The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-09
ITS QUARTERS.

The WATcHMAN now occupies the entire
southerly half of the Sabin building on
South Main street, embracing three stories
and the basement The latter is used for
storage of paper for the heating apparatus
and the motive power. On the first floor at
the front is the business office, which has
been reftted and refurnished throughout,
and provided with new conveniences for
doing business. Back of the business office,
and separated from it by glass partition,
is the press room. The old drum cylinder
presses, which had done duty under Poland
Prescott and Dixon, have been replaced by
two-revolution Cottrell presses, embodving
the latest achievements in press building
for securing despatch and fine workman
ship. Here is one of the Cottrell Pony job
presses, which will hustle off, at the rate of
$500 an hour, any article of Job printing
from the size of postage stamp to half
sheet poster. Here also is Cottrell book
press and a two-revolution, four-roller, No.
Cottrell, with table distribution, which
Will print newspaper or do the finest quail
ity of book and half-tone cut work. These
are supplemented by Gordon iobbers, for
commercial and small printing of every de-
scription. An elevator for the conveyance
of forms leads to the floors above. This
room has been recently rearranged with
special reference to convenience and de-
spatch in executing orders, and changes
have been made that secure additional light,
comfort and efficiency in doing the work in
this important department.
On the second floor front is the editorial
room-a large, light and airy apartment,
with desks and tables for newspaper work,
proof-reading, cabinets for newspapers, book
cases, etc. The remainder of this story is
occupied by the job department. By the re-
moval of partitions and by various other
changes, the floor space has been not only
materially increased but put into such COM
pact and convenient shape that much
larger force of compositors can be easily ac-
commodated and each one provided with
that sine qua non of the type-setter, good
light. Communication with the press room,
by elevator and stairway, is direct and expe-
ditious. Type cabinets, imposing stones, etc,
are placed with reference to business. The
arrangements in this department are as
compact and convenient as they could we'll
be made.
The entire third floor is devoted to news
paper publication. The defects of light
have been tremedied by putting in large
skylight, and paint and kalsomine have
transformed this department, as these re-
newing agents have all the other depart
ments and the offices, into region of light
and wholesomeness. Here is done the
mechanical work on the WATCHMAN, the
VERMONT CHRONICLE, the NEW HAMPSHIRE
JOURNAL and the VERMONT MISSIONARY
the last three being the denominational
publications Of the Congregatonalists of
Vermont and New Hampshire. An ele-
Vator carries the forms to the press ROOM
passing through the job room and perform
ing the same service for that room. Speak
ing tubes and chutes for the transmission
OF copy and proofs serve as means of COM
between the business Office and
editorial room, and the job and newspaper
rooms Few newspaper or printing offices,
in city or country, are more conveniently
housed than the WATCHMAN.
JOB PRINTING.
In the department of job printing the
WATCHMAN mechanical equipment is ample
Tor the largest contracts, and its efficiency
has been tested by the recent execution of
important orders, such as the Roster OF
Vermont Troops in War of the Rebellion,
the Price List of the Vermont Marble Com
pany, and Others of similar character.
Everything is done in the way of printing,
from common dodger upwards. Refer |
ence has been made to the number and |
quality of the WATCHMAN's presses. The |
Attest and most attractive products of the |
type founders also have been added to the |
stock of job type. In this, as in other |
requisites OF good job office, the establish
ment has been created anew under the pres
ent proprietorship. 1t is keeping squarely !
abreast of the times in the matter of i'm
1t is thus enabled to do Job |
printing that is not surpassed in style and |
genuine excellence by city offices, and to
10 it with despatch, but its more recent
Il
'ates while fully maintaining quality of work
and stock. Order your job printing of the
WATCHMAN
THE NEW WATERMAN.
In January, 1898, the plans OF the com
)any for the future of the WATCHMAN COM
oelled the addition of eight columns to the
paper. This extra space was wanted for
advertisers and for the extension and en-
argement OF the local news service. At the
'ame time the price of the paper to sub
'cribers paying cash in advance was re-
luced from $500 to 100 The end has
justified the change. The WATCHMAN has
greatly extended its circulation, particularly
n the towns of the counties which adj
DIN Washington county. 1t blankets the
owns of the home county. The paper is
nearing a century OF continuous publication.
With one exception, it is the oldest news
paper in Vermont. II has always main
aimed leading rank, and is to-day the first
newspaper in the state in point of influence
and character. 1t is published at the state
capital, in the heart OF a thickly.settled and
prosperous part of the state, Republican in
politics in an intensely republican state, it
s taken in nearly every family in central
Vermont, and is sought in all parts of the
state The families in which II circulates
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