The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-13

c,nseq ne nee the intelligent printer
has large field to choose from, al d
he can readily select such faces"
as most readily cult his ratronf.
Among the many lately added is a
font called the 'sfype- Writer" be-
ing facsimile of the tyne.
writing OF that labor'ssving machine,
and is most unique and handy for
circular-letters, etc. Improvements
IN Job Types are made 60 rapidly, and
with such gratifying success az to
command the admiration OF the
members of the craft, and there is no
possible excuse now for the turning
out of poor, or "botched" work. Bat
i. Is in this business "a in all others
there is certain class Of printers.
who start in busine s." for them
selves, with the sole object in view OF
"makiug something" and they
usually have a hard road to travel
Finding themselves being pushed to
the wall by Older and better appointed
establishments, they resort to tbs nae
OF poor paper, poorer ing, and un
skilled, and therefore cheap, labor
Tnis they are compelled to do
in order to conpste in prio.e
with better hou:es. The cult
is not at all gratifying TO persons
OF refined taste; and even the
more intelligent patron is som etimes
taken in, as it is extremely difficult
for anyone no. thoroughly posted to
detec. difference in paper that
varies 2 or 8 pounds to the ream. Yet
the difference is there; and in that
difference lies a part OF the profits OF
the ''snide" concerns. 1t has always
been the motto OF The HERALD, in
this department as in all others, to do
the best work that can be done for
the money, AID to make even the
cheapest job look neat and tasty.
That we have succeeded in pleasing
our patrons Is evidenced by the large
and Increasing bu mess. We wi
commence soon in these roor1s, the
publishing OF the UTAH GAzECTEER.
which. when completed, will give the
public in this section an idea of our
abilities in that direction
This hall leafs also to the
COMPOSING ROOMS
where our compositors are located,
and which, without doubt, has no
peer in the west. for light. air, space,
and general comfort, and indeed we
doubt verv N uch if it has peer any
where. Lighted by seven larg5 win
dews on the east and snuth and
heated by two large steam radiators;
and with perfect ventilation. it ia CO..
tsiniy paradise for printers, especi-
ally when we consider how many
papers pay go little attention to this
important department.. The CON-
positors, you observe, are hera now,
but they are simply preparing for the
nights work, doing little skirmish-
ing. 30 to speak, before the nights
battle begins, which will be by or
6 80 at the latest. We will leave
them now. and call around this
evening.
II is 10 p. n, Low. and the printers
are at work in earnest, in their
regular uniiorm-shirt sleeves, their
eyes protected from the light OF the
lamps by heavy brown paper shades.
1t is quiet and still, save fer an CO |
cssionaI racket produced by the copy
boxe7, reaching "a from the editorial
rooms, over there, an occasional re !
quest for instruction from the fore
man, and i cessant click, click. click,
emausting from dozen different
"framee," as the types are
placed in the sticks. This tube |
here gives communication with
the press room. this goes to the
counting room, and the third Cue
connects this department with the
editorial rooms. That little fellow
there, with the dirty face and still
dirtier hands? On. that's the devil
"ths typographical Mephistopheles."
TO be aesthetic. DON start; he is
perfectly harmless; even though he
does assume more a rs than anybody
in the establishment. You don't see
his horns? Well. that is quite natural.
He has an in iividu Atty. sir, and
would ecorn to pattern after anyone,
rot even after his nsmesake. Re
runs the oGce, on toe same principle
that bsll-boy runs the hotel. Be-
ing Saturday night, there is extra
work for the pressed. as we publish an
extra heavy edition Of IL pages in tbs
morning lSuniaYi - and the frat
forms are already on the press below.
We will descard and take q !ook st
the
PRES ROOM BIZ GAS LI3HT.
Hare We are, and noE different
seene meets Us than the che we en-
this morning. The large |
cylinder press Is fairly humming; and
how the papers f.! The Otto engine
seems 10 be doing its prettiest work,
and tie great fy-wheel literally spins.
It is seldom. sir, that you have ever
seen a neater piece of mechanism
than that engine, | am sure. Ii is
called "The Silent" and it is we'll
named; no smoke, no perpetual
ouish of naoo niY. N cfcooa no dirt. IL il