p. 20 | Quick Work by N. Z. Town

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D.C. · Sep 14, 1916

Quick Work

By N. Z. Town

The Pacific Press Publishing Association recently sent out the following letter to the workers in its territory. This letter shows that our publishing houses are willing to make every reasonable effort to avoid disappointing our colporteurs in the field. Nothing can hinder the progress of the work when such devotion, enthusiasm, and enterprise are manifested by our publishing houses and field men. Here is the letter:—

“Mountain View, Cal., Aug. 18, 1916.

“Dear Fellow Workers:—

“When our International Branch burned on February 27, the typewritten translation of German ‘Bible Readings,’ more than four hundred pages of typeset matter, the proofs, and the engravings for the entire book were destroyed.

“Brethren Erfurth and Valentiner went to work immediately upon a new translation, and notwithstanding the fact that the work has been carried forward under terribly discouraging circumstances, it was concluded about the twentieth of July.

“Our German typesetters, working on borrowed machines at night, Sundays, and whenever they could do so, completed the typesetting a few days later. The linotype slugs were shipped to us for printing, as the presses at College View were dismantled.

“To insure a first-class job, we decided to electrotype these pages. To do this our foundrymen have had to work until two o’clock some mornings. Our press-room boys have worked from 4 A. M. to 11 P. M., and last night, at eleven o’clock, a 5,000 run was completed. This is ten days from the time we began to get plates.

“Our bindery has already stamped the covers for the first binding order of 2,000 copies, and we are to begin filling express orders Monday, August 21. Hundreds of these books go by express to fill deliveries dated September 1. Other hundreds will go by freight a few days later.

“That’s all.

“Pacific Press Publishing Assn.”

“That’s all,” and surely it seems about all that could be asked.

N. Z. Town.