The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-24
From the Columbus (Miss.) Index.l
A WONDERFUL JOURNAL.

The New York HERALD OF the 9th instant was
prodigy OF business and enterprise. 1t was quin-
tuple sheet or twenty-paged, OF six columns
each, making 100 columns Of reading matter
and advertisements in all Seventy-eight
OF these columns are filled with solid adver-
tsements. The whole paper counted 200, 900 ems,
term which our readers may not know means
the space in line OF type occupying that filed by
the letter m, which is nearly square. The space OF
1000 Of these ems explains the printers
phrase. 'by the thousand" showing how he Is paid
for his labor. The price varies according to the
character OF the type matter and locality, but the
curious can form an idea Of printers work by
being told that he earns fifty cents for every
eight inches OF the type In which this
article appears, which is 1000 ems. Well,
we make the calculation, supposing that
the cost OF composition on this number Of the
HERALD is about sixty-dve cents per 1,O0O One
million ems would be s65Oi This, besides the
greater aggregated expenses OF the presswork,
folding stereotyping, mailing, carrying &c. The
edition, numbering nearly one hundred and fifty
thousand, is printed ut the rate OF 1000 a minute
on hve Hoe rotary eight and ten cylinder and two
Bullock presses. 1t takes about two and a half
hours to run or the entire edition. Every type is
stereotyped in metal. and all this immense amount
OF work has to be repeated every dayi
From the Hisborough IN. o. Recorderl
Whatever may be said of the New York HERALD,
its energy and its talent cannot be denied. With
out doubt in the first Of these qualities it is the
foremost journal In the world, and none have ever
approached 1T; while in intellectual power in saga
cous speculations upon the events OF the day, in
full and varied information, it has few rivals to
fear. But 1t Is in its energy and enterprise that it
is wonder The cost or trouble to obtain
rda hot
1t may stand foremost in the spread Of
news. 1t sent q messenger into the interior
Of Africa to seek out the long lost Livingstone It
has 1t correspondents in the interior OF Cuba bat
Ting with the jealous hostility OF the Spaniards,
that the world may obtain just information OF the
struggling patriots. 1t has Its lines OF despatch
steamers that the tidings from abroad may be an
tcipated by Its interchangeable news gatherers. 1t
has its independent lines OF telegraph that 1t may
sustain special branch OF newspaper reporting,
which the HERALD has built up-Marine mtclli-
gence. 1t has its correspondents scattered broad
cast over both Continents, men OF culture, en-
ployed at great cost, that its readers may know
what transpres through the world, whether
within or beyond the confines OF civilization.
The friends OF humanity will thank the
HERALD for Its lively interest and active exertions
on the occasion of the late Atlantic disaster.
Knowing the terrible anxiety OF friends to obtain
tidings oil the wreck and to be assured as to their
presence otherwise on board the Inflated ship.
o full list of the passengers was obtained from
across the ocean, making up the full list OF s5s
Names And in everything connected with that
disaster-in information from the scene OF the ca
lamty, In the details OF the wreck, in the rescue
OF the survivors, In investigation into the causes
OF the catastrophe, in fearless criticism and bold
denunciation OF guilty parties, the HERALD has
earned itself an obligation OF gratitude from the
civilized world, and o character for munincent
generosity and intelligent liberality which can
never be liquidated.