Smyrna times., 1897-04-14
SMYRNA TIMES MOVED.
From the Prettyman Building to the Red
Brick Adjoining Fruit Growers National
Bank

Not since before the war has the
SMYRNA TIMES occupied business
place on the ground floor, and in taking
its place in a comfortably situated
home-the red brick building adioin-
ing the Fruit Growers National Bank
Is but another epoch IN the long and
interesting life of this weekly journal.
Before giving history of the TIMES,
let us note our improvement After a
lease of Is years in the third floor of
the johnson Building, now known as
the ''Prettyman" Building, the TIMES
found it necessary for its own conven-
ience and that of its patrons to move
into more suitable quarters. Hence
its proprietor purchased of the Misses
Hurlock their brick building on Com
merce Street next door to the Fruit
Growers National Bank. Since March
the first, the carpenters, masons, plum
bers have been at work, thoroughly
remOdelling the inside of the building
to adapt its purposes especially to the
wants of the business, besides chang
ing the appearance of the outside.
Instead of one long room the office
and mechanical department is divided
into sections. Directly from the Street.
you enter the business office or "Sanc-
tum" neat and attractivein appearance.
A railing extends from the vestibule
across the room, dividing the main
thoroughfare from the private office.
The office is papered in terra Gotta felt
with neat bOarder, is carpeted, and has
closets and book case in nice conven-
fence. A "copy lift" and speaking
tube connects with the composing
room, through which business is trans
acted with any department without
leaving the room.
Leaving the office you are ushered
into the ''Press Room" where solidlv
stands the cylinder press which rolls
off each issue of the TIMES. Below the
trap door in the floor of this room sets
the water motor which furnishes power
to the presses, connecting by shaft and
belts to the room above. A feature of
the press room is the foundation upon
which the cylinder press sits. This is
of solid masonary construction sup
porting the floor, relieving that con-
stant jar, which it heretofore has had
to contend with. The press now runs
smooth and easy.
From this room you ascend an easy
pair of stairs to the second floor into
the ''jOb department" Here the small
presses are situated and here is printed
all the neat and attractive job work
which the TINES has the facilities to do.
Connecting with this is a stock room of
splendid paper supplies.
From this cheerful department you
are led into an even more cheerful
room" This occupies the entire sec
Ond story front of the TIMES Building
and was made light and airy. Here
the TINES is set up and virtually made
from the time the copy is composed in
galleys till it is locked up in chases.
As convenience to getting the forms
to the press room, a "form drop" was
made to lower it from the Job depart
ment to the press room below. Thus
everything has been arranged to work
the business in systematic order and
to serve the wants of the public. No
finer country Office can be found in the
State and surely ynone with better facili-
ties for turning out first class work.
All departments are heated through
out by a cellar furnace and the rooms
are lighted with gas and electricity.
The store room adjoining the business
office will be rented and fitted out to
any permanent tenant.