The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-12-10

rushed to the streets and among his friends
to tell the news. Never mind, Louis, any oil
the rest would have done just ike you'
had they been made suddenly rich, but 1t
was a hard joke, and the reaction was ter
rible.
Mr.. Saloshin completed the number that
limited space will allow me to c0ver-the
"old set''-but in this machine room l saw
younger faces Of some who were literally
rails ed in the old building, and they deserve
a mention IN this connection, as well as
credit to the moral of the old Office as
for their honorable standing citizens of
Atlanta. Messrs. Charles and Philip Green.
brothers, now at work on machines IN all
the vigor of manhood, as is also Mr.. Henry
Saloshn These young men hustled with
the newsboys at the old building until an
opportunity came for them to learn the
"art" and since that time they have been
identified with the composing room.
If | could have waited until daytime l
could have seen one other old-time lace
upon this floor. Mr.. j. ID. Wells is one OF
the "old boys" and puts in his presence
and takes care of the interest of this floor
in the capacity of day foreman when the
night force has retired.
And Uncle Zion Bridwell spends his days
on this floor. Mr.. Bridwell deserves more
space than can be taken here to do justice
to his merits and to his long term at the
business Now in his eighties, l think IL
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nut on the apron of the ''devi" in little
office at Greenwood village, South Carolina.
lie is still thoroughly competent TO stand
his hand as one of the art personalities,
and physically he could throw John H.
Sullivan out the window If he was called
upon to do So His brain retains its youth
ful vgor, and tempered by the experience
of so many years at printing one feels in
! contact with a Daniel Webster when in his
/ presence-he is a wonderful man, Glad
! stone undiscovered-and yet l think 1t was
4 he who abbreviated Jesus to get in in a
! line. and Mortified the religious editor with
| -. Christ in the morning.
/ visited the mailing room, where Mr..
! john Lively presides the only relic OF old
| times in that department. The same can De
! said of Mr.. John Whitaker, foreman OF
| the pressroom. These two departments are
very closely connected, and well represent
the mammoth proportions of the south 5
! rtatest paper at the present time. MI
! Lively and Mr.. Whitaker have felt as 70
! others have felt the great throbs OF eNer-
| ton as the paper would stride from ore
stage to another. How proud did Mr..
| Whitaker feel when the old drum cylinder
| press was superseded by the double cylin-
/ der" All the office was proud of this press
| and it was something to be proud of at
| that time, as it was ahead of the whole
/ south, but IL would be nothing now. Two
J thousand finished papers-both sides had to
| be printed separately-per hour was about
| its capacity, while now Mr.. Whitaker
| touches q button and two great presses are
/ rolling out a finished Constitution at about
! forty thousand per hour each-all folded
and ready 10 turn over to the mailing de
! partment, from there to spanSle out in
every direction over the world. ID every
! nook and corner of the south does this pa
per penetrate. To homes hid away in the
! mountain caves, along the strands OF the
! ocSan-to the city's mansions and the dirt
| daubed cabins, does this great paper speed
| itself, till / venture there is not a single
! postofce in all the south but what its
! presence is known-besides it invades the
| northern states and some few pass over the
! oceans. Mr.. Lively has grown up with his
mailing department and handles it 50 skill
! fully never a jar occurs. The truth is that
| the whole system Of turning out The Con
! stitution is 81 complete that it might be
rcckoned as great continuous belt from
! the editors TO the postal clerks Of the rail-
roads. Here il goes, over and under, turn
| ing ana curving among editors, thence to
| the foreman of the composing room, then
! to the machines and back to the proof
80, deus. ,us q. 70. car,e,ie9 ati thrp 2"
from where III speeds with Whiz TO the
! preesroom, ICONS through the press 10 the
"mailers," then a cracking Of whips, a
whiring OF dray wheels a tingling of car
bells and the great paper is speeding to
| subscribers.
At last we must end at the business office.
That it takes money to do all this you need
not doubt, and that il takes clear heads TO
| handle these finances YOU may be certain
| 1t is enough TO say that in nineteen years
| have never known a single hitch nor a
! moments delay on payday. III this de-
! partment the Hemphlls remain al the helm
/ OF business. while Captain Howell has par
| Tors just in the background Just as they
! used to have in the old building The Iemp-
I d
| ton with finance. one instance l remeul-
| Der, that Will be suggestive to all. Hor-
! ace. will call him. but il was not Hor-
ace Greeley, had been "nyng SO high"
among his Macon friends, on a picnic
that il became necessary for him to inter
view BOSS Tweed" as odd timers often
designated Mr.. w. A. Horace had no
trouble in finding the business manager
In fact he run up on him so sudden that
he had not time to collect himself. bat with
the perspration pouring from his fat face
he stammered through the ordeal of asking
the advance of $40 till payday
what d. YOU want with SO. Horace
asked Mr.. Hemphill.
Horace was not prepared for this question
but he was equal to the occasion.
Want to buy some coal-family most
freezing to death"
Freezing in August" smiled the business
manager, as he handed the bills through the
little window.
This letter has already grown too long.
but Brown must have a word
Scattered as the leaves that fan
BY chill December's blast
Are many hundreds that l could call
Up from these years that's past
But time, with cruel touch has made
a change in places where they STAYED.
No matter-thoush the hand of fate
Must thus infict its pain,
Wen envy not the happy state
OF those who yet remain
a health to all-the odd" the new
tor CHRISTMAS cheer is just in view
SARGE PLUNKETT
me clever housewife never complains of
Or. Prices Cream Baking Powder II ans
wers her purpose perfectly.
NORTH CAROLINA METHoDSsTS.