Salt River herald., 1878-09-14
The London Times Office.

The London Times Office.
 Before I left Paris the London Times correspondent in theEast, an American by the by, gave me a strong letter to the managing editor Mir. Macdonald. The day before I left London I went to Printing House Square-which is not q square-and without difficulty found the porter, who barred the ascent to the stairs. l handed him my card and the letter, and in q few minutes he came down with a polite invita- ton 10 walk up. l was bowed into a plesant room, where sat a clnny- looking Scotchman, ,who received me with great civiiity. After exchang- ing a few words he remarkel: ''You would like to look through the office ?" and I answered: "Yes." He then said: "Come right along. and he left his business and con ducted me in person, insteld of turning me over to q subordinate, as as is too often the case.
 It is an immense establishment without its equal as a newspaper office. l cannot pretend to give in detail the different parts 1 was shown, but can only mention its leading features. It employs over three hundred material men, as they are called, which includes compost tors, pressmen aud all others who labor in any way with their hands. There is large dining-room and restaurant in the building. where the men get their meals who wish at cost except 8 trife above, which goes into a sick fund for the bene- fl of tie employees.
 In inc basement is q large machine shop, where l saw at least twenty hands at work and where large number of the Walter printing ma chimes have been bnilt, besides those employed in the office. In the press room are eight of these ma, chimes in daily use, each one print ing twelve thousand five hundred newspapers an hour, in all one hun dred thousand in every sixty min utes they are in motion. In tho paper room was a considerable store of paper on reels, weighing soc pounds each, and forty of thes, reels are used in every issue of thC Times. They go to press about l A. NJ. and get off before 3. and was told by Mir. Macdonald that within twenty minutes afier th' last form Is locked up the matter has been sterootpyed and six press es are running.
 l was shown into a room wher, the wires connecting with all part. of inc continent, and within arm. reach stands a type-setting machin, managed by two bcys, to which tn, telegraph slips are passed. They can set up and correct in an even ing as much as SIX columns of mat ter. which is sent down through [; phneumatic tube, by which channe all matter reaches the stone. II another room are two sets of wire' running 10 Parliament, from whicl full dispatches are received while the two houses are in session. IT a room connected with the machine shop are two type-making machine, which are kedt constantly at work and Mr Macdonald told me he hat found it cheaper to make type than to distribute it. The business room is on the first floor, and theI there is an inquiry room," where information is furnished to thosr outside who have the right to ask it ; several rooms that are devoted to tic advertising department, anc others for the editorial staff, whicl is large. The establishment ii complete in all its parts, and tn, employees find beneath the Time roof every necessary comfort ant convenience to be Lad in a good ho tel. The new bnilding isnot quit, inished.