Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-03
"PATENT OUTSIDES."
some Information Regarding Them.

Some Information Regarding Them.
Our readers generally are aware of the
fact that large numoer of weekly and
semi-monthly papers all over the country,
have what is called "pstens outside" or
''inside,' one bali the paper being filed
with sci cted matter printed in clear type,
while the other half is made up of local
matter pertaining to the section from which
the paper is issued, the latter being almost
invariably printed with blurred type, and
presenting a much less attractive appear
ance generally.
The Southern Newspaper Union of this
city, which was established year ago last
April, is now furnishing 100 newspapers
with these patent outsides, that number
being divided among eight States, as fol-
lows: Tennessee, "a; Mississippi, IS;
Louisiana, 8; Georgia, 5; Alabams, 16;
Arkansas, 4; Kentucky, Is, Virginia, /.
A representative of this paper visited the
Establishment of the Southern Newspaper
Union yesterday, and obtained some infor-
matt n in relation to their manner of doing
business.
The first printing of patent outsides, or
insides, done in this Siate was by the firm
of Saunders, Bliss 81 Co., who established
about two years ago. A year ago last j an
usry they removed to this city and in April
following they organized the company
known as the "Southern Newspaper
Unioo." From printed catalogue of 300
weekly papers, we clip the following:
ORIGIN OF COOPERATIVE NEWSPAPERS
In 1858, the Ms olson, Wisconsin, Daily
Journal was supplying ab ut twenty coun-
try newspapers with sheets printed on one
side, with news and general reading matter,
selected from the daily issues Of their jour.
nal. The o. her side of the sheet was left
blank until received by the local publisher,
who printed his editorials, local news, ETC.,
upon it, thus completing the newspaper.
No advertisements were printed on the
sheets as issued by the Madison journal.
1t occur, ed, however, to Mr.. A. j. Aikens,
OF the Milwaukee Daily Wisconsin, that
this plan might be much improved, to the
advantage Of the purchaser and the seller.
His idea was, to supply sheets printed on
one side with news, literary selections, etc,
and limited amolnt of easements,
and that the profits from the advertise
ments would enable him to supply the half
printed sheets at the cost of white paper, or
even less. Mr.. Aikens sool put his plan
into execution, and it was very favorably
rece we'd by publishers and advertisers. 1t
at once superseded the other plan ard be-
came successful, leading to the es' ablish-
ment of similar printing offices in Chicago,
New York City, Middletown, N. Y, st.
Louis and Nashville, Tennessee.
The Pioneer List, started by Mr.. Aikens,
is called the Milwaukee Newspaper List.
Mr.. A. N. Kellogg soon afterwards started
List in chicago, now Known as Kellogg's
Chicago List. Mr.. Kellogg had previ ously
been publishing weekly journal in Bsra-
boo, Wisconsin, obtaining half printed
sheets from the Madison Journal. The
newspapers of these two lists are now prin-
Ted in fine large bulldogs erected and adap-
ted especially for the purpose, furnished
with Hoes Steam Presses, numerous and
extensive fonts of type, and every sppli-
ance needed for perfect printing establish
ment.
The New York Newspaper Union was
started in July, 1871, aud st the time of toe
fire, which destroyed its premises, on
Christmas-Eye, 1872, was regu aFly print
ing 800 newspapers, requiring the use of
i've OF Hoes steam presses. The FIRE caused
no interruption of their business. They
have now leased fer ten years the first two
hoors of the large iron building, Nos. l48
and $50 Worth street, whsre they are con-
tinuing business with new presses, new
type, and enlarged facilities"
The. Nashville establishment employs
some twenty men, and seemssto be a very
complete and well-managed institution.