Clipped from US, Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore Sun, May 25, 1907
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MAY 25. 1907WOREr.SewerageMahool,ths Com* and City '• yeater-th# bedsbat weenit» IB ref pipes In• layingorbood of nt ia not i will be[or pipesElectrical Review Describes TheSan’s EquipmentELECTRIC AND PRINTING PLANTA Modern Joarnnllstio Establishment That Breaks Record ForSpeedy Operation Of Machinery.wish to deal re to pipe* can ere walv-te streets[Day iu« WflJey. to the Electrical heriee.]While time la of much valos in nearly arery industry, It la a question If it is more precioua in any than In the production of the daily newspaper, owing to the Increase In the demand for rich publications and the keen competition between rival jour* nals. It la needless to say that if a publisher puts a special or regular edition on the streets even five minutes ahead of hisnation by -competitors be not only bss the advantagesuch anirmore, itafore then mission -OUSEntpal work,tha plan which, it rktnjrs oft that of srs there bout one r damag-ork thatimprove-ive everysend himif all the following s of the arh engl* r exactly e in cons' depart-uoiher, a yor, whorstralgbt-igidly byare madeof a larger sale of his papers, but his enterprise In “getting out first is a valuable advertisement In ttae’f. Consequently the efforts of Inventive genius to perfect labor and time-saving machinery in connection with the newspaper Industry have been as noteworthy as the design and construction of faster and more powerful locomotlveslt;j and steamships to lower the record for covering dlstauce on land and water. While the development of the newspaper printing press has been almost as remarkable asthe improvements to grain-harveating and cotton-apinning meehtalsm, the inventor has also been working on the typesetters, even the matrix molds and other preliminary appliances, so that at the present time the modern newspaper may be almqst entirely a machine-made product, even to the preparation of the “copy” In its editorial and news departments. ,Breakiag Tbe Record.An excellent Illustration of thla fact la a plant which has recently been completed In Baltimore, where the records which have been made shovt that a 16-page, eight-column paper of the ordinary metropolitan else can be composed, stereotyped, printed snd deltvered to the distributers in what Is believed to be a shorter period of time than ia required in any other plant In the country to get out an edition of the same number. As this is due almost entirely to the arrsngement and the mechanical Installation, a brief description of the latterIff nt IntArAit Tha t\rm nt 1 iM «-4 whif'hBach press is servsd by a 8S-motor One seven-and-one-ha if and twoUse horsepower motors actuate 28 of thalinotype machines, the larger motor driving a aeries of 10. These motors, however, are sufficient for 18 machines if necessary- The head-tetter machine ia drivenby a one-quarter-horsepower motor, while the matrix moTBfer, as stated, is attached to one of two and ona-half horsepower. An emergency repair shop, fitted up with a lathe, milling machine, grinder, also metal-cutting saws and drills, Is operated by a half horsepower motor belted to a driving shaft. The two air reservoirs located In the pressroom have a capacity of 184 cubic feet each at a pressure of 80 pounds and are used for the pneumatic tnbe delivery serving 10 stations, also a sidewalk freightelevator; but their most Important service Is for a pneumatic ink distributer, which is one or the notable appliances of tha pressroom. The distributer consists of a reservoir which holds 8,000 pounds of Ink and la readily filled by gravity from a platform above it. From the reservoir, tubingextends to s conduit the surface of which is adjacent to the ink cylinder of each preas. The conduit baa a series of openings through which the Ink is sprayed by air pressure upon the surface of tbe ink cylinder. The diatrl^ntlon of the Ink ia regulated by the speed of the press and tbe flow shut off when the press ceases its motion. No attendant is required for Inking, as It la done entirely automatically.From Prows To Press.The arrangement «f the presses side by side allows tbe oae conveyer to serve them all, though It Is operated by s motor of qhly five horsepower. The site of the building, however, ie more than 200 feet In length and 52 feet In width, giving for setting up the presses so that could be operated In the most economical manner. Beally a crew of two men and a fly boy are only needed to each press, aa they are so ins tailed tha* tbs paper can be fed from the roll even with the bottom of the pressroom and tbe time and expense of a lifting appiianct required in ao newspaper offices are obviated.TO SUCCEED MAJOR HUTTONMr. Oscar F. Lackey, It Is Said, WillBe Harbor Engineer.Although no official announcement has been made. It is believed that Mr. Oscar F.Lackey, principal assistant engineer to the arbor Beard, will be annotated HarborTalks About Schooling Of LittleAndDr. Fabian Franklin Speak.Tha Educational Society gave a dinner laat night at the Johns Hopkins Club, Monument and Howard street*, at which tha guest* of honor war# Mayor Mahool, President Packard, of the School Board, andDr. Fabian Franklin.Mr. Mahool, who baa been closely identified with school Intereata, because, as he says, he has two little Mahools who are tredding the flowery path of knowledge by the public school system, said soma nlc* things about th# teaeheraBaltimore’s new Mayor said hs had always taken a deep interest in tbe work of th* public schools; that he had tried to keep himself Informed regarding thla work, and that as Mayor of Baltimore he would always be ready and willing to make any move looking to tha advancement of educational Interests.Mr. Mahoot’s little talk, although brief, was warmly applauded by th* teachers,who appeared to regard him as one of the stanchest and most energetic friends ofthe public schools.The banquet itself was of an Informal nature, the guests being seated at Individual tables, and It waa thoroughly enjoyed by all present. Prof. J. Mark Baldwin, bead of the psychological department of the Johns Hopkins University and president of the society, “introduced” the speakers, all of whom were well known to thosepresent.Despite the fact that he Is a delver intoa profound study, Dr. Baldwin’s remarkswere pithy and humorous, and they brought forth the proper response from the teachers.President Packard highly commended the successful effort of the teacher* of Baltimore to come into closer relationship socially, and Dr. Franklin also spoke In highest terms of the work of the society.Annual Banquet Of EducationalSociety Successful.THE MAYOR Of A HAPPY VEER
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