The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-02
First Metropolis
Journal to Eliminate
Private Offices
EFFICIENCY is
AT HIGH POINT
All Departments Or
ganized and Equippe
for High Grade Worl

This occupancy by The Detrol>
Times. of its spacious new homo a.
Bagley-ave. marks an innovatiop
In the business OF newspaper maxi
ing in Detroit and Michigan. and
in fact. the beginning OF new efp
in American journalism.
II IL the first time In newsDapo<
history, perhaps. that q metropolis
tan daily has ever been produces
.in the open," with the world looGt
ing on, so to speak.
For some years the public ~
been familiar with the operation a.
newspaper presses, as Viewed 4foH
the street through plate glass wi1ls
dows, but II will be new and now
experience to be able 70 pull IL
latch string and survey with one
sweeping glance, or two at t0o
most, all the departments Of ~
busy, up-tothe-second newspaper -
tory.
II is on this basis that The Time
will be produced from now on.
II enjoys the distinction OF bein1
the first metropolitan newspaper -
America without a private once.
In the commodious news room g.
the second floor reporters work sioo)
by, sids with the gencrsl -n9xou
and the managing editor. 2
The editors desks are 4 lfttlo
larger, perhaps. but no finer. y.
Everyone is on an equal fcotlng.
here.
There are no ofiice secrets, -
Whispered "confabs" behind closes
doors. no invisible management.
Everything Is open and above
board In The Times editorial rooms
which Is as IL should be.
A glass partition is all that sep
arates the editorial rooms from the
mechanical department in the rears
including the composing room an1
stereotyping department.
From their desks the general
manager and the managing editor
command view Of the entire floor
and can thus keep In constant
touch with all that Is going on IN
the various departments. which
have been laid out with a view Of
obtaining the maximum OF ehls
cheney.
From the moment reporter
comes in with story or the United
Press flashes an important war bull
letin. until the warm slugs Of type
find their way to the electric steauo
compresso-s, where the matrices aro
made, not a second Is lost.
Such is the arrangement OF desh1
in the news room that the copy
keeps passing along until, when tae
editors are ready to turn IL over 70
the composing room, they have but
to swing half around in theirt
chairs From the receiving desk n
the composing room to the dis
tributing center is but step o.
two. b
This Is how the system works
out:
Suppose Il is within minute or
two Of closing time; an important
story breaks.
In less than a minute a news
writer has clicked out a bulletin on \
his Remington, In another quarter
OF minute the city editor, or the
telegraph editor or the state editor.
as the case may be, has edited II
and written a head.
And within the next As secondo.
the bulletin Is not only in type. but
in the forms. being locked up.
On the ground floor. the same
open colicy and an equally effective.
tlme-saving plan obtain.
The entire front is of plate glang
with broad window seats. set low
for the convenience OF patrons.
The cashiers cage occupies tho,
center portion OF the front oflcG,
ranked on the right by the sub<'
scription department and on th4|
left by the advertising departmeu1
behind low marble counters. admit
ting OF adequate area In every cao1
The business manager Ii kinm|
here. and from his desk In one cor<
ner he Can survey the entire sconf
An open space at the rear II G1
voted to newspaper files and fvu
passageway between departments 4
Back of this, seen through . Glr1
partition. looms the press. the nUI
and only tubular press OF i<o -
to be established in any nevuDou
office IN the country.
II Is s2-page tubular. uanu11
tured by the Duplex Printing rrc
Co. OF Battle Creek. Mich.
II has q capacity Of q. 49,
page papers sn herr, 60 ~