The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1880-06-18
THE SUCCESSFUL PRINTER.

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There Is nothing SO comforting to
the country Publisher, next toa good
paying circulation, !, and a profitable
advertising patronage, as an orderly
and well.kept printing ohcc. 1t Is to
him what a snug parlor Is to a thrifty
housewife. a source Of pride, and no
is rarely so happy as when showing II
to his adMiring 1fienGls aud visitors.
He believes In the old rule, ofssa place
Here innunerablo small things, such
as furniture, leads, quotations., brass
rules, which arc OF great importance,
though seemingly small aud Of little
value, are carefully put away In their
proper places; not scattered promis.
cuously around, to be swept out by the
Office boy, or hidden away In some dark
recess; for he knows If thcy are lost or
mislaid, the purchase Of n new supply
will be the consequence, while the old,
stock, If properly taken care of, will
last for years. They all cost money,
and no mater how little, are worth
preserving. The leads arc neatly sorted,
according to size, In a rack, not scat.
tered over the ofiice ana cases, and all
the old brass rule is placed In a box and
carefully put away In n handy place to
get,Nt. He II philosophers enough 70
know that continued dropping Of water
will wear away stone, and It Is 30 with
font Of type; If the stray letters,
which are dropped by the compoeitor,
as he stands at tho case, are not carefully
picked up and distributed, his fout Of
type will soon be exhausted. Tho old
style was, for the Office boy to collect
them as he swept tho Office In the
morning, dividing them among the
men, but he has n better method: he
requires tho compositor to pick them
up as soon us dropped, for they are
liable to be tramplcd on, or the faces
married by contact with tho sandy dust
on the floor. A clean, tidy Office reflects
credit Oh its proprietor, and adds nate-
rally to tho comfort of Its occupants.
Hc secs that tho windows nrc cleaned
once week, and that tho walls
arc kept we'll white-wasl,cd; for he
knows how essential light Is TO
printing office. The presses, too, are
carefully attended to, being cleaned and
which accumlatcs ON tho presses will
cut the jornals and bearings, besides
interfering with tho easy working Of tho
| press. There is nothing dcpreciates SO
fast as machinery If not properly taken
care of and little oil and labor will
make \ press last for years, while ono
which Is left for tho dirt to accumulate
and tho oil to clog on, will he worthless
| in six months. He makes it n rule that
tho rollers are put away, ana not left
exposed for tho rats to gtiaw, and that
his conpositors put tho broken and de-
fcctive type in the hell-box, not In the
nearest window, and enjoins on them
that their quad boxes arc kept free from
cpl" for next to n foul proof there is
nothing which so denotes the botcl, as
this slovonly habit. IIc employees none
but sober, steady men, who clean their
cases out Mt least once Il week, for It not
only adds to their comfort in setting, but
preserves their health, for tho anti
mony md lend OF tho type, mixed with
fine dust, is "a deadly poison, which, IL
inhaled, is injurious 10 tho lungs. His
arc careful In tho distrib-,
ution OF job type, placing them care
fully In their respective boxes, not
thrown In, for many fonts Of valuable
type arc destroyed in ,this way--itg
finc hair lines. Pressmcn arc often
blamed for tho destruction Of tyre
when the printer IL at fault. Not SO In
his Office. Every ono bears their share )
Of responsibility, according to tho
position they occupy.
His paper, too, Is Il source Of pride to
him; he finds It tho cheapest plan to
givc his patrons n well.printeti sheet,
whom he has tho means of doing so,
by employing good workmen aud buy
ing the best materials; and In time he
Is repaid, not alone with n largcs sub
scription md advertising patronage,
but with tho good wishes of his read.
ers, who, II a little slow, arc sure to
in the end, his labor for
their entertainment and Instruction.