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

| EEL II COsI W put II VI SOliu
basis, but the enterprising men who
backed it had faith in their undertaking;
they neither stopped nor faltered,
and the foundation was Z laid
broad and deep and strong
in the minds and hearts of the people.
The policy pursued by the Democrat Pub
fishing Company has been productive of
the best results, and the paper, from be-
ing charge on its owners, has been
made as solid financially as. it has ever
been popular. In 1887 it cleared Il large
percentage on its capital stock and from
that time it has gone on ''from strength
to strength, conquerinS and TO con-
quer. -
THE NEW OUTFIT.
With the growth and prosperity of THE
GAZETTE came the necessity for increased
facilities. The old hand press had been
superseded by a country Campbell, turn
ed by hand; steam was afterwards intro
duced, and finally fast double-cylinder
Hoe had been procured. From small,
one-room establishment it had branched
out until it filled two stories of a large
house on Second street. But
faster press, more room, and Il
new dress were needed, and so in the
spring of 1888 the stock was increased and
earnings of the paper to buy perfecting
press, an entire,,ue dress and all the
facilities needed for publishing a first
class morning newspaper in the most APP
| proved modern style. A contract was
made with General j NJ. Peers by
| which a building was erected and ar
ranged especially for THE GAZETTE, di-
vided into rooms and offices to suit, and
| fitted and furnished with all the modern
| conveniences.
And now, on the Sth day of December,
1888, with q smiling and happy face,
dsessed in an entire new wardrobe, i'll
new and attractive form, enlarged and
beautfied, but still the same old
newsy, warm-hearted and clean-minded
newspaper as of old, THE GAZETTE greets
old friends and new with renewed assur-
ances of that faithfulness for the future
which it has maintained i'll the past.
! Offices northwest corner Rus!l and Fifth
streets, business department down stairs,
editorial rooms on second floor.
THE GAZETTE IS NEW HOME.
THE GAZETTE building is located at the
corner of Rusk and Fifth streets, covers
an area of 25x95 feet, and is three stories
high. In addition to this THE GAZETTE
occupies some additional space in an ad-
|
| GAZETTE building is divided into two
rooms, one facing Rusk street being used
| for Il counting room. This is fitted
| and furnished in comfortable and
convenient style for the business mana
| ger and his corpse of assistants who aid
| him i'll attending TO the wants of adver-
| Users and other patrons, from whom are
| gathered the sinews of newspaper war
fare. In the rear part If the first floor
| is the press room, of viii, Ii more anon.
| The second floor is divided up into
edltrial rooms-of which there are
five-and stereotyping room. On
the third floor is the composing room.
This building was designed aud cop-
structed especially for newspaper office,
and it is well regulated, conveniently lit
| ted and furnished and is undoubtedly the
most convenient and best appointed news
paper building in Texas. If the reader
is interested in learning how newspaper
is made !, and will place himself Cor if it
be himself, all the better under the
guidance of the writer he shall be taken
all through the establishment, a trip
through ought to make him pretty good
journalist.
| THE BUSINESS DEPARTMENT. ) =
We 90 to the businessyaShce first, for ii
is the foundation upon twhiEh; theI whole
superstructure must rests No =, matter
how gifted the editorial writers, how
keen scented the reporters, or how
| graphic the correspondents, ii the tinau-
cial policy of the paper he not sound, ii
cannot prosper. Therefore We start at
the counting room. Here we find the
business manager with a number of
| clerks, book keepers and assistants, each
| with his own particular line of work to do.
Suppose we go in for the purpose of lu-'
serting an advertisement. We are re-
ferred to the ''ad'' man, who asks
| how much space is wanted,
for what length of time, and upon what
| particular page-for each of these con-
siderations enters into the question of
price. Having been informed, he gives
the price. We accept and hand i'll the
''copy.'' The copy is marked for the
foreman of the composing room, telling
him how many columns it is to occupy,
what length, where it must be placed,
and how it must be set. The copy is then
turned over to the book-keeper, who en-
tiers it in his day-bOok, and afterward
sends it up to the composing room. The
advertising man takes the paper each
day and marks with a blue pencil those
"'ads' which are "dead Chat is, have
been printed rs often as the
contract calls for, and those
which are "live' (that is 10 be invested
again) and sends it back to the compos-
ing room, so that the 'make-up' may
know just what goes i'll the paper. He.
also furnishes the bookkeeper with
sheet, showing the standing of each
cad - by which the latter posts his
books and makes out his bill.
Perhaps, though, you desire 10 sub
scribe for the great family newspaper.
If so, you are turned over TO the sub
scrption clerk, who takes your money
(cash in advance always and your
name. Il you reside in the city he takes
your street and number and sets it
down, together with the length of
time for which you have paid
III book made expressly for
that purpose Then he makes a copy
of the entry on slip of paper and hangs
it on the s'hook'' for the carrier upon
whose route your residence lies. Next
day you have THE GAzKTTE delivered TO
you i'll time for very early breakfast Ii
you live out of the city your postotfiee ad-
dress is noted, and Il duplicate
"hooked'' for the boy who makes up the
mailing galleys. 1t is printed upon the
slips used in the mailing machine and the
next issue of the paper will 20 10 your