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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 3, 1916

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 93, No. 38.

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The Harvest Ingathering

“Signs”

We have received from Brother James Cochran, of the Pacific Press, the following items of interest regarding the Harvest Ingathering Signs of the Times for 1916:—
“Last year the first order we received and the first one filled was for 100 copies to Elder A. E. Sanderson, of Portland, Maine. The first order received this year was from England, for 5,000 copies.
“The first order filled this year will be 500 copies to be placed in the hands of the forty-five missionaries who are to sail on the steamship ‘China,’ from San Francisco, August 1.
“Last year at this time we did not have a single order for the paper. At this date we have on file orders for 96,215 copies.
“Massachusetts has placed the largest order thus far. It sent a night letter asking for 25,000 copies to go as quickly as possible. Massachusetts used, all told, last year, 18,201 copies. Northern New England has ordered 15,000 copies. This conference used 10,451 last year. Large orders are on file from Newfoundland; Lucknow, India; Singapore; and a number of the conferences in the North American Division. We shall have finished papers by the twenty-fifth of this month [July].
“Samples of the front and back cover of the paper have been sent to the general offices of the denomination, tract society offices, publishing houses, schools, sanitariums, and many of the larger churches. We have received a great many letters in response, and all concede that the cover design for this year is the best yet.
“The contents of the paper, in our estimation, is far ahead of that of a year ago. We believe you will say so when you see a copy of the paper.
“We have made arrangements with the Railway Mail Service and the Southern Pacific Railway Company for the placing of mail cars on our switch at stated times, the same as a year ago. This will facilitate matters greatly in getting papers into the hands of the churches. The first car loaded will be with papers for the East and Middle West. We have not yet fixed the date for the first car to leave our siding. Telegram orders and orders of a rush nature will be sent in advance of the first car. Our presses are running from 4 A. M. to 11 P. M.”