
sas. or even in the west, it is not al
! together little pardOnable pride but
matter of business to post the peo-
pie of this and surrounding counties
as to the facilities within their reach
for the execution in a workmanlike
and artistic manner of all kinds ofprint-
/ ing. That the facilities nowoffered by
us are decidedly superior to those of
any establishment south of the Kansas
river, any one can satisfy themselves
on personal inspection.
Our newspaper power press, is the
| Fairhaven country newspaper press,
manufactured at Boston, Massachu-
sets, and is designed especially for
newspaper, book and job work. 1t can
be run by either steam or hand pow
er with great ease. Its capability with
the hand is 600 impressions per hour.
The cylinder makes two revolutions
to one impression. The linking appa-
ratus is under the control of the feed
er, and the flow OF ink can be stopped
instantly by the feeder without moving
from his place. The impression may
be thrown off easily at any time at the
will of the operator, thus saving the
sheet. The space occupied by our
press, which is the largest pattern
made, when running, is 7Xl0 feet, and
its weight is 1920 pounds. The press
presents handsome appearance, is
made in the most thorough and work
manlike manner, and of the best ma
tat.ia1 . hoe hnan nu-arIa1 <rol1
medal as the best press made for coun-
try offices. In fact, it is master
piece of of artistic machinery. all its
wheels, joints and eccentrics moving
in almost noiseless harmony. The
EAGLE has been worked upon it the
past three weeks.
Our Liberty card and circular
press, invented by Otto Degener. This
machine has taken the first premium
at the worlds fairs at London, in 1862,
and at Paris in 1867. Ii was manu-
featured in New York city, and its ca.
pacity is 1000 impressions per hour, by
foot trcadle or steam. 1t has a special
arrangement for printing cards, by
means of which cards are dropped in
TO a box below as fast as printed. The
combination Of principles in this popu-
lar press are the result of over sixteen
years experience in constructing and
building many different kinds of
printing machines. The clearness and
distinctness Of impression on visiting
and business cards, circulars, letter
or bill, heads, ETC.; the perfect distri-
button of the ink: the accuracy of
registerof every description of print
ing i'm colors, and the facility and
speed with which they can be propell-
ed by treadle without wearying or dis
tracing the attention of the operator
from feeding or piling his sheets, can
not be excelled. The Liberty" weighs
just one thousand pounds without the
operator represented, which is suppos-
ed to be ''our Tom"
The Arson Hardy paper cutter is
the best machine that can be obtained
for the price. Itcuts thirty-six inches,
and is thoroughly braced and bolted
in manner which secures great
strength and firmness. A paper cut
ter is Indispensable to first-class
office.
We purchase all our cardboard from
first hands, which comes in large sheets,
embracing all colors. These boards are
cut up by the well known Ruggles i'm
provement, operating rotary knife
with cord on the back of it, leaving
the front clear from all Instructions to
see and handle the card board while
being cut. This machine is superior
to any other from the fact fits having
both the rotary and straight knives, all
steel.
We come now to a description of our
"Universal' printing machine, conced-
ed to be the strongest, most compact, |
thorough, durable, and finest machine |
yet invented for the execution of all |
kinds of job work, such as posters,
blanks, programmes. etc. 1t weighs |
1920 pounds, and with all its attach
ments cost us $685. set up in our Office.
1t is one of the latest results of human |
ingenuity. Its form is 80 remarkably |
compact, and all the parts performing !
their functions with such unerring |
eXactness, that nearly every visitor |
calculates, "How wonderful" 1t is
combination of all the best qualities
of all other job presses extant. The
last is that of a combined lead and rule |
in well regulated office.
Thus it will be seen from the above
description that the EAGLE printing
establishment is most complete, and
commensurate with any demand that
will be likely to be made upon it.
In addition to this new machinery
we have within three weeks added
large variety of late-style type, SO that
we are prepared to please the most fas-
tidious, even up into the choice colOrs,
fine gold and silver bronzes and high
prices, as we employ none but first
class "Union" hands. Botch printers
find no rest in the EAGLE office.
We invite everybody to call and see
our presses work. We will take pleas
ure i'll showing any or all of our sub
scribers and friends through, and in
answering all their questions. Ladies
are especially invited to call on Mon
day or Thursday forenoons, when our
power press is running.
In view of the many facilities which |
our completed office offers for the exc
cution Of all kinds of work with celer-
ity and skill, we respectfully solicit
orders from this and adjoining counties |
for every variety and description of job |
work. assuring all that it Will be our
aim to give satisfaction in prices as
well as work. We are at present, as
people, sending SO much money away |
into the hands of government for |
lands. and into the Golfers of eastern |
producers for those things which our
home markets cannot yet yield, that it |
would seem the better part of wisdom I,
TO keep every dollar for home circula- |
ton possible. We do not promise to |
do work at ruinous rates, but will agree |
to do all ordinary printing, with the
exception ola few items, at Topeka and |
st. Louis prices, eXpressage added. |
In such work as letter heads, bill heads, |
statements. cards, circulars, posters. |
legal blanks of all descriptions. coun-
ty. city. railroad and school bonds, |
certificates. notes, receipts. and so |
forth, we most respectfully ask your
patronage.
As for our home business men. we
would respectfully remind them that |
in charging our paper we have not |
raised the price OF advertising. nor do |
we expect to. They will please bear
in mind that country printers never |
grow rich from their business: that we |
have about seven thousand dollars in |
vested in an establishment in their |
midst. every cent of the earnings of
which are turned to the support of
paper that is employing its every is
sue in inducing people TO come and help
us build up our town and develop this
fine country. and the effects of our
labors in this direction are witnessed /
every day. and that while the greatest
of You will grow rich and
the best we can possibly