Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-31
10000 eightpage papers per hour.
THE PAPER MACHE PROCESS

THE PAPTER MACHE PROCESS
that is by placing on the face Of
the type several thicknesses Of
then beaten over rapidly with broad
brush until it is forced into the face of the
type making fac Sin15Ie oft. The form is
then put under a press and pressed.
Steam is next applied under the
press, and the paper mould dried
and hardened into complete
matrix. Near by is the cast
ing-box, into the cOncave side of which
the matTix is placed. The box is placed
in proper position and the metal, which is
in a state of fusion in the pot on the
furnace, is poured carefully into the
mould. In q few seconds the plate
is taken out 1t is, however,
IN rough state. The plate is then put
in a machine and beveIEsd on the edges,
aid afterwards gone over rapidly by the
WOrkmen, who chiSel out the large bl&aks.
1t is then put Ia machine, which quickly
planes off the back, reducing the plate to
the necessary thickness. 1t takes about
ten minutes to make plate, or eighty
minutes to make the eight plates required
for the regular daily issues Of the MORN
ING NEWS.
After the plates are delivered to the
pressmau the press is ready to start in
one minute.
THE NEW PERFECTING PRESS,
with the steam machine tor wet
ting the rolls of paper Gan news
paper has to be wet In order to
make it print wells, occupies one
half Of the basement, which is
divided from the other part by a heavy
brick wan. There are two doors With
iron shutters, which are the only means
OF access to- tsbs rOoER. The ceiling Is Of
brick and iron, and IL thus making the
room fire-peoof. The press, as before
stated, is the fateGs IRV6Btion Of Messrs. r.
Hoe & Co, ard IS what Is known as q per-
fecting preSS--kilat Ia, 1t Will "feed" o.
supply ftseh with paper, print the paper
on both sides, cut Il 20 the proper size,
paste and fold, count and deliver it, ready
for the maiRs or carriers The rolls of
paper, after being dampened, are placed IN
position in the rear of the press, and the
end of the sheet is so adjusted that it will
be taken hold OF by the machinery. AT a
signal the tightening pulley is pulled
down, so that the belt will
drive the press, and the machine starts.
III is almost impossible to conceive the
rapidisy with which 8 paper is printed.
The working of the perfecting press has
been fully described in preceding para
graph, 30 che H1OytNS OpSTdRG5 Of printing
paper need not be repeated here.
In this departments a small but COM
plete machine shop, comprising a lathe
and forge and all the necessary tools.
THE RESERVE PRESSES AND OTHER MA
CHINERY.
Here also is the immense double
cylinder press and its folding ma
chine, lately used in printing the MORN
ING NEWS. The machine for folding the
papers is also here. They are both ready
for immediate service should any accI-
dent befall the new machine. 1t is an
"anchor to windward," as 1t were.
Before leaving this floor We will visit the
adjoining F0om, in the next building.
The front part 10 used as a store-ro@m for
CINE and boiler room. In the area in the
rear of this room is another boiler, and
above the boiler another engine. Only
one engine and boiler is used at time,
the other being kept in case Of accident.
These boilers not only tvarSs8sh steam for
driving the machinery, but also heat the
building. Steam pipes extend from bot
tom to top, and in every room Is to be
found "EadEatnr." With the usual pre-
caution against mishaps, which is
observable throughout the entire
line of pipes apparently rising out of the
ground. There is a we'll below and in it
a steam injector which forces water into
a tank above, which gives an extra sup
ply of water for use in the building. In
addition to this there is a supply of water
from the city water works. A couple of
tanks ara near by, each capable of hold
ing a barrel of oil, for use in oIling
the machinery. A steam emory wheel
for grinding the large knives used in
Gu ting paper and trimming the edges of
blank books is in this basement. In
fact, every nook and corner has some-
thing in 1t that cannot be dispense with.
Barrels of printing ink, weighing 500
pounds each, are slowed away against
the walls. All such things must
be looked after, and the supply
kept UP, or after all the labors OF editors,
reporters and printers there may be no
paper issued for lack of such material.
The sewerage of the building
passes off through a large pipe which
runs along the walls of the basement
rooms.
The mail and delivery clerk has his
headquarters in the basement. He is
fenced out from the
CROWD OF NEWsBOYS AND NEwSMEN.
who swarm about the office during the
early hours of the morning, but is in such
position that no papers can goout with
out his knowledge
The departments other than those ofthe
newspaper proper are we'll worthy or de-
scription. In no other establishment
south of the Potomac river is to be found
the same facilities Tor doing work as in /,
the MORNING NEWS Printing House.
This is no empty boast, but substantial
fact. 1t is as complete in all it's details AS 1T
is possible for it to be without going beyond
the bounds Of what is legitimately connect
edvwiCh the f'art preventative" aud liz