The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-29
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ing either one or both machines mt any
hour of the day or night the simple act
of turning the switch key OH the wall.
The pony Optimus press. one Of the
hrst hook and job presses made. was
found to take up too much room on
lilo main floor and an addition was
built to the balcony where the job
office Is located doubling tnc floor
spree of tAc job room and giving al
..ilinnal space for tables. stones and
.tt,rkS. TO provide room for til" pom.
press The job presses aud the power
cutter were moved 10 ono Side OF the
building where additional Ellaftins and
fnlllrys were provided. lcarint; The
center of the room clear for general
working purposes.
Composing and Mailing Room.
In the newspaper composing r5nH.
the type cases extend from the iron.
10 the rear of the ranm opposite Tue
linotype machines with the impuS!1lss
sinncs stretched through tho ccntc- O:
the room with plenty OF space for pas
s-gn aislcs through TIC center and
along the side.
The mailing room heretofore loca!-
cd In the basement. fills n corn"r I'M
der the stair way leading tn the job
room. Il place heretofore Of little use.
Here Is nicely latticcI up convenient
c:iintcrs for wrapping the mai! win
ample shelving for wrapping; stock Htii
mailing machine. lists. etc. and NAL
gullcy racks. The papers are l'l$Sr.
from the apron OF the press through II
wicket window over the mailing colll-
Ter Il distance of only about five feet.
making 1t easy to pass the paper:
from the press to the mail room by
simply turning around. THIS saves
the work OF carrying heavy mail sacks
from the basement and nlakcs the
preparation Of, the mail decidedly
lighter task.
The Basement.
The basement heretofore much talk
en- up with machinery. Is used fo' ~"
engine and much OF the 'slaftins. aAd
plenty of room Is also foulK! In whic"
to store a car or paper which Is m.
loaded from the alley. the rolls being
easily passed into the basement by an
~, VV.1t ny
ctl for use. Is hoisted by II Yale ami
Town Triplcx hoist. through trhr
door and dropped Oh the floor Mt the
end of the press ready TO be rolled
into position. : with this hoist one
man Is able to raise tho heaviest rolls
OF paper which weigh about 1000
pounds each.
This comprises the principal chnn%-
cs but there are dozens OF smaller
things that have received attention
such us roller and tool racks. sink for
washing forms. cut racks. ink cahi-
nets. and each and every little detail
to provide n suitable and convenient
place for everything that Is used In
the shop. Exrrtl lighting facilities
were provided and in fact II person
who had known the room rs IL former
~ was would hardly recognize II as
tho same place since the changes were
all made.
improvements Very Costly.
These improvements wnich have
boon steadily progressing for several
weeks. have all cost considerable nnn-
cy and the improvements just comploi-
cd represent nm outlay of about eight
thousand dollars. and this IL rrctt|
cool testimony that the West Virgin
ian believes the panic Is over and thai
business Is destined TO take on bet
ter aspect in the near future. In any
event no time or expense has beer
spared TO get ready for business wileh
ii comes. or 20 take better care OF that
which the paper already mas.
! III. A Record Run.
, These improvements and changes
have all been made without the paper
a single issue. A record has
seen made on the new press by DIR.
Jas. T. Howard, WHO has