EXPOSITION BUILDING OF DES MOINES, IOWA.
This is one of the large buildings of Iowa, situated on the corner of Eighth and Walnut streets, Des Moines, Iowa.
This building is now occupied by the Iowa Printing Company, successors to Mills R Co. This Iowa Printing Co. employs about seventy men and women in printing, binding, drafting, typesetting, contracting, reviewing, etc., etc. They use a forty-horsepower steam engine. They work five presses, and yet, sometimes, have presswork done elsewhere. It would seem this House is doing more
business now than the whole town did when I was there in 1854. At any rate the business done now is a marvel. There are four or more Business Departments of active energy going on at the same time, with seventy men and women crowding the work with nerve and experience, viz., The Press Room, Composing Room, Stereotyping Room, The Bindery Room and the different offices where the business is guarded and attended to. Yes, I repeat it, for it is wonderful! Mr, McCaughan, President, and Mr. Rowen, Superintendent, seem to be genial and pleasant gentlemen. I particularize because I became somewhat acquainted with them in our present business matters. I would say to those who have any work to be done in their line of business, and want it to be well done, try them before going further. I corresponded with some half dozen Publishing Houses—Printing Houses—before I learned I could do as well near home. W. G. A.