Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-30
A GREAT JOURNAL.
a visit q ths oAcs Of tho Lssdss
Times Hsw she Thundsrer 10
Issued Daily.


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A London correspondent Of the Phila-
delphia Times writes AZ follows: Bot
before I 60 down 10 the Exposition I
propose to tell your readers OF two In.
teresting visits I made on the eve OF
leaving London, one OF them the same
day. These were to the London Times
office. Acknowledged to DO the greatest
newspaper OF the world. and to Windsor
Castle, q place OF rare historical interest.
and the residence Of the Queen. Before
left Paris the Times correspondent In
the East, an American by the by. gave
me q strong letter 10 the managing
editor. Mr.. Macdonald. The day before
left London I went TO Printing House
square-whieh Is not . squars-and
without difficulty found the porter. who
barred the ascent OF the stairs. I handed
him my card and the letter. and In .
few minutes be came down with . polite
invitation 10 walk up. I wa bowed
into q pleasant room. whore sat . oanny.
looking Scotchman, who received me
with great oivility. After exchanging .
few words he remarked, "You would
like to look through the ofiosf" and I
answered eyes" He then said, "Coms
right along" and he left his business
and conducted me In person, instead Of
turning me over 70 Q subordinate, % ID
too often the case. II 10 an immense
establishment-withou its equal a. q
newspaper office. ] cannot pretend 10
give in detail the different parts ! was
shown, but can only mention its leading
features. II employs over 500 material
men. as they are called. which include
compositors, prsssmen. and all others
who labor In any way with the hands.
There are . large dining-room and
restaurant In the building, where all the
men get their meals who wish At cost,
except q trifie above. which goes into the
sick fund for the benefit Of the en-.
ployss. In the basement 10 Q large ma
chine shop. where I saw at least twenty
hands Of work. and where o large nun.
Der OF the Walter machines has been
built, besides those employed In the Of
fee. In the press room ars eight OF
these machines In daily use. sach n
printing 1900 newspapers In an hour.
In all 100000 In every sixty minutes
they are In motion. In The paper room
was . considerable store OF paper In
reels. weighing 800 pounds each, and
forty Of these reels are used In every Il.
sue Of the Times. They 60 TO press
about I A. N. and get Of before 3. and I
was told by Mr.. Macdonald that within
twenty minutes after the last form ID
locked up the matter has been stsreo-
typed and six presses are running. i
was shown into . o whore are the
wires connecting with all parts OF the
continent. and within arms reach stands
q typs-sstting machine. managed by
two boys. to which the telegraph slips
are passed. They can set up and
correct In an evening a. much % six
columns Of matter. which 10 sent down
through Q pneumatic tube. by which
channel all the matter reaches the stone.
In another room arc two sets Of wires
running to Parliament, from which full
are received while the two
are In session. In o room con.
nected with the machine-shop are two
machines. which are kept
At work. and Mr.. Macdonald
told me he had found Il cheaper 10 make
type than 10 distribute II. Tbs business
room Is on the hnt floor, and then there
10 an inquiry ROOM" whore informa-
ton 10 furnished 70 those outside who
have the right to ask It ; several rooms
are devoted 70 the advertising de-
psrtment, and others for the editorial
staff, which IL large. The establishment
is complete In all its parts, and the sm.
find beneath the Times roof every
necessary comfort and convenience to DO
had in o good hotsl. The new building
Is not quite completed. I found. as
say. that Mr.. MacDonald's
bead Is screwed on the right way, and
In manner he 10 warm and genial. As
we travsrssd the great building I could
not resist asking myself the question
why w ind 30 many Scotchmsn occu.
plying places OF honor and trust In all
parts OF the world. Have they peculiar
business capacity. and are they moro TO
be relied on than othsni They seem to
hold the corresponding place In civil life
TO the Irish In arms.