Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-22
WHAT 1T ALL MEANS.
The Star Has to Greatly Enlarge
Its Quarters.
To Accommodate Its Rapidly Growing
Business-A First-Class Progressive
Newspaper Establishment.

The extensive excavations now going on on
llth street, just north OF The STAR Buildings
together with the deposit at the same point of
immense pieces Of machinery, are attracting
considerable attention and exciting general
curiosity as to the probable outcome Of such
formidable preparations. In fact, the hole in
the ground is 30 large and the machinery gath
ering there promises to be so powerful that the
preliminary operations concentrate much more
interest than the commencement OF an ordinary
improvement usually secures. The explana-
ton is very simple one, and can be made in
q few words. The whole movement means
another long step forward on the part of The
EVENING STAR.
Ever since the permanent adoption of the
double-sheet or eight-page form for the paper,
its management has been taxed to the utmost
limit to provide working room for the in
creased force required in every depart
ment Of the establishments; and, as
its business is constantly and rapidly grow
ing, both in circulation and advertising, thus
rendering necessary a still larger force, it has
become question Of but very short time
when the needs Of the establishment would
entirely outgrow its present accommodations,
which, it may be added here, were considered
but few years ago ample in every respect for
long time yet to come. But the reality has
exceeded all expectation. In order, therefore.
to meet existing demands and at the same time
to make suitable provision for the future, THE
EVENING STAR Newspaper Company few weeks
ago secured q long lease on the large and ELI
gibly situated lot adjoining its own fine prop
erty, and made arrangements to erect upon it
at once a spacious and substantial annex to its
present premises, which, when completed, will
be equipped with new and powerful machinery
Of the most improved design and Of the best
possible construction, adapted in every way
to the needs Of a 6rst-class progressive news
paper Office.
The lot secured as above has frontage of IS
feet on 18th street, and depth of 100 feet,
running well back to 18th street, and, excepting
necessary area space reserved for light and
ventilation, the new structure will cover the
entire lot, thus affording an additional space to
each connecting floor in the present building
equal to nearly 500 square feet. In the basement
Of the new building will be located the boilers.
engines, coal rooms, ash vaults, and one of the
delivery departments of the paper. The new
mechanical equipment to be thus provided for
will be ample in capacity, and in quality the
best that designing and constructive skill can
produce. In addition to those now in use, a
pair Of enormous boilers, built by the famous
Whittier Machine Company, of Boston, to be
furnished and set up by Forsberg & Murray, of
this city, will supply heat to the building and
furnish steam power to the present engine, and
also to q new magnificent double or twin
Corliss engine, built by the W. A. Harris Steam
Engine Co., of Providence, and supplied and
set up by the Washington Architectural and
Bridge Works. These engines, acting separately
or together, will furnish any driving capacity
needed by the establishment, up to $50 horse
power, and will be arranged to drive all the
machinery in both the new and old building,
including that in the wetting and stereotyping
rooms, and the three colossal fast web-printing
machines which are required to print the daily
issues Of the paper.
The ground floor will be subdiyided in
front into two moderate-sized well-arranged
store or Office rooms, and an ample passage
way, leading to the stories above and to the
spacious room in the rear. which will be used
for the storage of paper, ink, and other office
supplies and material.
The second and third stories which for the
present will not be required for the uses of The
STAR establishment, will be let to tenants whose
occupation calls for first-class accessible bus
mess location, plenty Of light and air. and
supply of steam power; and for the accommo-
from desirable parties have already been re-
ceived.
The fourth story, which will consist Of but
single room, having nearly $500 feet of I'M
broken floor space, will be in the nature Of an
expansion Of the present extensive composing
and makeup rooms Of the Office. Thus en-
larged, with windows on every side, and ample
sky-hghts in the ceiling, The Stars composing
room viii, in point Of size ,unobstructed light and
pure ventilation, compare favorably with any
in the United States, or in any other country
The front Of the new structure will conform
In general style and appearance to the present
building, and, when finished. the nearly 200
feet Of uniform facade on 18th street will pre-
sent a somewhat imposing and decidedly attrac-
tive appearance. But substance and capacity,
rather than show are the objects in view, and
the aim of the management is to erect sub
stantial, durable building, provided with all
the conveniences and appliances required by
the purposes for which it is intended; and these
are to be secured, at whatever requisite cost
Of thought, time and money. The building
throughout is to be constructed under the sup
peryision of Mr.. Frederick W. Pilling, one of
the mos. capable and experienced builders in
the city, and will be made ready for occupancy
at the earliest possible date, consistent with
good workmanship.
THE FLOOD SUFFERERS.