The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-11-21
MAKING A NEWSPAPER.
Moving PictnreS Show Every StsD in
PrOdacticn IS "The Record

made and to satisfy all, the whole
story was recently told at Keith's
Philadelphia Theatre, in a remark
able series of life-motion pictures
called THE Making ola Modern
Newspaper" THE Philadelphia
Record" was selected as the model
by S. Lubin, who made the series
of very realistic pictures.
The series opens with a scene
representing a newspaper Office
over hundred years ago. This
is to give artistic and historical
contrast to the great mechanical
advance in journalism since that
time. 1t shows the outside of an
old Philadelphia printing Eshop,
and the next glimpse is of the IN
side of the same printery. A
lourneyman is laboriously pulling
impressions with Blaew, or
Washington hand press, while his
apprentice is busy among the type,
both being dressed in the costume
of the period. Next appears Ben
Franklin himself. He walks to
the window, looks critically at the
sheet, and again returns to his
Office, in a short time putting on
his hat and walking out.
The next picture leaps across a
century and gives a fine panoramic
view Of the home of The Phila-
delphia Record" In a flash is
seen The Records" famous Elec-
trio 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 Philadel-
phia Record" with the Office force
and the ordinary routine of bust
ness going on. From that point
the real tour Of The Philadelphia
Record establishment begins.
The managing editor is shown
in consultation with various mem
bers Of his staff, and all so true 10
life that the effect 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 business, according to the
eXigencies of the moment. This
scene is succeeded by the depart
ment of the advertising manager,
which shows an array of solicitors
receiving their various assign
ments.
Receiving want and other ad-
vertisements by telephone is an
interesting sight that follows next.
This is a feature of advertising
that in recent times has grown to
great proportions. Something
akin, but broader in its scope, is
the succeeding view of the te1e-
graph room, where a skilled corps
Of operators is busy receiving
news from every point of the COM
pass. The messages are directly
taken on typewriters, and so
realistic is the picture that the
spectators can almost fancy they
hear the click and rattle of the
instruments and the machines.
Next comes a prominent feature
Of the making of a modern news
paper-the Drawing of the Daily
Cartoon. The spectators see the
artist actually at work and are at
once impressed with the dizziness
of his pen and the modesty of his
studio. The next step is into the
Mechanical Department, the visit
tor is treated to a close range view
of Setting Up Advertisements"
by hand, succeeded by tour
through the linotyping room,
where The Philadelphia Rec
ord's" big batteries of linotype
machines are shown in active
operation. These almost human
pieces of mechanism were never
exhibited to better advantage.
The stereotyping room comes next,
with every operation shown in de-
al ,.o1,,J..n-