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same reason. In 1878 the first and third buildings were united
by a four-story central structure, filling the whole space between
them, making a large four-story building, with two three-story
wings, as shown in the opposite illustration. In 1881 a large
press-room 46 x 66 ft. was added to the right and rear, not shown in
the engraving. In these buildings we have an aggregate of
thirty thousand square feet of floor space, which is occupied by
the various branches of editing, printing, folding, book-binding,
electrotyping, stereotyping, mailing, shipping, ete., furnished
with the most modern machinery in all its branches. The present
worth of the office property, as shown by the Treasurer's report,
is $166,520.55.
The office as now equipped and operated gives employment
to 125 hands. The work done for the fiscal year ending Oct.
31, 1886, is as follows :— :
Total number of pages of books, tracts, and pamphlets on de-
nominational, health, temperance, and gospel topics, printed and
bound ready for the market, twenty-three million, five hundred
and eight thousand, four hundred seventy-three (23,508,473).
Regular neriodicals issued :—
. COPIES, ’ PAGES,
Review and Herald, 457,186 7,314,976
Youth's Instructor, 754,998 . 3,019,992
Gospel Sickle, 199,540 1,596,320
Temperance Outlook, 148,000 520,000
Good Health, : 64,700" 2,070,400
Sandhedens Tidende, 56,140 898,240
Sanningens Harold, 41,900 670,400
Stimme der Wahrhert, 49,145 393,160
Sabbath-School Worker, 15,000 240,000
Total number of pages of tracts, pamphlets, books, and peri-
odicals, forty million, two hundred thirty-one thousand, nine
hundred sixty-one (40,231,961).
In addition to the foregoing, a large amount of work, such as
book-making, job printing, binding, electrotyping, etc., has been
done for outside parties, aggregating probably $20,000. The
entire amount of work turned out by the manufacturing depart-
ment of the office for the year, aggregates $90,763.73. The total
book sales for the year amounted to $74,406.80.
SKETCH OF THE PACIFIC PUBLISHING
HOUSE.
From the very first, the publishing interest has been consid-
ered the right arm of strength among Seventh-day Adventists.
As the work began to increase in California, the necessity and