The Hawaiian gazette., 1868-12-23
A Great Printing omce.

A correspondent Of the Philadelphia Riss-
srs' Orvsssr writes fom Germany:
Considering the number ofits inhabitants
Leipzig Is no doubt the largest printing cen
trr Ia the whole world. for. In recently
published statistical return, NE ind that Lcip-
ssg contained. iH 1861 - printing offices.
With ~ hand presses, and lei.maehlness the
number of journcymen, eompositors and
prcssmcn amounted tor the same year TO
eiS Over 5000 bales Of paper were used
annually.
A new era In the typographical history Of
Leipzig may be said to have hegnn with tue
eslsolishment Of MessrsS Gieseeke & Devri-
ent's printing Office, which was opened on
June /, iSS9 Hermann Giesecke, son OF
the late well known type-iounder at Leipzig
and, as printer. pnpil Of the celebrated
Bernhard rsrchniin, aud Alphons Dcvrient
sou Of Leipzig merchant and apprentice OF
the late Frederick Niess one Of the best Leip-
zig printers, (the name OF the present being
W. hraguin.l and Edward Haenel tnow W.
prugrinl in Berlin. Mr.. Devrient snose-
aueatly passed four years (iSl4 10 ISIS In the
Royal (nOw "Impertsl'l printing odiee In
Paris, whence he returned 10 Leipzig In order
10 prcpsrc his own establishment there, TO-
Sether with his friend aud partner, Mr., Giles
eeke. A third partner In the arm Is DR.. 2.
Bruno rheodor Gieseeke.
The frst department, namely, that Of gen
STS4 ooNA 1uO ar fftoHhss NulCn Maea -
above mentioned, begun on June j, lSoS,
was soon followed by an extensive lltho-
graphic establishment, in October OF the
same war, aud In iS5S by the addition Of the
copper aud sieel-platc department. which
has ever siaee been used for the production
of hank notes aud other valuable paper which
shall defy iatimatiou. They are almost IN
interruptedly engaged in printing notes,
checks, etc, for the Royal Government Of
Saxooy, and host Of smaller states. especi-
ally Switzerland About 1854, engraving In
all its branches (so far as Il Is connected with
printing! Was added, and provided with
electFoiypiug mechanic, and micro-photo-
graphic apparatus. All those enlargements
necessitSied larger premises also; and the
preSeu; building, In which all the branches
I OF the art preseryative are carried oH TO per
fiction, MAS erected Ia 1886, IL Is . stately
construction Of iour stories and an aisle Of
considerable dimensions, surrounded by .
magnificent garden, similar to Names at
Tours.
In 1854 already, a, the Munich exhibition,
Z the produce Of this establishment won
medal OF honor for its enterprising propri-
etors; In 1855 they were awarded the first
prize at Paris; aud German typography,
was the result Of their exhibition In the
- Palsis du ChampS-de Mars last year. In
London. iS6a, two prirss were awarded 10
Messrs. GieSecke & Devrtent, In two classes
/ The Emperor Of Russia conferred upon the
establishment the great gold medal Of houor
I prIrrais digao and the King Of Saxony, upon
I the senior partner. the cross Of a Knight Of
the Order Of Alorecht
The copper and steel-plats printing bank
[ notes etc. Is carried on In one Of the side
aisles In the second foor. To the right Of
the entrance Is a room set apart for Govern
ment officers, some OF whom are constantly
on the premises, as also military seutries in
rs g1 & IN shs Sn ssPPtGs sPPtCnrT 81 rsi1s 1,Sn "a
for the keeping Of the produce Of this de-
7 pSrtment until its being handed over to the
proper parties. II was especially this kind
of work which, in all its detsils, long en-
gagged the attention OF Prince Napoleon
Commencing with eighteen presses, the in
/ creased demand on this department brought
I their number to tweuty-six in 1866; but
I Prince Napoleon saw al the commencement
[ of the present year. thirty copper-plate pres
I ses, sixteen numbering machines, three print
. ing machines, and i've manual presses en-
/ gagged in the production Of those very taste
fully executed. yet also very complicated,
I notes Of the Saxon treasury. His Imperial
Highness tried himself the superior quality
E Of the paper used, which eanuot be torn
across, and only with difficulty longwise
! Besides the work done for the Saxon gov
. ernment, there are 3 number of vorkmen,
presses, machines, etc, continually employ
ed for the Bavarian, Wurtemberg. aud other
German governments; also for several Swiss
banks In 1865, on the outbrake Of the Prus-
. so Austrian war the Hessrs. Giesecke &
DevFient had . very difficult and delicate
task 10 perform, in order to save and protect
the interests Of those who, being for the
most part the enemies of Prussia, bad EN-
ployed them for the manufacture of their
bank notes They succeeded, however, in
having their purely commercial calling pro-
teeted BY the Prussian commander.-Hor-
gaA's Irads Journal