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May County Times

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The growth of the bueinen of the CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES has been a steady one since 1885, when It was founded by former Mayor Thomas E. Ludlam. of Sea Isle City, and today It Is admitted to be one of the beet edited and beet printed weekly newspapers In the State. Similarly has the commercial printing end : the boslneas grown, and the pat rose of this department are located 'n all parts of the Comity, and many outside of the County. To illustrate the growth of the TIMES In the past ten years, the total gross business tor the month of January. 1884, was 188.14 greater than the groan basin ear of the !CNTIRE YEAR of 1814. the year that the present management assumed charge. The motto adopted then, and the same motto that la still la force, ie “Do It Better." To the constant appMcation of thia motto to every branch of the TIMES' business Is attributed Its present growth— better printing; a better newspaper; better working conditions; better community service. And today every piece of printing and every Issue of the newspaper* published by the TIMES Company is tested by the standard of “Doing It Better” than the last time. Pacilttiee ha re been added to make thia q islity as readily attained as a poorer grade of work under different conditions, and at no greater cost. First Published ix Cant Mane The CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES first had Its inception about the year of 1883, when Alfred Cooper, publisher of ths Cape May County Gasette, at Court House, concluded that Sea Isle City offered a good field for a little local newspaper, anu concluded to start one. H*, procured the I services of the late Thomas Ididlam. then active in the political affaire of the new ah re resort town, and Mr. Ludlam acted as local editor while the paper was printed at Court Beam by Mr. Cooper. It was called the Sea Isle rioneai , and ru for two yearr.

two of the TMEB' employes live in Sea Isle CM*, and all live 1c the County, so that thia money, which Is largely brougl t from outside, adds to the city and County. A Urge treasure of the soccer- of the TIMES ie doe to the loyalty and of the TIMES' employe* co-operate in producing the best possible work In the shortest possible

time. When called upon to work any hour of the day or night, eometimee all night, they have never failed to, respond—end willingly. In charge of the mechanical production is William A. Goodwin, who has been with the TIMES in this capacity three years, coming from Cape May. Richard Olden, cf Sea Isle City, is In charge of the advertising production, and preaework and mailing of the TIMES, with Paul C. City youth, as ant. Mr. Rice recently took a course in linotype construction and meehanand Is a capable machine eperIn chaige of the linotype machlt.e is Leo A. Mullin, of Phila(Continued on Page 8)

When the printing aqnipmunt of the TIMES was moved to Its new location, in the TIMES’ Building, on December 88th, the entire plant, already modern and up-to-the-minute, entirely rejuvlnated by the addition of the latest and most modern type of machinery and equipment. While the old typesetting machine. still a new machine as years go, having only been purchased three years previous, was still setting the type for the current TIMES, workmen were busll; engaged Installing a new machine In the new ptent, one of the styles known to the printing heee. This machine new set bulk of the news, ad' commercial printing of the TIMES, having n wide variety of type faces, a marvelous speed of production. A new cylinder prem was nleo installed while the old press U capable of a production three times greater per running (Continued on Pag* 3)

I am die {Minting {Kean, bom of the mother earth. My heart is of steel, my limbs are of iron, and my

; of brass.

I sing the songs of the world, die oratorios of history, the symphonies of all time. 1 am the voice of today, the herald of tomorrow. I weave into the warp of the past the woof of the future. ! teO the stones of peace and war alike. I make the human heart beat with passion or tendemese. I stir the pulse of nations, and make brave men do braver deeds, and soldiers die. 1 inspire die awdnight t ilir, weary at his loom, to kft his head again and gaze, sridi fearlessness, into the vast beyond, seeking the consolation of a hope eternal.

I AM THE PRINTING PRESS

[ROBERT R. DAVIS]

When I speak a myriad of people listen to my voice. The Anglo-Saxon, the Celt, the Hun. the Slav, the Hindu, all comprehend me. I am the tireless clarion of the news. I cry your joys and sorrows every hour. I fill the 'Dillard's mind with thoughts uplifting. 1 am light, knowledge, and power. 1 eptiomize die requests of mind over matter. J am the record of all things mankind has achieved. My offspring comes to you in the candle's glow, amid the dim lamps of poverty, the splendor of riches; at sunrise, at high noon, and in the waning evening. I am the laughter and tears of the world, and shall never die until all things return to the immutable dust. I AM THE PRINTING PRESS.

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Democratic one, and 1 Mr. Cooper that he buy the paper. This Mr. Cooper »greed to and the transfer was made, and the name of the paper was changed to the CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES. Its polities, reedlees to any. were nleo changed from Independent Republican to dyed-ln-the-wool Democratic. At thia time there was a State tew which required all of the (Mate tews each year, as they were signed by the Governor, to be published in two ■paper* in each county, one Republican anti oae Democratic. Of course all of this Bute printing, runin to many thousands of dollar* rear, went to the Democratic TIMES, and the paper prospered. Who* Mr. Ludlam ac-.uired the paper he bought a printing plant. •ting of a few iunte of type, an old Washington Hand Prem, and an old-style Job prem, and this coesUl the mechanical equipment of the TIMES, which was located In the rear of the building now occupied by the American Store, Landis Avenue

and Italia Street.

La Ur Mr. Ludlam purchased the corner of Landis Avenue and West Jersey Avenue, end remodeled tbo building for the new homu of the TIMES. The plant wss moved to the second floor of this building, now known as iha Bofroney Building, and the old Washington hand pram was supplanted by s hand-driven country Campbell drum cylinder prem. This press. Inslstest’y served, with power attachmente. until comparatively recent yean, when It was supplanted by a f aster prem of non modern type, it is sUll doing faithful service In a Southern weekly, in Virginia, where it was shipped after »ndlug its career for the TIMES. Foster First Foreman The first foreman of the TIMES under Thomas Ludlam was Edwin D. Foster, now s prosperous merchant of Cape May Court House, and a brother of Clem Foster, the preeent foreman of the Cape May County Gasette. When the call came to Mr. Footer to enter business at Court Hotue, his place was taken by the late Joseph L Scull, of Philadelphia, and Mr. Scull conducted the plant tor many years, operating a real estate and Insurance business on the side. Later (Continued on Psge 8)