Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-23
ANOTHER PUBLICATION
Tho Home Treasury, Taking lis Place Among
Leading Ones Of Augusta.

Augusta years since, acquired a world
wide reputation as center of great pub
fishing houses. First, came the e. c. Al
len Establishment, then what is now the
Vickery & Hill Publishing House and later
still the Gannett & Morse Concern. Aside
from the miscellaneous publications from
these houses there are others, we'll edited
bright, breezy periodicals filed with inter-
esting and Instructive reading matter that
have wide circulation. Seemingly before
one Is aware Of 1t and notwithstanding the
competition which must be sharp one of
these 10 noticed climbing up into genera
fame. Among this number is the Home
Treasury of which Mr.. George H. Mooers
is proprietor.
Five years ago Mr.. Mooers came to this
city from farm in Pittston, green coun-
try boy. The day he arrived he had not
a friend or relative in the city and was per
feet stranger. He entered the Dirigo Bu.i-
ness College where he took business course
and afterward secured employment at the
Vickery & Hill Publishing House. Here
bhe worked four years, gaining familiarity
with this kind of publishing business. In
partnership with his brother, W. F. Moores,
who is in Boston, he started his paper in a
little 7x0 room in the basement of the
Western Union Telegraph Office. 1t was
small beginning but behind it was pluck and
push. The reliance for success was placed
upon the experience Mr.. Mooers had re-
ceived while with Vickery & Hill. These
meagre quarters were soon found to be too
small and a room was procured over the Y.
M. C. A. hall, and the new quarters proved
greatly superior to the old ones. Mr..
Mooers labored alone with patience, feel
iug there was future for the business.
The first issue of the Home Treasury
was in June, 1898, and the little sheet
started with a circulation of 500, which has
or own to the amount of 10000 at the
present time. The increase in circulation
and growth of the business soon proved that
the second suite of rooms was not large
enough, so another move was made June l,
of this year. The present quarters are in
the third story of the old Hill block,
and were especially arranged for this
business. The rooms consist of fine
office. a large and we'll lighted writing room,
mailing department and job-press room.
These rooms we're refitted throughout, new
floors laid and new partitions were put in.
Electric bells and lights are among the adj
vantages of the new quarters.
TO give some idea of the extent of the
business, S75 is paid monthly for postage,
$50 for trucking, and outside advertising
amounts to from $500 to 800 per month.
The paper is IL pages and in the fall it is
proposed to increase it to 16 pages. The
circulation covers the United States, Can
ada, aud subscriptions are being received
from India, Jamaica and a few other foreign
lands. From this small beginning the man
agement has been such as to bring the
business to a paying basis, and now IL
clerks are employed and daily sacks
of mail are hauled away. 1t is busy
place to visit and a striking feature of the
establishment is the systematic manner of
carrying on the work. The increase Of the
business makes it necessary for Mr.. Mooers
to travel somewhat and he will leave today
for a two weeks business trip to Boston
| and New York.