Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-04-21
A GREAT NEwspAPAR.

A GREAT NEWSPAPER.
In its issue OF the 9th inst. the New |
York Herald, with pardonable and well |
founded pride, refers TO its enormous
size, the quality Of its contents and the
extent OF its circulation. On that day
the Herald issued quin.uple sheet. con-
tanning 100 columns, of which II were
advertisements. Concerning the ephe-
neral character OF the Office filled by
each issue OF daily newspaper, it is one
OF the wonders Of the age that the capt.
tai, talent, energy, business experience
and labor necessary to produce such
marvel could be pro6tably employed.
seeing that its mission, commercially
speaking, is fulfilled in single day. 1t
Ia not like the performance Of single
Herculean task for which skilled and
wise preparation is made and carried
through to completion in one effort. The
labors Of a daily journal. whether large
or small. are Sisyphean. No sooner is
the task completed than il again re.
mains to be done. Day by day,
does the voracious monster, the pub
lie demand its literary food. 1t must
be informed as to the events OF the day
which occur at home and abroad. The
casualties, losses and disasters. The
action of legislatures. the deeds Of po-
tentates Of civil and military command
ers. In word. it requires summary
Of the daily progress of nations, q leaf
out OF the history Of the world. This
want. the N. Y. Herald may justly claim.
that it supplies more nearly than any
newspaper published in the world. Its
columns afford daily epitome OF the
events of the day and is truly a journal
OF the civilization of the nineteenth GEN.
tury. This title is claimed by Harpers
Weekly, but is earned by the New York
Herald. While thus cosmopolitan in it's
news, the Herald in its teachings and
discussions is truly American. Its motto
is oil for its country. and it appears to
earnestly seek and espouse whatever
will contribute to the honor, happiness
and substantial prosperity OF the
Great Republic. All American
citizens should feel proud Of
the Herald, as the great repre-
sentative newspaper In America. 1t Is
Of itself a monument of the progress
the talent, the energy and enterprise Of
our country. The nations progress ii
we'll shown by comparing the journals
Of the revolutionary era with the Herald
OF the Centennial. We take the follow
ing extracts from long and interesting
account Of publishing the Herald, which
we find in its issue Of the 9th instant:
As soon as the compositors have fin
ished their work and the type matter hal
these forms are taken to the stereotyping
room in order that duplicate copies ma,
be cast in metal for use on the presses
for 1t is not from the type itself that tn,
paper is printed. but from plates which
are fac.similes OF the original forms, bu
are partly rounded 80 as to fit the cyln
ders Of the presses. The way in whicl
these plates are obtained, and the quick
ness with which they are turned out b,
! the stereotypars are almost marvellous
! First an impression is taken from tn
, type by means of composition. Tn
matrix thus made is then placed in
; semi-circular iron mould, molten mets
4 is poured in and the plate is formed.
IL then taken out and the rough edge
are trimmed and planed off, so that
may truly ft on the cylinders of tn
presses. The main sheet of the paper
, containing the latest news, kilograms
editorials and other matter is not put t
press until three o'clock in the morning
This requires eighty stereotype plate
and the work of five double Bulloc
presses in order that the edition may b
printed in time to be sent off by the earl
trains and mails.
: For quintuple sheet, such as is pull
I lished to-day, $50 plates have TO be cas-
= each weighing thirty five pounds. Thu
the metal necessary for the whole nun
ucS VI plutob Welkus over iOuI tous. ~
> the outside sheet forty-eight plates al
Q required, and they are made in one HON
The remainder OF the plates are cast !
:, three hours, or on the average at the raj
u Of one plate per minute. From eac
a matrix twelve castings are made.
!. One minute only is required to loo
a these plates in the presses and start I'll
machinery. When quadruple sheet
; printed l60 stereotype plates are mad
y for five Of the seven presses.
The paper ON which the Herald
printed is at first in the form Of roll
and is cut into single papers as it pass
e through the presses. Each roll is OF
!. mile long and siXty-three inches wild
A One hundred and ten of these rolls wei
used to-day. equal to ITO miles of pape
As the width OF the roll of paper is doub
Q the width Of the Herald, the ITO roll
when taken from the presses, had BET
made into over 200 miles of Heralds.