Show I An Hourly Newspaper News japer Whether its performance set a 3 anew anew new record or not we do not know but the printing of an edition of the paper every hour on election night by the Chicago Tribune be be- be between between tween 6 o'clock in the evening evening- and f 8 3 the next morning was quite a newspaper feat Counting four smaller special editions for or Wisconsin subscribers subscriber 14 editions in all issued were be be- between between tween the hours mentioned with witha a a of mor th n a cop cop- copies ies ies Approximately tons of pa pa- paper paper per were used and three tons of ink If spread flat on the ground this amount of paper would have covered 2220 acres So well were the employees organized or or- organized organized for or this extraordinary ef- ef effort o fort rort that only extra men had bad to be added to the usual mechanical t force orce of about men yet every edition went to press exactly at the he time scheduled in advance ex- ex except ex ex- except except one which was only five min min- minutes minutes minutes utes late Gathering organizing and print- print printing printing ing ng the results of a national election elec- elec eJection tion lon accurately and speedily puts the he organization of a 3 metropolitan daily aily newspaper to its test est The effective manner in which American newspapers meet this test est is truly amazing |