The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-14
OUR NEW BUILDING.
Glegane Estnblishnent In Which, tho
NirEtMinn il Prinlcn

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When The Virginian purchased its
new hoe printing press 1t found 1t nee
csSafy 10 erect a more commodio1,s
building for its accommodation, and
also enlarged quarters FOR the compos-
ing force and reportorial department..
IAccoi,oinslE work was begun on the
present annex on Plume street, which,
DelnG completed. is SO feet front by Is
leet long, and two stories high, sub
stantially and carefully built, gravel
rooi, and shceted With corrugated iron.
rendering 1T practically tire-proof The
'front.' Is In imitation stone
The first floor Is divided into fonr
compartments. Two OF these are store
rooms, fronting on Plume street The
otherS are mailing, paper. and press
rooms, respectively.
me press room was fitted up under the
personal supervision OF The Nirginian' s
chief prcSSnan, Mr.. Henry Pacini. IT
mas Il heavy concrete floor rs solid as Il
rock. with Il pit Which was dug out
purposely to fit the mammoth press.
IN TINS room is the StcrcOptyping an
pal'atus. and also the fine 1S.horse power
Alorrls engine. The stcreotyping is in
charge OF Messrs Andrew and Levy
Capps
Ine mailing department. is IN charge
OF Mr. Frank Mex emma, assisted by Ed
die and Double" King,
a BateS elevator leads from The press
room TO the composing room, and is
used for the purpose OF transferring the
heaVy forms from the makeup to the
stereotyper
Going up this elevator the visitor
linds himself in The Virginian's con,no-
dlouS and busy composing rooms. which
are IS ny )" feet. and 10 feet high
IN lhis room is the Mergenthaler
pinnt OF linotype typesetting machines.
four In number, in charge Of Mr.. Percy
~ ~. ..sx
,nachinist, and q. sIGtduate Of Aiersen-
lltLer's factory in New York, who had
supervision OF the delicate and difficult
! TASK OF transferring the machines from
.ler former quarters III the Main
street building, and performed this;
Mork IN iour days without the loss OF
IN issue of the paper, or a brea)sare OF
any description. the Irwin Express;
company doing the hauling. The cleo
'fic motor by which tire McrEenthalers
arc run is in this room also, but every
emergency has been provided for, and IN
case or break IN the motor, or failure
O. the electric light people to furnish,
power, the machines are connected b,-
SHti,nE with steam power. reali!!
"a 'iaple 81 a moments notice.
e.:IS Pipes are also being laid behind
c2Cil machine for the purpose OF fur
! Eisf,inE light to the operators in ibe
"tsnt oi an accident st the power house.
49,. D'''iiS5 ioSIiiS uft N Cn1fSG oil
Mr. K. J. Carly, foreman, with Al,n John
y. Z. kirchnl!or, assistant foreman.
Major u. Il. Dunbar veteran typo of
Norfolk. Is the head letter man The
nnerat ting staff consists Of Mcrs.s. Geo.
q: Williams chairman Of tl,a chapel; II
W. Iunntln aNd Waiter Pike Master
crank Fe.oic, under the euphonious title
or inc Devil" :sl!liss galleys and makes
hiHSeH generally useful.
IN the southeast cornel. OF tile building
IS the ADVERTISING room in charge Of
Mt Charles G. I<Zcr, assisted by Mr.
Arthur Jucocks and others.
Passiny through tbs. composing rooms
the visitor reaches the news EDITORS
department. where Mr.. IT, E. lLldridg
handles The Virginian's Associate,
Press Dis pa tcllcs as they are brought il;
from the Western Union by Masta,
William ". Wcllman.
Next door are the reportoria1 rooins,
where The Vil'sinian's report0rial staff
set un their material foI the paper from
day 10 day.
over the stores are two light ana airy
offices fronting on Plume street 4
stt.il way ana hall runs through the cen
Ter OF ,tlc building
The building Is filed with al modern
improvements III the matter or plumb
ms. water supply and electric lighting
Of the latest type, telephones, electric
calls, etc.