The west shore., March 01, 1886, Page 73, Image 3

THE WEST SHORE.
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OTJR NEW QUARTERS.
THE new quarters of The West Suohe, corner of
Second and Yamhill strtiua now open to the
inspection of its friends, who are cordially invited
to visit its rooms and see the many interesting
processes by which fine lithographing is produced. The
illustrations on pages ninety and ninety-one give a fair
idea of the exterior of the building, and the interior of
the various departments. The building stands in one
of the most convenient business locations in the city.
In fitting it np the proprietor hnd three objects in view
neatness, convenience, and facilities for doing the
beat class of work. The first two were but matters of
taste and a knowledge of what was neoded; but to secure
the latter required the purchase of much new and ex
pensive machinery and tools, and the employment of
additional high-priced labor. His theory is that first
class work requires first class workmen and first class
tools. The result of putting this theory into practice
may be seen inthe produota of this establishment,
which are equal to the best executed in any city in the
United Statos. The employment of such a large num
ber of high-priced artists and workmen makes the salary
list of The West Suohe Lithographing and Enqhav
INQ Company one of the largest in the city, while it rou
dors the establishment superior to all others on the Pa
cific Coast
In making a tour, one naturally begins with the
main office of the company and editorial rooms of the
magazine, which are large, light, airy and elegant, and
are furnished for convenience and comfort in every par
ticular. The walls are hung with pictures and speci
mens of fine color work. A visit is then made to the
art room, where men are seen engaged in sketching, de
signing in black and colors, engraving on stone, crayon
work on stone, engraving on wood, etc. Here, also,
everything indicates neatness and tasto, while perfect
quiet reigns. Passing through the composing room
and bindery, the visitor reaches Uie large press room,
where he findB lithographed work in all stages, from the
stone just etched to the printed sheets in the large dry
ing racks. He will be especially interested in the large
Hoe press, weighing twenty-tour thousand pounds, on
which the fine color work is executed. I his very ex.
pensive piece of machinery, as woll as others, was pur
chased from Messrs. Tatum k Bowen, who are agents
for R. Hoe & Co. on the Pacific Coast, and who handle
printers' supplies, type and machinery of all kinds, as
well as general machinery of every description. The
firm bus fulfilled its contract in every particular. Not
so much as a bolt or screw was missing from the press,
which was set np by them and placed in perfect running
order in a remarkably short time after its arrival from
New York. Under the management of Mr. A. it . nil
dreth the Portland branch of Tatum k Bowen has be
come the acknowledged head of the machinery trade of
this rerion. and is reootrnized by printers and publish-
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Northwest Their office and ware rooms are at 01 and
03 Front Street, Portland, Oregon,
Numerous ohr fentureB of Tuii Wi' Shoki estab
lishment rocoive attention from tho visitor, which help
to impress him with tho fact that it is capable of turn
ing out an immense amount of the finest class of work,
of which he is fully convinced by examining the work
alroady done and which he sees in proooss of execution.
On this subject the Oregtmuin says:
" Heretofore our banks and business men have been
compelled to semi East for flue stationery, bank work,
cataloguo oovors and engravings, especially oolor work,
but this is no longer necessary, as this establishment
has both the men and all requisite machinery for doing
work equal to the best produced anywhore."
Tho New, in liko complimentary terms, says:
"The artiutio work of this excellent establishment
has always boon of the highest order, but it has recent
ly made heavy investments in superior machinery, and
employed additional first class artists. It is now one of
the most complete lithographing and engraving estab
lishments in the United States, and is turning out work
that is unsurpassed anywhere."
The West Shohe establishment, like everything
else of permanent value, is a growth, having boon built
up through a series of years from a small beginning.
In August, 1875, Mr. Samuel issued the initial number
of The West Shoiib, of which he is still sole proprietor
and manager. It waa then an eight-page sheet with few
illustrations; now it is a handsome magazine of from
forty-eight to eighty pagos, profusely illustrated with
original engravings. Then the work was done by oon-
tract, the circulation waa small, and the olfioe waa iu the
proprietor's hat; now it occupies the large quarters just
deacrilMHl, employs a great many men, and reaches every
corner of the United States. This is the result of hard
labor on the part of Mr. Samuel, oombiuod with a de
termination to build np an art magaalne of the highest
order. In pursuance of his plan be has from year to
year increased his facilities, added to his staff of artists,
improved the style and appoarauoe of tue magazine, ana
by successive ateps, carefully and wisely taken, has
evolved the excellent magazine and superior HUiograpu-
ing establishment in which it ia publishod. The work
is by no means ended, nor will It end as long as mi
West Siioiie exists. Five years bono the magazine
will have made still further advancement in every par.
ticular, and the publishing house will have increased In
size and facilities in like proportion. It is with pleas,
ure the publisher assures its many friends that Tin
West Shohe will be in the future greater aoiirot of
pleasure than it has ever lieen in the past
The magazine is not local publication in the sense
in which the term is applied to nowsapers. Though
published in Portland, it has devoted its space impar.
tially to the whole Northwest, and in building itself
np has had the satisfaction of being one of the most
powerful agents in building np the country as well
That the work it is doing, and will continue to do, ia
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