The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-10
DESCR|BESGR0WTH
OF PRINTING ART.


In the opinion Of Charles A.. Mur.
dock, The Advertiser printing, engray-
ing and bookbinding departments are
the best equipped Of any plants 10 be
found in city the size Of Honolulu IN
the United States, that in many re-
spects the equipment and organization
Of these departments arc far superior
% many Of the bigger institutions in
the lArge eitics OF the mainland and
that they WIN compare favorably with
the best to be found in the United
states Mr. Mrsdoek expressed this
opinion yesterday after he had visited
the different departments Of The Ad.
vertiser.
Mr. Murdoch is one OF the pioneers
In the printing business lie began
yearly a half-eentury ngo and his PRINT.
ing plant IN San Franc .sco is nov one
Of the largest in that city, In addi.
ton 10 taking m acfive interest in his
business he also finds time 70 aid in
conducting the affairs OF San Fran.
cisco, being a member Of the board Of
supervisors
Though he has spent fifty Years OF
more IN and around San Francisco, this
isihis drst visit 70 Honolulu he Is out
for a vacation and i enjoying himself,
be says.
'rhe world Il not so largo after
al, ? said Mr.. Murdoch yesterday az.
ter he had been greeted By number
Of men who had worked for him In San
Francisco many years ago. All of these
men are now holding responsible posi-.
tions in different branches Of the print
ing department. Of The Advertiser.
In a recent issue Of the Pacific Prin.
ter Mr., Murdoclx writes Of the printing
business ~ 1867 ana the present. Fol
lowing Is the article;
In 1867, I was an incompetent
bookkeeper out OF a Job. In despera
ton, ] undertook to rescue $1,000
which q friend of mine had loaned "a
a printer went into the printer Z
Office and helped run it, Incredible as
it may seem, my friend finally got his
money out of the deal, but | was still
in the printing business. / rather liked
the work, and bought small interest
borrowing money to do II. Ihave made
a decent living and do not regret the
accident that made me printer.
There have been marked changes
during my time as a printer.
At one time a composition, or good
pressman, worked ten liours ana was
paid SO a day. Now, he gets 81 for an
eight-hour day, and am glad OF it.
1T was a pretty good compassion
who could set and distribute 10000 ems
in ten hours. A linotype operator
would be ashamed II he could not turn
out 1000 an hour.
Forty years ago job composite,
setting card Of seven lines would dis
play, at least, six distinct styles o.
type Now, two is considered too
many.
1--WE Maid 30 cents pound fol
s. Carewn paper. Tho cheaper grade,
were imported from England and Ger
many. News in those days cost about
what bond does in these.
THE largest press VIC had was hall
Gordon, which q boy kicked. getting
out 400 an hour. Our auto presses Of
today give us easily $500 and no kick
not even by the customer
W'I have cut MANY d ream Of paper
with a u inch plough knife IL hori
zontal frame. Onr tsGiant Dexter
with its 50-inch knife, cuts through ii
fiji in a second, as though II were slic
ing cheese.
ssTrue. while some things change
others do not Pri"ters greedy TO
business still cut prices and stave Of
the ink man; = few fail, Amanv tire
rarely one is ahlr W .-etire still / an
| glad i am n printer -