Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-11-29
Making Newspapers.

The Democrat Office was open to
the public for inspection last night,
and the process OF printing was
shown, more particularly press work
and mailing. Few people realize what
it requires to make a newspaper.
Take a look over this weeks REPUB-
LIcAN, and you will see that it is
printed on clear smooth paper, every
sheet being OF even thickness, and
sufficiently tough to withstand the
wear and tear of being read by a
dozen people. The paper is made for
us in Cleveland, Ohio, and we buy it
by the ton. The curiosity OF news
paper making commences with the
manufacture Of paper. Every one Of
our readers can remember to have
seen the rag man on his rounds, who
gathered quantities OF rags OF all col
ors. Well out Of these ugly look
ing rags was made the clean white
paper which you hold in your hand.
To take the colors out the rags were
bleached and steamed, picked to
pieces, and ground into pulp. This
pulp being reduced to the thinness of
water, and being poured on a wide
cloth belt, the water Is gradually
dried out until finally the webb pass
ed between heated rollers, and there
comes forth the white paper; which
Is cut into sheets, counted into quires
packed. and ready for the printer.
The process OF printing has 80 often
been described that we need hardly
refer to it; only to show what a news
paper contains. Turn to the first
page of THE REPUBLICAN and you will
see six columns Of reading; on the
second page there are over four col
umns, and on the third six columns:
on the fourth page four columns, in
all near twenty-one columns. In each
column there Is what printers call
four thousand sens" An EN- Is the
square Of the body Of type in use-or
altogether eighty-four thousand ems
BREWER. In order to set one thousand
ems the hand of the printer had to
move so as to pick up four pieces to
each @em, aud thus in setting eighty
four thousand ems, the printer had to
pick up and put into position 336, 900
pieces. You can thus form some es-
innate OF the labor necessary to set
tho type for a single issue OF The
Now compare the
amount OF reading matter in THE
to that OF an ordinary
book. Four issues OF The REPUBLICAN
contain as much reading as an ordi-
nary two dollar book. Reading mat
ter especially prepared for the people
Of Marshall county. Thus in one year |
. subscriber receives as much read |
ng as would be contained in thirteen |
books. costing him $50 at the usual
rates of selling books. 1t would be |
to enter into the details of |
making. After the type IL
yet it is proved" proof read, proof
the -forms made up" 4jus-
.ified, ~locked up,@ made ready for
press, printed, folded. aud mailed.
There are flfty processes to be looked
after each week OF the issue OF a
1t certainly is true, as
Dan Mcdonald remarked a few days |
ago, that the man who can success
lully manage the details necessary
Tor the production OF a newspaper, is
qualified to perform any intricate and
laborious work. Newspaper readers
should give honor to whom henor b |
due, for 1t Is only one man in thons-
and who can manage a newspaper
Office. And In view Of these hcts it
is certainly an object to preserve
your county paper. Try keeping a
complete file for q year and see at the
end OF Ii what valuable and inter-
esting volume you will have. But
above all things in this world pay the |
printer his dues, and being just to
him heaven may smile on you.