Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-05-16
THE REPUBLICAN BUYS
PERMANENT HOME
Will Construct q New Building on the
Corner Of AdamB and Second Streets
and Equip II With All the Facilities
Of a Modern Printing Plant.

The Arizona Republican. after liy-
ing sort of a probationary existence
here for the last fifteen or twenty
years, so il could be sure and make no
mistake and could act with both eyes
open. has decided TO buy and build a
home for itself and stay with the coun-
try forever, win or lose. 1t has been
iaboring under conviction for a long
time but never could find just what it
wanted until a few days ago. when II.
]. Latham & Co. and W. H. Nall pre-
scented a real snap that was too good
20 pass up and the deal was consum-
mated for $1,000. The lot secured is
the property on the northeast corner
of the intersection OF Adams and Sec
ond streets, formerly the McNulty cor
ner, owned by F. NJ. Mosnett. 1t is
fifty feet wide and 49, - feet long.
clear back TO the alley and is amply
big enough for a fine building of two
or three stories and high, light and
airy basement, which The Republican
proposes to build and occupy just as
soon as it can.
That may. however. be a year or
more for a number of good reasons
it will finally be done is as certain as
anything in business life can be. The
Republican does not hesitate to an
nounee these plans for in the first
place it has always had faith in this
section. a faith that is pow a practi-
cally demonstrated reality. and in the
next place conditions have made it
imperative to secure larger and better
quarters to keep up with the march of
progress and the paper proposes to
keep in the van. II has been in its
present location for over ten years and
has actually outgrown its quarters and
facilities. The increased circulation
and advertising patronage demanding
not only more papers but larger ones.
have taxed its big Duplex press and
linotype battery. yet the. needed i'm
provements could not well be made in
the present location for lack of room
and properly constructed quarters.
The present press prints. folds and
binds eight pages but nearly every edi-
ton now is from ten to twelve pages
and sometimes larger. This requires
a double run each day and consequent
added labor, all of which costs money.
The paper now requires a big two
color Duplex press of the same make,
capable of printing a twelve page edi-
ton in one run, folding and binding as
now. and it is proposed that the new
building shall have such equipment.
The three linotypes are already taxed
by their daily duty and it is proposed
that one and possibly two more of
these machines will be added to the
new plant. But all of this requires
time. There is no other press in the
territory which can do even the work
of the present equipment of this news
paper and as it takes a month or so
TO set up such a press as is required.
the change could not be made in pres
ent quarters without suspending pub
lication- 1t is therefore proposed to
construct the new building, equip it
with the new machinery that all may
be in working order before the re-
moval takes place. Now that the To-
cation is secured the press will be the
next matter to consider. As the man.
ufacturers, like most manufacturers
these days, are far behind in their or
ders, it will probably be impossible to
secure the needed machinery under a
year. But when the press is installed
the paper will be able to print
any size desired, for if twelve pages
are not enough, additional pages may
be printed as at present and the pa
per will have the advantage of the |
two color display. after the manner of
the latest improvements in the print |
ing business. /
The building. which will run clear