Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-09

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After this has cooled it is taken out and
the plate removed from the metal, when
1t is found that every place that the artist
has cut through the chalk with his ''gra-
ver' has made correspondingly raised
line on the metal that Will
print when placed on the press
Every place that the chalk was
left uncut will serve TO form a raised
place on the plate and therefore an in
dentation in the metal cast moulded from
1t. OF course, only the raised lines on
the metal cast will print, so that where
the chalk was on the plate shows cores
pondingly white in the picture printed
This metal cast is now turned over TO
the ''finisher, - who saws it to the size
desired, trims and smoOths down any
rough places on the edges, and "tOuches
up with an engraving tool any defects
that may have been made in the casting.
When this is done the cast is ready TO be
place in the form with the type, and
must be stereotyped again with it
Illustrations of this kind can be made
very rapidly. For instance cabinet size
picture of a person can be engraved
in half an hour and made ready for
press in another half hour. Larger cuts
take much longer time, cartoons such
as occupy four columns of this paper oft
en- taking whole day to engrave, and
sometimes longer.
IN THE PRESS ROOM.
Our tour and observations have con-
sumed SO much time that we can take but
cursory glance about the press room
before the time arrives for starting the
great press to work. The new machine
upon which THE GAZETTE is printed this
morning for the first time, is what is
known as a ,''Web Perfecting'' press, so
called because the paper used is a long
web, instead of being divided into sheets
as the old style paper is. This web of
paper is from three to four miles long,
tinrty-one inches wide. 1t is wound on
, sort of iron spool, and makes a roll
weighing several hundred pounds. Ip
prepare the paper for printing it must
first be dampened This is done by
placing the roll on a spindle so that it
will revolve easily, and fastening the
loose end of the paper to another spool,
which is turned by machinery. As the
paper is wound rapidly from one spool to
the other fine spray of water falls on
Is from an arrangement something
like shower bath. When properly
dampened the roll is placed upon another
spindle just i'll front of the press.
1t is now aboht 80 n m. the time at
which the press starts, and everything
about the room has an air of repressed
excitement. Seven plates, each repre-
senting page of the paper, have been
received from the stereotyper, and are
now in place upon the cylinders of the
great machine, and the eighth is almost
due. The engineer has Il good head. of
steam, as the loud kissing of gauges in
dictate, the mailing clerk and his as
sistants have their tables cleared
off and their mailing machines
ready, the horse and foot carriers
are or hand, ready to take out their
quota; the newsboys are anxious to !
arouse the town with: 'eHere's your
morning GAzETTE!' the mail wagon is
at the door, and the horse is champng
the bit and paving the ground, eager to-
make fast run for the first mail ,or
freight train that leaves the Union depot:
the presSInan and, his assistant feel the
rollers, eXaJn{uel the ink fountain, and
-DSLsS6z7a-S more drops of oil upon tHe-
green achine, and are impatient for the |
start. I
''Here you are!'' shouts the
stereotyper: the elevator starts |
down, and before it reaches the |
floor the plate it bears is grabbed off. A |
short application of a heavy rasp, and it |
is ready. 1t fits over the cylinder firm |
and snug, two screws, easily turned with |
the hand, make it fast, the end of the |
paper is pushed down between the rollers |
(all this has not taken minute) the |
pressman grasps the lever which throws
the belt from the already revolving pull
leys on to the running gear Of the press,
and with "whirr' and ''whZz, - which
settles into steady 'buzz' as it goes
In 81 ha n 81,
motion and begins to throw out Fort
Worth Daily GAzETTEs at the rate of
y 900 to II 900 an hour.
\ The press feeds itself from the roll of
paper the printing being done 10y the IA I
per passing between the cylinders bear
ing the stereotype plate, and another. of |
the same size, covered with lnhle" o. |
felt blanket, and revolving with it ..
Other rollers are furnished with sort of
saws, which cut the paper at the proper
place. 1t is then carried by ''tapesp
into the folder, whence it comes folded
in the'shape in which it is received by the
subscriber. 1t goes.into the press a long
strip of white paper, il comes out printed
on eight pages, cut and folded in couve-
nient form.
% This press was built for THE GAZETTE
by the Bullock Printing Press Company
VI NulCdSO, anu y one Ol the UleSt ma /
chimes ever turned out by that we'll
known firm. The picture presented is a
faithful likeness, and those who cannot
visit the establishment and see it as il is.
can form from this very good idea of
what it looks like.
CATCHING THE MAILS
As the very essence of news is its fresh
ness, the forms are not closed and the
press does not start until the departure
Of the early trains demand it. The con-
is that when it does start ,
the mailing clerks have to work like
mad to make up the mails in time.
The papers are taken, from the box nm 4
der the folder by Il boy who piles them
On the tables in front of the mailprs
Here they are rapidly made into bundles:
directed, thrown into sacks
pitched into the waiting wagon
and driven off to the depot. The bnn- I
Hes sent to newSdealerS done up in large 5
which are directed TO the deal. Z
srs. Those sent to subscribelS.t'
are directed by slips bearing tbe j
names of the subscribers and l.
pasted ON by machine. These :
ire then wrapped in bundles and simn1v ,