The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-16
BY w. p. kIrkwood !,

JoURNEYiNGs AMONG THE MAGA.
ZINES. JOURNEY NO. 14.-New York,
March 13.-In the rounds Of the magazine
offices Of New York city, one sooner or
later drifts into the Butterick temple OF
fashion, the home of The DeIIneator. He
realizes the moment he enters the door
that he is In veritable temple. The
fashion comes later. p e1
Well down toward the bay, off to the
right Of Broadway, stands a fifteen-story
building towering above hundreds and
hundreds Of the squat buildings Of fifty
years ago. The magazine pilgrim enters
a revolving door and finds himself in an
almost vacated circular. room Of the
greatest elegance and richness; the walls
are Of porphyry, gold and rich stained
glass, and rising from the center of the
room to the middle of the dome is huge
porphyry column, from the top of which
radiate ceiling supports which extend to
the top of the surrounding wall, where
hundreds Of electric lights glow brill
liantly.
When visitor, comes out of the dazed
state into which he Is thrown upon en-
tering such a magnificent lobby, and
casts his eye about he discovers in lit
tie alcove a desk at which sits man
who has the bearing Of sergeant-at
arms in some aristocratic lodge The
1 visitor advances and in lieu of the pass
I word, hands out his card. When I. sub
mitted mine to the august parsonage. at
the desk, I was asked whom I wished to
i see. +t -...H-...
replied: 1.-The editor of the Define
ator"> s.-- 49,.
4 %Want to submit a manuscript -.H
"No," replied. 81 want to confer 4
distinguished favor upon the editor"
This was received specifically but the
Isergeant-at arms telephoned to an office
up somewhere near the roof and in
formed somebody that a man from Min
neapolis wished to see the editor. The
= message came back that if the gentleman
dfrom Minneapolis would kindly wait, some-
body would come down. In a few min
utes an elevator slid down shaft across
the room, and dainty little lady stepped
out and approached the man from Mime
= apolis Sha too. had suspicious, and
asked If there were any manuscripts to
}: be submitted. When informed that there
were not, she breathed a sigh Of relief
and waited with interest while my; pur-
pose was disclosed. She then conducted
me to the elevator, and together we flew
; Ito the thirteenth floor, where the editor
|of the Delineator monthly prepares a
magazine, which it is his intention shall
: more completely than any other appeal to
the needs of the women of, America, both
y The editor is Mr.. Charles Dryer. How
successfully he has succeeded in carry
i Ing out his. purpose Is seen in the fact
j that his magazine has a circulation OF
u nearly a million. and Is printed not only
in English, but in French and Spanish as
we'll, and possibly in some other. language
! The plant Of which he is the presiding
= genius iseene' of the largest in the coun-
4 try. Three entire floors of the building
y are occupied by presses, some Of them
I monsters, numbering not less than ninety
OF course these presses are used in print
ing the Butterick fashion plates as well
as the various magazines of the company
The plant, all in all, Is one of the most
interesting In New York city, and? not
its least interest is the wonderful view
from it's upper stories, from which one
looks out over great expanse of older
New York and on out to the bay and the
statue Of Liberty " 'esa, = -s71,-s,. -