The Newtown bee., 1901-01-04

PICTURE THE HANDSOME MACHINE THIS WEEK
 EDITION HAS BEEN PRINTED


 another is less space required; another, less first cost and less cost of operating; the difference in operating is less power, less for rolls, less loss of ink in washing up, less depreciation because of less invested, and less expert know ledge required to operate.
 The Standard is we'll worth an in vestigation from every printer who is intending to purchase press for doing clean, ordinary work. It is eminently l fitted for this purpose. All Standard presses are furnished with the tapelesS | sheet delivery, adjustable bearers, ball-and-socket joint, positive slider mechanism, reversing mechanism, feeders platform with stairs, steam fixtures, counter, two sets roller stocks, ! roller moulds, or one set cast rolls as desired, wrenches, blanket, and boxing and shipping at New London. The Standard has a capacity of 2000 inn pressions an hour, land can even be speeded higher if necessary.
 And now a word as to THE BEE itself. It has been our rule to refrain from hysterical appeals in print for support, which takes up valuable space (needed for news matters), and is like chaff wasted on the desert air. Instead it has been our purpose to make the paper as worthy of support as possible, and we have accordingly bent our energies in this direction.
 THE BEE aims first and always to be g good, wholesome local paper. It has stood firmly for causes which promote good government and good citizenship in this and adjoining towns and as long as the present men are in control no other banner will be hoisted. THE BEE is not without it's faults, but it should be remembered there are linn itations to our field.
 The town has suffered a serious blow in the closing of it's one, great indus try, and with others it will follow that we shall suffer loss. But if the citi- zens of this and adjoining towns give us the same cordial support in the future, as in the past, we shall have no cause for worry and alarm. No local paper in Connecticut has a more loyal, willing and substantial list of sub scribers, and to one and all THE BEE takes this occasion to return cordial and sincere thanks, for their generous patronage. It will be onr aim to con- stantly improve the paper, so far as our means and opportunity will allow.
 It would be possible for us to issue THE BEE more cheaply by the use of "plate matter" or 'patent insides" so called, but this we have steadfastly refused to do. Not an inch of plate or patent stuff has been used on the paper in 15 or IS years. This enables us to make it more emphatically a local paper, and haslgiven, we have found, better satisfaction to our patrons. THE BEE is, we believe, one of few weeklies in the state which do not use plate matter or ready-print sheets in some form.
 The largest edition issued by the company in it's history was on Decem- Der II, 1900, when HOO copies were printed. The average circulation dur ing the last month has been 395O.
 The changes made necessary by the installing of the new plant makes us a few hours late, but this fact will doubtless be overlooked by conside- rate patrons. On Friday morn ing as many of our friends 1 as may desire, are invited to visit the l press room and see just how "The | Standard" looks.
 Wishing our friends and patrons, "A Happy New Year," on behalf of the Directors of
 THE BEE PUBLISHING CO.,,
 ALLISON P. SMITH, President.
 TOWN TOPICS.