Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-28

and publication 81 the Evening Capital with the
neW equipment begun. Since that time there have
been repeated additions to the equipment until il
may nov BE said tlrat thepG are very few small city
newspaper and job printing offices with such mod
ern and handsome quarters and with such excellent
equipment.
The newspaper has steadily progressed both in
circulation and IN advertising patronage during the
last year When the present owners took charge
the circulation was shout TOO The circulation
this week has reached 3,I5O-znot far from double
-and is constantly growing With the newspaper
press in operation now thar was ii use when the
new owners took hold ii would have been next to
impossible I'd have printed such large number III
papers ii time for distribution on the same day
The time consumed ii the printing under the old
conditions on the press illustrated with this ar
sclc of 3.I50 newspapers of four pages would have
been close To five hours. The time necessary with
the new DupicS press IS little more than half
hour. Four thousand copies of today's issue of
eight pages are being printed. Under the Old con-
ditons these 1000 eight page papers would have
consumed more than ten hours for the mere print
ng. hey would have required fully that much
more time III the folding and counting out after
Nard. Today. with the nc,s press the entire edi-
ton Of 1000 eightpage papers will be printed cut
olded, counted and delivered III thrce-quarters Of
III hour
III addition to thenewspaper press lust instaiied.
the Evening Capital viii have erected ia the next
few days another large, brand new press This Is
what is known as the tMo-repolution Optnus job
printing press and ll BE used exclusively for the
printing of booklets catalogues ard othcr large
pieces OE printing where If is desirable u print
large Number of pages at time. ROinake room
for this press. the newspaper press which has been
for little more than seven months will beds
inanted and the new job press erected nts place.
The installations now being made represent an IN
vestment of abont $1,000
In addition to the Duplex newspaper press and
equipped with four smaller presses I'll which are
printed al manner Of small booklets circulars let
ter heads. envelopes, cards etc. This equipment
gives til the Evening Capital office very superior
facilities for the production 0f any class Of Job
printing 81 any size. A force of skilled woTkncn
large enough 70 give the public the best Of service
will lie maintained.
Tie people of Annapolis have an interest iii the
progress that has been made Certain ii IS that no
such development could have been possible with
ont the appreciation and patronage Of the people
ST this city and vicinity. III equipping this Office
the Evening Capital has in mind first the giving Of
improved service TO its readers, and this step is
but one OF number which have been under con-
temptation for some time
With this fast press III operation subscribers
should receive their papers at an carly kour each
evening II they fail To do So the fault viii be
tirely with the carrsr boy except for Some unfore
seen naishap If, therefore, there IS delay IN yosg
paper reaching you if fails to reach yon at all
1T desired that you report the matter 10 the Even