Printer and Publisher
to overwhehl it, speaks well for its tenacity of life.
Notwithstandiang tlie lhard fight it has put up for an
existenrce, not very lotng ago, to-day tinder the man-
agement of A. E. Bradwin, it is steadily forging ahead
ttnld cominiig to its owIl as a highly respected paper.
Mr. Bradwin is anl energetic atnd atn ambitious worker,
and in the near future hoptes to hve the Refortmer
bearing tlie characteristics of a m?odel daily, one that
ill be foremost itt li towtns of Otntario.
The Weekly Reformer was establishet l iln 848,
aild in I1893 tlie first daily was ptublislied. tI tlie early
part of its career, tlie Refortmier was owned anld coI-
trolled by th?e Iton. Jas. Yotung, who was T'rovincial
Treastirer at the timie when Sir Oliveit Mowat was
Premiier of the province. Mr. Youni g is still a hi?ghly-
esteemed resideint of Galt, atnd takes an active interest
in towl, civic affairs.
Tlie regiil?tr size of thte paper is 8 I)lages, w licll is
printed on a two-revolutionl Camlpbell press, with a
speed capacity of i,8oo itmplressions per hottr. The
-ceaditg mltatter is set tupl with Roger malchines.
A fairly large job departlneurt is ilnclldedl i the
plant, with facilities for turnin?g out various classes of
A. E. BRADWIN
Managig Editor Galt Reformer
work. In t tee press room are two platens atnd a job
clinder, besides tlie iewsl)aper press, wicli is so iie-
times ttilized for job work. The machinery is drivwet
by a gas or gasolite e eltgi?e, iimatte by Gootl, Shapllely
& lMuiir Co., Li?te, iBrantfordl. Mir. Biradwin highlt
)ra?iset tlie merits of this enginte, saying tte iadi fout?tlt
it hiiglly efficient for the reqliremenrits of the
Reformer.
THE. GALT REPIORTER.
Sutch a brief reference to the Galt Reporter a is is in-
tenttlett to he rilnate hiere will bI no iti eans lo tlie piaper
and its condutctors the credit deserved. Hlowever, some
lda, there stirelv will be w?rittein, a history of the Re-
porter atin its associates, wliich will do jistice to tlie
paper atiii those contnrected with it throtugioutt its iii-
tiresting ctarer.
Newspape r life in Gait practically started witli tlhe
establlishment of thlie \eekly Repotrter over eo ( earst
ago by thie late P>eter Jaffrae , who iad ti ecetntly arriveci
fromn England, shere in Shrewsbutry lie hadti etitedt
at lubl'iie(l tlie News. hlie first isf?e of the Re-

Jalnuar, zos8
porter came ott in July, 1846, and the paper has been
in tle handls of the famlily ever since. In the early
fifties tlie founder took his soti, Williali, into partner-
ship, the latter subsequently, while doing work on the
Reporter, starting the Berlin Qhronicle. Other sons
of the founder, Richard, larn-y antd George. stucceeded
to the property in I865, the firin beconintg Jaffray
Itrothers. The first and second geierations passed
away, atnd the paper fell in?to the ihands of James and
Robert, sons of Wm. Jaffray, who tlied at Berlin in
1896, antl the third generation now ale the pnublishers.
The forthl genteration of the famt?ily is -epresented otn
tlle paper, in the persont of thle eldtest daugtihter of J. P.
Jaffray, presidetnt atnd editor, whlio was reeve of Galt
last year, anti a meniber of the Cotlnty (Coutlcil. It is
very apparent tt tlat the Jaffray fainily were destinetd
to be protirlett t iti ptblic life, for wlenl Richarl laf-
fray was rnayor of Galt, his brother WVillialn wnas
mayor of Berlin. Richard also filled the wardenl's
chair for a tertm.
The Reporter, as a dtaily, has beetl establislhedl aboitt
I years and tlie suticcess that attends it as a daily is
well tlerilel in every respect. The paper and its p?lait
are a credit to the town of Galt.
Thie Reporter is housed in a btlilding specially
etected for it. TIthe press, bisiness atnd private offices
atre on tihe first floor, withi the editorial rooms, news-
roomi and job coiposing roonm and bindery ont the
secornd. Il the basement are thie newsboys' quarters
and stock rooin. The btilding is splendidly lighted,
Iavitng a ciheery aspect tlirotlglout. The equipltmenlt is
itt keelling witll the bthildlinig, attld there is lo job, ttt
catalogte w ork especially, that the Rteporter cainitot
tlndertake.
I1t tlle ect?ploy of the Reporter is ant iliterestitig
clia-acter int the person of Johf tt ittinannll . IIe enteretd
the m(ffice of the Riepirter in t he employ of the fourider
on tlie IIt of Jtnlle, 1855, atltd has beett oit the payroll
,of thte laper ever sitice--a remiarkabl service. For
manty yeatrs he tc as foremitail of the office, and taitghit
ttaitty young typos the ar?t so well that tater oii they
becatrie sulperinltendlents and foreltet i;n sotlte of the
lacrgest pritlting atid lttblishing offices iti Detroit, To-
i-olto andl Chicago. lMr. Bittmattnl is In goodi ihealtlh
aiid seld(olnl loses a tay, a itd whel hlie (loes, it is fre-
qltuentlsy aboitt trott fishitng time. Tlhe accotitpanying
pliotographl was talken aboilt t xo years ago.

PRI'NTEI R AND PtUBIS, iER is itndlebted to Hyll & Klein,
printers tof Barlmen, G(ermranv, for a l10ost artietic blot-
ting pad, onr each leaf f which is printed a strikitng
sketchl of builtlitgs antd riattiral scetes ini "Das LBer-
gisclia I,anld," aroutid ilarnten. Tlie wtionderful effects
sectired with a few bold lines are amaaziing. On the
outer leaf of tlie blotter. t l hiclh is effectively desig?tedt
int white and gold, etmbossed, Hyll & Klein convey
greetintgs for the New Year. Plriirters, who take such
paitns to show tlieir skill in their advertising, will be
sure to get tlie best business.
For sotme time past the Executtive Commifttee of
thie Canadian til ress A tssociation hlve heett lookiltg inlto
the possibility of atl exclrsioll (tf Cantl?ian tiewsllaper-
Imen to 1iinglandl, tltiriing the comtinlg s1t'iimlier. tlit they
filnld that thev calitiot get a sufficietit tiitimiber of repre-
sentative etint to pledIge theirmselves to join thle party,
aniil the ideat of ha?ving the proposed tour tour this siiner
has Ieenl abanrldonlecd.

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