Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-11

TIE EVENING STAR begins the present year
In a building series of buildings so extended
and enlarged as to make it practically new
establishment. the steady growth of the pa
per has far exceeded the facilities for publca-
ton provided when, in June. 1881, The EVEN
ING STAR Company purchased and remodeled
the building at the northwest corner of Penn
sylvania avenue and 18th street and the adj
joining structure fronting on 18th street.
although at that time tine space obtained was
deemed ample and the equipment provided
was regarded as complete. The composing
room. situated on the fourth floor OF the main
building fronting on Pennsylvania avenue, be-
came crowded as the number of printers neces-
sarIly employed in getting out The STAR each
day gradually increased; the introduction of
new machinery in the press rooms required to
meet the demands of growing circulation en-
crOached upon the space needed for other pur-
poses. and the additions to the working force
and to the equipment in other departments of
the Office resulting from the progressive policy
and growth of the paper made it necessary to
secure more room. The demand was
met by securing the property OH 18th
street Immediately adjoining the build
ings already owned by TIE STAR. The
old structures occupying this ground were de-,
moished, and upon the site thus cleared has
been erected a spacious four-story building
having a frontage of 50 feet and depth of 100
feet. This building has been completed; the
printers have already taken possession OF the
new composing room on the fourth floor of the
new structure: the presses and other machinery
are driven by powerful new engines in the
basement. and other changes rendered possible
by this generous addition to the floor space of
The EVENING STAR establishment have been
made. The three building are made practically
into one by connecting passages and doorways,
and. by being finished alike with even coruices
on the 18th street side. have the appearance of
one long building. with frontage of $50 feet
ON that side; out the new part has, in fact,
much Greater depth than the old extending
back half way through the square between IL tn
and 18th streets. Not only have present re-
quirements been met but provision is made for
the continued growth of the paper, at least for
some years TO come
THE EVENING NEWSPAPER
To give the reader some idea of the extended
establishment The STAR now occupies and the
Uses to which the different portions of the
buildings are devoted there is no better wav
Than TO take HIM on an imaginary trip through
the Office during the busy hours of the day II
should be remarked at the outset that the nub
hcailOn OF a newspaper such as THE STAR gives
employment In many different fields to hmm
dreds OF people. What is ACCOMPLISHED each
day seems. when one stops to consider II. but
little short OF the marvellous. 1t is a miracle
performed by skill and intelligent organization
The news OF the day. not of Washington only
but OF tie whole world, has TO be gathered
compiled. set IN type and printed almost before
the echoes OF the last speech reported in Con-
greSs have died away and while the telegram
wire Is still humming with its last dispatch.
ohJ can easily see that expedition is required
III the work OF every department of an evening
newspaper. Facilities. however have been 40
extended and multiplied that The EyEyrvG
STAR now publishes at the close OF each dav
The ,omplete news OF that day. Readers of
The STAR do not wait until the next dav for r.
news of the present. The rapidity of modern