Richmond planet., 1897-06-19

near the curb and a ring to which
horse can be tied was also sunk in the
pavement. The guide stone on the
right was presented by Mr.. j. s. Gard
ner. stone-mason, yards, 2l and % west
Leigh st.
The two tree boxes are painted
white with appropriate trimming.
The front of the brick building is
painted white, with light brown trim
mings. On the corniee rests the large
sign, which is over eight feet in the
centre. 1t is thirty feet long. On it
may be seon the black arm with the
electric flashes. Midway of the build
ing rests the other sign on which are
the words, Fine, Artistic Printing. !"
The arm rests on back ground of
sky blue. The lettering is imitation of
gold with black back ground.
The alley at the side makes it con-
venient t. deliver stock at the rear.
On the floor of the main entrance is
six foot hail." hallway OILED and
cleaned. Here is the oak-furnished
waIer-cooler for the visitor and the
employees as we'll. To the left is the
entrance TO the business office. The
furniture is of quartered oak, light fin
ished, and describes a curve. The sew
eral wickets have the special wickets
have the special business to be trans
&C ed carved over them. The rounde d
curve where the general business is
carried on has been compliments
The brass and wire-wOrk is also at
tractive.
Here is located the business depart
n Il
Business Manager and Mr., Thomas Nj 4.
Crump is the Assistant. From here is
sent out notifications of the expiration
OF subscriptions, as we'll as circulars
soliciting new ones. The telephone,
Number 32S is in this room. The
building is equipped with house tele-
phones on each floor and conversations
can be carried on at any time.
In the rear of this room is the edi-
torial department, also the Office of
George w. Lewis, Esq, whose law de-
partment is Literally patronized. With
this lone exception the entire building
is Occupie d by the Planet"
On the first floor is the press room,
The middle wall was knocked out and
the two rooms thereby converted into
one Here may be seen the Campbell
Two Revolution Pr ss, which will print
3, 6 or column paper, both sides AT
one time or an 8, 9 or 10 column paper
one SHE at time. lt prints 1900 pa
pers per hour. Here also may be seen
two job presses. The Brown Newspa-
per folder is always source of inter
est. 1t folds and packs Planets
faster than a man can feed them to it
1t will fold, paste and trim an page
paper. The form elevator stops in this
room. To the right is the engine room.
Here may be seen the Tanner and De-
laney engine, g horse power, purchased
from Chamblin and Scott and made by
the Richmond and Locomotive Works
1t runs like a charm. The boiler
which furnishes steam to it is in the
cellar of the brick house in the yard
1t is horsepower and was purchased
from the Sydnor Pump and Well Com
pany of this city. 1t furnishes enough
steam to heat the building in addition
to running the engine, The stock
room adjOIns, brick wall between, il
which can be seen a car load of news
paper.
Mr. Samuel Huston is the enginee r
Mr.. Charles A. Hall has charge o
the press room, with Messrs. GeOrg,
K TaylOr and Joshua K Griffin as assis
tants.
On The third door is the composing
or tpye-setting department., in churgl
of Mr.. Junius A. Smith. The Job anC
newspaper departments are in separ
ate room.
Those employed here are: Messrs
j. Alanza Dixon, Warrick A. Kyles