Arizona republican., 1920-04-12
EMF PLOYES VISIT FUTURE HOME IF
 THE REPUBLICAN
More Than 70 of Them At. tend Inspection of Heard Building-Will Be Seven Stories When Completed

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 Employees of The Arizona Repubh- can got their first glimpse of the in- terior of the new building they will soon occupy when they gathered at the partially completed Heard building at Central avenue. just north of Adams street for an informal inspection yes terday afternoon. They saw concrete evidence that the future home of The Republican, from cellar to roof, will be an ideal place in which to work, and learned that the building, when com pleted, will be the tallest in Arizona, rearing it's height seven stories.
 They learned that in planning the building, it's arrangements and equip ment the greatest newspaper efficiency experts of the country were called into consultation and embodied their ideas with suggestions from department heads of The Republican. The com pleted establishment. the employees saw, would meet all Individual and collective requirements.
 Those who attended the inspection learned that in planning the building, not a little thought had been given to healthful conditions; that the new newspaper plant would be equipped with shower baths, sanitary drinking fountains. hot and cold running water and wash basins: that the composing room instead of in the basement would be on the second floor with an up-to- >the minute ventilation system; that instead of concrete floors in the com posing room, there would be maple floor since the maple, floor makes working on ones feet less irksome for the printer.
 At 2 D. m. about seventy members of The Republican force gathered or the mezzanine floor of the new Repubnvan office. and-Dwight B. Heard, publisher, explained the plan of the future home of The Republican, and told of the efforts to make of the new plant the most up-to-date. efficient plant of it's size in the country. where the condi itonS of light, air. sanitation and gen. eral convenience would be such as to bring the maximum of contentment. health and happiness to the entire force.
 Lauds Team Play
 He referred to the remarkable spirit of cooperation and the high stand ards of service which characterized the paper and were steadily increasing, and the loyal team play on behalf of the entire force. outlined the marvellous growth of the paper in the past eight years, and paid a high tribute to the character, personality dynamic force of Charles A. Stauffer, who was largely responsible for making of the paper a great, constructive force in Arizona. He stated Tt is the close cooperation and friendly relation with Charlie Stauffer and the balance of the execu- tive staff which makes my work in The Republican a genuine happiness The latter announcement by Mir Heard that recently, by the unanimous vote of the stockholders, Mir Stauffer had been made general manager of the 1 paper and Mr. Wesley Knorpp, busi- l ness manager, was received with great 1 applause.
 In speaking of Mr. Knorpp, MT. i Heard stated: "Mr. Knorpp. genuine | live wire, gives to the merchants of | this community a steadily improving | high standard of service, unequaled, | believe, by any other town of the size l of Phoenix in the United States
 Reference was made to the high | class work and modern methods of the able administration of Fred O. Adams and the remarkable opportunities for expanding the service of this depart ment in the new location.
 The circulation department and its E success under the energetic direction of | Oliver King and his sixty-two carrier boys, with lots of pep and punch was given warm word of appreciation, and three rousing cheers were given the carrier boys.
 In conclusion, Mir. Heard said these men with Billy Spear" constituted OA " iANh tahy paper COulQ Dc very proud. He said: No man ever had a finer bunch of men to work with as an staff and one of the features of the change will add greatly to my own joy of living, is the fact that I shall be in closer touch with this splendid group of men and the entire Il Republican family"
 In speaking of the general policies of he paper MT. Heard said: "The Re- publican as an independent news paper. has remarkable opportunity or service in this community It aims O give truthfui1y all the news that's it to print, without bias or prejudice ear or favor. never descending to per- eEdeavoring to stand for constructive policies, progress, cleanli- less and square deal to every man md woman
 Remarkable Growth
 Something too. of the very remark lble strides The Republican has made n the last few years was pointed out t the informal meeting. On October 1912. The Republican had a circula- ion of 3,927 copies daily. The cir uIation now exceeds 13.000 copies ally and 14,000 copies on Sunday, and for the second consecutive 'unday The Republican printed a ifty-two page Sunday newspaper nd five auto routes to suburban owns. There is "The Republican, unior" for the carrier boys aul the lst edition of the junior Republican -as an eight-page bulletin. In 1919 The Republican carried 246.26 agate lines of advertising, and uring the first three months of 1920 rinted 2,54Sp24 agate lines, indicat- lg that 1920 will see a jump to 100000 agate lines or more. A high 'ibute was paid the mechanical de- of The Republican for it's yality and ability.
 Among those who attended the re- option were Mrs. Dwight B. Heard nd her father, A. C. Bartlett of Chi ,go.
 Shortly after o'clock the carrier ,ys had a little reception of their own the new building. They romped all Ter the building and had high old me" as one of them said. Donofrio's 'ryed punch and cakes as refresh