Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-19
Thirty-Nine Busy Years
lcontlnued from PaEe one

OF The Twentieth Century Farmer for be
1t remarked impressive here and now, that
The Twentieth Century Farmer, while a
separate publication, is at the same a part
OF The Bee-a farm journal of high class,
conceived by the late Edward Rosewater
and published by The Bee company-an-
other instance of the fulfillment Of Mr..
Rosewater's mission.
The Bee local room is one OF the most
commodious in the United states with
plenty OF wholesome air and natural light
The office Of the Sunday editor Is adjoining
the engraving department, and the art de-
partment is Immediately associated with
the Sunday room The Bees engraving
plant, where half-tones and zinc etchinRs
are made, is by odds the finest Newspaper
adjunct west Of the Mississippi, with the
possible exception of San Francisco. Here.
within remarkably short space Of tamo.
photographs and drawings are converted
into cuts ready for publication,
The visitor now having covered the seo-
ond and third floors Of the annex, re-
traces his steps TO the floor below, which
Is given over entirely to the circulation
department. Of The Bee and The Twentieth
century Farmer Here, clerks and stenog-
rdphers are busily engaged on the subscrip-
ton records to subscribers. One OF the in
teiestlng sights OF this department is to see
me CARER boys take out their papers More
man Nv boys and men are required to
distribute The bee in omaha and It's en-
\iIons. In no other corner of the immense
bee building is there a scene more ami
mated, nowhere a scene Of more strenuous
activity and bouyancy.
In the basement below the first floor OF
The annex Is the sterotyplng department.
a nj aiA
cept the compressed air moulding appar-
atus Is located For sake Of speed In reach-
Ing the forms as they are finished by the
makeup men, the mouders are on the com
posing room floor rhis part OF the work
done, tho scene shifts 10 the basement
wnere instead OF lifIing the molten metal
INTO the casting box by nand In big ladle
with long handle as was formerly done,
the metal Is pumped in, one stroke OF the
pump handle or lever being sufficient TO do
the work. Much time is thus saved-and
time is great factor in newspaper making.
especially at that stage OF the game when
the forms are in the hands Of the stereo-
typers The Bee Is the only newspaper In
Nebraska equipped with this modern stereo-
typing equlpment-in fact, but few other
newspapers outside Of New York, Philadel-
phla, Chicago, Sc Louis and Boston have
made the innovation which relegates the
old-time hand labor to the rear, and sub
Stitutes compressed air and the metal pump
instead. You have often heard in song and
story the figurative pumping OF lead by
western gun-Glgnters Dut here in the ster-
eOtyping department OF The Bee. you find
lead pumping actually
As the stereotypers in the basement of
the annex finish circular plate you will
observe them toss II upon what is teohni-
cally known as a conveyor. Perhaps you, II
you are not versed In mechanically nomen-
clature, would call the conveyor an end
less chain" This conveyor carries the plate
away some where-just where, you do not
comprehend at first glance. 1t seems 10 be
merely going into mole in the wall, but
IL SO, 1t stays there for the chain creeps
back presently and the plate Is not in sight.
Here, for further understanding. 1t becomes
necessary TO escort the visitor through a
subway and over into the Bea building
proper. There the mystery Of the disappear
lag plate is explained, for in this big base
ment is the press room where the mighty
Hoes grind out editions at a rate of speed
70 marvellous that the visitor stands awe
stricken.
Bot TO get back TO that disappearing
plate and the endless chain-the endless
chain operates through a little SUBWAY of
its own as fast as IL carrie a plate through
the wall from the stereotypinG department
a press room attache takes II and fits II
to the press. Then comes another plate,
and another, and on, until at last tbs
full complement is in, The pressmen
touches lever, there is mystic whirr
like the buzzing Of a thousand motors Oft
in distance somewhere. forward squirt
" the great machine and then away goes
the army OF newsboys to the street
Such part OF the basement. as Is not
used by the big presses and the machinery
Of The Bees private heating ana lighting
system. Is devoted to the stotAge OF the
huge rolls Of white paper fron which The
Bee is printed. This paper comes in the
shape OF immense spools, and IL all Of the
paper used by The Bee in Il year were un-
wound. its length would be sufficient to
stretch a streak OF white carpet all the
way from New York to Japan.
Leaving the press room, you have had
glimpse OF every department OF The Bee
except one. That exception is the photo
graph gallery. which is on the top floor NJ
the Bee building proper. where Its staff
photographer has bis studio. equipped with
all the latest cameras and appliances. In
all this journey you have been presented
with views OF only the latest and most
efficient OF machinery. All the apparatus
used for producing The Bee ID OF the most
modern type and Of the highest order Its
telegraph wires and telephone wires keep
It connected at all times with the world
outside, while perfect intercommunicatlon
between the several departments 10 main
tained by telephone The plant Ia lighted
by electricity the machinery 10 all driven
by electricity, everything that has a wheel
TO turn being equipped with It's own fndi-
vldual motor. and the whole making one
Of the most complete Installations 81 Aav
modern newspaper.