, 1873-12-07
The Work Of Revising Appletons'
Old Edition.
How and BY Whom tho Work
Is Done.
Editors, Associate Editors, Revisers,
and Contributors.
The Various Processes Of the
Work.
The Thoroughncss witl, Whic., It Is Donc
.'-1mportant Changes Madc.
Progress Of Revision Thus Far.

Progress Of Revision Thus Far
Correspondence NJ The Chtcaoo Tribune.
NEw Yonx, Nov. %, 1873.
Tho mnking of a flrst~cass Cyolopodia Is q
gigantic undertaking for Bingle publishing
house to tako up In addition to itB general bust
nosB anl carry through to completion; and the
work OIL which the establishment Of the Apple
Ions, Of this city. is now engaged, 10 ono OF tho
greatest Of its :;ina. Nominally It is revision
Of tho old Cyclopotn, but virtually 1t is the
preparation Of far moro complete. carefully
wrought, and cxpcna7e book thau tho original.
IhiH revision IL no slovcnly rotrcncliment Of
passages hcre and there, md tho tllsing Of tho
Apaco 20 gainoil with now matter; but u
lhorongl, ovorl,nu1ing Of ovory rage. Many
titlcs Which tho mnturor judgment Of tho ctli-
tors Inns deemed supetiluous III Il work Of tho
lind have beon nltosethor suppressed; other
articles hayo bcon brought within small
or comrass; aud many now ones
lsaye boon introduced. 4 largo portion OF tho
old articles which are retained in substance aro
entirely rewritten, and orory ono Is carefully re-
viEcd, W1ateycr OF Inter or moro accurate In.
formation can be Ind ia obtuincd at whatever
cost, and no pains aro spared to make tho work
u perfect record Of all such general information
ne tho student md tho WORKER in tho yarloup
cal)ings III lfo may at my tiuc ssand In Mood Of
THE WORKSHOP.
Tho principal part Of the work Of preparing
tho Cyclopedn is carrioi OIL In tho fourth story
Of the publishing house Of the ApplotonB. OIL
broadway. Entering tho front door, you pass
through lanos pilod high with books on either
hand, among which a small COLONY ol clcrks mud
chs'oil'cts ooset"e1 !o"f p'oSsess, unei you
reach tho icnr OF tho store, on Mer-
Ter street, 200 feet from tho on
trance. In,rusting yourself to the eloya-
~. .,oro 49,, a.n oa.,;a,, - n,o .o,...,, ,t...
WI 'noio' ~" "'o e"tltea ~ 'i'o 4ou,Sn e.osy,
"hcro you a4ain trcVefso lilo ontsre length Of
the building to tho front, passing among cords
Of manor md stationery. There you Nnd Tho
wortahon ,r I'm n,o,1o,r crc1oncf1;s,u n IN
,;aaa ~ h., ~, ,,..,it;o,,. t.e,1, ~" unot -,
alV'uea or ny 10" parsltions from the rest OF
tho floor, and III fully lighted by tho large win
lows on tho broadway front. It is n room about
.t;s4 a,, ana a,a,,,;sa sr,,n.,,., 49,,
lnl,I ., inou ats oono:aals osI.l"u' 1nlooe" lhe
Glddlo runs long desk, with places Tor writers
tlony both Hdcs. and an elevation in the mid
dlc. filed with rigaon-holcs stuffed full OF docu-
mcnts and matorIa,s. All a,,ont tha room nrc
o.1a. .,aa,a ~ a.a,,, ';,..,1a .o;,,t ,a 49,
'.nei oo7an Nv o'o's a'"''1p'e Pol'is. "no "'s
altof day may 10 1onEd there tho p1odalhG WORK
mon at tho he7culean labor which which Ind
hmm rnin,, m nnortv for two rcors lnforo TIM
frst eolnn,o modo ita n,,h,,, ,nroor,,o, n,o
Aao ~ ~ pup..s aFt 1"t'Aso' o"o
Eloe o. aho room Is entlfoly taKon up by Il
rerieH OF booh-ehelves, filled with oil tho rofer-
enco-books, in vnrioas languages, which could
In cot torctl,er t.af1ca rono,ta votnn,ra of
~, ,,stics ri % Nistorea oI;;col a,,.,n,ca a,c oIc
n'''es4e'' A1s4os:a' ""eu n'i.u.a's' ose'' o'e'
EScfT ncsk, TOO, ta hiirdcnofl WIN documents
obtained iof speelal l!nos OF WORK, anu wth