Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-07-01

be printed is set into type. The equip
ment includes one standar linotype
machine. The proof-reading and ed
itOrial rooms are also located on this
floor. Also a room for the use OF the
board of directors. In the rear are
the store rooms for electrotype plates
aud cuts of all kind On the third
floor the Globe" bindery is located
and a very busy place it is. Here
large quantities of the various books
published by the concern were in the
various stages Of the process of bind
ing. In the rear is the mailing room
where two men are kept busy at mail.
ing the publications of the Synod and
at keeping the mailing lists corrected
up to date. The publications are the
following: Augustana, the weekly
church organ, with an average circu-
lation of II, 81: Barrens Tidning. the
Swedish Sunday school paper, with
an average semi-monthly circulation
of "a ,250 copies; The Olive Leaf, the
monthly English Sunday school paper,
with circulation Of 1868 copies:
| Ungdoms Nannen, young peoples
magazine, with On average circulation
Of 5,675 copies, and the Augustana
Journal, the English church organ,
with an average semi monthly circu-
lation OF 1888 copies. A freight ele.
ya:or connects the different floors and
trucks are used for moving the heavy
editions to and from the various de-
partments. Everything is in good
order and the work is systematically
arranged. Flftytwo people ace en-
ployed. The value of the building
without contents and the lot Is very
conservatively placed at 1923, 2S6 g.
The business showed a net gain of
$40, 030 o. during the past year, be-
sides So, 900 which were appropriated
to the college treasury. The institu.
tion is one of which any Swedish
| American might feel proud.
After dinner we made q visit to
Uncle Sans exclusive domain on the
island. On arriving, the guard d.
rected US to the headquarters of the
officer of the day to have our pass
countersigned. A walk of about mile
took US to the place, and Maj. S. E.
Blunt, Ordnance Dept. U. S. A CON-
handing, placed his stamp upon our
credentials. We were now free to go
about the island at will. The island
is about three miles long and more
than mile wide at places. No smok-
ing or shooting is allowed on the is
land. A dense native forest covers
large parts of the same. The call Of
thequail- "Bob White''-is heard from
allsides. Large red squirrels run about
tamely on the grass, safe from all NC.
lestation. Thus the place where ma
terials for the most cruel of all cruel
ties-warfare-are manufactured, the
hunted wild animals and fowl find q
haven of refuge. A number of bar
racks are found here. During the CIV
| il war barracks to accommodate 49,
600 prisoners OF war we're built here
and at tines they were fully occupied
with COntederates taken in action.
Earthworks skirt the banks and nicely
polished brass cannon menace the riv-
er front where the bosom OF the great
waters bears none but the peaceful YES
sells of commerce. A large solar dial
indicates the time of day. A card at
tached notes the variations for each
day, 80 one may set his watch correct
~ from this simple contrivance. Along
the west shore stretches series of gol1
links along which ladies, evidently the
wives of officers, we're engaged at the
game. There are ten or more large
factory buildings on the island. They
are all "U" shaped and each is com
posed of two stories and a basement
They are filled with machinery for the
manufacture of various kinds of wal
supplies. Some of the buildings were
idle. About six hundred men are nov
employed in the others. They are en-
j gagged at making camp utensils, sad
dies, haversacks, etc. During thu
| Spanish war over two thousand mel
were employed here night and day. A
dam across the island to the city o
], Moline furnishes an excellent Wate'