[Illustration: Interior View Of D. Lothrop & Co.'s Publishing
House]

'The Chatauqua Young Folk's Journal' is the latest addition to the
sparkling list. This periodical was a natural growth of the modern
liking for clubs, circles, societies, reading unions, home studies,
and reading courses. It is the official voice of the Chatauqua
Young Folks Reading Union, and furnishes each year a valuable and
vivacious course of readings on topics of interest to youth. It is
used largely in schools. Its contributors are among our leading
clergymen, lawyers, university professors, critics, historians and
scientists, but all its literature is of a popular character,
suited to the family circle rather than the study. Mr. Lothrop now
has the remarkable success of seeing six flourishing periodicals
going forth from his house.

In 1875, Mr. Lothrop, finding his Cornhill quarters inaquate [sic],
leased the elegant building corner Franklin and Hawley streets,
belonging to Harvard College, for a term of years. The building is
120 feet long by 40 broad, making the salesroom, which is on the
first floor, one of the most elegant in the country. On the second
floor are Mr. Lothrop's offices, also the editorial offices of
'Wide Awake,' etc. On the third floor are the composing rooms and
mailing rooms of the different periodicals, while the bindery fills
the fourth floor.

This building also was found small; it could accommodate only
one-fourth of the work done, and accordingly a warehouse on
Purchase street was leased for storing and manufacturing purposes.