Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-08

their proper channels is effected by me. |
chauism Of cxtrcmc simplicity, as fol-
lows:
Bach matriv has the teeth IN its upper
end arranged In peculiar order or
number, according 70 the letter which &c
hears In other words mariy h
Ing any given letter differs, as TO me
number or arrangement Of los tccth,
from matrix herring amy other letter.
and these teeth arc rolled upon as the
means for c0ccting the distribution. A
rigid metal bar Is fixed In position above
the open upper ends Of the magazine
channels and is formed ut its lower
edge with longitudinal teeth or ribs.
adapted 10 engage the teeth of the ma
trices aud hold the latter IN suspension.
The ribs of the distributor bar vary In
number aud arrangement ot different
points In IS length, there being special
arrangement over the mouth of each
channel Of the magazine The matrices
20 be distributed are simply pushed
horizontally upon the bar nc one end so
as TO hang suspended tbcrefrom. and
then move slowly along is over the
mouths Of the channels. Each matrix
will remain in engagement with and be
suspended from the teeth of the bar
until II arrives over rs proper channel,
whore the arrangement of teeth permits
the matriX TO disiugnge so that Il falls
directly into the channel The movement
Of the matrices Is effected by means
of longitudinal screws which lie below the
distributor bar IN position to engage the
edges Of the matrices and slide them
along the bar.
The matrices pursue circulatory
course through the machine, starting
from the month of the magaine and
passing downward TO the line IN which
they are assembled; thence TO the mold
10 produce the letters on the linotype.
and finally back 10 the magazine at the
top. IL is this circulation of the ma.
ticos and the fact that the operations
OF composing one line. casting from
another and distributing third. are
carried ON concmTcntly. and without
Interference, that enables the machine
TO operate at the amazing speed of from
four thousand to nine thousand ems per
hour.
SPEED OF THE MACHINE.
It would be more accurate to speak Of
the speed Of the operator than of The speed
OF the machine, for the reason TINT tho
only limitation upon the latter is the
measure Of the former. That IL to say,
lis capacity is beyond human rivalry.
A Gazette representative at tie foun-
dry in Baltimore witnessed a run Of So.
900 ems IN ten hours by young man
employed there TO test the mnchinas. who
had never been a printer What this
means VIII be appreciated by thc man
who knows nothing about The printing
business when ii is stated that 1900 ems
i is considered good average work ly hand
for day Of eight hours, not including
the time required for distribution, which
is two hours more.
The speed IN the case mentioned h. of
course greater than can be attained in
newspaper work, where peculiar condi-
tions serve 10 put restrictions upon H..
The combined experience Of The papers
/ using the muc Ives points 10 sustained
/ speed of between 1900 and 5000 ems an
hom, against $50 ems as an equivalent
speed by hand.
The operators Of The Gazette arr an
beginners One, NJ. S. Bussry, easily av-
erages now. from $500 to 1000 ems per
/ hour; after three weeks W. n. GOif aver.
aged over 1900 ems; at the end Of eight
weeks O. G. French realized the 5000
point The night editor Of The Gazette
4 Mr.. c. T. Lee. who had never touched
the machine and is not a typewriter
set 1900 ems in one and one-half hours
on January 3, his first trial Of ;he ma
chine, by way Of experiment 20 last tile
ease with which the art Of operation
might be acquired; the next afternoon he
SET 1900 .elus IN one hour, and the ncSf
1000 ems Ia one hour.
In the Troy Times Office, an average
Of 23Sl ems was reached in the second
week and 20Sl ems during Che fna
week During the fifth week several
men were able TO set easily 1900 ems
In eight hours.
In the Office Of the Atlanta Consiiu-
ton the average on the ffty-'hird night
war 2IsS ems per hour for an the opera
tors.
IA the Office o. tie Houston Post. ma
chimes were started IA April and in June
every operator could produce steadily
5000 ems per hour and some "A them
more
Mr.. Smith of the Toledo Commercial
Sc; ID one week 80s,0OO ems, an average
! " 1882 Der hour.