Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1907-03-26
DEMOCRAT IN
NEW OFFICES
Elegant Quarters in Diamond Block
Occupied BY Fergus County's
Progressive Paper.
FRIENDS INVITED TO CALL
Latch String of the Democrat AL
ways Hangs Outward-Many I'm
provements in Our Plant.

The Democrat is this week issuet
from its new home in the DIAMOND
block on Main street. For thre,
days, beginning Tuesday afternoon
we were in the throes of moving bu
everything is now Strengthened up ane
we are able to show our friends ons
OF the most complete job printing
publishing and office supply establish
inents in the northwest.
The act Of moving necessitatee
knocking down a lot of heav,
machinery which comprises part O
Our equipment, moving it over anc
then setting up again. Under the
supervision of Frank Scovel, the
machinery was all moved without the
breaking of a bolt and George Wells
lent valuable assistance to our fore
man, H. ]. Kelly, in getting the
machinery set up.
AS at present arranged ,abou
thirtyfve feet Of the front of the
Democrats new home is used fol-
editorial, business and stationer,
stock rooms. Just to the rear OF the
front offices is the press room which
measures 30x22 feet in the clear. Ir
this room are the big newspaper press
which will turn out Democrats at the
rate Of 500 per hour; two job press
es, one of which has capacity ot
Zoo per hour and the other, new
pl ess, of 900 impressions per hour
In this room is also to be found the
newspaper stock, perforators, dryins
racks, paper cutter, stapling machines
and numerous other lesser equipments
Of first class press and binding
room
The real room which is 2Ox23 fee,
in the clear contains the Linotype
typesetting machine ,one of the most
wonderfully constructed machines OF
modern times. With it, one expert
operator can set as much type as four
men could get up in the days of hand
type setting. All type cases and
stones are located in this room and
tie arrangement is considered well
nigh perfect tor rapid and good work.
Contemporaneous with the chang
III quarters the Democrat has made
many additions to the already ef
iicient plant. New type, comprising
the very latest faces FOR job and ad-
vertisins work has been added at the
expense of hundreds of dollars Some
new machinery has been installed
which increases Our facilities for turn
ing out work just as desired and
promptly. A big line of office sup
llics, including pens, pencils, scratch
pads, blank books and additional sup
Plies are on the road and when it ar
rlves and is added to what we now
have on hand, will make our supply
department one of the most extensive
in the state.
The Democrat is justly proud of its
force of employees. Butte H. Upton,
formerly with the Kendall Miner, now
has charge of the business office. He
is an expert man in this department,
his long experience in the newspaper
business giving him perfect know
ledge of every phase of that depart,
ment of the publishing and printing
business.
In H. J. Kelly, foreman of our
II cchanical department, we have
man considered without peer in his
department in the northwest. Mr..
Kelly has been with the Democrat
since it was started and the reputa-
ton which the office has for getting
out good job printing and attractive
advertising matter is due to him. With
the improved conditions in ou,
mechanical department, he is in a
position to do better work than ever
i'll the past.
Charles r. Bebb has charge of the
press work and in addition is one of
the fastest and best ad men in the
state. He is also an expert in fine
job work. In fact, as an all around
master of the printing craft, Charlie
stands with the best
Edgar Fitzhugh, Lewistown boy,
about six months ago started in to
learn to operate the Linotype ma,
chine. His natural bent for machin-
cry has. in this short while, made him
ar adept on this intricate piece Of
and he now sets practically
all of the straight matter required in
the office. Eddie has been with the