The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-29
TELLIcENcER BY THE Goss PRINTING PRESS G

night, in which every man connected with
the establishment did full mans, almost
hero's part, the PosT-INTELLIGENcER was
on the street as usual on Friday morning
Not, In fact, las usual, for il was a mere
leaf, Just one-twenty fourth part the size
OF the sheet presented this morning; but it
was the best possible under the circum-
stances. Not single issue of the paper was
missed, though for nearly four months our
facilities have been of the poorest. For three
months the paper has been issued from a
dwelling on the hillside. The general offices
have been in quarters cramped and incon-
venient TO the last degree. The press, a
makeshift of small capacity. has stood in
q tent upon the lawn, portable threshing-
machine engine has furnished the motive
power, while the compositors have done
their work in barn. Under these disad-
vantages the paper has fallen far short
of its standard, but it has been regularly
served To its readers, and il has not dis
missed an employe. Its management de-
termined at the beginning not to add to
the list of unemployed in the city,
and has stuck to this resolution at very con-
siderable cost
The public has borne its part in the mis-
tience. Curtaiment in every department
oi news, late deliveries. poor presswerk-
these and other deficiencies have been ac-
cepted with a grace kind and sympathetic
TO the last degree. The task of rehabiIi-
tating the office began the day following
the fire. 1t was determined to do nothing
by halves, and plan looking to the recrea-
ton OF the establishment upon a scale far
se,a Of ,,,t
the North Pacific coast was adopted and
We have worked steadily to it. The first
essential was press, and Goss Bros, the
celebrated press builders of Chicago, were
instructed by wire TO begin at once the con-
struetion of perfecting press of the best
class. At the same time. motive ma
chinerv, types, etc, were ordered
and arrangements for a new building
were made. 1t was hoped TO have the
office completely renewed in from sixty to
ninety days, but the difficulties of securing
building material overset all calculations
and il was not until few days back that
We were enabled to print paper entirely
presentable. Press, engines, type. etc,
have been ready for several weeks, but the
work of building has dragged in spite of
every effort 10 promote it. and only last
week were We able To get into actual opera-
ton. Even now our new press, with its
engines and lis several attachments, are
found in the basement rooms of a building
whose walls are raised only to the street
level. This, however, is mere detail effect
ing only ourselves. so far as results are
concerned. we are now enabled to issue a
paper in due and regular form-in the form
answering the plans of its management
and We hope satisfactory to ITS patrons.
The central feature of the restored Posi-
ISTELIfGENCEg Office is the magnificent
press. accurately represented in the &C
companyiag cut. liz is web-perfecting
machine Of the Goss make, printing from
stereotype plates. and Its capacity IS - 600
four-psge or 1900 eight-page papers per
hour II folds a. well as prints. receiving
white paper from roll at one end and
turning out az the other complete papers IN
the form in which they reach their readers.
There Is no more modern. no better ma
chine OF its capacity IN existence The adj
vantsges OF this machine over the elder
styles OF presses are many. IL is as simple
a. such n machine can be. having
IN all only abo0t ls1oo pieces,
while the machines Of the cid style have
nearly twice ~ many II carries al one
time only fifteen linear feet OF paper. where
the Howe press OF the same capacity carries
slxty-gwo feet and the Cox press seventy
two feet There i ne twisting or turning
of the PAPER IN the press very objection
able feature Of the older makes Q. presses.