Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-11

LUIS morning the hEGISTER, In acdl-
Ion to an unusually large amount OF
news, miscellaneous -eading and adver-
iSlng, presents to it's reader com.
Jlete history Of THE WHEELING REGIS
GER, from the time of its birth, twenty
nine years ago, to the present. 1t is
narrative which our reade' will find
we'll worth reading, telling, as it does Of
the men-some of them now dead aud
itherS engaged IN other felds-whc
ave been entitled with the foremosl
newspaper Of West Virginia. Th'
history is interesting, as comparing the
REGISTER of quarter OF a century ago
with the REGISTER Of to-day and Illus
rating the wide diifC renee. Then its
EDITION was laboriously worked off by
hand; now IL Is printed On Hoe 81 Co.'S
Attest and fastest web perfect;ng press.
Il machine that cost a small fortune and
is vertable wonder. This morning the
Re- IsTgR celebrates the introduction
OF this great Improvement by the publ
cation Of twelve page newspaper and
plrtly as test OF the quality and capa-
city Of the machine that must be relied
upon hereafter. Bes In mind this issue
is all printed, cut, pasted, folded and
counted at the rate OF twelve thousand
perfect papers per hour.
While we were at it II seemed to be
an appropriate occasion to refer to the
great strides Of the REGISTER since its
inception. nearly thirty years ago.
The occasion also seemed appropriate
TO devote considerable space to the de-
tails Of printing a modern morning
newspaper. The methods are so differ
ent from the old way that it cannot
but be entertaining rs we'll as instruct
i've reading. Patrons who complain
about the errors they see In their paper
will wonder after peruSlng the story
how so few mistakes occur.
In every other department the pro-
greSS has been as marked. A genera
ton ago the editor and one or two a>siS-
tants made the paper, printed it and dis
tribUted most Of IL. To-day the REGIS
TER mas over 100 persons on its pay roll
OF course, It takes money and lots of it
TO keep such q newspaper going, but in
doing It's best 10 give the people the best
newspaper in the State the REGISTER
has not stopped to count the cost and it
has been amply rewarded by the thor.
Ough appreciation Of the public.
The REGISTER started from small
begInning-at the very foot of the jour
uallstic ladder. Ii has risen rung by
rung, steadily and surely gaining in
popular favor and winning friends and
confidence till row no journal In the
two Virginias is - widely read or
WELD so great an influence. 1t has at
taiaed to this high place in pub
tic estimation by enterprise and
hard labor - Eewsgatherer and
by yigilanes, fesrlessness ard
feithfulness in g12fding the interests Of
II people. As newspaper, we can
5; Without any exaggeration, the
? .rGIsTER is not eQualled in any city Of
Wheelings size, and SURPRISES the
newspapers of many cities twice her
size. As 4 public Journal devoted to
the Interests Of our city and State and
to promoting the welfare Of the people,
its worth is proven by its success and
the entire confidence reposed in it. 1t
has been the aim Of the REGISTER 20 be
constantly on the alert in looking after
the needs of the community and sug-
costing Improvements that would
keep Us abreast Of the times
and on the crest OF the wave of progress.
In such movements the REGISTER has
always been at the head and front,
fighting often single-handed and against
odds, but invariably with success. In
this respect, particularly, the REGISTER
has reason to be proud of its record.
Look almost anywhere from the Union
Bridge TO the fartheSt brick pavement
Of South Wheeling and you will see
some monument to the REGISTERS en-
terprise and iudefatigable energy.
The REGISTER proposes 70 keep this
no and In the future to progress even
more rapidly than it has in the past.