The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-05-21
THE BEST FORCE on EARTlL

Tho News and Observer publishes
this morning the first colorcd come
section ever published BY Q North Caro-
lima newspaper. This IL the first Ccior
effort On the big Hoe press which has
been Installed in tho new building II
est. fastest and most modern press ever
brought TO North Carolina and c1clar-
ed by r. Hoe & co. 70 be th- bes,
Of its type they have ever built.
For the excellence Of the product
the management returns thanks ID
every faithful employee in every de-
partment, The success OF the News
and Observer is due largely 70 that
spirit Of cooperation and the motto Of
for one one for all
To Mr.. a. r. Sumner. the expert
machinist sent from New York by +.
Hoe & 90. for the installation Of the
News and Observers big press. is due
great credit. Mr.. Sumner IS thorough
in his work and has completed his Ia
Dor in Raleigh in such a way that II
must give him the greatest satisfaction.
He has done we'll, and the management
appreciates not only his mechanical
skill but his Willingness to cooperate
IN every way. Personally he has
made a nit with the News and Obser-
YER.
To Mr.. y. w. ST. Jacques, the chief
pressman who has been with the
News and Observer for many a
and who will continue as foreman of
the press room. goes the admiration
of the entire force for his fidelity 10
duty.
The stereoptyping department ot
the News and Observer is the most
modern south of Washington and it is
presided over by Mr.. w. Z. Franck.
who came to the News and Observer
from Norfolk. Va, having served n
Richmond seven years G where his
work was watched by the present
business'manager OF the News and OBJ
server. Mr.. Franck has the novel dis
tinction of having made the first color
plates for newspapers in the States u
Virginia, Georgia and North Carolina.
He routed the first color plates on the
Atlanta Constitution Of the famous bay
horse which made such d hit a. the
first Atlanta horse shoe. In Virginia
the first plate was on the Richmond
Times before its consolidation with
the Dispatch.
The first in North Carolina Is pro-
duced this morning by the News and
and great credit is due Mr..
Franck for his excellent work in pro
ducing these p'"tes.
While in cOurse of moving from the
old to the new building, with the or
sequent change from old to new equip
the entire force of the News and
Observer has undergone a terrific
strain and it is with pleasure that tbs
recalls the readiness at
all times of every man and woman in
every department to do full dutY
and to facilitate the business cf tie
paper, which they ave helped to make
North Cardinals greatest newspaper.
From foreman to devil every man on
the paper has more than "toted MS end
of the log" This is the only paper
of which we know anything about
has on it's staff one man-Mr. T..
f. Alford-who can do anything on
the paper from writing an editorial Up
to making a M~ergenthaler Linotype
talk. In moving he accomplished thc
delicate and difficult task of taking
five M~ergenthaler machines, the
most wonderful constructed machlna
in the world, moving them, putting
them up without a hitch, and without
making ii necessary to miss Il single
issue of the paper or to be delayed
hour in his department. That feat
only required industry but real
genius.