Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-02-22
A Growing Business.

Among the many instances OF sue
cess!ui business enterprise in Portland,
1t affords IL much pleasure to note the
Development 81 the IL ID occupied ty
Palmer ( kty. wh" haze lately moved
from their crampcd quarters on Front
street To- the large building on the
southwest corner of Second and Stark
streets, in the midst of the present
business center OF the city. They oc-
cupy the whole building, with the tx.
ception OF two store-ro0ms on the first
floor. Every inch Of the remaining
space from basement to garrett is
stored with their immense stock of
type, presses and all kinds of printing
material. The basement is stored
with their heavier wares. On the
first floor are the business offices OF
the firm, and where NAV he found at
all times Ernest ii. Palmer, the genial
manager vi the firm, who with an ar
ray OF clerks, directs its many and
large transactions over the northwest.
The Offices are supplied with all mod
ern improvements for comfort and the
expedition of business, to which will
soon be added an apartment for the
special accommodation OF visiting
newspaper men, where they can make
their headquarters while sojourning in
the city. This room will be supplied
with stationery, late papers and all the
essentials so much missed by the craft
when they are away from home"
On the second floor are the main
salesrooms. where almost everything
needed in a well-equipped Office is ex-
posed at glance. Job presses of all
kinds, paper cutters OF all makes, fold
ing machines, motors and all other
classes of machinery known to the
craft, besides spacious shelves, on
which are arranged thousands OF fonts
OF job-letter, confront one at every
turn, and fairly bewilders the purchas-
er, who, perhaps, wants to add to his
stock, and amid such a profusion to
select from must decide not what he
wants, but what he must of necessity
reject. This department is under the
management OF Mr.. bearing, who has
been in the employ of the firm the
past twelve years, and has done much
to bring its service up to its present
efficiency. He is the author OF the
firms trade journal. the Pacific Printer,
and the many beautiful specimen
sheets sent out by them. He is a YER
liable encyclopedia of information on
everything relating to the cart pre-
sentative" and will be a permanent
accession to the Portland house.
On the third floor, the front half is
devoted to the Auxiliary Print de-
partment, where presses are kept going
every day to furnish the large list of
interior papers who are supplied with
its service, embracing local news up to
the latest date. The remainder of the
third floor is devoted to electrotyping
and stereotyping, which has grown
from a beginning to large and lucra-
tive business. Here likewise is found
one of the Thorne typesetting ma
chimes, of which the firm is the Pa
citic Coast agent. 1t was not in opera
ton. but was waiting the arrival of the
expert in q few days, who will set in
motion the levers that will revolution
ize type'setting in the northwest.
1t is with pleasure we note the
rapid advance of house and its bust.
ness in which we must of necessity
feel deep interest. It's development
has eliminated the thousand miles
that in the past has separated many
publishers from their base of supplies
An order sent to Portland can now be
filled with as much expedition as if it
went to San Francisco, with several
days of time and quite bill for freight
in favor of the Portland branch.
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