The Irish standard., 1910-05-28

FiOrlQa, Alaska OF tne Pnlllpplne ISL
ands where it is very probably des-
tined to spend the remainder of it's
life. 1t will be interesting to know
that the shipping department sends
out on an average from two to six
tons of law books every day Of the
year, consigned to every state in the
Union, and not infrequently to other
countries as well.
A curious feature of the building
itself is the fact that opening out
of it, many stories below Third street.
are underground vaults, tunneled into
the sandstone and made to provide
storage room for the metal plates
from which the books have been
printed. 1t must be remembered that
when book has been printed the
plates from which it is made are not
melted up to be used over again, but
| must be permanently preserved so
that when the first edition Of the book
may be printed without again setting
type for the book. This makes it
necessary to preserve in some way
the plates of every book published.
Stored in these vaults under the
street are thousands of tons Of these
leaden plates, all Systematically ar
OF oo,,ts
notice whenever the reprinting Of
| book is necessary. In these vaults
they are safe from fire, flood and per-
haps from earthquakes.
A very important feature Of the
West Publishing Company's business
is the Employees club. While this is
still it is an important and most pop
ular department. The club represents
the efforts of the management to give
the employee something moro than his
stipulated hire in recognition of his
human place in the general scheme
of things.
| uc ELup1OySS CllD was vi 6dulACu
about ten years ago, when the COM
pany rented three-story building on
the other side of Third street for the
express purpose of providing quarters
for it's employees. When the large ad-
dition to the main building was erect
ed in 1903, two full floors Of the ad-
dition were given over to the club.
On the street floor was equipped a
large general club room, fitted up with
pool and billiard tables and used in
the summer also. to accommodate BIZ
cycles; a mems smoking room, a la
dies room, reading room, and at the
rear a large room fitted up with small
i tables where the employees may eat
their lunches. In connection with this
is a small Kitchen, with cupboards
and five gas stoves, and it is very
, interesting sight at noon to see about
two hundred "business women" who
are supposed to know nothing of do
nestle affairs, busily engaged in brew
ing coffee and other things for a sub
stantial LUNCH The lunch feature is
entirely upon what may be called the
individual basis. The equipment is
placed at the disposal Of the employees,
|, and the "wreckage" is cleared away
after the lunch is liver, but no regular
meal is prepared for them and nothing
is offered for sale.
On the top floor of the building is a
large dance hall, equipped with a
piano and pianola. Each day from
1885 to 100 there. is "pianola mu-
steal program and dancing is very
generally INDUCED in. This hall is
also placed at the disposal of any in
dividual member Of the club for eve
ming entertainments upon the pay
ment Of nominal charge which goes
to the club treasury. The manage
ment is very much interested in its
Employees club and is wholly con-
WINGED of the success of it's expert
ment
The officers of the company at the
present time arc: Charles w. Ames,
president; Charles P. Noyes, vice
president; William L. West, secretary;
Homer p. Clark, treasurer.
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