History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . are 315x158 feet, containing 49,770square feet of floor space exclusive of the general officesat the front, which occupy two stories. Not includedin the above outline is the companys retail store at Wood street, 30x118, five stories in height, wherea complete line of commercial stationery is carried instock. This company does all kinds of printing, bookbinding,engraving, and embossing, and has the latest improvedmachinery for every process. Their loose leaf devicesare numerous and
History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . are 315x158 feet, containing 49,770square feet of floor space exclusive of the general officesat the front, which occupy two stories. Not includedin the above outline is the companys retail store at Wood street, 30x118, five stories in height, wherea complete line of commercial stationery is carried instock. This company does all kinds of printing, bookbinding,engraving, and embossing, and has the latest improvedmachinery for every process. Their loose leaf devicesare numerous and comprehensive, several covered bytheir own patents. Their keyless lock binders and librarymagazine holders are sold wherever a magazine is pub-lished. Their catalog and color departments are com-plete and cover a wide range. They manufacture allkinds of school supplies and transact a large businessin Christmas cards of their own designs. In 1895 theystarted and copywrighted a Voters Guide, a publica-tion which is authority on all points concerning thefranchise, and is endorsed by the courts. They have. r:tt4iyt^A/9? c^^^ BIOGRAPHICAL H7 their own offices in New York City and Philadelphia,and while their field is principally domestic, their mag-azine holders reach many foreign countries. At fullcapacity 200 persons are employed. In their relations with their employees an interest-ing sidelight is thrown on company methods and prin-ciples. Many men remain with the company for longperiods of time. William H. Murphy, now the oldestemployee, still actively engaged in the work of theplant, entered the employ of the house on Oct. 14, 1869,making a continuous term of service of nearly fifty-two years. The next oldest, in point of service, CharlesH. Clough, has been with the company for over forty-five years, or since April 14, 1876. These names arestill on the active list and present records of employ-ers show continuous employment in four cases of fromthirty-five to forty years; six,
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