The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-09
Changes and Improvements Make
For Greater Comfort for Employs
and Add Efficiency in Handling
Growing business.
IN HANDSOME QUARTERS
Speed and Convenience Kept in
Mind in the Relation OF the
Various Departments

birthday anniversary. The Times finds
Itself in completely reconstructed
building at Nos. 1915 John R.-st.. the
remodeling of which has been under
way for the past three months with
the view OF increasing the eficiency
OF the entire plant. The enlarged build
Ing gives The Times an area Of over
10000 square feet.
The exterior OF the building has
been tastefully finished I'm soft light
gray with window castings and trim
mings In Pompeiian green. Two large
wrought iron standards supporting
| opaque electric globes on either
side OF the entrance and iron brackets
on each side OF the staircase provide
artistic and desirable street lighting
directly In front Of the building and
make most imposing approach from
Farmer, Woodward and Broadway.
The presses, mail room and store
rooms occupy the basement and
ground floors, and q wide stair
way leads conveniently from tho
street to tie second floor. where are
located on 1.-The left the business Of
fees, advertising aud circulation de-
partments, and on the right doorway<
which opens upon broad staircase
leading to the third floor. to the edi-
torial department. the general man
ayers ONCE, the United Press bureau
and The Times Printing Co.'S quar-
tiers.
In remodeling the building, walls
and partitions were removed and steel
beams and metal ceilings put In and
several rooms thrown into one. to give
enlarged working space to the various
departments. To the rear OF the
main building Is a new large brick
addition, adding largely to the facili-
ties of The Times Printing Co., and
the composing room OF The Times
The white walls and Pompeiian
green iron grille work which divides
the bookkeeping, circulation and adj
vertising departments on the second
floor. makes OF these ofices an ats
tractive interior, welllighted and ven
tilated and so arranged as to prove
most convenient to the public and 70
the working stan. The advertising
once, for example, opens into the
section of the composing room where
the advertisers copy Is put into type.
The opposite side OF the building
on this same floor. which space was
formerly devoted to the circulation de-
partment, IL now occupied by. the
stereotyping department. coming quite
up to the John r. front and affording
the quickest possible transit OF the
plates to the pressroom, directly be
low.
On the third floor. to the right, is
library and reception room. on
which is the general managers pri-
'vate ONCE. To the left OF the stair
way Is the editorial room, the ohce
Of the managing editor, the city editor,
and the telegraph department.
stairway affords quick connection be-
tween the editorial floor and the COM
posing room. Back Of the editorial
rooms is the business ONCE and
plant of The Times Printing Co.. the
facilities OF which have been more
than doubled.
Throughout the building In the en-
larging OF the working space of the
various departments, every effort has
been made TO aid the determination
OF the management to maintain The
Times as a thoroughly up-to-date.
outspoken, clean newspaper. standing
for the highest ideals In newspaper
making. Modern machinery In the me.
chanical departments IS aided by q
capable stan OF workers: the advertise
ing and editorial departments have
AZ their command trained workers,
and The Times is better equipped than
ever before for issuing a newspaper
that will be a credit TO the publishers
and OF substantial value TO the read
ors and advertisers.
In the past IL years. The Times has
madr a distinct and enduring place for
itself I'm Detroit journalism. and with
the greater facilities OF the recon
structcd building. II will go forward
TO higher achievements as a news
paper. fearless In its policy, above &c.
nroach In the character OF It's columns
and n news-gatherer and news-giver
that any citizen will not blush TO una
I'm his home.
With confidence that a city OF hair
n million affords a field for news.
paper OF character, and cheered by
the recognition already bestowed TOT
wholesomeness IN news and decency
I'm advertising The Times begins IT'S
twelfth wear I'm its remodelled and en-
larRed quarters and christens the
same THE Home OF Clean Journal
ism"
Contractors and dealers who had 9
mart IN the remodeling, decorating ana
furnishing OF The Times building
were: Donaldson q Mailer. architects
William Penhale. brick and wood
work; Henry Penhale, decorating: III
B. Lewis Iron Co.: HOWE Roofing Co;
Jefferson Electric Co.: J. Il. Bolles
Co, ONCE fixtures: Edward p. Steiner,
plumbing: c. j. Netting Co; Henry
9. Weber Co: Henry l. Walker q
Co. signs: James Fitxsimons 4 Co.
A A. Gray Co.; Dearborn Iron Co
John Archer a Co. cement WORK;
1. oulnkert Co. interior finishing: De
troll safe Co: Gregory. Mayer
Thom: w. J. Hartwig CO.; Detroit
Paint and Glass CO.: Hartwick Tam
her Co Schroeder Paint q Glass Co:
wheeling Corrugating Co, ]. 9. SER
ferleinr Wire a Iron CO.; Lourie =
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