The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-09-15
MIN0T DAILY NEWS o. >>elES
THEIR SPLENDID NEWkin,,% +, Me

The Minot Daily News now occu-
pies it's splendid new home just COM
pleted, on First Street s. w. The
Daily News has shown much enter
prise in planning and erecting it's new
building which has been constructed
especially for the publication of an
up-to-date daily newspaper.
An Independent representative. was
shown thru the plant Tuesday and at
this time offers congratulations to
the management for what has already
been accomplished. The building is
33x124 feet with basement. The lat
ter, however, will not be used by the
Daily News as all of the work can be
accomplished on the one floor. The
building has an attractive pressed
brick front and is airy and well light
ed. The construction work was in the
hands Of Contractors Dinnie & Knud-
son.
The business office is located in the
front of the building. It is most con-
veniently arranged with desks for the
business manager, Hal Davies; Cor
nelius Brennan, advertising man; Miss
Ruby Bailey, bookkeeper; Miss Agnes
Lien, stenographer and Miss Mae
Kordahl, collector.
just to the rear Of the business Of
fee the editorial and reportorial
rooms are located. C. w Mason, the
editor, James s. Milloy, news editor,
Miss Anne Leine, society editor and
Wallace Mcconnell, sporting editor,
constitute very able news staff.
Editor Mason has a private den which
he can use when he desires to get
away from the hustle and hustle al
ways noticeable about daily news
paper plant.
A battery of four linotype machines
is located at the rear of the editorial
rooms. Ellsworth George is the ma
chinist in charge and he is supported
by M. c. Pooley, Warren Jones and
Carl Herdig, all capable linotype op-
orators.
VIM. C.. Davis is foreman Of the
plant and Sanford Coad is the man
who sets the attractive advertise
ments found in the Daily News. A
printing plant is not complete without
"devil." The writer however was
unable to locate any printers devil
but was informed that Bnrdette Den
mis- is superintendent of the mailing
room.
The Daily News has installed a
fine Hoe press, capable of turning,
out twenty thousand 16-pcge news
papers in one hour. The press is be-
ing operated by Garfield Chilcott. a
special pressman who has Andy
Knudson as his assistant. The plant
has an up-to-date stereotyping plant,
the press requiring stereotype forms
for printing. In one corner of the
rear of the building is the room for
the wide-awake news and delivery
boys, who are always on hand at four
O'Clock, the hour Of publication. The
building has it's own heating plant,
has special electric lighting fixtures,
separate retiring and wash room
for the ladies and two separate phone
connections.
Norman B. Black, publisher of the
Fargo Forum, who is interested in
the Daily News, has given the plans
for the new home much attention.
The Daily News has fine lot of ca
pable specialists in each department.,
gives it's readers an extensive Asso-
ciated Press service and covers the
local field and northwestern North
Dakota field we'll. Minot has every
reason to feel proud Of its only daily
newspaper and the Independent wish
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