The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1909-04-10
OUR EASTER edition

Our Easter edition was printed IN
der difficulties. We had so much TO
do In the other departments that it
could not be given The time and at
tentIon that we would have liked 70
have devoted 20 II. With the excep-
ton OF the first page cover design all
the work was done in the office All
Of the cuts and Illustrations were
made here. We got the mats" as we
call them. a piece Of thick paper in
which an impression OF the cut or
type has been taken and then baked,
and from these we sterOtyped the
cuts. On our sterotyping machine on
the third floor we can stereotype any
thing desired. make our own mats or
any form that we may wish. except OF
course, not having an engraving de-
partment We must first have copy 10
stereotype from. Dir. Bowie, the fore
man OF the job printing department, is
an expert sterotyper. and with the as
sistsnce II his colored helper. "Jemes'
(called Snowfall for shorO can soon
turn out a lot Of work Mr.. Gillen and
Mr. Murrell set the advertisement,
which was no small Job, we can as
sure you.
We do not think our worst enemy
can acuse the Star Of blowing. but
we feel that a word Of What we are
doing and the Improvements we have
made I'm the last year or 50 Will no be
out OF place, and a gentle rub and a
soft pat. even though - be self-admin-
istered. might make US feel better and
can certainly do no one else any harm.
The business has been steadily
growing and spreading and 70 be pre-
pared for the increase we have leas-
ed the entire buildIn,s from Mrs.
Hood for a long period Of years. The
three floors OF the building give us
over 5000 square feet Of floor space
We are not using quite ali OF the
third floor yet, but expect soon TO do
so.
The machinery in the office Is OPP
Grated by individual electric motors,
each machine having its own motor,
separate and independent Of the 9TH
ers. The advantage in this is great,
especially in the saving Of power as
only the motors need be run for just
such machines as are used at the time.
Is as follows: Three Job presses, of
three different sizes. and they are sell
dom idle: two cylinder presses, one
for the newspaper and the other for
book work and small circulars: a
Brown stitcher. which stitches with
wire pamphlets up to three-quarters
Of an inch in thickness as fast as they
can be fed into It; a folding machine
which folds book work and folds, trims
and pastes the newspapers; a Ross
Back Perforator and the big paper
cutter down stairs. This cutter is TO
be replaced by a much better and more
improved one operated by power. to-
gether with a machine for the cutting
out Of all the different shapes used In
loose leaf work. card files. etc. both
Of which have been bought.
On the second floor =. tie linotype
which is operated night and day. and
the newspaper department. II is our
intention to buy another linotype OF
the very latest design this year. The
present machine though run all the
time Is not able TO set type enough al
times 10 supply our needs. On the
third floor the sterotyping and limo
type metal melting department Is To-
Gated and reserve stock for the job Of
flee is stored.
AS TO the work We are doing This
comes from all over the state. more
or less. in addition to a generous share
u tne home work. Several OF our
best customers are located in Jack
sonviile and we ship a great deal OF
printing TO that city. We are just
now doing a large quantity Of work
for Tampa. Just as far south as Jack
sonville is north Of US All up and
down the road our printing goes, and
the fact that we print for these same
customers year after year, would in
dictate that they are satisfied.
We contemplate many other changes
and improvements In the near future
and hope. at no distant day, to have
the best and most modern newspaper
book and job printing establishment in
this part Of the state.
In the meantime the circulation OF
both the Evening Star and the weekly
Star is steadily growing and the ad-
vertislng patronage keeps abreast OF
this growth.
The office carries a very large stock
Of printing material on land all the
time, more stock probably than any
office between Jacksonville and Tam
pa. with DeLand and st. Augustine
excepted. Printers paper. of the bet
ter grades. especially. runs into money
and the stock we have on hand IL put
into groceries would hll a large store
LET THE PRIMARY ALONE