The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-07


Col. Jo-.a Dymond. Of New orlenans,
read the following paper on some
Printing House Economics"
Mr.. President Members 81 the Nation
al Editorial association. Ladies' and
Gentlemen To one who comes into the
Art Preservative In later lie with no
matter what literary. mechanical, COM
merciai or scientific bent Of mind. there
comes. necessarily. u,ltr his observa-
ton the leading featt ~, Of the new i'm
dustry. resulting in comparison Of IT.
with other lines Of human activity with
which he may have been previously fa-
mniar The avenues Of approach 20 this
great business in which we are all en-
gagged. are quite numerous. and while
the orthodox way in The past has been
that Of Horace Greeley. to begin at the
bottom of the ladder on the mechani-
cal side OF our industry, and TO ascend
to its highest pinnacle step by step,
there are other ways In our great
cities We now hnd many Of our bright
est newspaper men have risen from the
reportorial ranks and started In the
beginning as practically messenger boys
to make some slight inquiry for the
CITY editor OF the Journal with which
they were Identified and as ability and
general comprehensiveness became dis
played. their sphere Of action widened
and. finally these men became the edi-
tors Of the journals with which they
were identineu. and yet may have known
not a single thing as 20 the mechanical
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name of the type used. nor the cost OF
composition. the qualities Of ink or OF
effective press work and prompt news
paper delivery and generally effective
circulation and the securing OF subscrip-
tions, Of advertisements OF successful
collections and prompt payments Of all
eocruing bills. an Of which features are
essenusl to success. In other words,
while the time has been when TO be a
successful newspaper man Il was de-
sirable 70 begin az the bottom OF the
ladder with an apprenticeship, leading
up through the entire mechanical side
OF the industry. with final possibility Of
blossoming out on the Intellectual, or
business side. in fun control. we now
find that this great industry is special
speciaiized into minor divisions, until
we find that, an Is sometimes said OF
the pin. Il talts ten OF twelve men TO
nake a single pin. Il now takes many
men ana many machines to make a
newspaper
The far reaching consideration then,
that is demanded Of successful
newspaper management. involves in the
smaller business a sufficient knowledge.
! mechanical. Commercial literary and
financial. TO cover the entire ground.
And in the greater establishments, while
the special horizon OF those Interested
may be narrowed to the particular
sphere in which they are engaged. there
must there be a broader and more com,
preAcnsive view Of their own immediate
functions, a greater ability and a great
er intellectual comprehension to with
stand the constant tides OF Improvement
and competition that viii overwhelm
every aggard 10 this. as In other lines
Of human activity
From ali this we judge that while
printing house economies may include
hiring an the boys at the smallest possi-
Bile salaries the purchase OF supplies at
the lowest possible figures, the rental
Of indifferent buildings IN back streets,
az low rates the result in actual net
gain may be less than where more
comprehensive policy is pursued, larg-
er salaries paid 20 better employ
ees. higher grades OF supplies used,
better buildings utilized, ana a gem
orally nigher stand taken in the in
dustriai and Intellectual world. From
this point Of view, we see that what
sould seem TO a cursory observer as ex-
trayagant management. might. IN the
end. prove to be true economy. as bring
ing about finally by far the most profta-
Bile results.
This is degi Of enterprise. auda-
caly. Intellectual development and ac-
tual Intelligence in the American peo-
pie that Is a surprise TO the intelligent
!, foreigner who comes here examining
: our civilization and salient character,
q istcs. an utilizing these peculiar quali-
ties Of our American nature. we fire.
quently surprise ourselves. II was but
4 generation ago that it was considered
4 Jtopian 70 dream Of a railway aeros.
Dur continent and only the military pro-
lection OF our Pacific coast made ,As
irst railway practicable. our govern
\ nrnt was concentrating its Indians
from their various reservations In th'
older states out in the Indian Territory
ma yet. 20 day, We stand IN the city OF
iuthrie in the territory OF oklahoma
recently "a portion ~ the Indiar Terri
ory ia this beautiful city with 80
S9E,eat buildings its paved streets and
ghe capilal OF one OF the comm state.
~ the Union. Of which we shall an b,
rour wnen its star is added 10 thos'
IN our nationa flag Nowhere alonl
: ldustrial lines are tnese peculiar quall
les more evident than they are in th'
= iewspaper buoiness. In this very cit,
ID lere are in operation now long lne
I Mersanthaler machines. costing thous
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