Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-01
Sharp Fight on Anti Injunction
Plank in Democratic Platform
FIVE YEARS OF ADVANCEMENT

The Morning Journal yesterday completed the in
Stdlat0n OF "a new Mergenthaler linotype machine in
its composing rooms, the fourth of these machines now
in uSe in the plant The new machine is direct from
thf factory IS equipped with every appliance of the most
perfect Of all type setting machines and is probably the
most delCat9y adjusted and the finest piece of meChan-
ism ever brought to New Mexico.
ThelnStalatiOn Of this fourth type setting machine
was made necessary by the rapid increase of business,
both OF the newspaper and in the COUnerCal printing
department which for the past year has made diff
cult to keep pace with the work. For six months naSt
the entire plant of the Morning Journal has been run
ming practically continuously night and day. and during
this period time of general business depression, the
business OF both the newspaper and commercial print
ing department has steadily increased The new ma
chine, purchased at considerable COST was an abSo-
lutte necessity Even this marvellous piece of meChan-
ism will only partly relieve the pressure on the plant
Within the past five years, since the Journal Pub
fishing company as now constituted took charge of the
newspaper, the mechanical equipment of the property
has been doubled, twice over, both in size, amount of
money invested and efficiency in producing newspapers
and commercial printing. Every advance in mechanical
equipment has followed imperative demands Of nCreaS
ing business This rule has been rigdy followed There
has been no effort at any time to advance the meChan
iCal equipment of the Morning Journal beyond the needs
Of the business.
This newspaper now has battery of four modern,
and down to date linotype machines, giving practically
more tnan twice over the eSetting capacity of any
other printing establishment in New Mexico
Five years ago this newspaper began the work Of
building newspaper property here. The business was
placed on the simple principle that the field justified, de-
married 92d would support real newspaper, and that
the desire Of the reading public was for newspaper abb
S0utey uncontrolled, save by its own sincere beliefs, un
owned and uncontrolled by any political interest free at
all times to say what it believed right to say for the pub
lie good We have found our belief in the Albuquerque
and New Mexico field fully Justified We have found that
the reading public of New Mexico will support the best
newspaper they can get; that they appreciate and will
stand by newspaper that is on the square,
AS the business develops, as circulation grOWS, this
newspaper proposes to 90 right along giving the people
I, the best news service we can get That is our buS
nesS-the making Of as good newspaper as We can ev
cry day IN the year. We have no political cause to sup
port our advanCe no patron political boss or set OF bosses
to defend 1t in the course OF making an honest fear
les newspaper it becomes necessary to oppose schemes
OF any political machine or politician; il the interests Of
the people, which are Identical with our interests, de-
mand PLAIN facts concerning public men and public mat
teTS we will be found as we have beenfOund during the
past five years, steadily taking the position and doing
the work we believe best for the public interest
In the meantime, we are going to go right along
turning out the best newspaper every field telegraph
territorial local. that we can. We have found that
good newspaper, clean newspaper, is the kind peO-
pie want to read. Our circulation growing rapidly and
Steadily from month to month"; is sufficient to close the
argument.
The past five years have been successful for US.
They have been satisfactory in so far as our patrons are
concerned else we ere sure we wouldn't be doing the
business is our purpose to follow the same course
and our hope in the next five years is to double our
strength, circulation, mechanical equipment, news SER
vice few times more.