The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-09-28
FIFTH BIRTHDAY
FOR DAILY PAPER
DAILY STAR-nRDOR WAS START
Nd By JOHN F. lost In
FALL OF 1911
Enterprise Has Grown Steadily And
To-day the Paper Is Read Every Night
II Nearly Every House in Moscow


II Nearly Every House in Moscow
Five years ago today, without fin
an6al backing or guarantees of any
sort, John F. Yost, proprietor and
publisher of the weekly Star Mirror,
responding to persistent and general
public demand, established in Moscow
a daily paper. Back in the eighties
and again in the first year or two of
the new century attempts had been
made by other newspaper men to es-
tablish dailies, but the papers were
short lived, and during their existence
they made no pretence of furnishing
any news other than local items.
There was no telegraphic service.
From the very first day Of its ex-
istence, September %, 1911, there has
never for a moment been any doubt
Of the stability of1aa Daily star-Mir-
ror, and the enterprise has met with
such steady and complete response on
the part of the public which supports
the paper that the success of the ven
ture has from the first been assured.
The establishment of the Daily Star
Mirror marked the moment when Mos
COW passed from the estate of q mere
village to that of real city.
The public shows constant apprecia-
ton Of the opportunity to read of local
happenings on the same day on
which they occur; and it appreciates
the fact that an expensive telegraphic
news service is supplied readers,
service which provides for Moscow
every day the world news in advance
of that furnished by any other news
paper reaching Moscow.
1t may not be without interest to
the readers of the Star Mirror to learn
in some detail of the mechanical and
labor equipment of the only daily pa
per in Latah county. improvements
and additions are constantly being
made although from the first the plant
has been equipped with a generous
supply of machinery of the very best
models Obtainable and with labOrers
whose superiors in skill and training
are not to be found in the north
west.
Perhaps chief in interest is the
linotype. machine, which is Model
Merganthaler machine. This ma
chine was shipped with the first car
load of it's kind that ever came into
the northwest. There have been some
later models, but their points of SUI
periority over number five are at least
debatable. There is no linotype In
the Palouse country today equal in
quality OF in price with that introduc-
ed by the Star-Mirror.
The Star Mirror can also boast the
possession of the best newspaper and
job press made This is the BabcOck
Reliance and is superior to any other
now in use in the entire Palouse coun-
try.
The shop. is also equipped with a |
large power cutter, the only one in |
the county. This machine has a ca
pacity at least ten times greater than |
that of the largest hand level cutter in |
the county. In addition to the big |
press, there are two platen
job presses which can be speeded UP
to running capacity of 5000 impress
sions per hour.
There are two folding machines, one
for the newspaper and large jobs and
one for books and pamphlets. Both
are equipped with individual motors
rs is every other piece of machinery
IN the shop. These power folders have
entirely dispensed with the tedious and
less accurate hand folding and enable
Lhe print shop to turn out thousands
II Impressions of bulletins, pamphlets,
books, and other jobs in an incredi-
bly, short time. |,
A proof press has replaced the old |
method of hand proofing, and sthose
PATRONS whose jobs require the read
ng of copy appreciate this modern !,
,iece OF equipment. !,
Among the excellent and up-to-date
machinery is a stereotype machine
which enables the Daily Star-Mirror
o cast from matrixes all the pictures
t publishes. This is the only ma
hine Of its kind IN the Paiouse coun-
ry.
The stapling machine.-a Boston
over stapler-for stitching is the best
n teh market, and the only one IN
he county. The stitching done by the
is work which would be a
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