Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-02-17


but a half story. extending out over
a portion of the composing room. and
the walls were partitions, the lower
half of wood and the upper half of
glass windows.
On the lower floor the linotype ma
chimes were set in rows. A steam table
loomed on one side On another table,
an ironbound one, rested the galleys
containing matter for the nights edi-
ton of the paper. At the extreme left
of the room a wooden partition shut
off the small Office that the managing
editor used at night when he superin-
tended the makeup proceedings. A
door opened into this small room from
the outer hall. close 10 door open
/ ing from the hall into the composing
room itself AT the opposite end of
the compartment a door opened into
the composing room. In his small in
closure Brand, the managing editor,
had desk and telephone. Adjoin-
ing the partition, which shut him off
from the composing room and on the
outside Of 1t. was a desk used by the
copy cutters, who cut the pages of
manuscript-after they had been past
ed together-into 'takes." A take is
one OF the sections into which story
is cut, so that several compositors can
work on different parts Of the same
story simultaneously, resulting in the
saving Of considerable tiule In setting
II up.
The typesetting machines clicked of
] FL .,,,I
graphs of the Bartelmy beat and
the other stories which had to be
crowded into the mail edition." Brand
was in his little room at the right.
reading the proof of the introduction
of the account of the accusation of the
United States judge, which introduc-
ton he had chosen TO write himself.
McHenry. the deposed managing ed
itor and now Brands assistant. was ut
the forms with the makeup men.
A boy rushed in with "A cut for Nc
Henry. The busy editor squinted at
it and waved the boy TO one side.
"Why do they send us this baled hay
when we've got live one?" he said
disgustedly.
Downs came in from the city room.
THAT Clinton street fire is getting
better every minute" he said TO Nc
Henry. I'VE ought to have at least
four columns on it,"
NcHenrv glared at the speaker.
Are Won crazy. MANI he exclaimed.
"Do Won think we use rubber type?
You'll have to keep it in three"
nounS was dissatisfied
"AlI RIGHT. This shop is going to the
ID" he answered. shaking his head
negatively ae went out of the com
posipg room.
McIIenrv went over TO one Of the
maI,eun stones
"yhere are the cuts for the Chicago
and Rrvon hmm headsg | can't find
tbnr, anywhere ba asked
..5aro tbev are =" answered one of
tho ,,.,l.o,,n mon
ri,ht qbov an tbara ., TIn noint-
Oh 70 snaca in one of rho forms as
% bov handed him another cut Me.
r1onr, hald II nm IN rho FIGHT and bur
Rod ipto Rrand,s office with il. He
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tors dasl,
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prond
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80 =. +ho ,,a,oI sIoh
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"rm goino 70 change the makeun on
.ho. -, 10 daoided "prt this cut
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- - soIaea .ho nau,s-
stonds ararv ono ,hot masses nv will,
go porta,n,, offor;no hr;ho of s1o.
600 80 s,,,,1,ross tha ,r,,b ohout him.
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-, go :.
'V McHen rue t n,rreT'' away ''''
wont this make the Patriot sickF'
ne Sald as ne ie1t. Iney give the