The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-02
BUSY PRINTING OFFICE.
The Business OF the Job Department
Of tile Abbeville Press and Banner
Is at High Water Mark.

Usually at this season OF the year We have
had slack time In our job department. bu
during Inst summer and up to the present
time Of this year there has been much worb
In hand. We have had but one week OF leis
ure this year. At present we are crowded
with work.
We know that statement like this is o
but little interest TO the public, but we would
be more or less than an ordinary mortal Il
we did lot feel very proud OF the grist thai
continually comes To this mill.
1t seems since we bought large fonts OF job
type, Babcock pony press, perfection
stitcher, q perforator, and the best paper cut
ters that are made, that we have no grounds
to be discouraged as to results, but every rea-
son to be thankful.
Work comes to US from all directions. and
all hands in the Press and Banner are Kept e1'
ceedingly busy. week In and week out.
Work In the Press and Banner office is thor.
oughly systematlsed, and fixed price is paid
to printers for each part Of each Ind dividual
Job, thus making 1t impossible to make mis-.
takes as to the calculation Of cost.
BY our system the exact cost of any Job can
be estimated before the work Is done. The
different Items Of cost are kept in register
reference to his book, the cost Of composition,
press work. paper, folding, stitching, the
number OF copies, the date, and the profit on
each job. His book will show these Items on
can tell the profit on any job, and the total
profit on all work. No guess work about It..
The Office owes no interest bearing debts; 1t
pays reasonable rent when compared TO city
rents; 1t has cheap lights, and fire wood costs
nearly nothing; 1t employs no men by the
time and consequently there are no fixed
charges.
When this office bids on work against city
printers the award 10 obliged TO come TO Abb
beville, unless somebody works without prof.
1t.
Paying q small incIien tai expense and pay
ing no interest on the plant, while labor Is
much cheaper than city prices, the Press and
Banner can do ordinary book work and other
average printing at less than actual cost to
None OF the city printers have better ma
chinery or better material with which to do
work, and the ability, efficiency and fidelity
of the printers in this office could not be sur
passed by the printers in any Office In the
State.
Because of our methods of conducting bust.
ness, without waste, and without exorbitant
charges, we are enabled to do work very
cheaply.
And because of the excellence of our work
and the low prices which we charge, the busi-
ness of the Office constantly increases as the
people become better acquainted with it.
No city employing printer can make any
money II he underbids the Press and Banner
on any work which we can do.
In order to hold our own, we were compell-
ed TO make considerable outlay In presses and
other printing material. and now we are in
the field, and are getting about as much az we
can do. The city printers in former days
kept the road hot. and canvassers filled the
town, and raked up every little job that they
could lay their hands on. We acted In self.
defense In buying a good outfit. and we now
propose 10 be. for time at least, a factor In
the printing business. or course the work
that we will do is small compared with all
the work that Ia 10 be done In the State, but
By giving US chance TO bid on work. nobody
need pay too high for what he wants.