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Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891 by Various
page 11 of 136 (08%)

On the country circulation, for handling all out-of-town subscriptions
and orders of wholesale news agents, 30 persons.

On mailing and delivery, for sending out by mail and express of the
outside circulation, and for distribution to city agents and newsboys,
31 persons.

In the New York office, caring for the paper's business throughout the
East, the Canadas, Great Britain and Europe, two persons.

In the composing room, where the copy is put into type, and in the
linotype room, where a part of the type-setting is done by machinery,
95 persons.

In the stereotype foundry, where the plates are cast (for the type
itself never is put on the press), 11 persons.

In the press room, where the printing, folding, cutting, pasting and
counting of the papers is done, 30 persons.

In the engine and dynamo room, 8 persons.

In the care of the building, 3 persons.

These numbers include only the minimum and always necessary force, and
make an aggregate of 316 persons daily and nightly engaged for their
entire working time, and borne on a pay roll of six thousand dollars a
week for salaries and wages alone.

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