The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-10-08

the publication Office is on what has be
come the great financial thOrough fare
sometimes called the Wall street Of
Washington Immediately south Of IL &,
the imposing structure Of the American
/ Security Company. and adjoining it OF
the north IS the new and massive granite
building soon to be occupied by the
Union Trus, Company. and which. archi.
tecturaIly. is regarded by many as the
finest business building in Washington
Across the street Is the new marbla-f-ont
structure Of ". 3. Hib5s q Co. also 8
most imposing building. Next door 10 If
IS the building % the Swa~tzell, Rheem &
. Hensey Company, now approaching COM
plstlon. At Fifteenth and the Avenue.
northeast corner. is the National Savings
and Trust Company. Across the Avenue
stands the United States Treasury
which is a sort of Iodestone Of business
Washington 4 short distance below. on
the east side Of Fifteenth street. is the
splendid new home Of the National Net
ropolitan Bank Therefore, II will be
seen that The Washington Herald is in
the very best company.
When this home was chosen soma few
people doubted the wisdom OF the Ioca-
ton for newspaper. but nobody doubts
! Il now, since the uptown movement has
/ become so pronounced.
How Its Quarters Are Divided.
The building occupied by The Washing.
/ ton Herald. plain and unpretentious Is
! three stories in height Many years ago
/ It was occupied by the German Iega-
! ton. Here in the early days OF Washing
! ton social functions Of note occurred ON
the main floor, now. to the left OF the
/ entrance. is the business office: 10 the
right the news room, where the city and
| telegraph editor and corps Of reporters
| 60 their work Smaller rooms on either
side Of the wide hallway are used nv
/ the managing editor. Sunday editor. So
| ciety editor, sporting editor exchange
editor, and editorial writer's. Another
/ room Is devoted to the telegra phic ser,-
/ Ice Here two operators are kept busv
night after night one receiving the news
that comes over The Washington Her
aids leased wire from New York and
the other receiving news dispatches over
a special Western Union wire. Then tbera
are two rooms used by the advertising
| department A One-story addition 10 the
main building extends 10 a wide alley in
the rear. This addition. converted into
one large room, is used by the me-
chanical force. Here fifteen Mergen-
/ thaler linotype machines operated by in
dividual motors. and in the hands OF ex-
pert operators. pat into type the news
that reaches the reader every morning.
Beneath this large composing room ia
the press room, and here are to be seen
two OF the newest and finest presses
used by any ne .spaper. A description
Of them appears elsewhere. Both presses
and linotype machines are operated by
electricity. the best systems having been
installed, regardless OF cost.
The second floor of the building Is
jointly used by the editorial and circula-
ton departments while on the third floor
are the Offices Of the United Press Assoc
citation, which furnishes news service TO
many of the afternoon papers OF the
country.
No Buster Place TO Be Found,
Exteriorly. The Washington Herald
building does not suggest the complete
newspaper plant that It contains. In all
that goes toward the making Of a modern.
up-to-date newspaper the equipment is
unexcelled. and during the rush hours of
the day and night no buster place IS 10
be found In Washington. No other news