The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-05
ting Room Resembles Machine Shop
S:eadiness and ReliA bility Essential Characteristic of Successful Printer|. Sketches of Men who
 Put News into Type
 for The Advertiser.
BY L. F. WOODRUFF.

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 " CTS and employees in tha 4 A composing room of big
 daily newspaper.
 This department of The Advertiser fs in charge of W. W. Waldo, who, aI- though young man, has been in the typesetting department of newspapers practically all of his life, fifteen years 0f which he has been with The Advertiser Mir. Waldo was born in vevay, Ind, 3s years ago. He inherited his skill. as a printer and his love for newspaper work from his father. who is now editor and proprietor of a newspaper at Rising Sun. Ind.
 In February, 1887, Mir. Waldo began his service with The Advertiser and worked .n the lad alley" the subsection of tho composing room where advertisementa are set He continued to set ads. for The Advertiser until May 6. 1902, when he was appointed foreman of the depart mant.
 Thirteen regular men and three or four extra or supernumerary men are under the direction of MT. Waldo. He not only has the esteem of his subordinates but he is held in regard by the management.
 MT Waldo is married and owns c com. fortable home on High Street.
 The intricacy of the MergenthaIer type setting machine makes 1t necessary for . skilled machinist to be employed by The Advertiser to keep these machines in re- pair.
 This machinist is Henry A. Roehp. who was born in Baltimore, Md, in 1874 MT. Roehn learned the trade of a linofype zpachinist in the Mergenthaler factory, in 1888. having as one of his instructors the inventor of the machine. Several years after he learned the trade Mir. Roehn travelled for. the Mergenthaler Company. installing machines for different papers He came to The Advertiser five and a half years ago and since that time has been the linotype machinist.
 John F. Keys who sets the head lines of The Advertiser, was the first deaf mute in the world to operate a linotype machine. He was born near Jonesbcro. Tenn, in 1862, and was educated at the Tennessee School for Deaf at Knoxville. There he learned rthe trade of printer. He has bean with The Advertiser nearly fifteen years and has operated a machinG for nine years. He communicates with his fellow workmen entirely by signs and is highly esteemed.
 MT. Keys is a man of fine inteirigence and is regarded as one of the safest and best printers in this section of the coun> try.
 Michael E. Ford, President of the Mont E was boEn in Notasulga, Ala, in 1869. Ht learned the printing trade in The Adver. tiser office, entering as an apprentice in 1SS9 He has been with The Advertiser since that time with the exception of four years. which he spept as clerk in the State Auditors office. He operates ma. | chine No. 1.
 Walter E. Bowick was born in Charles ton, s. C.. thirty-one years ago and there Y11w kI,- .N.-F be has been with The Advertiser on Ma chine No. 2. He is Secretary of the local Fraternity and was for four years Vice. President of the International Printers. Protective Fraternity.
 Cleveland Baber was born in Lowndes County in 1879. He learned the printing trade in Montgomery and in 1898 came to , The Advertiser as a linotype operator. He is Chairman of the Board of TEps- tees of the local Printers Protective Fra ternity and holds down machine No 3.
 ". E. Phillips, Corresponding Secre- tary of the Printers Protective Frater- nity, has been with The Advertiser for twelve years on machine No. | He was born in Norcross,. Ga, and Is 30 years old. MT. Phillips has the reputation of being an artistic printer. He is a good writer as well as good printer.
 J. c. Galliher operates machine No. 6 He was born sin Madison Wis. in 1871. and there learned the trade Of a practi- cal printer. After linotypes were intro duced he became an operator. He has been with The Advertiser ope year and 8 halftand is one of the most popular men on the force.
 George N. Bayzer who operates lipo- type machine, isNa young printer who has been with The Advertiser thirteen years having served his apprenticeship here. He enjoys the esteem of his fell lows and is one of the most capable printers on the force.
 B. R. Smith. Vice. President Of the To- cal Fraternity, is Montgomerian by birthA and is 28 years old. From chud- hoodShe has been printer and has been with The Advertiser three years. Mir. Smith is in the lad. alley"
 Percy Halse. who Is in the lad alley" Is an Englishman, having been born ln Liverpool twenty-seven years ago. Teu years ago he came to America and to Montgomery, where he learned the print ing trade in different job offices. He has been with The Advertiser five years.
 James E. Bayzer, one of the lad alley' men, was born in Fillmore County and is 32 years old. He leaFned the printing trade in Montgomery and has beeH in the business sixteen years and with The Ad- vertfser two years.
 Durwood B. Adams. apprentice printer and assistant mailing clerk. has been with The Advertiser three years. He was born in Georgiana. Ala. and is IS years old.
 Eddie P. Dunne is printers apprentice and galley boy. He has been with The Advertiser six months of the sixteen years he has lived. He was born in Montgom- cry and is the youngest member of the force.
 In addition to these men extra men are employed in the composing room from time to time according to the demandi of the business.