# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1947_S543
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

PUBLICATION MATTERS 548
VII. PUBLICATION MATTERS

Report of Concordia Publishing House
(Memorial 701) .

;,,,Gratefully the Board of Directors of Concordia Publishing
yuse acknowledges the benedictions of a gracious God during the
st triennium. Due to His divine protection and blessing and
der the very efficient and capable leadership of our manager,
O. A. Dorn, Concordia Publishing House looks back upon an
unusually successful triennium. ‘
It is true, the aftermath of war years have had their effect
on our business. Shortages of paper, leather, book cloth, and
ther materials have continued to affect our production schedule.
Lack of proper equipment have forced us to “farm out” some of our
‘‘work to other printers. It will be of interest to know that as high
as seven different printing firms had to be employed to publish one
book. While various items are now beginning to come through
in larger quantities, although not enough to supply all of our
- needs, we must continue to wait for months and perhaps for years
for some of the presses and other machinery, which have been on
order for years.

Owing to the ever-increasing demand of Synod for additional

space for its various departments, Concordia Publishing House has
provided much additional office space by remodeling some of its own
storage rooms. However, with the increase of its own requirements
because of rapidly expanding business, this has created a real
storage problem.

The Board of Directors is convinced that additional storage
space must be provided in the very near future. As soon as eco-
nomic conditions permit, the present plant should be enlarged, as
quarters in every department are inadequate at present.

In the personnel of the Board of Directors no change has taken
place since the last convention, However, according to synodical
regulation the terms of office of Mr. R. C. Obermann, Mr. A. J.
Meyer, and Mr. A. T. Leimbach expire.

A list of publications issued during the last three years is
herewith submitted:

PUBLICATIONS, 1944

Books

Engelder, Prof. Th., D.D.: Scripture Cannot be Broken

Fuerbringer, Prof, L., D.D., Litt.D.: 80 Eventful Years

Seefeld, A. E, M.E.: Physical Education for Elementary Grades

Bloom, wm. and Huedepohl, Elmer: Helping Ourselves to Reati—Book I,
art

Bloom, Wm., and Huedepohl, Elmer: On Our Way in Reading — Book II

Bloom, Wm., and Huedepohl, Elmer: Traveling On in Reading — Book III