The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-04-25
THE SIMPLEX TYPE SETTER.

Coenr d'Alene seemed PARTICULAR,
bright, and what is now taking plac
in the way of development and growtl
was, at that time, anticipated by tn,
residents of the town; but all wer,
doomed to disappointment. Tn,
blight of the panic of the following
year seemed to paralyze Occur d.
Alene to g greater extent than mos
other towns. Business, there was
none, and our misfortunes came thicl
and fast, as all who went through
those trying times can testify. The
Press struggled along and managed tC
exist when newspapers all around il
were suspending for want of support.
This continued until the brighter
days that dawned with the opening
Of the new century. Every week
during the past eleven years, without
missing an issue, the Press has visited
the homes of its readers and patrons
With the dawn of the industrial era
we have kept abreast of the times
A new Standard Babock cylinder press
of the latest and best pattern, new job
presses, perforating and other ma
chimes have been added to increase the
facilities of the plant, until now we
have the most complete printing office
in the northern part of the state, not
excepting any. These improvements
have been made at great expense and
we feel that the public appreciates our
efforts, from the fact that for the past
two years there has never been one
day that the office did not have job
printing on the hook to be executed
This highly satisfactory condition is
largely due to the fact that We have
the facilities, the stock and the skill
to turn out printing equal to that of
any city or town in the country. The
latest and most useful addition to
our plant is Simplex Type Setter.
The addition of this new and expen-
sive machinery is necessary to more
fully meet the requirements for pub
fishing newspaper such as the enter
prise and progressiveness of this com
unity demands. The largest possible
amount of news matter must be
handled, and hand composition is be- .
coming too slow in this rushing (
world. With the aid Of the Simplex, J
we will not only be able to handle
larger amount Of news, but do il
easier and better, holding the forms
open later and getting the best Of
the news of the day that which
comes in late.
We cordially invite the readers OF
the Press to call at the office and wit
ness the operation Of the machine.
Believing that our friends will be- /
interested in knowing something of
this fine piece Of mechanism. We pre- ,
sent herewith cut Of the Simplex.
and description which will enable
anyone to understand its workings.
The body Of the Simplex consists
Of two cylinders, one above and
rotating on the other, having com
mon axis In both cylinders, ex
tending vertically. their full length,
are ninety parallel channels, those in
the lower cylinder forming the maya |
zine into which type distributes from
the channels Of the upper cylinder
and is stored for rssetting The
channels are slightly Eider than the
body Of the type which the machine
is made to set.
On the forward side Of each chan
mel in the lower cylinder Ia a series
of steel strips inserted and pro
jecting part way across They are
called wards, as thsY perform the
same functions a. the wards of a
lock. The combination Of wards In
each channel differs from that in
every other channel each type char
acter in a font Is given A combination
of hicks corresponding With the com
bination Of wards Ia sne particular
channel, and can sntaE this channel
only. The central ~4rd extends the
full length Of the channel, and is cut
bh J1nb HAApAN ~ ppAhAAA Oil1
type to be pushed oHt At the bottom
when the key is touched
The channels in thu upper cylin.
der have no wards, ~ that lines con
tanning all charact9es IN the font will
enter any channel ia this cylinder
freely. In each channel is a sliding
=. weight, the function IT which Is tC
press slightly down On tho line Of
dead type contained in the channel
so that when the botL0m type comes
to its proper channel IN the love-
cylinder it will drop quickly. Thes'
weights are lifted sr Shen tho chan
mel is to be loaded, tia line Of deat
type inserted in thb channel, aud thu
weights lowered assis ON top Of th'
line.
The channels Ia tbs apes cylinder