Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-02

The regular reader of the Dispatch
wi,, notice IN the issue of to-day change
which IS apparent at a glance. though
he may not readily find words TO de-
kcrtt,e IL. To such one let us say that
khe features OF your old friend are real
by not much altered, but the dress In
which he appears is OF new cut.
Our pages are somewhat smaller than
Formerly and are now Of the size most
In vogue. This does not mean that we
are going TO print less, but that we
are going to print more matter than
heretofore: and not only will we print
more matter than before, but we shall
be able TO arrange il better. Our pages
will be smaller. but there Will be more
OF them. Our title heading is reduced
&c. correspond with the proportions OF
1.-The mage. Hereafter we are TO have no
loose pages or supplements" Whether
we print six, eight. ten, twelve. or SIN
teen pages. the issue will be delivered
in one complete volume. so to speak,
pasted and folded. In any number OF pages
exceeding sixteen We shall have two
or more volumes our type IS unchanged
Iit IL the type of the Mergenthaler type
setting machines, which we have used
flor nearly TWO years. The headings
of the various articles are of the dis
I play type that mas become so well
known TO our readers.
Our aim has been to adopt all that is
beneficial in improved printing machinery
Dhout taking from the Dispatch the
Features which are 50 familiar and dear
to thoea who have been reading the
paper year in and year out. The changes
that we have made were rendered posi-
bic by the Introduction into our office
OF machine which is the latest product
and highest embodiment OF the inventive
genius OF the establishment Of r.
Hoe & Co.-the famous builders
of the wonderful web perfecting press.
In this press Of ours are secured the
acme of success in simplicity Of construc-
| ton, rapidity in printing, and ability
TO produce multiple pages from two to
sixteen. inset one within the other. fold
ed. cut and pasted, and counted In bun
dies.
The Dispatch now has an equipment
equal to the best in the best Offices in
the country. and surprising that of all
other southern papers. with one or two
exceptions. The reader is interest
ed in this information because 1t will
result In giving him a sheet moro salts
factory In form and easier 10 handle,
with clearer print than ever before. And
henceforih there will be no occasion given
for complaint that the supplement" has
lsiipped out and been lost. The adver-
Fniser Is interested in the change because
X will give him the choice of many more
Aposit.ons' for his advertisements than
we have hitherto had at our disposal.
while each page will be almost equally
good for advertising purposes. Moreover
the Dispatch will now be better pre-
pared than ever before to multiply its
pages to meet any sudden demand upon
its news columns. These demands arise
frequently. Ofentmes we have planned
10 get all OF our matter into "A six-page
paper but have found before midnight
that that size would be inadequate. yet
we could not change il without the
danger OF going TO press very late. Now
we shall be able to add two or four more
pages without any great trouble. So the
whole OF that large portion Of the public
COMPOSING the clientage OF the Dis
patch is interested in the improve
snents that we have made, since the re-
snlt VIII be a far better paper than we
have ever before published.
The Dispatch is now in the for;y-nfth
year OF It's age. and Its publishers have
the happiness OF knowing that II enjoys
the public confidence ana favor to a
grea.er degree than ever before The
conservative. temperate oourse Of the
papcr In dealing with great pubic cues
ticns; rs purpose 20 do justice to all
men and to fn,siepresent 10 fact; ito
energy In gathering and printing news,
npd the care exercised in freeing II from
unwbolesome features. tave secured Tor
the Dispatch the patronage and endorse
ment of people whose approval o me
highest prize any Virginia paper eouid IA
bor for. We could ask for no hisher ~
ward-no better succcss-'han tha' III
the wears TO come we should make as
mtisfactory advances IS We nave "'a''
- the years past