The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-09

Parts Of Northeastern pennsylva-
nia--All Departments Reaching
Out for Work in Outside Territory.
Notwithstanding strikes of various
Kinds and the accompanying depressed
condition OF business, The Tribune and
its various departments have continued
to show a healthy growth, SO much So
in fact, that now the entire Tribune
building, with its four floors and base
l1ent, are occupied exclusively, where
as two years ago a good portion of the
building WAS given over TO the Times
ana Free Press.
1t that time the entire fourth floor
was occupied by the Times, three OF the
rooms rs editorial rooms and the re-
mainder Of the floor as II composing
room. Beside this, One-half of the
front portion of the first flocr, set aside
for business purposes, was used by the
Times. On the second floor consid-
cradle portion WAS used by the Sunday
Free Press for business, editorial and
mechanical departments.
Various Departments Enlarged.
Al tho years 'tIi lIllS HIS Dttll
changed. The Tribune building is now
Tor The Tribunes use only. It's news
paper department. job department,
bindcly and engraving, department are
now all properly equipped to turn out
satisfactory work promptly, and they
are doing it. Formerly all business de-
iartmerts We're crowded into the limit
cl space of onc-half OF the front por-
ton and advertising managers are on
tic opposite side of the main hall,
where they are more accessible to the
public and where business can be
transacted With less confusion and
more eXpeditously.
Right in front OF the south side of
the building is located the Office of the
superintendent of the job department,
where, beside being much more access
sible than heretofore, business can be
transacted without the confusion Incl
dent TO whirring machinery. The re-
n1ovai of the superintendcnts desk
from its former location. allows of a
much needed re-arrangement of the
composing room so that now sixteen
nlen can be employed in this room
alone whenever necessary, instead of
Icing limited to seven as heretofore.
On the second floor the overcrowded
bindery has been relieved by alotting
to it considerably increased floor space.
Il portion of which has been partitioned
Off into a. stock room. In this room is
carried a large supply of papers par
ticularly suitable for blank book work, !
50 that this class of work can be pro-
duced much more eNpeditiousy than
heretofore.
Addition of Engraving Department. |
One of the mosN important moves |
made by The Tribune in the last two |
years has been the addition of an ell
craving department, where al, classes |
of photo-engraving is turned out, from |
the finest half-tones and engravings |
used on the best class of printing. to |
the outline and half-tones designed for
newspaper work. This department oc-
cupies the entire fourth floor, where |
rooms are set apart for designing and |
drawing, photography, dark rooms, |
and for finishing and mounting the J
cuts. The photography and printing in
this department is all done by electric
light, furnished from The Tribune's
own plant, which insures a uniform
product, and avoids being dependent
upon sunshine for the printing OF the
photographs The engraving depart
ment was added Il little ove- n year
ago. and the volume of work has stead |
dy increased until it is more than |
double what it was when first opened.
Important Changes i'm Personnel.
During these two years there have |
been some important changes among
those who are looking after the inter-
ests of the company IN various eXecu-