Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-11-10
A Great Publishing Enterprise.

Though it may, at first glance, seem almost
incredulous, it is a fact that one of the largest
publishing enterprises ever conceived of, is
being carried on with the greatest success by
Messrs. E. G. Allen & Co., Augusta, Maine
1t is held by them that they can conduct bu'
siness 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 than those charg.
ed hv other publishers for similar papers,
M cssrs. Allen & Co. have, from the very start
showed the greatest energy in starting and
pushing Their papers. 1t is only two years
since thew launched forth their first publica.
ton, The Peoples Literary Companion, and
of the first number they printed three hun
dred thousand copies, for gratutous circula'
ton, and also spent nearly $1,000 IN ad'
vertising it through newspapers. The result
was immediate and grand, subscriptions flow
ing in through the agents, who were employ
ed in all parts of the country, by the thous-
and, daily. The people everywhere seemed
to appreciate the real merits of the paper and
the low subscription price, and thousands
thinking they could not afford two literary
papers, discontinued those that they were TAX
ing, and subscribed for The Companion
For two years The Peoples Literary Com,
panion was continued as monthly publica-
ton, and at one time attained the enormous
circulation of eight hundred and fifty thousand
copies 1t is now published weekly, and is
meeting with greater success than ever. Tho
it's illustrations are finer and more tasty than
those of the three dollar weeklies, and its read.
ing matter Of the greatest interest in ali its
departments, the subscription price is only
two dollars per year. Messrs. Allen q Co
have just started paper for young folks, CALL
ed DIR Young Folks Illustrated Paper. Il
lis published semi-monthly- description price
one dollar per year. 1t is very handsomely
illustrated with appropriate engravings, ane
cannot fail to interest and benefit all the boys
and girls, and the old folks, too, who have
preserved young hearts 10 their breasts.
Messrs. Allen & Co. have just moved into
their new publishing house, which they have
built during the past summer. 1t is an ele'
CANT structure of brick, with granite and free
stone trimmings. All the fittings inside art
superb. The first story is used for storage
room, and here may be seen, at any time, tons
upon tons of paper, waiting for the printing
presses. The second story is the press-room
where, on an average, one hundred shousanc
papers per day are printed and folded. The
folding is done by machines. each machine
folding sixty papers per minute. The third
story is the mailing department, and included
in the furnishing Of this room, are thirty tons
of type, which is required for printing the
names of subscribers on the papers at the
rate of sixty per minute, by wonderful little
machines. The fourth and fifth stories are
devoted to the compositors' department. and
the business and private offices of the estab.
lishment, which are fitted up and furnished