Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-09

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possible for the paper to 60 to press In
time to be taken East on the LEO A. n
pullman. containing everything printed
in the regular edition except some OF
the latest telegraphic dispatches.
many new correspondents were at this
time added to the STAFF Of the Journal.
and regular reporters were now kept
busy all the time at Waterville, Gardi-
ner, HallOwell and other places to fur
nish the paper each day with all the
local news.
With the beginning Of its 25th vol
ume, January 2, 1894, the Daily Journal
greeted Its readers in eight page form,
AS it is today. The size Of the pages
was made the same as it had been from
1870 to 1887. before the large blanket
sheet was adopted. The Weekly JOUR
nal was made the same size, and vas
increased TO IL pages, where It has
since remained. ihls change In both
daily and weekly not only gave a Con-
siderable inci ease in space, Dut also a
convenient and modern sized page. To
print the journal in this new form q
Cox Duplex press OF the latest pat
tern was pun chased. printing from Hat
beds, on both sides, folding ana de,Iv-
ering the papers at late Of 5000 per
hour.
In November. 1894. Tnorne typeset-
ting machine was procured and proved
a great success. 1t was succeeded in
March, 1896. by four Mergenthaler limo
types, wonderful machines that seem
almost human. Operated by four girls
by day and four men by night these
linOtypes do an enormous amount Of
work, and the amount of composition
possible is only limited by the size Of
the paper, doing away entirely with the
use of plate matter.
In March, 1896, Ex-Governor Edwin G.
Burleigh became an active member or
the firm, holding controlling inter-
est in the establishment, and giving
much OF his time and attention to ,he
management OF the paper, bOtn in the
editorial and business departments.
The firm name Of Burleign & F.ynt
therefore now includes as owners, edi-
tors and publishers. Edwin &. Bur-
leigh, &. Il. Burleigh and Charles +.
fiynt.
Mr. e. Il. Burleigh, as the editOi iai
head of the journal, has had able
assistants. Samuel l.. Boardman, well
known in the Maine newspaper world.
was general editor for number Of
years following the departure OF Mr..
Stevens to Hawaii in 1889. John v.
Lane Of Chichester, N. H.. a graduate
of BowdOin, 81, came to the Journal In
december, 1887 and after serving as city
editor and then as night editor Tor sew
eral years, became associate editor IN
April, 1898, and has since then done
great portion of the editorial wo.k.
Z. W. Richards of Richmond, became
night editor of the Journal in January,
1880 and has since served continuously
in that capacity. Joseph Williamson,
Jr., John II. BOardman. George V. S.
Michaelis and George w. Bull have IN
turn since 1888, flied the position Of
city editor. The last two named ar"
now on the staff of the Boston Journal.
The present city editor. Herbert hid
dell, came to the Journal from Bosom
in September. 1895. The duties of ex-
change editor for the past four yea.
have been well performed by Miss
Katharine b. Doherty. ]. Clair Mino..
having served as legislative reporter,
is now on the Journal as a special writ
centennial souvenir edition.
In the business department Mr.. Flynt
has been assisted since April, 1889 by
Fl ederick l.. FOgg. cashier and box
keeper, with Miss Alice M. Robbins as
assistant bOOkkeeper since April 1.
1893. For the past two years c. ]. Hig-
gins of Hallowell. has been the adver-
Using solicitor of the paper. Mss
Mabelle Nj. Hunt is the stenographer OF
the business department Miss Belle H.
Washburn, prOofreader, has been
with the Journal since 1888. Ben Shaw
of Gardiner, has been the Joui nal art
list Since the illustrating depai tment,
which has become an important teat-
ure, was established in October, 1895.
Daniel l.. Allen, the foreman of the
press room, has been on the Journal
longer than any other person, having
faithfully served the paper Since 1860.
Thomas J. Trask, the night pI essman.
has also been connected with the Jour-
nal many years. George H. Clark. the
night foreman of the news compOs. ng
loom. and Frank A. Kimball, the day
foreman in the same room. began on
the Journal as boys and have BEEN
with the paper in this same department
26 and Is years respectively. For the
present Daniel M. Berran Is the acting
day foreman of the news room. Charles
H. Richards, the foreman of the book
department, and Will H. Dunton the
foreman of the job department, pre-
side over large crews in their ever
busy rooms. Mr.. Dunton has been
with the Journal over Is years and Mr..
Richards over Is years. Stephen J.
Hagerty has been the Journal tele-
graph operator for the past eight years
and each night has received over the
wires the large amount of news mat
ter found in it's columns. Since the
Journal became a member of the Asso-
ciated Press in March, 1897, q special
wire comes direct to the office, and
this unsurpassed news service often
brings the paper over 5000 words per
night.
Such in brief is the story Of the Ken
nebec Journal, it's origin, its growth.
and its present. 1t has much to be
proud of and nothing to be ashamed of.
Today, with a daily circulation three
times that of 10 years ago, it stands
at the front among the papers Of
Maine, and has a present worthy OF its
three-quarters Of century Of prosper
GUS and progressive history. No city