The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-21

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United Brethren churches are hnnn-l
,ciaily Interested In the new printing
5establ ishment ded icated here Tues
ing House, the trade name Of which
liz the e Otterbein Press Z, The dedi-
cation U this mod ern and complete
plant marks an epoch in the history
of the printing business.
Af ter eighty years Of hard labor
and successful toll, the total net as
Gets OF the United Brethren Publish
House were s6 05,789.95, April !. as
shown in DIR. wv. r.. Funk's eighteenth
annual agents report. rendered toI
the board OF trustees April 90. The
profits for last year amounted to-
"a .143. a. The gross assets Of the
publishing house tcta1ed S Il, 222,253.-
Dayton has been. the home OF
the publishing interests since 1853
All the profits Of this entire invest.
Brethren ministers. their widows and
dependent children. besides the local
churches get their denominatio nal
literature at acunsiderable saving. N
The buildings and grounds of this
new factory home, alone cost about
$3.50, 0g, besides the amount or
money invested In equipment. Three,
carloads Of new presses have been
installed The Otterbein Press,
when settled in its new home. will
be equipped IN every detail for the
handling Of any kind Of printing
work, from the smallest card to the
largest catalogue or de luxe edition.
by any and every process. from tts.
inception to- its completion, and al
this under one roof. This makes the
Buckeye state and one of the few
great plants in the United States, few
being equipped to do all their own
work in all departments
The United Brethren Publishing
House publishes more than thirty
periodicals, including weekly, month
Nv and quarterly aides for Sunday
schools. besides the Religious Tele-
scope and WatchWord. These publ
cations are familiar to the many
friends Of the United Brethren
church and rank with the highest IN
the religious periodical world. Eley-
en- mill ion pieces of literature were
sent out last year. $
The United Brethren's new factory
building is la by 236 feet. four
stories and basement, with a total
floor space Of over 1000 squasS
tfeet-a bout four acres. It Is between
Perry and Wilkinson on Fifth street.
The building Is built Of concrete and
steel and has q, 900 p4nes OF glass in
its walls. 1t is considered the high
est type of architectural and en-
gineering work Of the present day.
| Every modern convenience and
protection for the cafety Of the EN-
ployee has been incorporated. It IS.
absolutely fire proof in construction
and yet has all the known means or
fire prevention and protection and all
facilities for improved health cond1-
#tions, safeguards against fire acct
tilated work rooms. The air in thu
entire plant is changed every six
minutes. The plant has It's own
power, heat, light and power plants
water supply. grocery, dining room.
assembly room, and auditorium, and
other convenlences which go to make
| it a unit IN itself.
The basement is bone dry. The
300-horse-poWer boilers and auto
matte stokers, the machine room. the
lighting equipment. includ ding gener-
ators. engines and the immense three
panel switch board J, as well as stock
supplies are located mi the basement.
The press room ontaining thirty
Itery of twenty-one cylind ers. and five
Colts, Of the nine Job presses. is on
the first floor with the bindery and
small shipping room.
The Office of the agent. DR.. w. ~.
Fun k,,sand the general church officers
ARE situated on the third aopr n
The auditorium "a Is equipped With
. moving picture booth and stage
for welfare w ork. The beautifully
equipped surgery5 to care for all ac-
cidents, the modern kitchen and
dining room, grocery and engraving
departments are on the fourth fl DOR.
The comm rcial photography de-
Epartment Is located on the roof. The
and glass. Tt hasSfa northern light
and it is Impossible for shad ows to
lget into the gallery A
Only the most up-to-date and
most sanitary plumbing equipment81s
used Drinking fountains with con
ltinnously running water, and locker
and rest rooms for both men and
women are Sprovid led. Five rein
! forced concrete stairways, Enclosed
in fire PROOF walls, in addition to the
three elevators are the means of exit
from the bull ding. The exterior OF
the entirely bull ding is eighty per
cenLsesLeelE SaSn# ana ElasS, and sheet
prism glass is used in the rear to re-
fleet tire light into the building.
Individual motors for each piece or
chinery. and all wire york inbed-
ded in concrete, Is safety in itself.
4 The only exposed work Of any kind
lis thatsof the ti1ating ducts, and
5prinkling system There is no belt
4 ing or shaftiE.5, The Ventilation Is
complete. even when all the wind ows
are closed. The boilers are equipped
with the automatic snfokeless fur
naces. 30 that the work OF the plant
viii not be interfered with IN any
way & 5