Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-27
Most Modern Press in the World
Purchased for the Oldest News
paper in America.
FILL DESCRIPTION
Five Thousand Papers per Hour Can be
Printed and Folded. Hugh Rolls OF
Paper FED Into Ma chine Comes
out Ready for Delivery
to Carriers.

Gazette Is pTluLeu WAS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
by the Goss Printing Press Co.. of
Chicago, and is truly marvel in
speed and accuracy. In It's COM
pleted state it is beautiful piece Of
mechanism. The Goss Company has
an enviable reputation for its press
es and they are used, not only In
this country, but In many Of the for
eign countries. For the past 80
years they have manufactured press
es for the largest newspapers in Am
erica and their output has eclipsed
all other manufacturers.
The new machine is called the Goss
Comet" web perfecting print
ing press, and is the only perfecting
press giving universal satisfaction
which does not require stereo-
tipping outfit, and this fact is a
great factor in the saving OF
time-one Of the prime essentials in
every modern newspaper office. The
press prints direct from the type,
or linotype slugs, all sides at once,
thus saving time and labor, permit
ting all forms to be kept open for
news and advertising until the very
last moment.
Later News at Earlier Hour.
This enables the Gazette to print
the very latest important news, both
local and telegraph. By printing all
papers at once, reading matter and
advertisements are more artistlcally
displayed and arranged.
The term "web-perfecting, as
applied to the press means that the
paper used is continuous web OF
spotless white paper fed from
huge roll, three miles in length. A
perfect paper is made in a single
operation, thus the term "perfecting.
1t can print, cut. paste. fold and
count, a four, six, eight page paper,
either six or seven columns in width
according as requirements demand,
and has a capacity of 5000 copies an
hour.
How the Press Works.
The paper goes into the press from
a huge roll at one end, and in the
shape of big paper ribbon goes to-
ward the other end Of the press over
supporting rollers. 1t passes thru
set of looping rollers, which, by
moving up and down alternately form
loops and let them out, in order to
allow the paper to come continuous
~ up to them and then to make
short stops on the other side with
out stopping all the web. That IS,
when the web stops to be printed
the looping rollers move down and
take up the slack. By the time
the print is made the looping rollers
move up again twice as rapidly as
the paper moves, which allows the
printed part to move rapidly on to
make way for more white paper.
Prints Both Sides at Once.
Continuing the web receives the
impression of four forms of type on
the lower OF two decks or press beds
which are stationary and one above
the other. 1t then goes around roll
ers at the end of press, goes up and
back toward the end Of the machine
from which it started. As it passes
over the upper of the two press beds
it is printed on the opposite side from
the first impression. After the pres!
is started, and the paper IS runnins
through, by printing these impres
sions on both sides at once, a com
plete paper is made at one impress
A>sion, 'perfecting" the operation.
A looping roller takes care of tn
lack after the second impression
10, and the paper ribbon, printed
5oth sides, is raised up to thu
ng rollers which double it t
its width with two thicknesses
it runs over the base OF an in
triangle folding apron, run
pwn over the sides toward tn,
own over the triangle int
fold.
Pounds of Paper in Roll.
lper for the new pres
huge rolls. the largest il
lad received by the Gazett,
over half ton. Tht
end width Of the roll is gov
by the number of pages to b.
he'd from it. The eight-page roll
e about.70 inches in length, weigh
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