University of Virginia Library

New Press

Responding to this, the Progress
recently purchased a new offset
press or half a million dollars.
Instead, last week, they hope to
have, once again, the entire paper
published with the "cold type"
process within several months.
According to a printing expert, this
new press is one of the best
available.

Economy and speed seem to be
the two main reasons for switching
to "cold type." Economy in that
photo-offset printing is ultimately
cheaper than hot type, not only in
production costs but it also takes
fewer people to run it. Eighteen
people from the reproduction
department were laid off after the
conversion.

Speed in that production of the
paper is nearly four times as fast as
the old method. Hopefully, the
quality of reproduction should
improve for photo-offset printing is
capable of turning out excellent
work when used properly. But as
the Progress has said, "Please by
patient with us."