General Conference Bulletin, vol. 4

THE PUBLISHING WORK

In the main our publishing work is enjoying a good degree of prosperity. The two representative institutions in the United States—the Review and Herald and the Pacific Press—each report the largest volume of business the past year of any previous year in their history. After deducting quite a large sum for new machinery to keep the plants up-to-date, and several thousand dollars in the way of donations, each reports several thousand dollars’ net gain. The Echo Publishing Company, of Melbourne, Australia, is also reported to be in a prosperous condition. To meet the demands upon them as publishers of present truth for that continent and the islands and countries adjacent, the managers have been compelled to enlarge their plant, and to put in additional facilities in the way of new and improved machinery. GCB April 3, 1901, page 21.2

Owing to a severe financial crash that came upon the city of Christiania, Norway, early last year, involving all its business interests, our publishing house in that city, which has been in operation for several years publishing literature in the Scandinavian languages, was compelled to suspend payment for a time. We are glad, however, to be able to report that arrangements have been made by the American brethren to relieve the embarrassment, and leave the institution free to carry forward its appointed work. GCB April 3, 1901, page 21.3

Our London publishing house reports no material advancement in the book business, its energies having been devoted more largely of late to the publication and sale of the paper Present Truth. The interest in this paper is steadily increasing, the average weekly circulation for the past year being over 15,000. The Good Health Publishing Company, that is especially engaged in the publication and sale of health books and literature, reports that success and prosperity are attending its efforts. GCB April 3, 1901, page 21.4

The Hamburg house reports a gain for the past two years of $16,000. They publish books and literature in fourteen different languages. Five papers are issued from their own presses, the principal one having a weekly circulation of over 17,000. Three papers, all in the French language, are published at the Basel house. GCB April 3, 1901, page 21.5