Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-10-26
A GREAT
Publishing Enterprise

Though it may, at first glance, seem al
most incredulous, it is fact that one OF
the largest publishing enterprises ever
conceived of, is being carried on with the
greatest success, by Messrs Z. c. Allen
& CO., Augusta, Maine 1t is held by
them that they can conduct business more
economically at that place than from
larger city, and surely these words are
proved by the subscription prices of their
publications, which are really thirty-three
and one-third per cent. cheaper thar those
charged by other publishers for similar
papers. Messrs Allen & Co. have from
the very start, showed the greatest energy
in starting and pushing their papers Ii
is only two Years since they launched forth
their first publication, The Peoples Lit
erary Companion, and of the first number
they printed three hundred thousand
copies for gratuitouS circulation, and also
spent nearly $4,000 in advertising ii
/ through newspapers. The result was i'm
mediate and grand, Subscriptions flowing
in through the agents, who were en-
ploYed in all parts of the country, by the
thousand, daily. The people everywhere
seemed to appreciate the real merits ofthe
paper and the low subscription price, and
thousands, thinking they could not afford
two literary papers, discontinued those
that they We're taking, and subscribed for
The Companion. For two years The
Peoples Literary Companion was con-
tinued as 4 monthly publication, and al
one time attained the enormous circula-
ton Of eight hundred and fifty thousand
copies 1t is now published weekly, and
is meeting with greater success than ever.
Though its Illustrations are finer and
more tasty than those Of the three GollaI,
weeklies, and its reading matter of the
greatest interest in all its departments
the subscription price is only two dollars
per year Messrs. Allen & Co have just
started paper for young folks, called
OUR YOUNG Folks ILLUSTRATED PA
PER. 1t is published semi monthly-sub-
scription price one dollar per year 1t is
very handsomely illustrated with appro-
: pirate engravings, and cannot fail to inter
: est and benefit all the boys and girls, and
the old folks, too, who have preserved
young hearts in their breasts.
Messrs. Allen & Co have Just moved
into their new publishing house, which
they have built during the past summer
1t is an elegant structure Of brick, with
granite and freestone trimmings. All the
; fittings inside are superb. The first story
is used for storage room, and here may be
seen, at any time, tons upon tons OF pa
per, waiting for the printing presses
The second story is the press-room
where, on an average, one hundred thous-
and papers per day are printed and folded
The folding is done by machines, eacl
machine folding sixty papers per minute
: The third story is the mailing, depart
ment, and included in the furnishing o
: this room, are thirty tons of type which
: is required for printing the names of sub
scribers on the papers. The names o
: subscribers are printed on the papers a
the rate of sixty per minute, by wonderful
little machines. The fourth and fiftl
: stories are devoted to the compositors' dc
;, partment, and the business and privat
: officers of the establishment, which ar
5 fitted up and furnished with the creates
elegance. The sixth story is devoted t.
: an dectrotype foundry, and department
> for folding pamphlets, circulars, &c, sc
- The entire building is warmed by steam
and pure water runs to every department
and room. The cost of the building ez
ceeds one hundred thousand dollars, an
is standing witness to the energy of tn
the enterprising publishers We congrat
q ulate Messrs Allen & Co. on their gres
success, and as long as their liberal price
are continued, and the publications keI
y up to their present standard of merit, ma
. their prosperity continue, and constant
~ increase -IHdine Farmer.