The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-11
A GREAT SUCCESS.
Three Thousand Friends Inspect
New Herald Home.

The "HERALD opening" Saturday
afternoon proved to be quite draw
ing card and the force entertained
something over three thousand
people during the hours set aside for
the reception. 1t was the intention
of THE HERALD folks to show it's
patrons and friends just how q paper
is made at its new home and the in
tention was carried out to the letter.
The guests upon their arrival were
received in the business office and
were ushered through the Office and
file room to the editorial department.
Here were seen the editors and re-
porters at their work, The city force
was engaged in getting up type writ
ten copy" of the days events of
the town. Press dispatches were
arriving every little while and were
being edited. The "copy" from
the editors made it's way to the COM
positors and the type setting machine
where it was transformed into type.
"Proofs" of the matter set was taken
and went to the "proof reader" and
then back for correction and finally
was placed into the "forms." Each
step was closely followed by large
crowds of interested onlookers. The
forms" were locked up" and sent
to the press rooms where the opera
ton OF placing on the press and start
ing the big machine was witnessed.
And then the paper came from the
press, an eight page edition, printed
and folded. Next the visitors wit
messed the operating of the city cir
culating department. The papers
were given to the twelve carrier boys
who hurried out with them upon their
several routes. The mailing depart
ment also received its share of at
tention.
The visitors were shown every
nook and corner of the new building,
including the stock room and the
vaults. The job department was in
operation during the afternoon and
it's several presses were busy turning
out work. Stock was being prepared
for the presses and compositors were
at work getting "jobs" up and "mak-
ing ready the form. The finished
work was being cared for by others
and there was no.part of the estab-
lishment but that was seen in opera
ton during the afternoon. The guests
came from the press room back
through the office. Each visitor was
given a copy of "THE HERALD" a
two step written for the paper by the
talented young composer, John Caste.
The Schmitts orchestra was on
hand during the afternoon and made
music Of the most excellent sort for
the occasion. The music, the noise
of the machinery in operation, the
hustle and the hurry of the several
departments in the doing of the work
of the hour, the busy attention of the
visitors being shown here and there
about the house, all went to make
up picture of lasting nature that
will be remembered by all who saw it
or who had part in it's make up.
When The HERALD moved into its
new home the suggestion was made
by some of it's friends that an open
ing would be appropriate and the
thing to do. Newspaper Office open
ings" are somewhat OF move lty and
it was pretty much of a guess what
such an affair would be like. "Shop
the public how the paper is made
and how the business of print show
is conducted" said someone. The
die was cast and the thing was done.
The HERALD is pleased with the re-
suit of the efforts made on its part
and judging from expressions of its
friends and guests we were success
full in pleasing our many visitors.
81 didn't know that we had such
an institution in the city, am proud
of you," said one, Well, WE'LL" re-
marked another one, 81 have often
wondered how it was done but this
passes anything 1 had ever i'm
agined," 81 shall now read my
HERALD with an added interest,"" said
one subscriber, 81 feel that l have
had an introduction that would have
been possible in no other way" l
like this idea of yours, "said business
patron, SIT brings you closer to your
people, patrons and subscribers, and
gives them an acqu aintance with you
that is much to be desired" And so
the complimentary words were heard
on all sides. " ".''.
The hour OF the event had been an
nounced as closing at five O'Clock be-
cause at that time the paper would |
be off the press and the presses and
other machinery ofthe Office stopped.
The workers in the job department |
and the composing room stop at this
hour on Saturday evenings and the
work of the shop ceases. But the
people continued coming and were |