The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
NEWS SCIMITAR
MOVES WITHOUT
MISSING ISSUE

MISSING ISSUE
Continued from first pase)
goes the table and the form is
showed onto a fiat surface and rolled,
under pressure, with the especially
prepared paper, or matrix to get
first impression OF the type. This
form and paper then goes onto the
steam table. where several other
page forms already are baking"
few moments here and the lines of
type which make up the page form
have performed their function. At
this stage page one is what it ulti-
mately will he--paper. But il re-
sembles inverted enclosing and is
thick and unwieldly. also fireproof.
Make Press Plate.
The fireproof mat" is whisked to
a curve casting boN--where the fire
probing Ietautlon jusufies itself,
for with twist Of u handle, SIS
POUNDS of G.o.ten type metal splashes
down into the GurN Ell form. a mo-
ment. while the CO d water jacket Of
the box rongeais the metal, and two
stereotyperS twist open TIE box, and
a big plate, carved TO fit n printing
press cylinder. is revealed. Two of
these Plates are rlade one for each
side OF the press cylinder
To the tail cutter and the curve
shaver goes the plate-Fage one IN
solid metal There Il is trimmed and
fashioned for placement on the press.
II has avoided the fiat shaver, saw,
trimmeC, fiat casting box and curve
reuter-. These machines are used in
special work, and in making UP parts
OF page forms and color work.
As the plate leaves the curve
shaver, il is at the door of the press
room. Pressmen, who previously have
handled inside page plates now grasp
the SIS POUNDS OF Page one, and
whisk il 10 whichever of the two big
printing presses is being used. Bolted
and clamped on, Archie Terry. press
room foreman. pulls out, small lever,
and the big press begins to turn
slowly. When the cylinder pull on
the news print paper has been made
even. the speed Of the great press Is
Increased. until copies Of The News
scimitar are ground out complete, at
the rate of 10000 an hour.
Still Goes Forward.
The end Of the presses where the
completed papers are turned out is
but q few feet from a door which
leads to the mailing room, the dis
trblting rooni fer Jity carers and
the distributing department for mo-
tor trucks, which whisk the papers to
al parts OF the city and to depots to
make trains for out town clrcula-
ton.
While George Thaxton. head mailer
y wrapping bundleTof papers for
d, Tupelu,, Miss, Julius Cohen, superln-
tendent OF city circulation. and II. III,
Hellar, superintendent OF street sales,
are rapidly distributing papers 10
pewsboys and carriers.
The motor trucks are parked in an
areaway alongside the new building,
the press room and distributing room
Of which form the short arms of an
ia the long arm of which Is the
business office, circulation deparI-
unent and composing room, where
Marry Campbell Is foreman
The want ad and display ad de-
partments, the cashiers office, the
bookkeeping department and the gem
eral managers office are within view
when one steps into the new build
ing OF The News Scimtar Behind an
oak partition, eight feet high, snug
Eles the circulation department, with
Circulation Manager Lea Williamson
" charge Behind these, on the first
floor, Is the composing room. Di-
recfly back of II Ia the stereotype de-
rartment, starting the bottom arm Of
-.
Then the distributing departments.
The second floor OF the new build
ing Is occupied by the editorial de-
partment and the Associated Press.
whose constantly clicking telegraph
instruments are bringing in news
from all corners of the earth
News From Everywhere. ,
The second floor is one big room
partttioned off in only few places
one for the editors office. one for
society editor, one for the market ed
itor. one for The "morgue." where
cuts photographs and reference books
are permanently parked" and one
large space for the telegraph service.
In the open are desks OF the citv
editor the news editor. the tristate
editor, the sporting editor. the ORA
matte critic, the editorial writer. and
daily-thoughts- rhyme the copy
desk the assistant city editor. the
telegraph editor and desks OF the
news hounds" as the reporters have
been facetiously termed.
Telephones abound on the second
floor. Constant communication is
open between the reporter at police
headquarters ard the city desk. as
we'll as between the courthouse and
city hall reporters office and the CITY
desk. The instant a big story breaks
on any of these runs the desk is IN
formed
In special spaces provided are the
back files OF the paper, starting with
the first issue
Sufficient Lighting.
Although ample natural light I'll
tiers through the numerous windows
OF the various departments artificial
lighting arrangements are complete
The new composing room has two
huge skylights and ventilators. nu-
n1erous overhead lights and innumer-
able drops Even the stereotype and
pressrooms. usually located in the
Easements Of newspaper plants. nave
ample natural light, and several win
dows opening to the out-of doors.
All equipment OF the paper had been
installed in the new building Monday
morning, with the exception OF one
big press, tearing down aad building
up OF which is some" job, requiring
several days, But as one OF the
printing giants had been erected in
the new plant, several days before. il
was possible 10 move without missing
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