The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-14
ALL IN READINESS FOR JOB
Removal Of Big Press the Mo1t
Serious Problem.
It IL Confidently Expected that TueGe
days Issue VIII Be Printsd
in New Home on Dexter
and LawrsncA

The Advertiser will today BEGIN now
ing from its old quarters on South Perry
Street, which 1t has occupied for 20 many
years. to it's new home on the corner o.
Lawrence Street and Dexter Avenue.
The moving has begun with the hops
and expectation that it will be completed
in time for the issuance Of the regulaF
Tuesday morning paper. but It cannot -
absolutely assured that the big preos can
be put up in time for the printing q the
Tuesdays edition. *.
The old home Of The ADVERTISE. oc<
cupied for so many years has been one
Of the best known points of the city. Tbs
new home. a block away, occupies one
Of the most desirable corners In Mont
gomery. The new home Of The Adver-
tiser 10 q handsome three-story structure
Of colonial architecture with cream deco-
rations. A commodious basement con-
tanning the mailing and carriers room and
the storage rovm gives additional space
In the building
The Advertiser will occupy every por-
ton of the new building. The frst door
will be given over to the business offices
containing the departments of the gem
eral manager, the cashier. the circulation
manager and the advertising Managers
with the rear part of the building occu-
pied by the press room.
The second door will be occupied BY the
editorial and reportorial STATS. The Adj
vertisers writing force. A large room In
the rear will be used as library and
consulting room.
The composing room viii occupy the
larger part Of the third floor. On thin'
floor will also be located the office Of
the news editor and the Associated Press
operator. The stereotyping outfit Of the
paper will be put in a large room In the
rear part of the third floor.
The greatest difficulty involved In the
| removal Of the plant Ia the transfer Of
| the heavy. two-deck Goss press and thu
| six typesetting machines. The press ii
q heavy and intricate piece of machin-
| cry. 1t will be dismantied and moved
| piece. by piece to the new press rooms
which has been put IN readiness for L
| with the foundation completed and ready
for occupancy. The first piece Of the
press can not be moved until the Pounds
| ton of the press has been taken up froza
its place in the Perry Street building.
The dismantling, removal and recon
struction Of the press Is the irksome and
| tedious Job of removal Upon Its rapid
successful completion depends Tuesdays
iFsue of The Advertiser. If It Is success
fully accomplished, as 1t confidently ex>
pected. The Advertiser win appear Tues
day morning.
To its successful accomplishment every
effort has been made. Two expert press
men from the home factory in Chicago
are in the city to aid FRESHMAN Nathan
Mcdowell in the work of removing the
press The erection of Hits and derriclzz
at the old building and at the new bufid-
ing and all other preliminary details have
been completed.
As soon as the last paper is ON the
press, the pressmen. with corps of as
sistants, will Immediately begin the work
of dismantling the big press. At the same
time, the linotype machines on the second
floor of the old building will be taken
apart for removal.
The heavy machinery of the stereotypin8
department will at the same time %
taken down and gotten in readiness for
the transfer,
Drays will be in readiness for tns
removal of all machinery and 1t VIII be
Immediately taken to the new structure.
The removal of the office furniture OF
the business and editorial department.
offers no serious difficulty. This part OF
the removal will be accomplished Nom
day. The work of today viii be devoted
to the moving Of the machinery.