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PROGR ESS EDITION - The Canadian Statesman - Wednesday, March 13, 1974 Vast Chanaes in the Printina Industry In the 1940s, the late Publisher Geo. W. James and Hugh McDonald operated this newspaper folder at The Statesman, at a maximum speed of 2.000 paners an hour. The Statesrnan's new 16-page Goss offset press prints and folds 14,000 newspapers an hour, using large rolls of newsprint instead of flat sheets. In the field of Prog- ress, the Community newspapers of Canada. including The Canadian Statesman in Bowman- ville, have made great strides throughout the years. Back in 1854 when it was first published, The Statesman and other similar newspap- ers were typeset by hand, compositors pick- ing each letter out of a case and putting them all together to form a column of type. It was a tedious, time-consum- ing operation, with one man setting only a few columns a day. After the paper was printed, the type had to be washed and each letter returned to its original location again, almost as slow as the first operation. Later, came the Linotype, the printing trade's first step toward automation of a sort. It took years for appren- tices to learn its com- plexities and become so efficient that a column of type could be produc- ed on metal slugs at an average speed of about a column an hour; that was a major develop- ment that revolutioniz- ed the industry. In recent years, electronics has played its part in the third major improvement in setting type for news- papers. With the new computerized typeset- ters. the Linotypes and other hot-metal mach- ines have become obsolete and gradually are being discarded to scrap heaps and-metal recycling plants all over the world. The new typesetters are avail- able in a wide variety of sophisticated forms, some costing several hundred thousand dol- lars and setting type at fantastic speeds, using punched tape or sensi- tized paper instead of metal, combining photo- graphic processes with electronics. At the Statesman, three of these machines are used, two to set the smaller sizes of type and the third for larger display faces. Improve- ments are coming so rapidly that in less than a year, one machine has been replaced by a more recent model that will do more in less time ... and do it better. In combination with these improvements, we have also installed the Goss web offset press, shown in the accom- panying photograph. In former days, the hand- fed press used at The Statesman was capable of printing four news- paper size pages at one time at a top speed of 2,000 per hour. After- wards, the large sheets had to be folded separ- ately. The new press runs smoothly at 14,000 copies an hour and prints and folds 16 pages at one time. More units can be added as the need arises. Similar improveme- ments are taking place in the commercial print- ing department, always with the objective of improving the final product and producing it more quickly. The weekly or com- munity newspaper and printing plant is no longer the quaint little operation of yesteryear, it is an important indus- try employing highly skilled technicians and producing products of excellent quality for use by advertisers and the businesses and sub- scribers it serves. We've been doing just that at The Canadian Statesman for 120 years and are still doing our best to play our part in today's rapidly expand- ing local economy. This newspaper's paid cir- culation is at the highest point in its long history and continually grow- ing. Our printing business is growing by leaps and bounds as local firms realize the capability of our staff and equipment. And we are looking forward to the next 120 years with great anticipation. PAGE EIGHT Bowmanville Chamber of Commerce Your Local Chamber is taking an active and leading part in the current growth of the town in support of both its commercial and industrial members to the benefi† of our growing residenfial population. PLEASE SUPPORT US WITH YOUR MEMBERSHIP. FOR PARTICULARS APPLY TO: Mrs. Donna Fairey, Secretary 71 Third St. Bowmanville, Ontario Phone 623-5031 NEWCASTLE CEMENT BLQCK Concrete Fancy & Slag Blocks Suppliers of . . SEWER PIPE and ACCESSORIES We Also Carry CHIMNEY and FIREPLACE MATERIALS CLEAN OUTS FIRE BRICKS WITH ANGE LSTONE SUCH AS CHIMNEY CAPS, FLUE LINERS IN SIZES OF 8" x 8" -8" x 12" -12" x 12" AND OFF SETS - ASH-DUMPS - THIMBLES AND DAMPERS IN SIZES 30", 32", 36", 40" and 48". MANTELS IN DIFFERENT SIZES 0H10 STONE and ANGELSTONE, ALL COLOURS. IN THE LINE OF BRICKS WE CAN SUPPLY YOU BRICKS and STONE. CANADA BRICK TORONTO BRICK BOOTH BRICK MORTAR COLOUR PORTLAND CEMENT, MASONARY CEMENT and SEALBOND STEEL LINTELS BRICK TIES PLASTIC DRAIN PIPE TEE'S AND Y'S AND IN STOCK NOW SIDEWALK AND PATIO SLABS P.O. BOX 219 - NEWCASTLE SILLS and COPING BLOK-LOK COUPLINGS PHONE 987-4444 E