New York, the metropolis : its noted business and professional men. . Peter Smith, became a partner of the firm, thebusiness rapidly increased. They manufactured the firstcylinder jjrinting presses used in this country. Ihosepresses were modelled in a measure upon English designs,i)ut were a great imjjrovement, both in efficiency and con-struction, over their Knglish originals. Tliis firm was alsothe first in New York to em|)loy steam as a motor in theirworks, located first in Maiden Lane and then in Gold Street,near Fulton Street. In 1832 the founder of the firm retiredfrom the business on ac
New York, the metropolis : its noted business and professional men. . Peter Smith, became a partner of the firm, thebusiness rapidly increased. They manufactured the firstcylinder jjrinting presses used in this country. Ihosepresses were modelled in a measure upon English designs,i)ut were a great imjjrovement, both in efficiency and con-struction, over their Knglish originals. Tliis firm was alsothe first in New York to em|)loy steam as a motor in theirworks, located first in Maiden Lane and then in Gold Street,near Fulton Street. In 1832 the founder of the firm retiredfrom the business on account of ill health, and died inWestchester County on the 4th of January, 1833. His son,Richard ^L^rch Hoe, born in New York in 1812, succeededhim in business, in connection with Matthew Smith, hisfathers partner. In 1833 his brother, Robert Hoe, becamea member of the firm. Matthew Smith died soon after,leaving the business the ])roperty of the two brothers, whoin 1847 produced the rotary machine known as the HoeLightning Type Revolving Printing .Machine. In their. ATJill^ YORK, THE METROPOLIS. 153 work they were greatly assisted by Stt-plicn I). Ilicker, whoafterwards became a partner. Later on Peter Smith Hoe,a younger brother, was admitted as a member of the such a state cf perfection have the Hoe presses recentlybeen brought that a roll of paper five miles long can be putthrough the machine at the rate of one thousand feet perminute, the same being printed on both sides, cut, pastedand delivered folded. Perfect newspapers can thus beproduced faster than the eye can follow the movements ofthe paper. Richard M. Hoe died in Florence, Italy, June7th, 1886. His brother Robert, before referred to, died athis country seat at Tarrytovvn, in Westchester County, the13th of September, 1884. The latter was a patron andfriend of art, and especially of young artists, and one of thefounders of the National Academy of Design. The presenthead of the firm is Robert Hoe, his son, born
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