Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-30
A Little Look Ahead.

A Little Look Ahead.
Al the approach Of . New Year II usu-
ally chosen a. an appropriate time for
making promises for the future a. well as
for reviewing the past, The Star will doubt
less be excused for taking its readers. or.
IN other words. the general public. some
what In Its confidence. and giving them at
this time a foreshadowing Of some Of Its
intentions for the coming year.
The various and considerable improve
ments made from time to time lately in
both the appearance and character Of the
paper have not been lost upon its patrons.
as daily complimentary assurances from
readers and advertisers alike abundantly
testify. Its material enlargement its un-
exeelled typographical appearance, the in
creased quantity, larger variety and better
quality Of reading matter furnished. these
have all been the subject Of valued words
OF praise from widely separated sources.
Following the same lines. keeping the in
terests and comfort Of Its patrons con-
SANITY In view, and determined that, as it
has been in the past The Star shall al
ways be kept In the front rank Of journal
ism, its management has ordered and has
now In course Of construction. to be COM
pleted and ready for operation on or be-
fore the LIST Of April next. four newly-in-
vented mammoth combination fast presses,
of the class commonly called quadruple
rotary printing and perfecting machines.
These marvels Of mechanical ingenuity will
include In their different parts all the latest
and best improvements In printing presses.
and are guaranteed to be without success
full rivalry, either in speed Of execution or
quality Of work turned out. They are so
devised and constructed as to print either
two, four, six, eight, ten, twelve, fourteen
or sixteen pages, by q single process. at the
will Of the operator; and another great adj
vantage they possess over the three ex-
cellent presses now In use In the office is
that they will not only do as good or better
printing. but win be capable Of folding in
proper order and, when desired, pasting
together in complete pamphlet form, all
the varied combinations Of pages enumer-
step practically trebling the present print
ing facilities Of the establishment, The Star
will achieve that long sought desideratum-
an earlier delivery Of the paper to its con-
stantly increasing army Of subscribers in
every part Of the city and outlying neigh
borhoods.
To afford the readers Of The Star an ade-
quats idea Of the enormous and steadily
growing expense attending the production
Of . first-class daily newspaper. it may be
stated here that the cost of these splendid
examples Of machinery when set up and
ready for service viii somewhat exceed the
sum OF severity thousand dollars! This
very handsome amount. when added to the
cost Of the linotype machines and other
improved and expensive appliances lately
put in operation for the better equipment
Of the establishment, will foot up a total
expenditure. In less than a single twelve
months. Of over one hundred and twenty
i've thousand dollars.
So heavy an outlay as this few papers In
this or any other country are called upon
70 make In % short period Of time; and,
with an expression Of profound thanks for
the liberal patronage always accorded to
The Star, 1t Is proper to add in this con-
nsction that the expenditure, large as it is,
Is rendered necessary in regular course by
the legitimate business Of an alert, WELL
printed. enterprising. clean. high-class. in
dependent family newspaper, whose returns
are based on the values it gives to its Gus
toners. and whose success Is not dependent
upon or stimulated by the employment of
any Of the gift-enterprise. coupon, prize
package. nickle-in-the-slot, or other catch
penny devices which are not unfrequently
used nowadays by newspaper publishers to
create a temporary or wholly fictitious cir
cuistion. Such expedients The Star has
never felt called upon to adopt 1t is en-
tireiy content to follow the newspaper busi-
ness, as such, pure and simple without en-
terinS upon other lines of trade in no wise
connected with journalism. Other pursuits
IL In willing to leave wholly to those whose
capital is invested therein: and it intends
BY using the legitimate methods and means
hitherto relied upon, to make itself every
year more deserving. IL possible, of that
gratifying measure OF confidence and es-
TEEN which 1t has always enjoyed at the
hands Of an appreciative public
The Hawaiian society reporter will doubt
less take pains to note that Liliuokalani
will not receive on New Year day, owing
To tba he