The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-10-20

Is more difficult today to secure a good
all around printer than it was twenty
years ago? 1t is a well known fact that
the very best all around workman orig
mated iii the country office From the
day the future artistic job printer on
the metropolitan work entered the
country Office he began learning every
detail from how to keep an office neat,
to the manufacturing of rollers or fancy
job tyle. Specializing OF work has
become the order of the in the city off
ices. Commercial interests demand a
class of work that keeps ahead of inven-
tive ingenuity, and the machines can
not turn out class of work that pleases
the trade at all times, To country ed
itor it seems that in the cities more at
tention should be paid to the apprentice
system as in days gone by. Too much
time is lost by having apprentices work
ing hour after hour Strengthening up the
lead rack. Give the apprentice an OPP
portunity to learn the trade. Proving
galleys will not make a printer. Ma
chinery and metropolitan push are
reaching out in the country and lessen
ing the job business of the country
printer and therefore he cannot as in
times past supply the future job print
ers for the city offices. And right along
in this line let me call attention to the
proofreader. From whence come our
proofreaders? Not from the university,
except in small degree, but from the
composing room. The best proofreader
was at one time an apprentice in the
country office. Step into our metropoli-
tan daily offices today and ask the gray
haired proofreader where he learned to
read proof and he will reply, 'In the
country Office" The proofreader must
be an intelligent human being with a
complete knowledge of the printing bus
mess. Occasionally a comma crank is
found who should have passed away
early in life, but invaribly he learned
only part OF the trade. lie was kept
busy Strengthening up the slug rack or
proving galleys.
WHEN LAST IN wAsC0 COUNTY.
Twelve years ago October 4th this as
ISOLATION met at The Dalles. The rep
resentatives of this association were
brought to Wasco county and shown
about the county. They went home
and told through their columns what
Wasco county can produce. We told
the readers of what had been seen.
The attention of outsiders was brought
to this fertile Hood River valley, and
from that memorable October day when
the Oregon Press Association visited
the Cascade Locks through the courtesy
of the d. P. 4 A. Co., a demand was
made for the completion of the Cascade
Locks and we kept hammering at it
until the metropolis of this prosperous
county virtually has an open river un-
obstructed to the sea, and from that day
Hood River valley began to grow as it
never grew before and now she is not
compelled to send man 5000 miles to
seek a market for her fruits. The
buyers are here on the ground early as
your secretary was told in the commits
sion house of Frederick G. Howe & Bro,
Boston, last winter. mention this to
show the value of a visit of this asso-
citation to any section of the state. OF
the committee of five, d. G. Ireland,
chairman; B. F. Laughlin, W. G. Allo-
way, John Michel and Geo. p. Morgan,
who had charge OF the reception to the
Oregon Press Association twelve years
ago, believe that all save George P.
Morgan are living in this county and
can testify to the benefits of our visit
The fame of Hood River has gone
abroad, Down in Mississippi this win
ter learned that this valley had pro-
duced steer that could beat my old
school teacher, John L. Henderson in a
swimming race from here to The Dalles
Those of us who knew Professor Hen
derson 30 years ago believe him. And
now, dear members having partly COM
piled with the law governing this Office
l sign myself
ALBERT TozIER,
Secretary Oregon Press Association