St. Paul daily globe., 1884-12-31
THE GLOBE.
A Great Morning Newspaper Success
fully and PrOsperously Es-
tablished.
A Description Of the New Building Now the
Permanent Home Of the Peoples
FaTOrite Newspaper.


Inc GLOBE was started in q modest
way as a four page, seven column
sheet with no loud promises or professions.
simply relying upon proving its merits as it
advanced This IL has done, with what G.eas-
ure OF success the GLOBE of to-day can
answer for itself Only those who have had
the practical experience can understand and
appreciate the labor and struggle required To
place successful morning newspaper in the
field. but once accomplished, as in the case
Of the GLOBE, II becomes not only valu-
able but most permanent class OF property
Fire may wipe out its tangible plant, but
the intangible element OF the newspaper
which Is Of greater value, remains unscathed
aud the business continues only slightly dis
arranged by the disaster. The successful
newspaper Is an institution which becomes
a more permanent fixture than anything else
in the community. The men IN immediate
charge may die or change, bat the newspaper
goes on making its daily record and history
without jar or a ripple. l. is on such
basis that the s.. Paul GLOBE closes
the leaves OF its seventh volume, and
Immediately turns to the pages Of the
eighth 20 continue the work so well begun
and irnly established. Seven years Of watch
fnlness, labor, vigilance and care have gone
and the never ending but pleasing work be-
gins the record Of another year tomorrow
A year whose record none eau foresee or
tell.
To the GLOBE the New Year brings a new
building which has been expressly erected
for its use, and to-day the old quarters on
Wabsshaw street will be finally abandoned
and the entire business continued in the new
GLOBE building beginning with New Years
morning.
The new GLOBE builcing is located on The
south side Of Fourth street, the first door
above Wabashaw. A year ago the present
month the lot was purchased, fronting
twenty-five feet on Fourth street with depth
of $50. Upon the rear end Of the lot a stone
building 25x35 was erected last winter for the
location Of the superb piece of machinery
upon which the GLOBE is now printed. This
is a two-story structure, the upper floor being
occupied by the mailing aud carriers depart
ment OF the paper.
The past summer and fall the main build
ing has been erected, brick structure 25x
100. four stories high. While there are larger
printing Offices, the GLOBE invites cOmpari-
son Of its new Office, considering the space
occupied, with any similar establishment in
the United States. 1t is a model of convent
ence, and Is based upon inspection of prom
inent newspaper Offices in New York, Phila-
delphia, Cincinnati. st. Louis and Chicago.
Every window, doorway, partition, stairway,
ETC., has been located with an eve to the con-
venience Of the work conducted within its
walls. Two ffty-horse boilers sup
ply heat throughout the entire building
and drive two engines, twenty-five and If
teen horse respectively. A passenger and
freight elevator combined runs from the
basement 10 the fourth floor, each floor Is
supplied with the most improved closets, and
the entire establishment from top to bottom
is lighted with gas, that relic of danger and
6arbarism, kerosene, being entirely dis
earded.
Entering the ground floor the visitor finds
a spacious counting room, seventy feet in
depth and in the rear private Offices aud the
Office Of the department of circulation. A
hallway on the first floor runs the entire
length Of the building and enters the upper
floor of the pressroOm building so that car
riers and mailing force walk from the street
direct to the delivery room without going up
stairs.
On the second floor the front room is to be
occupied by the WaHderr. German weekly
newspaper, and beyond this room the build
ing has no other occupant than the GLOBE.
The remainder of the second floor is occu-
pied By the job rooms.
The third floor front Is the main editorial
room, the remainder Of the floor being occu-
pied by the advertising composing room,
and the stereotype foundry, where the plates
are cast for the daily issue of the paper.
The fourth floor is chiefly occupied by the
cOmpositors who set the type for the paper,
aud it is as light and well ventilated a COM
posing room as can be found anywhere. 1t
is one hundred feet In length, containing
eight windows on each side and three at each
end. In front two small rooms are parti-
toned off, one being used for the night and
telegraph editors and telegraph operator, and
the other for proof readers. A telegraph
wire runs from this room to the GLOBE Office
in the TGDae building at Chicago, where op-
orators and reporters are also mployed.
We have already noted the location of the
press upon which the GLOBE is printed and
~ the basement Of the malu building will be
found two of the ordinary newspaper presses
with folding machines. which are In con-
slant employment in printing weekly news
papers issued in the city without press faeili-
ties of their own. An intermediate build
ing, located between the main building and
the press room, contains the boilers, so that
the entire $50 feet in length is made con-
tinuous building.
The GLOBE, being thorough ST. Paul in
stitution, is equipped entirely by St Paul
artisans. E. p. BAssford is the architect, and
Mark Costello the contractor for the erection
of the building. The ST. Paul foundry sup
piled the iron work. Depew * Co., the well
known St. Paul machinists, provided an en-
gine of their own manufacture aud located
the machinery and shaiting. Kenny
Bros, St. Paul, who do everything
first class, made the boilers.
Graves & Co., St Paul, put in the elevator.
J. I. Fox & Co, st. Paul, furnished the
steam and gas fittings. and so on throughout
all is the work of ST. Paul men.
Luz icHosA ~Hd UNS~P-hCf Va SnS OuiluiHS
has been in process for week, and will con-
tinue for several days yet before ali IS set
tied, but we hope 10 greet our friends in all
departments in the new building on New
Years morning, trihe in disorder perhaps,
but still ready TO extend and receive mutual
congratulations relative TO the superb new
home Of the GLOBE, in building which has
been most carefully and honestly erected.
and is Al once a credit TO the city and the
occupants.