The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-01-24

lie needs. But 1t Is not enough t.
buy machines and have them aroun'
to entertain visitors at the shop
They must be kept humming in pro
ductiOn or they can bankrupt tn
owner in a hurry. II man wer
given these modern machines fire.
and he operated them in a commu
nifty, where he could not get quit,
enough business to justify the higl
maintenance costs, he would be in
jured by the gift. In the year 19O'
/ shipped the first linotype into thu
upper Snake river valley, when m.
business was just about paying ex
penses. Some of the soundest bust
ness men of the town looked over the
difficulties of operating linotype II
| Idaho, the scarcity of operators II
the west, the dangers from using
kerosene at the melting pot, the high
operating costs and the peril of hav-
ing the whole activity of the shoI
depending on one operator, who
might at any moment go out on
strike, and they said that Trego was
just as good as broke right then,
only he didn't know 1t. l had my
eye on this 1000 per cent efficiency
WOIh, duu IuC PlOAtdOlC OPCA 6tAOA
of the shop dates from the month
when the machine began to eat up
metal and turn out type lines. When
the linotype was improved SO that
it carried the several magazines for
instant use of different sizes of type,
l paid them $4,000 to exchange and
give me the new multiple machine
for the Single shooter" 1t gave
my advertisers such a fine type SER
vice that they swamped me with
orders at good prices. Then came
the invention of the typograph, a
simple little machine costing $4,000,
and I got one of the first ones to be
shipped across the Missouri river,
the first one to be unloaded In the In
termountain country, and it further
enlarged and improved the service to
advertisers. Again they rewarded
me with an increased volume of
business which even the panic did
not wipe out, for the service was as
valuable as wheat in a famine.
If you have the patience to listen,
would like to tell you something
about presses, and about the years of
experimenting that came ahead of
the successful Introduction of the
stereotyping outfit in our basement.
Every branch of the printing bust
ness is as attractive as a Ford
factory for the one who is willing to
make it his work, his vacation, his
recreation and his life, and look
upon it all as a privilege. But the
fellow who doesn't love it had bet
ter leave it alone unless he is willing
to run q race with nervous break
down.
During the past week or so good
many people have told me of their
new interest in the launching of bet
ter printing in this county. Some
have said they think it is of suf-
ficient Importance to justify care
full study of the subject by the gen
eral public. l consider that my part
in such a study is to give the public
correct information as to the past,
and it's future possibilities and
value of the industry and then judge
correctly as to how much time and
I can safely invest in better
ments If do too much or too little,
the laugh will be on me. I am re-
ceiving some interesting messages
from other publishers over the state,
and l may tell you about them later.
At noon Thursday Miss Price, the
at The Republican office
-eviewed the cash book for the past |
week and reported as follows:
Amount paid in on advertising $42.O7 |
lob printing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1886 |
|
4egals 80 |
She took 25 per cent of the adj
,ertising collections, $1U.07, and |
ook an equal amount from Mr..
rrego's ranch account, making a |
otal of $2O.14 and deposited it to
he credit of the Better Type Fund /
It the Blackfoot City bank, increas
ng the fund to $27.04.
She found the total of subscrip-
ions, job printing and legals paid
n during the week was $374.50. She
ook rs per cent of that, 1882 and
ut with it 1882 taken from Mr..
'rego's ranch account, and deposited
1g Fund at the First National bank.
aising 1t to $196.18.
Now that you have had a weeks
observation as to how much people
re paying in to swell the funds for
up an ultra-modern print
lg equipment to serve the county,
erhaps you can guess how much
Ill be paid in on each of these &C
ounts next week. Mail your guess
, The Republican office so it will
8 here by Thursday morning, and
le one who guesses nearest to how
luch Is paid in on subscription will
,ceive back a check for $1.00 on
riday's mail. The one who guesses {
osest to the amount paid in on job {
rinting will get check for $1.00.
he nearest on advertising will get c
90 and the nearest on legals will c
1t $1.00. While you folks are pay G
e in this money we don't want to