The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-11

Another drawback was in obtaining Daper in
the roll OF uniform perfection and strength.
producing large rolls OF paper meeting these
requirements. They solved the problem Of
n adG Could strong nd 5ShePE dS HG1
press. While these improvements were be-
Ing wrought out. the press manufacturers were
OF the sheets, after printing aud the accurate
1 1ert.n 1t tne printed taGers Ihr most IN
patent Of stephen ID. Tucker. Il members Of the
hrip o. T.. Hoe 60 II was called gathering
the papers as fast as they were printed. II is
the modern rress depends. Without it one of
the great machines would block IA pressroom
With papers before it had been in operation
fifteen minutes.
Thus it will I've seen. the rapid working web
press is a composite for which no one man de-
serves the entire credit. II Is one 81 the most
anism constructed in response to a specific de-
mand. The EXPERT mechancIans engaged in
the manuIacturc. Of Dresses knew what was
results lust as experts in other fields might
solve problems in mathematics or military tao
tics 1t is concrete illustration OF the saving
that no matter what the demand is. il it is
strong enough il will be satisfied.
The press which was constructed in 1871
as result OF these Investigations was fed
from roll or web Of paper over. cylinders car
ryipg stereoiryped Plates which. printed it on
cred 10y the cutters. but were simply perforated
after the printing They were drawn by ac-
celebrating tapes. which completely separated
that six. or any, desired number. of perfect
rapers ,G2uld Il" gathered one over the
other. These. 10y means of switch.
were at the proper moment turned or
onto sheet flyers. which deposited them on the
did away. completely, with hand labor in tho
process of printing II was, therefore. the be-
S4Hs o ra1 'RR %6S as this Is we're
required TO perform in connection with 1t
were the starting Of the press, watching to see
that its work was performed, properly, aud
taxing away the papers a. ter they were piled
fiat on the receiving board.
When the first OF thcs" wei uerf"cting presses
was put into successful operation IT was said
that there. was no limit to its speed except The
h nr OIL hT bar 10 s1Pf ~" tn ct
to be Justified by the fact that l,.OUO an hour
were printed from single fcedhoard. This
by this press. In most Offices 1900 an hour
WIS me actual runninE speed
web press illustrates tn" way in which de-
mand has acted TO stimulate invention in this
but delv"r"d them hat t." Thcy We're rT g NlSF tc
the carriers in rolls. and it was left 10 those
who sold them to fold them Here was achancc
aud demand for a timesavpg mechanical
done in tho" oiEcss 1t IsnGth " f 70" 'T"' was
found immediately that men. hurrying
to their Offices or trains would purchase
ne f%TSd s nap%r in t" the "t4%rs
could not he allowed to remain in III" hands nj
single publisher All III" offices had to put
in folders. Tn" advantage ri comhningi this
OPERATION with the OF cr- performed by the
junction was aided to The already complex
duties OF III" printing machine.
So 1t has been with every advance. The en-
largemcnt Of papers by the addition VI surpln-
monts or otd pages brought about the n"rcs-
sitv Of FASTING or stitching these pages into
thr main body Of the rarerr Apress had to b"
copies Of some London wo"klics are printed
cover rand ALL folded. cut and stitched into a
complete pamphlet on single mh"hiu" at til"
rate If $4,000 an hour. The latest Innovations
have been in connection with color printing.
which has required the al itiOn Of more new
Parts IL, the mechanism OF the machine.
sTS} ba %%@r ETSs nmt 2St ygar
vldual PARTS II e"oms as though this was "ar-
rying the possibilities OF one machine" to it, NJ
most limits, hut II is 10y no means certain that
still further additions may not he male Such
machines as this cannot b" constructed with
ont great expense The price "i III" most I'M
proved style nj quadrurle machine IL S:t5.OIO.
Of scXtuplr So 900 and SO on the nrcc
self and the Inrreas" in the work il Is intended
TO o.. In the best equipped newspaper Office
IN the country III" vaiu" Of III" machinery en-
pInved falls little short Of : .UOu.OUO
From the web press of 1871 to the latest inn
proved form described at thu beginning Of This
article. with its speed Of $4,000 an hour there
The improvements have been in matters of
detail and in the direction q. an increased si2.
and raracity. Even at the present time no
thoughtful man would venture to say that the
our successors may smile At IN" designation If
press which prints less than luo.UnO papers
an hour and with cylinders. revolving 900
times 10 the minut" ~ rapid" Nevertheless
construction deserves to- rank amor < m" great
achievements of III" century. H. HOE