The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-03-31
EY May SE EEELSNa-iCN.

GY Way oE EEELENa--ioN.
Tie KOBEso,lIA>, IS delayed this weel;
and does not go 20 It's patrons as prompt
" as usual. TO pui.lsi, any paper at al
has bee? a task far greater than CHE not
familiar vi Il tie workings OF printing
Office would suppose. When tire present
editor and manager reached LMiIhertOn
week ago this morning, only portion
of the RoBESoNGAN outfit was i'll the
Office and nearly every line of type used
i'll tits issue Of the paper, was in the
original packages as slhp1se;l from the
foundry. TO get this type i'll tie cases,
straisliten ont everything aid get Git
cny kind Of a PAPER has required the
hardest kind Of work. Every lire of
typc.in tile paper had to be set up. and
besides this certain things had to be
shipped from Atlanta which We're abso-
lutcly necessary.
In addition to these difficulties there
We're others, the principal Que of them
being the press upon which the paper is
printed, no one connected with the
office had ever seen such a press before
and knew nothing about how to regu-
| late and work it. The press is new and
consequently works hard and because of
our ignorance concerning it there are
faults iii the print Of tie paper which
kwi!l be rer!edietl as soon as ti,e<vcrlzings
,ot the press are learned.
Had personal inclination been co,,sid-
cred, more time would have Leen taken
to have gotten the Office Strengthened np
AID the publication of the paper would
have been defe:rel'a4:1.lsil next week 'But
the patrons of the RoBEsoNIsN were
missing their paper, they were anxious to
again see its familiar face Grid we de-
ciled to give them the paper ta,iis week
even if personal comfort had to be- Sir
rendered. This determination las been
carried ont, and the RoBESONIAN is now
again before YOU. 1t is far from q per
feet PAPER, as those who have assisted il
getting it out know. But it is better
than 10 paper and we hope that soile
thing Wal lie fou.,d i'll it to intere.t ail(
I1.ase every reader.
This explanation is not al apology, fe1
al apology is rot necessary. The very
best..paiser possible, lr;ldcr the diilicul:ic
surrounding it, las been sent ont, ant
when ones hen-- is done nothing NOR
can he expected.
Improvements are promised and can b.
& looked for. The hardest part of til
a work getting the type, machinery, &c.
s iii place-l,as bcqI done, and the work Q
IL getting out the paper is 1io,: the principa
g thing to be looked after. . III:
: Without accident o. pro2idential hind
Il rance, the RoBEsoNtAN will appear a
o the usra, TIME rs.<t week and regular,
Isl thereafter "a considerable quantity c
Il type and other t1:ings is still OH the roa
&c cna expected daily, but the pl>ei.ig of
& i'll The Office VIII i'll no Wise affect til
= other work, -.. -.---.-
We ask that no criticisms be made o
the appearance or make up of the paps
~ this week. We are more anxious
y make it credita;lc and readable than ca
" be any one else and will spare no lant
- or cffc;G to bring il to that standard
- excellence to which we aim. If this
E" net done later the fault will be iii lis ar
NJ tie people can justly complain. Tai
: this issue for what IT is, "a hastily al
- iinpe:Eecti;' Jatttcn cut ore, hut Go!t>
- out under difficulties which few ra1)c
=" encounter. If ii ilas points Of excel III
-, =, let ti4sin meet yauc appreciation, /,
l. throw tie mantle Of charity over il. q
id fe4ts and short coiisi,i:ts.