The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-11-14
MAKING A NEWSPAPER
Moving Pictures Show Every Step In
Production of "The Record"

Production of "The Record"
There has been general curiosity on
the part of the public to know how a
modern newspaper is made and To sat
isfy all, the whole story was recently
told at Keith's Philadelphia Theatre, in
remarkable series of life-motion pic
lures called The Making Of Modern
Newspaper The Philadelphia Rec
ord was selected as the model by s.
Lubin, who made the series of very real
istie pictures.
The series opens with scene repre-
senting newspaper office over n hun
dred years ago. This is to give artistic
and historical contrast TO the great me-
chanical advance in journalism since
That time. 1t shows the outside of an
old Philadelphia printing shop. and the
next glimpse is of the inside OF the same
printery, a journeyman is laborously
pulling Impressions with Blaew, or
washington hand press, while his ap-
prentice is busy among the type, both
beng dressed in. the costume of the
period, Next appears Ben Franklin
himself. lie walks to the window. looks
critically at the sheet, and again returns
TO Lis Office, in short time putting on
his hat and walking out.
The next picture leaps across n cen
tury and gives n fine panoramic view of
the home of THE Philadelphia Record
In flash is seen The Records" ia
nous Electric Baseball Score Board.
with the great crowd watching the pro
gress of an exciting game between the
Detroits and the Athletics.
The next picture shows the business
Offices of The Philadelphia Record"
with the office force aud the ordinary
routine of business going on. From that
point the real tour of The Phiadel-
phia Record" establishment begins.
The. managing editor is shown in CON
sultation with various members Of his
staff, and all so true TO life that the
ehect is as If they were transacting their
business in real flesh and blood before
the audience. Next comes the city
editor, with his corps of reporters. each
one attending to his or her own bust
ness, according to the eXigences of the
moment. This scene is succeeded by
the department of the advertising man
ager, which shows an array of solicitors
RECEIVING their various assignments.
Kecelving want and other advertise
ments by telephone is an interesting
sight that follows next This is fea-
ture of advertising that in recent times
has grown 10 great proportions. Some
thing akin, but broader in its scope, is
the succeeding view of the telegraph
room. where n skilled corps Of operators
is busy receiving news from every point
of the compass. The messages are d.
rectly taken on typewriters. and so
realistic is the picture that the specta-
tors can almost fancy they hear the
click and rattle Of the instruments and
the machines.
Next comes prominent feature of the
making of a modern newspaper-the
Drawing of the Daily Cartoon" The
spectators see the artist actually Mt work
and are nt once impressed with the deft-
ness OF his pen and the modesty of his
studio. The next step is into the Me
chan'eal department, the visitor is
treated TO close range view of Setting
Up Advertisements by hand, succeeded
by tour through the linotyping room.
where. The Philadelphia Records" big
batteries of linotype machines are shown
in active operation These almost human
pieces of mechanism were never exhibit
cd TO better advantage. The stereotyp-
lng room comes next with every opera
ton shown in detail, including com
plete demonstration of MacConnells new
Eclipse automatic finishing and cooling
machine. which in one simple operation
does the work of the four machines hith-
erto deemed necessary for shaving trim
ming. cooling and accurately finishing
thel, semi-cylndrical stereotype plates.
~, mhe next natural step is visit 70
The Philadelphia Record" press room.
and the exhibition is such n fine one
nificent series of views so faithfully por.
traycd on the screen. The great presses
are shown to tho fullest advantage from
every end and angle. and at every stage
OF the journey, from the placing of the
plank rolls on the spindlcs to the fin
isLed newspapers that may be seen rush
ing out Of the mouths Of the presses by
the tens of thousands per hour.
One of the busiest departments Is
the delivery. mailing and shipping room.
There the papers nrc automatically
conveyed from the press room by an
endless elevator and several hustlinr
groups of men are kept on the jump
putting mp bundles, wrapping parcels
md getting ready for the mail bags in
iividual copies for out of town sub
icrihers. Next is shown Making the
Trains" where the wagon delivery sery-
ce every morning makes good the boast
hat The. Philadelphia Record" is al
ways on time.
The final picture shows 1.-THE Phila.
lephia Record AT the breakfast table"
md makes a fitting climax TO the won
iertul series. \ typical American fam
ly is seen at home. The father seated
)eside his wife. is showing THE Rec.
,rd' Just received.