Arizona republican., 1898-11-04
SOUTH SIDE.
THE NEW PRESS.
Part II.


 The next morning the owner of Ths Republican announced to the public in a long editorial that new press would Ea purchased, as the circulation had grown too unwieldly for the old Cot trell machine and the people would be given good service if it were possible. A week later followed the announce ment that a press had besn secured the like of which could not be found in the southwest outside of Los Angeles. The new hope resurrected Bushlsy from a bed of pain and allayed the impatience of the people. But the long wait was not yet over, as the machine was slow in getting started from Bat tie Creek, Mich, and was two weeks on the road.
 The history of it's arrival, cf the big industrial parade formed by the great trucks headsd by the Pioneer band, which haued ths parts Of the enormous machine from the Santa Fe freight depot to The Republican office, has been told in these columns, and also what an appearance il made piled and stTewn On the front sidewalk, in the business office and in the press room; but what the people Of the south side expected of it has not been told. They swelled the number of visitors who came every day to gaze in bewildeT- ment at it's thousands of parts and watch it assume shape and form uEd=r the machinists hands, who, assisted by a half score of men, placed it's ponder ous parts in place. he south side came to believe that the press would produce some vague dispensation whereby they would be somehow bene- fited. They were told they would be given a paper. the makeup of which would be better in appearance and would get it as early as they wanted il.
 They could hardly wait until the press was set up. They believed it to be entirely unwarranted by the con ditions; it was way ahead of the time3 and they feared MT. Randolph was spending too much money, but the prsss put in they were anxious for its benefits.
 But the new press did not run. The rollers were defective and had to be sent back. The ten-horse power gas oline engine had just arrived and by the time it was set up and ready for use the rollers would be back and then the new age iii Arizona journal ism would begin. A week elapsed and still no improvemer1, and the people beyond the Rio Salado began to lose interest. Subscriptions fell off rapidly. People said the war with Spain was over and they would not need paper any more. The Lehi circulation went to pieces. WilliarG Standage, who carried the papers from the String town" railroad crossing to Lehi on his daily trip to ga4ge }ha water in the river, could Dot. @tfCrd to wait every other day or zen Clce CT twice week for the pa..1Iz. F ran or sched- ule time. He niGadcd for days and weeks with th2 zJuth side man to get there earlier. Inc people of Lchi scolded him for bringing them papers a day old or net bringing them at all as the case might be. Just as often the south side man promised to do bet ter. He would take out his watch and figure out the time, learn the number of minutes he was late, and tell his friend he would be on time the next morning But it was the same old story, the old press could not handle the circulation and The Republican special would be behind time as Cftan as ever.
 The south side man faced Mr. San dage in the middle of his plea enc morning, with the exclamation, Stan dage when that new press gsts to running g''-his face blanched a little at this; how often had he used that ex- pr 'whln the new press gets to running" people only laughed at him now and StaDdage smiled; but he continued: When the new press gets to running I prdmse you on my van ishinc reputation for vcraci-Y that when --cJ come i1v hsre in the non 3-E t15 r2rars r7-ll- h3~5 l3td hsr5 50 1c13 tLay t'.ll be yellow will g ce"
 1t was onz l6ng, weary week after