Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-12

ton which the reader holds before hi
It has been a seemingly long tim,
ago, that the Times-Recorder had pu
the increasing requirements Of this G
has been amply rewarded. The gia
afternoon in the Times-Recorder's p
mechanism. turning out the entire ed
and permitting early uniform delivery
rounding towns.
The Times Recorders press is a
Cox Duplex, built by the Duplex
Printing Press company, of Battle
Creek, Mich, worlds foremost max
crs Of newspaper presses for small
CT cities. So remarkable has been
the success Of the presses this con-
ccrn builds, and 50 great is the serv-
ice which their machines render,
that they have been sold in large,
numbers in many foreign countries
during the last few years, in addi
ti0n to a domestic demand that only
recently has begun to be met, the
factory having been tripled in size.
Most Duplex presses are Of s page
capacity, printing 4-page, 6-page OF
SPACE papers at one operation, 8
pages being the maximum. The
fiucs-Rccorder's press, however, is
Of a larger design, taking a maxi
mum OF 10 pages at one time and
delivering a completed newspaper of
chat size absolutely without hand
worEc> after the lever has been
thrown.
How Il Operates.
An explanation Of how the press
operates may be Of interest at this
time, in connection with the illustra-
ton shown on this page. This pic
turc, however, is Of an 8-page press
and, although generally similar, is
not an exact counterpart of the
Timcs-Rcc0rder's much larger press,
As an illustration, the paper, start
ing on large roll weighing as much
as 400 pounds, depending upon It's
width and thc number Of pages be
ing printed at one time, enters the
bottom Of the press from one end.
Passing through feed and equalizer
rollers, which keep The PAPER run
ung uniformly, the ''Wc6,' as the
parcr Is known, runs between q cyl
.llCr and half the total number Of
typc forms, at which operation one
side OF all the sheets is printed. Be
ing fed on through the press and up
around the other end, the web starts
back and passes under another cyl
p md" = which operation the other
side ot ali inc sheets is printed. The
web then continues through another
feed roller and equalizer, where a
small circular knife Sits the web into
r.c
ing to the number of pages, and
these are ingeniously ''angIed" into
the folding device at the end from
which The sheet started and just
above the large roll. From this
folder the finished paper, in the form
the reader receives it from the car
rier boy energies.
1900 Paper Per Hour.
rs timed 10 operate in the Times
Recorder press room, this press when
running 81 full speed Turns out 4,800
completed paper Of any size up to
10 pages rcr hour. it may be speed
ed up for even a greater product.
The workmanship of which this
big, fast press is possible, is equal
to that of any of the metropolitan
newspaper presses. That its pro-
duct during the last few days has
not been perfect has been due to the
fact that the Times-Recorder' press
room force had to become familiar
with its adjustments, and that sew
cral days were required for this.
The Time5-Rccorder management
is exceedingly. proud to be able to
make the announcement Of the in
stallation and actual operation of
this splendid piece Of modern ma
chincry. The press and special
Equipment accompanying it, repre-
Genting q value Of about $4,000,
was regarded as imperative to meet
the needs Of AneTicus readers and
advertising patrons OF the paper.
Ne Limit Now.
Long hampered by slow press
Of ancient design, requiring hand
feed and slow OF operation, the cir
culatjon capacity Of the paper was
limited Now he circulation will be
limited only by the excellence of the
paper published, its service to the
community What the extended in
flunece OF the Times Recorder in the
surrounding territory will shortly
mean TO local merchants can easily
be imagined Alreay home carrierI
service has been established in Les
lie and SmithvilIe, to provide in
creased service to already good
lists Of readers there and other
towns will be given equal service
shortly, as plans develop.
Knowing the interest Of the pub
lie in the installation Of this wonder
full piece of machinery, which means
service to all patrons of this paper
alike, the Times-RecordeU manage
ment extends a standing invitation to
all friends to drop in whenever they
may desire about 4 n. III. on any af-'
ternoon except Saturday, when tht
nress- my be seen in nneration.