# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S1188
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Report of Concordia Publishing House
(Memorial 701)
B.-We are happy to report a successful triennium of service to
Savior and to His Church. Under the capable management of
. O. A. Dorn, and on the basis of increased authorization by
od, the growth of Concordia Publishing House has been
pleasant phenomenon. Operating as a mission agency with the
mbined purpose of aiding and edifying a growing Church, Con-
ia Publishing House has responded to the need for additional
manufacturing space. An addition was erected joining our main
factory building, providing an extra 79,460 square feet of space.
fhe total cost of the building was $687,324.07. This additional
btiilding increases the total number of square feet in the entire
(oncordia Publishing House plant to 227,168. Included in this.
figure are areas comprising 11,910 square feet of space occupied
the Lutheran Hour and the Lutheran Laymen’s League.
In order to cope with modern production methods it was also
‘Jnecessary during the past triennium to add new and faster
“machinery and to provide systems which would keep our prices
‘at the lowest possible point in spite of rising costs. The new build-
‘ing provided much-needed space for the expansion of our packing
and mailing facilities so that today we are in a much better position
‘to handle the greatly increased number of orders for merchandise
“and the mailing of synodical materials.
Because of our considerably increased operation we were
a able to transfer to the synodical treasury a total of $500,000 during
the triennium. Since the convention in 1947 the activities of your
publishing house doubled in volume. The sales figures are as

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follows:
1947 .__._______. $2,200,579.27 _. 1950 ~ $3,128,977.39
1948 sé, 636,381.42 1951 8, 627,711.27
1949 ____. — 2,813,034.98 1952 penne 4,148,402.46

It is estimated at this writing that the volume for 1953 will be
somewhat higher than’ 1952. Inasmuch as this report is prepared
prior to the close of our fiscal year, the complete financial report
for the triennium will be presented separately at the Houston
Convention.

One of the important. factors at Concordia Publishing House
is the rapidly increasing personnel. At present 423 men and women
are employed in the various departments. Practically all of them
are members of Missouri Synod congregations in and near Saint
Louis. Many of them have long records of faithful employment and