The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-11-02
We will furnish The TRIBUNE and
Magazine for 50, so. to subscribers.
A Great Publishing Enterprise.

Though it may, at first glance seem almost incred
uous, Is TACT that one of the largest publishing
enterprises ever conceived Of being carried on
the greatest success, by Messrs f. c. Allen 4 60
Augusta, Maine. 1t is held by them that thew car
CONQUER business more economically ut that place
imam from larger city, and surely these words are
proved by their subscriptions to their publications
which are really thirtythree and one-thrd per cent
cheaper than those charged by other publishers for
similar papers. Messrs Allen 4 Co have from tba
very start showed the greatest energy in starting
anu publishing their papers. 1t is only two years
since they launched forth their publication The
Peoples Literary Companion and of the first numb.r
they printed three hundred thousand copies for gra
ttous Circulation and also spent nearly 81 OOQ in
advertising it through newspapers The rrsnIt was
immediate and grand subscriptions flowing in through
the agents, who were employed in all parts of the
country by the thousands, daily. The people every
where seemed to appreciate the real merits of the
paper and the low subscription price and thousands
thinking they could afford two literary nanar.
discontinued those that they were taking and .nh
scrlbed for the Companion For two wears The P.o
pie Literary Companion was continued as a month
~ publication, attained at time the enormous
circulation of eight hundred and fifty thousand CON
les 1t is now published weekly. and is meeting
with greater success than Though its ilu,trs.
tions finer and more tasty than those of tho
three-dollar weekles, and its reading matter of the
greatest interest in all its departments the subscrp
ton price Is only two dollars per year Ae.srs Allen
Co have just started paper young folks caIIeJ
Oar Young Folks Illustrated Paper. 1t is published
semi price one dollar ner vaar
1t is yery handsomely illustrated with appronrats
engravngs and cannot fail interest and bene6t all
the boys and girls and the cid folks too who have
preserved young hearts in their breasts
Messrs Allen d Co. have just moved into tbeir nav
puoishing mouse, which they have built during the
past summer 1t is elegant structure of brick with
granite and freestone and trimmings All ne fittings
Inside are superb The first story Is usei s,r storaS
room, and here may be SEEM at any time tons mon
tons OF paper waiting for the printing presses The
second story Is tbs pressrooni, where on al,
one Thousand papers per day printed an. folded
ihe 1oid'ng Is done by machines. each machine fold
ing sixty papers per minute. The third story is the
mailing department, and included in the furnishing
OF TINS roc are thirty tons of type which is reqnir
n fha u.x1,-z
paper at the rate of sixty minute by wonderful
niue machines The fourth and fifth stories are do
voted to the compositors' department and the bnsi
ness and private offices of the establishment which
are htted up and furnished with the greatest cIe
gance The sixth story is devoted to an electrotxne
foundry, and department for folding pamphlets
circulars, &c. &c. The entire building is warmed
by seam and pure water runs into every depart-
ment and room. The cost of the building exceeds
hundred thousand dollars and is a standing Wit
ness to the energy of the enterprsng publishers We
congratulate MeSsrs Allen & Co. their great suc-
cess and as long their lbe al prices continued
an their publications kept up 10 their present stand
ard OF merit, may their prosperity continue and
constantly increase.-lHdine Fdrner