Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-05-04
THE FREE PRESS EsTAB,Isu-
WENT,
Important Changes and improvements
-treat EnInrgemlent Of EneiIIiIcs


The Daily FREE PREss celebrated Til
month its thirty-ffth birthday. it havin
been started in April, 1s4s, at which tim
the Weekly FREE Press had Just come o
age. having been established in 1927. A
the Start very narrow quarters were founl
amply sufficient, but the paper has grow
with the growth of the city in the develop
ment OF whose prosperity ii has had uo un
important share, until at the present time i
occupies the whole of the fve-story buildin.
IRON which il is published. While large adj
ditions have been made TO the building from
time 10 time and publishing facilities other
wise enlarged, the business department
has been confined TO narrow and neon
vcnlent quarters on the first floor
which 1t shared with the mechanical
department of the paper. But this Spring
u ialical new departure has been
taken. The basement has been enlarged
and neatly aud comfortably fitted up and the
presses, boiler and engine have been removed
thithcr, giving them solid foundation to
rest upon and banishing the unavoidable
heat and NOISE from that part of the building
ircqucnled by the public. As now arranged
Tue press room is very large, convenient, and
well arranged. The presses having been
removed, the entire first floor has been
thrown into one spacious apartment, afford
ing space for the Office of the business man
agcr and for the display of the goods kept in
stock by the FREE Press Association. These
include paper and envelopes Of all sorts and
descriptions, blank books of every
kind, siylographic, caligraphic, auto
matte, anti-stylogrlphic ami other foun-
tam pens of the most apprOycd
and popular makes, writing ink of all kinds
and colors, pens, pencils, mucilagc, and sta.
TONERS supplies in large quantities and great
variety. The FREE PREss enjoys unusual
facilities for buying its goods ut low rates
and can sell anything kept in stock on as fa-
yorablc terms as intending purchasers can
lind anywhere. All such will find il to their
advantage to inspect the goods and learn the
prices. In handsome show case at the
rlght OF The entrance are kept samples of the
stap.c writing papers and all the popular
SYKES OF fancy note paper at present 50 greatly
in demand, displayed on new system which
renders selection easy and which is apprc-
ciited by every customer. Mex, to this is
another Show Case in which is shown the
large AMI varied assortment Of stylographic
pens sold by the Association; and against
The wall at the back aie upright glass
cases hlled with paper. Ga the left,
lows OF shelves run the entire
length of the room, loaded down with paper.
envelopes, blank books etc, and at the rear
is more shelving, where the uncut paper is
Kept. AT the right, abou, midway the
room, is the office proper, which is neatly
finished oil in ash, with glass running around
the top--tlc enclosure forming CONNEXIONS
and wcll-arranged quarters for the business
and his assistants. The whole
makes very pleasant and attractive sales
room and Office, aud constitutes an improve.
ment on the Old arrangement which strongly
ana iaVordbly ihpresscs every visitor
The second floor Of the building is given
up to the job room, To the already a6und-
ant resources Of this department large
quantity of new AMI costly type has lately
been added; and this with the new presses
soon TO be put in--one OF which is now III
translt-will enable our job printers to do
even better work than overland they have
for long time past been doing the finest
work Of any job Office ia this part of the
country and at as los a price rs any. Those
who have any printing to be done will do
well to call at the FREE Press office and al
low us to make estimates Tor ii.
On the fourth floor are located the editorial
and news rooms; and on the fifth, rooms for
day compostors and mailing clerk, aqd for
the storage of the files Of the FGgE PnEss
which now constitute quite library and a
very valuable one. On all the floors improve
mcnts and additions have lately been made
and in its mechanical department, the FREE
Press is in much better shape tlan ever
before In bringing about this result a large
expense has been incurred. but this has been
more than offset by the improvement in the
parcr and by the public appreciation of 1t.
ana III inc future, as now, no expense will
pe spared to keep the FREE Press fully
aoreas' OF 'iic tlm,s and to render it worthy
Of its extensive and increasing patronarc