The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-01-24
PROGRES sIVE PRINTERS.
The Presbyterian to Put I'm Folder,
Cutter and Paster.

Another Improvement for the Presbyte
rian! The managers have closed trade To-
u Dexter Folder Experts tell us this is IN
simplest and at the same Time Inc Inc most etn
will fold, cut and paste. AS soon rs 1t arrives
the Presbyterian will assume an page oooE
form, the size OF the present page. This Will
away with 1.-THE inside" feature. This re
minds us that we have on our table propo
stion from a Newspaper Union" to prln
one-half OF the Presbyterian and furnish thu
ss.4o os an Mss issue % About s less an issue than VI
have paid for the blank paper. We can no
think. however. to make Ithat Side or the pa
per patent outside" at reduction IN price ice,
readers. Instead we hope TO put as muct
original matter as possible In the paper. Thit
Improvement will cost Us money, but we are
worthy OF the generous support the Presby
terian Is now receiving.TAssociate REFORMED
Pr es sbyteran.
The Press and Banner notes, with
perIty on the part of our respected con
temporary, and as that paper has talked ol
Its business matters. along line on when
we have already Travelled. we are led 10 talk
little OF our experience on the sAine. namely:
the patent side. That paper declines TO buy
a "patent sde," not because 1t Is poorly edit.
ed or poorly printed. but because he cannon
think, 10 make that side OF the paper 9
"pat ent side" at reduction In price, would
be acceptable TO the majority Of the read
ers."
without pretending to offer any advise 10
anybody, we can state our own experience
as to the secular press, and see no reason why
there should be any essential difference be.
tween the conduct Of the secular and relig-
ions press.
After examining the sheets OF the different
newspaper unions" and going through the
papers on our exchange table, we were con-
vinced that there WAS not y single nome
that had the labor Nsn
per Unions sheets, and at least from Two 10
four times as much equally as good matter
was given In these sheets as was set up at
With these facts before us we determined
10 buy the patent sheets, reduce the size OF
our type, and give the lame amount OF read
Ing matter on one side that we had formerly
spread out on both sides.
The result WAS most satisfactory, and we
would now quit the business, II we were com.
PEELED 10 60 back to the use OF BREWER and
long primer, while denying ourselves OF all
ness.
We would as soon throw aside our cy ylinder
press and store away our folder and 60 back
to the hand press and the hand folding. as TO
refuse to accept the improved methods In
other departments.
The Presbyterian says:
I'VE hope to put as much original matter
as possible In the paper"
We endorse every word Of that. Our neigh
bor is working in the right direction when he
seeks original matter. By "original matter"
and personal news from the different neigh
borhoods In which his paper circulates Out
side Of q sermon, there Is no particular need
for purely literary productions. The little
scraps In patent paper are good as any
body can select.
Our neigbbor In speaking OF the increase OF
original matter says:
.fhis improvement will cost Us money"
1t is not the "original matter" that will cost
vanced methods that Will cost you mouey?
The secular press has fought progress In the
''art preservative" ever since we can recollect.
Printers strenuously objected 10 the introduc-
ton If cylinder presses. Blind prejudices
fought, ridiculed, and even In some instances
threatened to quit exchanging with papers
that used patent sheets. The same vigorous
Result, the cylinder presses have come In
stay; nearly all the progressive newspapers
use either the plate matter or the patent
side.
that the "patent Sheet" or which he speaks,
Is good enough In itself, our neighbor would
DO better business, and have greater pride
In II, IT he used that sheet
BY throwing away our leads ana the large
ty pc which we used on our paper and by buy
Ing small type, and setting the same amount
Of matter on one side that we formerly put on
both sides, prosperity was brought the PI ess
and Banner, and we think the same results
would come to any other printer who adopts
The same methods. The reader made u clear
gain OF all that was on the patent side. Sub.
Icribers paid up better. and many new names
were added 10 our list. i
We have nothing 10 urge upon our respect
ed neighbor, but we will suggest that preju-
lice cannot always stand In The way OF pro
gress. The people demand more reading mat.
Ter than can be set up in small Offices and the
religious press must sooner or later do rs the
secular press has done. yield to the In vitable,
and take their places in the procession and
accomplish OF greater achievements.