Annual

Report of the

Public

Printer

1935

United States Government

Printing Office

Washington : 1935
A. E. GIEGENGAGK, Public Printer GEORGE ORTLEB, Deputy Public Printer Miss JO COFFIN, Assistant to the Public Printer

RY H. WRIGHT RUSSELL H. HERRELL

Chxiej Clerk Comptroller GEORGE G. HAVENNER

Liaison Officer EDWARD M. NEVILS

Production Manager

EDWARD A. HUSE

Night Production Manager

WILLIAM A. MITCHELL

Superintendent of Planning

HOWELL K. STEPHENS

Superintendent oj Composition

JOHN A. McLEAN

Superintendent of Platemaking

BERT E. BAIR

Superintendent of Presswork JOSEPH DUFFY

Superintendent of Binding

ERNEST E. EMERSON

Purchasing Agent MORRIS S. KANTROWITZ

Technical Director WILLIAM H. KERVIN

Superintendent of Stores DANIEL P. BUSH, M. D.

Medical and Sanitary Director ALFRED E. HANSON

Mechanical Superintendent ALTON P. TISDEL

Superintendent of Documents THOMAS L. UNDERWOOD

Captain of the Guard WILLIAM A. SMITH

Congressional Record Clerk
Contents i PAGE

Introduction 1 Increase in personnel 2 Health and welfare activities 3 Emergency Hospital 3 Sick and Death Benefit Associations 3 Group Life Insurance 4

Group Hospitalization 4

Federal Credit Union 4

Government Printing Office American Legion Post, No. 33 5 Federal Employees' Organizations 5 Cafeteria and Recreation Association 5 Apprentice School 6 California-Pacific International Exposition. . . 6 New building project 11 Printing for the recovery program 13

Receipts and expenditures 15

Purchasing Division 29

Congressional printing 30 Patent Office printing 33

Composing Division 34

Platemaking Division 34

Presswork Division 35

Bindery Division 36

Library of Congress branch composing and

binding sections 37

Stores Division 38

Delivery Section 38

Division of Tests and Technical Control .... 39

Public Documents 43

Maintenance Division 45

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OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC PRINTER,

Washington, D. C, January 3, 1936.

To the Congress ofthe United States:

I have the honor to submit, in compliance with existing law,

the following report covering the work of the Government

Printing Office for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1935. The

report submitted by me a year ago represented work performed under the supervision of my immediate predecessor,

while this report covers the work of the Office for the first full year of my administration.

During the past year many methods new to the Government

Printing Office but not new to commercial establishments

have been introduced with a view to improving the product

of the Office and to reducing its cost. Some of these methods,

if considered alone, would seem to have little value, but when

they are all taken together it will mean not only economy but

efficiency in the handling of the many thousands of jobs that are turned out annually by the Government Printing Office.

Some of the more important changes that have been instituted during the past year are: The adoption of a universal

metal for all type-casting machines instead of having, as formerly, a separate metal for each class of machine. When

it is considered that nearly 9,000,000 pounds of type metal are standardized annually, it can readily be seen that the adoption

of one metal formula for all the difi'erent classes of typecasting machines will result in a considerable saving in the

preparation and handling of type metal. Other important

changes in the composing sections of the Office have been the

discarding of brass leads and rules, thereby efi'ecting a near1
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nondistribution policy, and the changing of all type measures from the unit to the point system. A new printing-ink formula

has also been adopted to give a greater coverage of surface

and quicker drying, which latter is of vital importance when

handling rush work.

A new process for making rollers for all of the printing presses

has been adopted. This new process consists of a coating of a thin film of glue-glycerin roller composition over a base

roller of a tough and highly resilient composition applied over the steel cores. Another change consisted of the making

of cloth-covered composition ductor rollers in one-half and

three-quarter roller lengths for use on web presses for half

and three-quarter forms. These rollers have proved satisfactory and have effected considerable economy over the former

method of cutting down full-size rubber rollers for jobs of

this kind.

In addition to the numerous changes in processes that have

been adopted during the past year, a number of new and

improved pieces of machinery have been purchased in order

to speed up production. For the Presswork Division there

were purchased 2 high-speed flat-bed cylinder printing presses;

for the Money Order Section, 1 box stitching machine; and for

the Bindery, 2 Model K folding machines, 2 ruling machines,

7 automatic spacing and cutting machines, 1 continuous automatic book trimmer, and 2 continuous automatic stitching

machines. Other much-needed equipri:ient was also purchased

for some of the other producing units.

Under the provisions of the Economy Act for 1935 (Public,

No. 141, 73d Cong.) the pay of the employees was restored

5 percent. However, in 1935 the labor charge entering into

the cost of printing and binding was reduced 5 percent and

the surcharge of 50 percent for ''rush to the limit" work to 20 percent. Other reductions in the cost of printing and binding will be made from time to time as substantial economies

are efTected.

INCREASE in PERSONNEL

To handle the tremendous increase in the quantity of

work in all sections of the Office, as well as to reduce over- time to a minimum and spread employment, a net increase

of 548 employees was made during the fiscal year ended

June 30, 1935. The total number on the rolls at the close of

the fiscal year was 5,341, as compared with 4,793 on June 30,

1934.

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Fifty-eight employees were retired during the year—42

men and 16 women. Of this number, 27 were retired on

account of age and 31 on account of disability. Of the

total retirements, 6 employees took advantage of section 1 of the present Retirement Act, which permits of retirement

at employee's option for those who are eligible for retirement at the age of 70, 65, or 62 years, as the case may be,

after attaining the age of 68, 63, and 60 years, respectively,

providing they have had at least 30 years' service.

The following statement shows in summarized form the

changes in personnel during the past year:

Appointments 1,425

Separations 877

Retirements 58 Deaths 31 On rolls June 30, 1935 5, 341 HEALTH AND WELFARE AGTRaTIES

Emergency Hospital. During the year the Emergency Hospital of the Government Printing Office gave a total of

18,531 treatments to employees of the Office: 3,695 for injuries

received while on duty, 1,639 surgical treatments for other

than injuries which enabled employees to remain at w^ork

and perform efficient service with litde or no loss of time,

8,287 medical treatments other than surgical, and 4,910

re-treatrnents. In addition to the surgical and medical treatments given

to employees, 1,970 physical examinations were made, including those of new employees of the Office.

A total of 2,776 employees were excused without pay for

sickness, injury (not service connected), and sickness in

family during the past year, with a loss of 12,715 working

days, or an average of about days per employee.

Twentv^-six employees were excused for a total of 525 working

days on account of injuries received in the Office, or an aver- age of a little over 20 days per employee. The safeguarding

of all machinery in the Office is constantly being looked after,

and it is gratifying to report that none of the injuries suffered

by the 26 employees was due to any mechanical defect in

machinery or to the lack of safeguarding equipment.

Sick and Death Benefit Associations. A study was made of the

numerous welfare organizations existing in the Office, with

special reference to sick- and death-benefit associations and

Christmas savings clubs, with the result that through consolidations 22 sick-benefit associations have been reduced to a 3
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total of 8, and 5 death-benefit associations to 2 organizations.

This number of sick- and death-benefit associations is ample to

take care of the needs of all employees of the Office. Through

these consolidations and the abolishing of Christmas savings

clubs the total number of so-called ''welfare organizations" in

the Office has been reduced from 38 to 18. The study made

of this class of welfare organizations in no way affected the

affiliation of the employees of the Office with other than

Office organizations.

Group Life Insurance. The Government Printing Office Group

Life Insurance Association since its organization on May 1,

1931, paid out $84,000 on 104 claims up to June 30, 1935. At

the close of the fiscal year, 3,152 first-unit policies, totaling

$2,686,500, and 1,555 second-unit policies, totaling $1,330,000,

had been issued. A third unit of insurance became available on

July 1, 1935. The reserve fund totaled $29,000, which was in

United States Treasury bonds. In addition to these bonds,

there was on hand on June 30, 1935, $3,919.33 in checking

accounts.

The association is carrying on its work as a welfare organization, providing insurance at the cost of $1 per month per unit

in amounts from $250 to $1,000, according to employee's age.

Group Hospitalization. On May 1, 1935, a group hospitalization insurance plan for the employees of the Office was inaugurated. This plan insures each member of the group for hospital

service for a period of 21 days, at a cost of 75 cents a month.

There are approximately 700 employees of the Office affiliated

with this group.

Federal Credit Union. Under the authority of the act approved

June 26, 1934 (Public, No. 467, 73d Cong.), entitled ''An act to

establish a Federal Credit Union System, to establish a further

market for securities of the United States, and to make more

available to people of small means credit for provident purposes through a national system of cooperative credit, thereby

helping to stabilize the credit structure of the United States", a Federal Credit Union was organized by the employees of the

Government Printing Offixce. The charter for this union was

issued by the Governor of the Farm Credit Administration on

August 20, 1935. Federal credit unions are cooperative societies organized for the twofold purpose of supplying the members

of a particular group with a plan of systematic saving and of

making it possible thereby for them to take care of their credit

problems without having to pay exorbitant interest charges to private loan organizations.

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At the close of September the union had over 1,300 members

with $5,600 paid in on shares and entrance fees and outstanding

loans amounting to 55,400. All loans are payable in monthly

installments, the interest charge under the act being 1 percent

per month on unpaid balances.

Government Printing Office American Legion Post, No. 33. In

July 1934 a new American Legion post was organized in the

Office, of which the Public Printer is a charter member.

This Post, No. 33, has a membership of over 400, and it has

its own fully uniformed band of 38 pieces. It is the fourth

largest post in the District of Columbia, and since its organization it has participated in nearly every civic and patriotic

parade held in the District of Columbia.

Federal Employees'' Organizations. During the year 1935

there were organized in the clerical divisions of the Office

two Federal employees' lodges to stimulate the civic and

economic welfare of the clerical employees of the Office.

These two organizations have a total membership of 141,

and they are both affiliated with the American Federation

of Government Employees.

Cafeteria and Recreation Association. The Cafeteria and Recreation Association is an employee organization that owns

and operates the Government Printing Office Cafeteria,

bowling alleys, and a cigar stand. Its total receipts for the

year were $145,242.42, or an increase of $31,402.22 over

1934.

During the past year the cafeteria served 761,254 meals, an increase of 143,531 over the number served in 1934.

The average number of meals served per day was 2,924,

despite the fact that for a part of the year the Office was on

a 5i/^-day and 5-day week, with a part of its personnel

spread over 6 days.

The number of non-civil-service employees on the cafeteria rolls last year was 79, with an annual pay roll of

$57,797.21, or an increase in its pav roll of $20,527.78 over

1934.

In May 1934 a trained dietitian was appointed as the

manager of the cafeteria, and from then on there was an

increase, m^onth by month, in the number of meals served

and in its receipts. The Medical Director, who makes a

daily inspection of the food served in the cafeteria, reports

that there has been a marked improvement in the supervision of the menus, resulting in better-balanced foods served

in a more palatable manner.

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apprentice school

The training of apprentices in the various branches of the

printing trade was reestabhshed in the Office in July 1922.

Since that time there have been graduated 394 apprentices

from a Hst of 488 appointments. Ninety appointees left the

service for various reasons before completing their apprenticeship, thus leaving only four who had not, at the close of

the fiscal year, finished their apprenticeship.

The last group was graduated in April, when the Public

Printer presented 66 apprentices—one of them a young lady

with certificates of journeymanship in the respective trades to which they had been assigned.

A new class of apprentices, consisting of 100 students, was

formed on October 16. Each appointee, in addition to re- ceiving instruction in the particular branch of the printing

trade to which assigned, will be given an academic course,

including English grammar, history of printing, American

literature, orthography, mechanical drawing, and estimating.

The trades to which the members of this class will be

assigned include composition, platemaking, presswork, bookbinding, and machinist. All apprentices will be required to serve a 5 -year apprenticeship period.

CALIFORNIA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION

For the purpose of exhibiting the processes and products

of the Government Printing Office work, a display in suitable

glass-covered cases was prepared for the California-Pacific

International Exposition, at San Diego, Calif. The cabinets

for exhibiting this display were especially designed in style

and color scheme to meet the decorative plans of the exposition

and were built in the Government Printing Office Carpenter

and Paint Section. There were nine double cases, consisting

of horizontal and vertical display sections arranged at the

exposition to form two aisles of approach to a large central

cabinet bearing at the top the Government Printing Office

legend, and sufficiently illuminated to display its contents of

bound publications and pamphlets obtainable by the public

through application to the Superintendent of Documents.

These publications displayed the wide range of printing work

done in this Office. Photographs, mounted upon mats bearing

suitable titles, illustrating the activities throughout the various

divisions of the Government Printing Office were also included

in this large central case, and these activities were further

illustrated by examples of the actual work produced by these

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divisions and grouped in the exhibit cases to show, insofar as

possible, the sequence or progress of the operations which

lead to the finished product. Among these pictures were illus- trations of the Composing, Press, and Binding Divisions and

boiler room as they appeared in the year 1859, illustrating by

contrast the growth and development which has occurred in

the Office from that year to this. The color scheme of the display cases was a dark green,

silver trimmed, and lined with a pastel shade of green m^onk's

cloth. Against this background the exhibits were very attractively presented to the eye.

The various divisions and operating sections of the Office were represented as follows:

The platemaking operations were illustrated by an interesting half-tone plate made from a photograph of President

Roosevelt seated at work at his desk. The display showed

the original photographic copy; a blank copper sheet, the

surface of which is prepared for receiving the image by coating

with light-sensitive chemicals; the wet-plate collodion negative

made from the original copy; the half-tone plate etched and

ready for direct printing or for the molding; a lead mold

taken from the half-tone plate; a finished nickel electrotype

made from this mold; and a print from the electrotype showing

the complete reproduction of the original. The horizontal

portion of this case contained the mold of the half-tone plate of

the President's picture in electrotyper's wax and a finished

copper electrotype made from this mold and chromium plated

to yield a greater number of impressions upon the press, together with a nickel electrotype of the same subject formed

by the electrolytic depositing of nickel upon a lead mold.

There was also illustrated the locking-up of these plates on

patented steel bases by means of a ratchet key.

Another case displayed the materials used in making a stereo- type matrix by the wet process. This exhibited tissue for facing

the stereotype matrix; white and red stereotype molding paper

used as a base for the matrix; the wet matrix finished and ready

for molding; the finished matrix molded, dried, and scorched; a stereotype plate molded from this matrix; and the same plate

chromium plated and removed from a speed press after 65,000

impressions had been run. A stereotype matrix and plate

curved to fit the Congressional Record press were also exhibited, showing a page from a current issue of the Congressional

Record. In interesting contrast to this stereotype there was

exhibited a plate from a page of the Congressional Globe, as 7
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the present Congressional Record was once called. This plate

represented a page from the issue of the Congressional Globe

of February 4, 1858, during the Thirty-fifth Congress of the

United States in first session. It was made of a composition

containing 68 percent silica, 27 percent gum shellac, 4.2 percent tar, and 0.8 percent linseed oil, and contained no metals.

There was displayed for comparison a modern stereotype plate

containing 9 percent tin, 14 percent antimony, and 77 percent

lead, used in printing the Congressional Record. A proof

drawn upon a hand press illustrated the remarkably good condition of the nonmetallic plate for printing purposes after such

long exposure to time and the elements. Thus were illustrated

certain methods of printing, past and present.

In another case the raw materials entering into the electrotyping, platemaking, and photo-engraving processes were illus- trated by chemical substances contained in display bottles, by

copper and nickel anodes, cherry blocking wood for mounting

plates, ozokerite wax, candilla wax, and other raw materials.

Photomicrographs of cross sections of an electrolytically etched

copper half-tone were also shown to illustrate the quality of

this etching process.

The planning and executing of a printing project were presented in one display case by showing a printing and binding

requisition, forms representing the estimate of cost, a work

jacket, a retaining jacket, a charge sheet, and a sample of the

completed form, in this instance representing a domestic

money-order application.

Throughout the cases were examples of the high quality of

book and pamphlet printing produced in this Office, selected

to represent the character of its finished products.

Another display case contained 12 examples of bookbinding

as applied to special publications such as Preservation and

Improvement of Niagara Falls and Rapids; Washington's

Farewell Address to the People of the United States; Hawaii

and Its Race Problems; The Writings of George Washington;

Washington, the National Capital; etc. Another display case contained 31 exhibits representing the work of printer apprentices. Another case presented the operations performed in the

makijig of a cloth-bound book, showing the various steps, from

the folded signatures for gathering and sewing by machine, the

papers pasted to the first and last signatures, the book trimmed

and glued on back ready for rounding and backing, the cover made by machine, the book rounded and backed with head

bands, crash and lining paper put on by machine, and finally

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the completed book. This case also exhibited a number of

popular publications bound in this manner.

An adjoining case displayed several excellent examples of

book covers finished in leather by apprentice bookbinders.

A portion of another case was devoted to a display of handdipped marble-paper designs employed upon the edges of

books and as end sheets for bound volumes.

The offset process was illustrated by a planographic reproduction of an inscribed photograph of the President of the

United States, also showing the large photographic copy from

which the negative was made, the offset negative prepared

from this copy by exposure through a half-tone screen, a zinc

plate grained and ready to receive a light-sensitizing solution,

the impression image made upon the grained zinc plate and

ready for printing, the rubber transfer blanket upon which

the image is first laid, and a finished print produced by contact

of the paper with the rubber blanket.

This facsimile of the President's picture, inscribed to the

teachers and pupils in the schools of the United States,

was distributed widely throughout the country as a complimentary supplement to the Government magazine entitled

"School Life,"

Other fine exam.ples of offset printing were exhibited, such

as copies of the series of national-park bulletins issued by the

Department of the Interior for the year 1934 and describing

the 21 national parks in the United States. These contain

excellent half-tone reproductions and are also good examples

of offset printing of type matter. Three-color offset printing

was also exhibited by progression proofs and finished prints

of reproduced marble-paper designs for use as end sheets

in bookbinding.

The purchase of materials was illustrated by the progression

of necessary forms in making an open-market purchase. The

forms employed by this Office for such purposes were exhibited.

Another very interesting display case showed the process of

inlaying, mounting, and binding rare documents, protected

by mousseline or silk tissue. Here was illustrated also the

splitting of paper so that both sides of the sheet can be seen

at the same time. There was also shown a partly mutilated

page repaired for preservatioiL

Several examples of one- and two-operation ruling of forms were exhibited. These involved the use of colored inks.

A special place was given in one exhibit case to show the

complete progressive legislative history of the $4,800,000,000

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relief bill (H. J. Res. 117) from its introduction in the House

of Representatives to its approval as a law by the President

of the United States. This consisted of various printed forms,

the titles of which were self-explanatory.

Exhibitions of printing work included in this case showed

the various activities of the Federal Housing Administration,

the Federal Flome Loan Bank Board, and other Government

agencies.

The activities of the Division of Tests and Technical Control

were also represented by photographs of its modern and

completely equipped laboratory, with chemists engaged in

research and technical testing; the inkmaking plant, including

high-speed four-roll ink mills; the Roller and Glue Manufacturing Section, with roller guns; glue pots with mechanical

stirring device; and the Metal Remelting Section, with modern

7^-ton melting furnaces and automatic conveyor system for

handling metal, and automatic pumps for conveying metal

to the molds.

Photomicrographs of paper fibers magnified 75 diameters

were printed on photographic films and so displayed that by

pressing a button they were electrically illuminated as transparencies, disclosing to the observer the various types of

fibers as they would appear when viewed through the microscope. There were also displayed progressive samples of raw

papermaking fibrous materials and their finished products;

tubes containing the various standard chemical solutions used

in making fiber analyses; and a list of physical and chemical

tests to which paper is subjected.

There were included in this technical display sample pigs

of the various metals employed in the manufacture of type

and plates.

The inkmaking exhibit showed the various raw materials

entering into the manufacture of printing and writing inks.

A chart described the interrelation of the various ingredients

of black and colored printing inks.

The manufacture of composition rollers and flexible glue

was illustrated by descriptive literature of the processes and

display of a model roller gun and raw materials employed.

Specimens of bookbinding materials included book cloths,

buckrams, leathers, threads, cords, glue, etc. The permanence to light of book cloths was technically demonstrated.

Tensile strength and stretch tests of bookbinding materials were illustrated by a chart on which the performance of

actual tests had been automatically recorded.

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NEW BUILDING PROJECT

The need for a new building to replace the obsolete and

dangerous buildings located at North Capitol and H Streets

was fully set forth in a special report submitted to the Congress of the United States by the Public Printer under date of

January 25, 1935.

With the hearty support of the chairman and members of

the Joint Committee on Printing and the Director of the

Procurement Division of the Treasury Department, an initial appropriation of $2,000,000, with a total limit of cost

not to exceed $5,885,000, was included in the second deficiency act (Public, No. 260, 74th Cong.). That part of the

act pertaining to the Government Printing Office is as follows

Public Buildings, District of Columbia: The Secretary of the Treasury

is hereby authorized to enter into contracts for construction of the follow- ing public-building projects in the District of Columbia, in amounts not exceeding the following respective estimated limits of cost, which limits of cost shall include salaries and other expenses required solely for the

purpose of carrying out said public-building projects; and the Secretary

of the Treasury is authorized to direct the preparation of all sketches, esti- mates, plans, and specifications (including supervision and inspection

thereof), and to enter into all contracts necessary for carrying out the purposes of this paragraph, and he is hereby authorized, when deemed

by him desirable and advantageous, to employ, by contract or otherwise, temporary professional, technical, or nontechnical employees, firms, or corporations, to such extent as may be required to carry out the purposes of this paragraph, without reference to civil-service laws, rules, and

regulations, or to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, or to section

3709 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C, title 41, sec. 5): Government Printing Office: For necessary land and construction of annex buildings for the Government Printing Office, including rights of way, furniture, moving expenses, rental of temporary quarters during

construction, railroad sidings, alterations to existing buildings, all neces- sary tunnels connecting proposed and existing buildings, demolition of

existing structures, all necessary changes in mechanical equipment,

S2,000,000, within a total limit of cost not to exceed $5,885,000.

The several official bodies that will have to do with this

project, including the Fine Arts Commission, the Park and

Planning Commission, the Commissioners of the District of

Columbia, and the Procurement Division of the Treasury

Department, which is preparing specifications and drawings,

and the Washington Terminal Co., are cooperating most

heartily in working out the many engineering, architectural,

and legal problems involved.

Preliminary plans on which estimates were based were prepared by the Government Printing Office Mechanical Superintendent under the direction of the Public Printer. The

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project requires the acquisition of property, much of which is now occupied by alley dwellings, extending from North Capitol

Street along G Place NE. to First Street NE. On this site,

facing the present main building, will be erected the new warehouse. Railroad sidings will be extended from the tracks of the

Washington Terminal Co. overcrossing First Street NE. into

the third story of the warehouse building. A tunnel under

North Capitol Street will connect the warehouse with the new

H Street building, replacing the group of old buildings, the

oldest of which is 79 years and the newest 40 years old.

These old buildings now house the Money Order and Postal

Card Sections; also approximately 20,000,000 copies of Government publications, constituting the stock of the Superintendent of Documents, and large quantities of envelops and other

printing-paper stocks. Before the old buildings can be demolished and erection of the new H Street building started, it is necessary to provide temporary or permxanent space for the

equipment and stock now in the former. The warehouse is, therefore, to be completed first, and in it will be permanently

located on the second floor the Money Order and Postal Card

Sections, and temporarily the 20,000,000 publications will be

stored in other parts of the warehouse.

The Money Order and Postal Card Sections are complete

production units. With postal-card printing averaging a car- load of incoming stock and a carload shipment of completed

cards daily, the location of this work in the warehouse building

containing a railroad siding is a most practical arrangemxcnt,

reducing material handling to a minimum.

The third floor of the building, with its two railroad siding

tracks, will accommodate 16 to 18 freight cars, which will be

switched into the warehouse at night for unloading the following day. Even this 18-car track capacity may not always

accommodate the cars received over week-ends and holidays,

but with the convenient arrangement worked out for unloading

it will be possible to avoid demurrage charges. The floor will

be level with car floors and will have sufficient area to permit

storage of incoming paper stocks until tested and accepted

before moving to regular storage rooms. The new H Street building will be eight stories high and of

architecture to harmonize with the present main building.

Interior design will be greatly modified to better serve presentday production methods. On the eighth floor will be located

the executive offices and clerical divisions. The seventh, sixth,

and fifth floors will be occupied mainly by the Composing and

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Platemaking Divisions, the fourth floor by the job composing

and job press rooms, and the third floor by the main press room. The two lower floors will be of extra-heavy construction for paper storage, with space on first floor and in

basement for electrical and mechanical equipment for building

operation. Bridges across Jackson Alley will connect the

present main building with the new building. The Bindery

Division will remain in the old building and its several sections

located on the third, fourth, and fifth floors in such a way that

most of the work coming oflf the presses will go directly across bridges into the sections of the Bindery that will handle it. The plan, consequently, provides a straight flow of production from composing rooms through Platemaking, Press, and

Bindery Divisions without having to double back.

The executive and clerical offices, paper-storage rooms, and

production departments in the new H Street building, except

the typecasting and stereotype rooms, will be air-conditioned.

These rooms, with heavy heat loads, will be provided with

special ventilation.

Special attention is being given to floor plans to provide

large unobstructed working areas, to the grouping of elevators,

to lighting, to sound deadening of noisy workrooms, and

vibration isolation.

Following completion of the new building, extensive alterations will be made in the old main building. Space will be

provided there for folding rooms for the House and Senate,

for all activities of the Superintendent of Documents, and

suitable shipping facilities for handling of local deliveries.

printing for the recovery program

In 1935, as in 1934, the recovery agencies required a tremendous number of blank forms and circulars for the. administration's relief program, which greatly increased job composition,

platemaldng, and press and bindery work. During the year

40,324 jobs were handled by the Job Section, an increase of

1,837 over 1934 and 9,438 over 1933.

The number of copies of some of the blank forms, circulars,

and pamphlets required by some of the agencies ran into the

millions and frequently taxed the resources of the Oflice to produce them in the time allotted us in which to print and

mail the job. However, every order was delivered on time,

regardless of its size.

Many letters expressing appreciation of the Ofliice's prompt

and helpful service were received by the Public Printer from

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the recovery agencies as well as from some of the other departments and establishments of the Government.

The Secretary of Agriculture, in a letter to the Public

Printer dated December 26, 1934, regarding the printing of

the 4,600,000 Corn-Hog Circulars, said:

Officials of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration have told me

of the splendid cooperation extended by the Government Printing Office

in printing in record time the forms needed by the Corn-Hog Section for use in regional conferences beginning December 17. They tell me that

they asked what was almost impossible, and yet all deliveries were made

on time. I want to thank you and the forces in the printing section and

in the Office of the Superintendent of Documents for accomplishing this remarkable piece of work.

The Assistant Secretary of Agriculture wrote the Public

Printer on August 30, 1934, thanking him for the promptness in printing cattle forms 2 and 3, as follows:

I want to take this opportunity, Mr. Giegengack, to thank you for the

most remarkable job of printing that has ever been called to my attention.

Not long ago L wrote you describing the predicament in which we found

ourselves placed with regard to forms Cattle 2 and 3. As a result of our

plea, you kept a large number of presses running Saturday and Sunday

and delivered in the neighborhood of 5,700,000 of these forms to the

Mailing Section on Monday morning. Furthermore, I understand that

several of these forms were mailed out that day.

It would be hard to convey to you the relief that this excellent piece of work on your part brought to our field workers and the distressed farmers

of the drought section, and I hope that you will accept our whole-hearted

thanks for this service. The Director of Information of the Department of Agriculture, under date of August 31, 1934, conveyed to the Public

Printer the following expressions of appreciation from the

Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry and President of the

Veterinary Congress:

I should like to have you convey my thanks to the Public Printer, fore- men, compositors, pressmen, and others at the Government Printing

Office who arranged for the prompt handling of the papers for the Veterinary Congress, and who performed the actual work in the face of extraor- dinary emergency conditions at the Printing Office. The summaries

were essential for the proper understanding of the addresses during the

Congress and added to the success of that international gathering.

The Federal Housing Administrator on December 20, 1934,

wrote the Public Printer as follows:

I wish to express my appreciation for the splendid cooperation that

your Office has rendered us in connection with the emergency printing for the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Plan. Your work has not only been a

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On December 31, 1934, in a letter to the Public Printer,

the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General said:

I wish to take this opportunity of expressing to you my appreciation

of the hearty cooperation and valuable assistance which you have given

us in connection with the printing work for our Equipment and Supplies Branch. It has meant a good deal to us, and I want you to know it. The Pubhc Printer received from the Commissioner of

Education a letter dated December 21, 1934, expressing his

appreciation for the picture of the President printed for

School Life, as follows:

We have received copies of the picture of the President exquisitely

printed by the Government Printing Office as an insert for our publication, School Life.

I wish to express my appreciation to you and the members of your staff for the splendid workmanship shown in this production. You may be

assured that the picture will be greatly appreciated by the teachers and

pupils who receive copies.

Under date of March 11, 1935, the Secretary of War wrote

as follows:

I thank you for your letter of the eighth instant in which you advise that

all the Extension Course material ordered on approximately 350 requisitions submitted by the Department will be completed by June 30, 1935. The Adjutant General of the Army informs me that there will be approximately 1 02 more requisitions, delivery on which will be required by June

30, 1935. They will be submitted within the next few weeks.

The Department realizes the volume of work the Government Printing

Office is called upon to produce at this time and hesitates to make request

for delivery on this material by a specified date. However, you will appreciate the fact that the efficiency of the military service requires that once

these courses are started they must proceed without interruption.

I take this occasion to express my appreciation of your fine cooperation

in this matter. Many other letters were received from officials in various

branches of the Government commending the Office for the

prompt service rendered and the courteous treatment and

help received from the employees of this Office.

RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES

The total resources available to the Government Printing

Office during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1935, including the

Office of the Superintendent of Documents and appropriations

and payments for work, amounted to $17,366,670.15, as compared with $12,668,015.79 for the fiscal year 1934.

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The following summary statement gives the details of the

resources available to the Office for 1935:

Appropriation for working capital, legislative act approved May 30, 1934 $2, 500, 000. 00

Public, No. 141, 73d Cong., approved Mar. 28, 1934 212, 500. 00 Payments from all sources for printing and binding 13, 300, 416. 00 Refunds from various sources 51. 30

Bills receivable July 1, 1935, for printing and binding furnished 639, 567. 60

Total working capital 16, 652, 534. 90

Appropriations for salaries, OfEce of Superintendent of Documents 481, 612. 00

Public, No. 141, 73d Cong., salaries, Office of Superintendent of Documents. . . 25, 391. 00

Appropriation for general expenses. Office of Superintendent of Documents 200, 000. 00

Balance of appropriation for equipment for Government Printing Office Building. 1, 205. 03 Chicago Worid's Fair Centennial Celebration, 1934-35 2, 927. 22

California -Pacific International Exposition, 1935-36 3, 000. 00

Total resources for 1935 17, 366, 670. 15 Obligations incurred during the fiscal year 1935 totaled

$17,260,390.57, leaving an unobligated balance of $106,279.58

subject to over- or under-adjustments on approximately

$2,178,000 outstanding obligations on July 1, 1935. Obligations incurred in 1935 showed an increase of $4,655,564.54 over 1934.

The total compensation paid to all employees, including the

employees of the Office of the Superintendent of Documents,

during the year amounted to $10,797,879.20. This total

included $351,297.60 deposited to the credit of the employees

in the retirement fund through the 3^-percent deduction as required by law.

Table 1 gives the full details of the total resources and liabilities under all appropriations for the fiscal year ended June 30,

1 935. Table 2 is a summary of the financial transactions during

the fiscal year 1935, covering all appropriations for the fiscal

years 1933, 1934, and 1935.

Table 1.

Resources and liabilities under appropriations for the fiscal year ended June 30. 1935 RESOURCES

Appropriation for working capital, legislative act approved

May 30, 1934 $2, 500, 000. 00

Public, No. 141, 73d Cong., approved Mar. 28, 1934 212, 500. 00 Payments from all sources for printing and binding 13, 300, 416. 00 Refunds from various sources 51. 30

Bills receivable July 1, 1935, for printing and binding furnished . . 639, 567. 60

$16, 652, 534. 90

Appropriations for salaries. Office of Superintendent of Documents 481, 612. 00

Public, No. 141, 73d Cong., salaries, Office of Superintendent of Documents. . . 25, 391. 00

Appropriation for general expenses. Office of Superintendent of Documents 200, 000. 00

Balance of appropriation for equipment for Government Printing Office Building * . 1, 205. 03 Chicago World's Fair Centennial Celebration, 1934-35 2, 927. 22

California'Pacific International Exposition, 1935-36 3, 000. 00

Total resources available for fiscal year 1935 17, 366, 670. 15 Appropriated in 1929, available until used. 16
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Table 1.—Resources and liabilities under appropriations for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1935—Continued LIABILITIES

Working capital and repayments for printing and binding: Disbursed to June 30, 1935 $14, 450. 762. 74 Outstanding obligations July 1, 1935 2, 103, 081. 95

Total disbursed and outstanding obligations $16, 553, 844. 69

Salaries, Office of Superintendent of Documents:

Disbursed to June 30, 1935 482, 828. 76 Outstanding obligations July 1, 1935 21, 056. 86

Total disbursed and outstanding obligations 503,885.62

General expense, Office of Superintendent of Documents:

Disbursed to June 30, 1935 146, 282. 87 Outstanding obligations July 1, 1935 53, 567. 13 Total disbursed and outstanding obligations 199, 850. 00

Equipment, Government Printing Office Building: Disbursed to June 30, 1935 534. 67

Total disbursed and outstanding obligations 534. 67 Chicago World's Fair Centennial Celebration, 1934-35: Disbursed to June 30, 1935 1, 927. 22

Total disbursed and outstanding obligations 1, 927- 22

California-Pacific International Exposition, 1935-36: Disbursed to June 30, 1935 319. 89 Outstanding obligations July 1, 1935 28. 48

Total disbursed and outstanding obligations 348. 37

Total disbursed to June 30, 1935 15, 082, 656. 15 Total outstanding obligations July 1, 1935 2, 177, 734. 42

Total disbursed and outstanding obligations 17, 260, 390. 57 Unobligated balances (subject to 10 percent over or under on outstanding

orders)2 8 106,279.58

Total 17. 366, 670. 15

2 Includes $1,205.03 equipment for Government Printing Office Building, available 1936.

3 Includes $1,000 Chicago World's Fair Centennial Celebration, available 1936.

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Table 2.

Summary of financial transactions in fiscal year ended June 30, 1935, covering appro-- priations for fiscal years 1933, 1934, and 1935 APPROPRIATION FOR 1933

Resources Disbursements Unexpended

balance July

1, 1935

Public printing End binding;

4, 167.98

Credits to appropriations by payments from all sources for print' ing and binding and other receipts from miscellaneous sources.

$40, 129. 00

878, 685. 45 40, 129. 00 $838, 556. 45

Salaries, Office of Superintendent of Documents:

20, 047. 62 20, 047.62

General expense. Office of Superintendent of Documents:

19,333.74

19,333.55

19,333.74 19, 333. 55 .19

Unobligated balance of 1933, appropriations on June 30, 1935

918, 066. 81 59, 462. 55 858, 604. 26

858, 604. 26 APPROPRIATION FOR 1934

Public printing and binding:

$767, 928. 37

981, 911. 43

Credits to appropriations by payments from all sources for printing and binding and other receipts from miscellaneous

$383, 357. 45

863, 399. 58

43, 575. 56

186, 521. 03

199, 000. 00

Total 1, 749, 839. 80 1, 675, 853. 62 $73, 986. 18

Salaries, Office of Superintendent of Documents:

66, 191. 48 39.69

18, 227. 72

24, 213. 00

Total 66, 231. 17 42, 440. 72 23, 790. 45

General expense, Office of Superintendent of Documents:

78, 748.11

53, 535. 19 Total 78, 748. 11 53, 535. 19 25, 212. 92

1, 894, 819. 08 1,771,829. 53 122, 989. 55

16, 357. 14

106, 632. 41

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Table 2.

Summary of financial transactions in fiscal year ended June 30, 1935, covering appropriations for fiscal years 1933, 1934, and 1935—Continued APPROPRIATION FOR 1935

Resources Disbursements Unexpended

balance July

1, 1935

E*ublic printing and binding:

$2, 500, 000. 00

212, 500. 00

13, 940, 034. 90

Public, No. 141, 73d Cong., approved Mar. 28, 1934

Credits to appropriation by payments and bills receivable from

all sources for printing and binding and other receipts from mis'

$9, 913, 465. 27

3, 584, 124. 79

46, 339. 70

906, 832. 98

16, 652, 534. 90 14, 450, 762. 74 $2, 201, 772. 16

Salaries, Office of Superintendent of Documents:

481,612.00

25, 391. 00

482, 828. 76

507, 003. 00 482, 828. 76 24, 174. 24 General expense. Office of Superintendent of Documents:

Legislative act of May 30, 1934 200, 000. 00

146, 282. 87

200, 000. 00 146, 282. 87 53, 717. 13 Equipment, Government Printing Office Building:

1 1, 205. 03

534. 67

1, 205. 03 534. 67 670. 36 Chicago World's Fair Centennial Celebration:

Public, No. 14, 72d Cong., approved Feb. 8. 1932, available 1933- 1,000.00

927. 22

1, 000. 00

Deficiency Act 1934 approved June 19, 1934, by transfer to

1, 927. 22

2, 927. 22 1, 927. 22 1, 000. 00

California-Pacific International Exposition, 1935-36:

3,000. 00

319. 89

3, 000. 00 319. 89 2,680.11

17, 366, 670. 15 15, 082, 656. 15 2, 284, 014. 00

2, 177, 734. 42 Unobligated balances of 1935, appropriations on June 30, 1935. Total unobligated balance, subject to change by 10 percent over and under on outstanding obligations:

2 106, 279. 58

858, 604. 26

106, 632. 41

106, 279. 58

1,071,516. 25

1 Appropriated Feb. 28, 1929, available until used.

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Table 2.

Summary of financial transactions in fiscal year ended June 30, 1935, covering appro

priations for fiscal years 1933, 1934, and 1935—Continued RECAPITULATION—ALL APPROPRIATIONS

Total paidf or labor 3 $10, 296, 822. 72

Total paid for materials and supplies 1, 133, 483. 01 Total paid for lithographing and engraving 89. 915. 26 Total paid for paper 4, 447, 524. 37

Total paid for printing and binding 15, 967, 745. 36

Total paid for salaries. Office of Superintendent of Documents * 501, 056. 48 Total paid for general expense. Office of Superintendent of Documents 219, 151. 61 Total paid for equipment, Government Printing Office Building 534. 67

Total paid for Chicago World's Fair Centennial Celebration 1, 927. 22 Total paid for Cahfornia'Pacific Internationa! Exposition 319. 89

Total credited to surplus fund 223,213.00 Grand total 5 16, 913, 948. 23

3 Includes $334,136.45 deposited to credit of retirement fund.

* Includes $17,161.15 deposited to credit of retirement fund.

* Includes $351,297.60 deposited to credit of retirement fund. Table 3 is a statement of ail moneys received during the

fiscal year 1935 by the Disbursing Clerk as repayments for

printing and binding for the departments and independent

Government establishments, and from the sale of Government publications, waste paper, and other waste materials.

The receipts from these sources totaled $13,727,943.44, or $4,461,368 more than in 1934.

Table 3.—Moneys received during fiscal year 1935, the source, and Treasury deposit 1918

Deposited to the credit of appropriation for public printing and binding: For dual

service Q. H. Mott) $28. 99

1933 Deposited to the credit of appropriation for public printing and binding: For miscellaneous printing and binding $31. 95 Refunds 3,866.58

Total 3,898.53

1934

Deposited to the credit of appropriation for public printing and

binding: For printing and binding for departments and establishments . , $980, 641. 31 For miscellaneous printing and binding 1, 097- 35 Refunds 115. 44 Auditor disallowance 1 1 . 97

Total 981,866.07

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Table 3.

Moneys received during fiscal year 1935, the source, and Treasury deposit—Continued

1935

Deposited to credit of appropriation for printing and binding:

Printing and binding for departments and establishments . . $12, 372, 999. 43 For miscellaneous printing and binding 49, 792. 41 Refunds 64. 80 Auditor disallowance 911. 06

Total $12, 423, 767. 70

1934

Deposited to the credit of appropriation for salaries. Superintendent of Docu'

ments: Auditor disallowance , 39. 69 1935

Deposited to miscellaneous receipts: Sale of waste paper $50, 099. 50

Salvage, waste wood, metal, etc 7, 597- 83 Surplus from sale of documents 260, 603. 58 Telephone messages and refunds 38. 37

Discounts 3. 18 Total 318,342.46 Grand total 13, 727, 943. 44 The following table shows that there was an increase in

nearly every item of production during the past fiscal year:

Table 4.Production of principal items entering into printing and binding in fiscal years 1933, 1934, and 1935

Item 1933 1934 1935

Main office and Congressional Library Branch: Total charges for printing and binding

Jackets written number

Estimates made do .

Bills computed do . Timework in composing section hours

Electrotypes, stereotypes, and matrices square inches

Postal cards printed number

Money-order books shipped do .

Forms sent to press do.

Actual impressions do.

Chargeable impressions do .

Sheets folded do.

Signatures gathered do. Tips made do .

Copies wire stitched do. Copies paper covered do. Books and pamphlets trimmed do.

Books rounded and backed do .

Books marbled and edged do .

Stamping impressions do.

Books cased in do .

Indexes cut do . Sheets passed through ruling machines do.

Signatures sewed do . Copies punched and drilled do.

Sheets and lines perforated do.

Tablets made do.

Miscellaneous rebinding, etc do .

$12, 941, 095. 24

55, 268

48, 466

74, 105

249, 913

9, 942, 300

1, 290, 469, 560

846, 666

165, 428

658, 750, 722

2, 013, 499, 936

336, 092, 301

130, 325, 878

13, 929, 809

39, 505, 927

8, 860, 923

40, 499, 587

1, 164, 972

183, 037

2, 645, 351

1, 240, 900

109, 135

26, 235, 643

43, 394, 325

133,255, 943

6, 335, 548

3, 182, 726

99, 287

$12, 949, 752. 01 71,529

60, 572

89, 671

256, 824

11,849, 454

1, 528, 518, 300

1. 103, 085

170, 553

918, 417, 848

2, 837, 792, 831

459, 568, 519

139, 386, 074

38, 239, 244

59, 930, 149

10, 252, 705

68, 384, 582

725, 636

213, 179

1, 858, 644

788, 562

127, 910

52, 112, 662

25, 840, 281 163,091,831

7, 975, 470

5, 019, 644

101, 620

1 $16, 465, 026. 97

76, 416

59, 086

99, 473

286, 822

13, 583, 302

1, 857, 152, 220

1, 142, 153

178, 284

984, 589, 672

3, 281, 851, 596

526, 394, 059

154, 570, 601

36, 305, 159

78, 499, 940

13, 535, 225

88, 382, 960

791, 997

363, 894

2, 009, 425

1, 039, 713

193, 435

59, 530, 281

29, 382, 400

208, 552, 727

9, 375, 443

6, 430, 430

100, 563

1 Does not include work in progress. 29332—35 4 21
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The production records as shown by table 4 for the fiscal

years 1933, 1934, and 1935 illustrate the substantial increase

in the volume of work during the fiscal year 1935 over the two

previous fiscal years.

Some of the outstanding increases in production were : Postal

cards, 328,633,920 more printed in 1935 than in 1934 and

566,682,660 more than in 1933; chargeable impressions in 1935

totaled 3,281,851,596, or 444,058,765 more than in 1934 and

1,268,351,660 more than in 1 933 ; books and pamphlets trimmed

in 1935 amounted to 88,382,960, or an increase of 20,000,000

over 1934 and about 47,000,000 over 1933; and 3,000,000 more

pamphlets were paper covered in 1935 than in 1934, and

5,000,000 more than in 1933.

The following statement (table 5) shows the charges for

printing and binding work and the service for which the

work was performed during the fiscal year 1935. The charge

for printing and binding for the Congress amounted to $2,525,043.37; for the Post Office Department, including the

cost of printing postal cards and money orders, $1,838,936.67;

Treasury Department, $1,224,739.49; Department of Agriculture, $927,393.86; Department of Commerce, exclusive of

Patent Office printing, $951,680.67; Patent Office, $882,097.98;

Agricultural Adjustment Administration, $925,886.59; Federal

Housing Administration, $637,197; War Department, $647,-

943.35; and Navy Department, $592,887.72.

Many other branches of the service had printing and

binding costs of several hundred thousand dollars each.

The Superintendent of Documents ordered the printing of

books and pamphlets for sale to the public at a cost of

$592,398.85 in 1935.

Table 5.Charges for wor\ and to whom delivered during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1935

Congress:

Congressional Record $570, 821. 30

Publications for folding rooms 302, 451. 83

Publications for international exchange 13, 932. 97 Franked envelops and document franks 46, 850. 22

Bills, resolutions, and amendments 387, 925. 14 Committee reports 94, 451 . 99 Documents 183, 467. 52

Hearings 452,920.40

Miscellaneous publications 57, 363. 72

Miscellaneous printing and binding 414, 858. 28 Total congressional printing and binding

Private orders by Members of Congress: Documents, reports, bills, etc Speeches

$2, 525, 043. 37

9, 685. 71

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Table 5.

Charges for wor\ and to whom delivered during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1935—Continued Other private orders $2, 304. 26

Superintendent of Documents 592, 398. 85

Library' of Congress 403, 409. 18 Agriculture 927, 393 . 86 Commerce 951, 680. 67

Interior 580, 016. 96

Justice 318,322.88 Labor 458,302.16 Navy 592,887.72

Post Office 1,838,936.67

State 182,261.99 Treasury 1,224,739.49 War 647,943.35

Agricultxaral Adjustment Administration 925, 886. 59 Board of Tax Appeals 24, 154. 81 Bureau of the Budget 30, 575. 97

Central Statistical Board 777. 03

Civil Service Commission 85, 246. 04 Commodity Credit Corporation 48, 033. 85 Court of Claims 24, 810. 92 Court of Customs and Patent Appeals , 4, 154. 53

District Government 164, 817. 65 Emergency Conserv'ation Work 74, 775. 60

Employees' Compensation Commission 12, 423. 45 Farm Credit Administration 206, 918. 42

Federal Alcohol Control Administration 10, 314. 96

Federal Aviation Commission 1, 373. 93 Federal Communications Commission 18, 748. 93

Federal Coordinator of Transportation 10, 991. 88

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 31, 360. 09

Federal Emergency Administration of PubUc Works 127, 496. 31 Federal Emergency ReHef Administration 228, 593. 87

Federal Home Loan Bank Board 12, 674. 09

Federal Housing Administration 637, 197- 00

Federal Power Commission 20, 102. 98

Federal Radio Commission 2,713.32

Federal Reserve Board 50, 755. 83 Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation 1, 875. 53 Federal Surplus Relief Corporation 10, 770. 80

Federal Trade Commission 58, 123. 20

General Accounting Office 80, 680. 05 Home Owners' Loan Corporation 172, 247- 88

Interstate Commerce Commission 145, 886. 05

National Academy of Sciences 388. 06

National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics 22, 911. 63 National Archives 961. 07

National Emergency Council 70, 453. 61

National Forest Reservation Commission 528. 53 National Mediation Board 1, 280. 38

National Recovery Administration 459, 768. 66 Pan American Sanitary Bureau 14, 556. 01 Pan American Union 29, 592. 98 Panama Canal 8,420.66

Patent Office 882, 097- 98

Railroad Retirement Board 1, 843. 88 Reconstruction Finance Corporation 137, 319. 13 23
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Table 5.Charges for wor\ and to whom delivered during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1935—Continued

Resettlement Administration $7, 423. 69

Rural Electrification Administration 1, 141. 38

Securities and Exchange Commission 49, 593. 49

Smithsonian Institution 10, 456. 67

Special Adviser to the President on Foreign Trade 5, 977. 32 Supreme Court:

District of Columbia 5, 735. 05 United States 5, 029. 97

Tariff Commission 24, 099. 18 Tennessee Valley Authority 45, 183. 50

Veterans' Administration 151, 927. 43 White House 7,481.65

Sundry accounts 1,596.58 Grand total 16, 465, 026. 97 Table 6 shows the details of production costs for each section

of the Office grouped under the headings of salaries, wages,

leave, and holiday pay; materials and supplies for operation;

maintenance and upkeep; expenses of delivery of finished product and storage of plates; administrative and clerical expenses;

and other major items entering into the cost of production.

Table 6.

Itemized statement of the cost of production for the fiscal year 1935

Salaries, wages, leave, and holiday pay

Materials and sup'

plies for operation

Maintenance

and upkeep

Work by

other sec

tions, includ- ing proof and

apprentice

Expenses of

delivery of product and stot' age of plates

Adminis'

trative and cleri' cal ex- penses

$462, 097.31 $11,494. 54 $43, 353. 76 $70, 214. 71 $9, 678. 05 $38, 127. 91

387, 291. 01 4, 054. 99 65, 862. 81 268, 930. 12 4, 770. 78 31,554. 83

660, 200. 37 1, 185. 91 145, 086. 01 649, 788. 79 13, 227. 99 53, 145. 04 Monotype Section 977, 324. 86 5, 779. 29 196, 241. 25 1, 167, 994. 79 19,617. 83 79, 007. 76

381,534. 13 5, 109. 06 37, 111. 19 54, 069. 37 7, 784. 68 31,334. 48

1, 004, 939. 97 601. 12 87, 150. 79 62. 554. 61 12, 346. 28 81, 322. 22

78, 190. 07 178. 94 6, 494. 63 216. 24 949. 53 5, 802. 08

Platemaking'Molding, Stereotyp'

268, 469. 36 11,365. 59 36, 219. 43 17, 220. 84 5, 584. 73 30, 672. 73 Photo-Engraving Section 69, 494. 13 8, 584. 98 8, 262.31 5, 812. 10 1,461.15 8, 060. 61 Presswork Division 1, 511,383.47 80, 231.72 208. 281. 64 221,826. 74 32, 115. 40 134, 457. 69

900, 860. 02 5, 695. 78 100, 521. 59 266, 657. 14 10, 897. 35 74, 675. 97

742, 484. 26 15, 474. 56 79, 408. 14 15, 625. 13 9, 397. 33 64, 262. 95

489, 852. 29 16,611.27 56, 729. 47 22, 192. 38 6, 278. 59 43,016.31

48, 450. 37 1, 090. 29 7, 743. 87 710. 36 620. 10 4, 260. 37

116, 224.21 35, 347. 99 19, 642. 15 865. 82 1, 932. 65 13, 268. 16

75, 699. 70 300. 05 4, 501.34 17, 961.07 1,531.98 4, 477. 18 Library Binding Section 133, 504. 43 1, 976. 79 3, 780. 28 873. 06 1, 657. 58 9, 243. 84

Details chargeable 52, 440. 47 7. 69 549. 10 40. 95 613. 29 2, 944. 66

11,700. 02 27, 645. 19 5, 022. 33 142. 53 864. 55

178, 526. 92 2, 526. 81 36, 888. 86 128. 16 2, 263. 24 13,713.06

13, 526. 27 40, 288. 28 3, 854. 86 260. 23 1, 570. 74

5, 723. 36 8, 782. 93 2, 079. 81 72.39 438. 59 Work for stock returned to stores .

73, 287. 41 Light and power for city post

3, 672. 69

18, 922. 64

Miscellaneous service for Superin- tendent of Documents other than 11,371.29 234.66 2, 678. 30

Total

j 8, 569, 917. 00 295, 705. 06 1, 177, 380. 95 2, 917, 204. 45 145, 881.98 726,221.73

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Table 6.

Itemized statement of the cost of production for the fiscal year 1935—Continued

Paper and

other stock

issued, illus' trations or- dered, outside purchases vouchered

H-Cconcilia^ tion be- tween issues and orders and same

items computed

Total

Credits by work for other sections Total cost of production

$634, 966. 28

762, 464. 54

1,522, 634. 11

2, 445, 965. 78

516, 942.91 1,248,914.99

1 91, 831. 49

369, 532. 68

101, 675. 28

2, 188, 296. 66

1,373,010. 25

2, 505, 970. 74

750, 252. 30

112, 158.98

621, 986. 18

130, 407. 44

157, 675. 44

56, 677. 29

45, 374. 62

234, 047. 05

59, 500. 38

17, 097- 08

2, 697, 533. 40

83, 570. 26

424, 150. 80

$106, 675. 44

1, 693. 30

171, 178. 75

341, 207. 60

368. 363. 68

1,248,914. 99

82, 103. 95

95, 037. 71

13, 058. 54

293, 291. 73 371.21

27,125. 54

20, 181. 55

75. 58

$528, 290. 84

760, 771. 24

1,351,455. 36

2, 104, 758. 18

148, 579. 23

Patents Section Linotvpe Section Monotype Section Hand Section Proof Section Apprentice Section 9, 727. 54

274, 494. 97

88, 616. 74 1,895,004.93

1,372, 639. 04

2, 478, 845. 20

730, 070. 75

112, 083.40

621, 986. 18

130, 402. 00

148, 885. 99

56, 677. 29

Platemaking'MoIding, Stereotyping, and

Finishing Sections PhotO'Engraving Section Presswork Division

$13, 702. 40

1, 509, 375. 21

115, 571.99

49. 283. 62

434, 705. 20

25, 936. 12

6, 639. 46

81. 13

+$69, 943. 16 Book Section Money Order Section Library Composing Section 5. 44

Library Binding Section 8, 789. 45

Details chargeable

45, 374. 62

11, 142. 48

59. 500. 38

17, 097. 08

222, 904. 57

Roller and Glue Section Paper Stock Section, Presswork Division .

2, 737, 970. 39

132, 272. 44

392, 593. 27

—60, 436. 99 -48, 702. 18 +31,557. 53 -73, 287. 41

2, 697. 533.40

83, 570. 26

424, 150. 80 3,672.69

33, 206. 89

3, 672. 69

33, 206. 89

Miscellanevous service for Superintendent

of Documents other than printing and

5, 438, 131. 23 -80, 925. 89 19, 189, 516. 51 2, 911, 189. 02 16, 278, 327. 49

1 Total expense of all apprentices. The number of copies of all classes of printing ordered

during the fiscal year 1935 was far in excess of that ordered

in 1934. Publications of all kinds printed totaled 146,293,836

copies, including speeches and private orders and copies

ordered for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, but

not including the Congressional Record, of which 4,698,578

copies were printed. Of Senate and House bills, resolutions,

and amendments there were printed 9,004,368 copies; of

patent specifications, trade marks, and designs 4,644,322

copies; of the Official Gazette and Annual Indexes 226,778

copies; and of money orders, blank forms, letterheads, notices,

schedules, and cards there was a total of 4,847,444,266 printed

in 1935. The grand total of the number of copies printed in

1935 was 5,013,078,631, as compared with 4,295,469,911

in 1934, an increase of 717,608,720. Table 7 is an itemized

statement of the classes of work and charges for the same for

the fiscal year 1935.

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Table 7-

Itemized statement of the classes and charges for wor\ delivered during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1935

Class of work Number of

copies Number of type pages Number of

publica'

tions bound

Charges for composition, presswork,

plating, fold- ing, binding,

illustrations, contract, mis' cellaneous

Publications:

14, 378, 283

95, 897, 441

4, 619, 085

6, 716, 034

19, 811, 893

4, 698, 578

9, 004, 368

4, 644, 322

226, 778

228, 187, 300

216, 802, 302

4, 402, 454, 664

5, 478, 471

159, 112

19, 964

791, 212

50, 217

139, 592

1, 008, 902

25, 355

183, 060

127, 009

16, 148

19, 243

434, 240

29, 021

25, 270

119, 947

57, 480

419

$142, 764. 72

3, 058, 388. 60

267, 769. 66

520, 655.76

392, 535. 51

446, 206. 21

313, 111.87

695,315. 15

112, 650. 05

120, 153. 38

165, 848. 82

2, 490, 161. 22

408, 831.62

189,113.78

129, 035. 22

393, 694. 82

73, 294. 36

734! 900. 42

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Printing and binding supplies

5,013,078,631 2, 361, 459 685, 650 10,654, 431.17

C^lass or work Charges for paper Charges for authors'

alterations

Charges for rush and

overtime work

Total charges

Publications

$27, 951. 60

492, 431.96

52, 814. 52

49, 918. 14

122, 468. 80

57, 454. 02

11, 908. 26

14, 308. 83

18, 550. 50

52, 733. 47

212, 993.49

2, 327, 071. 47

105, 039. 70

$3, 003. 65

91, 720. 33

12, 918. 97

23, 744. 64 1,051.87

6, 565. 44

280. 69 9,271.85

11. 40

$12, 488. 09

197, 207. 85

20, 356. 43

22, 488. 13

13. 46

60, 595. 63

62, 624. 32

$186, 208. 06

3, 839, 748. 74

353, 859. 58

616, 806. 67

516, 069.64

570, 821. 30

387, 925. 14

718, 895. 83 131,211.95

172, 886. 85

386, 991. 93

5, 031,985. 86

528, 743. 21

190,310. 19

1, 466, 921. 29

393, 694. 82

75, Oil. 02

896, 934. 89

322.41

44, 452. 87

2, 298. 54

7, 827. 21

170, 300. 30

12, 573. 35

1, 196. 41

1, 337, 886. 07

1, 716. 66 10,187.77

Total

149, 096. 11 2, 750. 59

5, 032, 626. 94 198, 393. 25 579, 575. 61 16, 465, 026. 97 At the close of the fiscal year 1935 the value of supplies on

hand, including paper, envelops, and other materials, amounted

to $1,148,975.47, representing an increase in the value of stock

on hand of $189,766.72 over the previous fiscal year. The

value of machinery and equipment was $5,455,863.16, making

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the total value of stock of all kinds and machinery and equipment on hand at the close of the fiscal year $6,604,838.63. The

following table gives the details of the inventory:

Table 8.Inventory of quantity and cost of paper and envelops, materials and supplies, and machinery and equipment on hand June 30, 1935

Pounds Cost

Paper:

3, 463, 496

463, 736

80, 000

32, 749

1, 928, 147

123, 329

262, 375

1, 771, 858

783, 419

189, 000

214, 958

193, 000

407, 100

714, 000

116, 000

951, 000

136, 320

590, 000

$188, 292. 27

27, 043. 49

6, 887. 10

2, 996. 53

117, 220. 70

19,' 855. 56

48, 077. 49 180,813.03

120, 789. 00

22, 192. 25

26, 738. 45

10, 545. 00

16, 527. 00

50, 699. 00

6, 705. 18

42, 565. 00

15, 092. 80

15, 077. 00

27, 962. 25

^'lanifold Bond

Index Manila

Kraft Cardboard

946, 079. 10 Other materials and supplies:

146, 193. 34

14, 932.00

12, 635. 37

7, 027. 78

7, 027. 36

5, 883. 69

4, 166. 79

2, 831.27

2, 198. 77

Gold leaf

202, 896. 37

1, 148, 975. 47

5, 455, 863. 16

6, 604, 838. 63 The number of copies of publications printed for the Congress,

the executive departments, and independent Government

establishments showed an increase of 16,054,574 above the

number printed in 1934. The total number printed in 1935

was 129,596,705 copies, as compared with 113,542,131 in 1934.

These figures are exclusive of the number of copies of speeches

printed for Members of Congress, and other private orders.

The statement on page 28 shows the number of copies printed

for each branch of the Government service placing orders

with this Ofiice during the year.

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Table 9.Publications, including annual reports and documents, printed on requisition during the

fiscal year ended June 30, 1935, for Congress and Government departments and independent estah' lishments

Copies Congress 5,486,963

Superintendent of Documents 8, 914, 744

Library of Congress 98, 605

Agriculture 15,533,695

• Commerce 2, 266, 218

Interior 2,223,850

Justice 352,906

Labor 2,852,794

Navy 5,061,318

Post Office 1,650,151

State 577,568

Treasury 3,731,494

War 8,740,059

Agricultural Adjustment Administration 24, 026, 060 American Battle Monuments Commission 2 Board of Mediation 4, 000

Board of Tax Appeals 95, 714

Bureau of the Budget 1, 773

Central Statistical Board 4, 001

Civil Service Commission 165, 672 Commission of Fine Arts 2 Commodity Credit Corporation 27 Court of Claims 48,585 Court of Customs and Patent Appeals 550

District Government 240, 294 Emergency Conservation Work 11 , 787

Employees' Compensation Commission 43, 552

Export-Import Bank of Washington, D. C 1 Farm Credit Administration 569, 938

Federal Alcohol Control Administration 64, 151

Federal Aviation Commission 1, 500

Federal Communications Commission 5, 375

Federal Coordinator of Transportation 3, 750

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 856, 000

Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works 173, 098

Federal Emergency Relief Administration 311, 462

Federal Home Loan Bank Board 144, 170

Federal Housing Administration 26, 821, 147

Federal Power Commission 107, 564

Federal Radio Commission 327

Federal Reserve Board 505, 745

Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation 35, 000

Federal Surplus Relief Corporation 12, 002

Federal Trade Commission Ill, 062

General Accounting Office 12,818 Home Owners' Loan Corporation 130, 611

Interstate Commerce Commission 1, 410, 101 National Academy of Sciences 4, 906

National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics 41, 960

National Archives 2, 014

National Emergency Council 272, 111 National Forest Reservation Commission 10, 000

National Mediation Board 4, 566

National Recovery Administration 14, 374, 801 28
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Table 9.Publications, including annual reports and documents, printed on requisition during the

fiscal year ended June 30, 1935, for Congress and Government departments and independent estah' hshments—Continued

Copies Pan American Sanitary Bureau 81, 200 Pan American Union 150, 970 Panama Canal 2, 072

Railroad Administration 151 Railroad Retirement Board 100

Reconstruction Finance Corporation 498, 353 Rural Electrification Administration 50 Second Export-Import Bank of Washington, D. C 21

Securities and Exchange Commission 146, 265 Smithsonian Institution 25, 192

Special Adviser to the President on Foreign Trade 109, 850 Supreme Court:

District of Columbia 13, 375 United States 150

Tariff Commission 33, 343 Tennessee Valley Authority 300, 464

Veterans' Administration 1.5, 582 White House 1,003

Total 129,596,705 There was deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of miscellaneous receipts during the last fiscal year a

total of $318,342.46, representing all moneys received from the

sale of waste paper and other waste materials, and the surplus

from the sale, through the Office of the Superintendent of

Documents, of Government publications over the cost of printing. Table 10 is an itemized statement of receipts from these

sources:

Table 10.

Receipts from miscellaneous sales during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1935 Condemned material, machinery, etc.; waste wood; waste metal; waste gold $7, 597- 83 Waste paper 50, 099. 50

Surplus from sale of documents 260, 603. 58

Discounts 3.18 Telephone messages and refunds 38. 37 Total 318,342.46

PURCHASING DIVISION

Orders placed by the Purchasing Division during the past

year numbered 9,306, an increase of 1.525 over the number

placed in 1934. Open-market proposals numbered 24,200, as compared with 19,640 for 1934. The total expenditures for

purchases in 1935 amounted to approximately $6,240,338, as compared with approximately $3,350,000 in 1934. Paper

purchases alone in 1935 amounted to $4,705,610.

Due to market conditions throughout the fiscal year 1935,

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rial for a longer period than 6 months at a time, making it necessary to advertise for proposals on several occasions during

the year.

In October 1934 proposals for material were sent to approximately 625 firms, resulting in the placing of 56 contracts for

the 6 months beginning January 1, 1935. In May 1935 proposals were again sent to 625 prospective bidders and bids

received and scheduled, but due to the Supreme Court N. R. A.

decision it was necessary to readvertise in June, which resulted

in the placing of 61 contracts for material for the 6 months

beginning July 1

In July 1 934 specifications for paper were sent to approximately 150 firms, which resulted in the placing of 28 contracts

for the period of 6 months beginning October 1. Again in

January 1935 proposals were sent to the same firms, which

resulted in the placing of 29 contracts for the 3 months beginning April 1 . In April proposals for paper and envelops were

sent out, but, due to the Supreme Court N. R. A. decision, it was necessary to readvertise in June, which resulted in the

placing of 30 contracts for paper for the 6 months beginning

July 1, and 9 contracts for envelops for the period of 1 year

beginning with July 1, 1935.

The Purchasing Division made a few notable savings during

the year by placing orders for paper in the open market from

September 10 to September 30, 1934, rather than anticipating

them on the new contracts efi'ective October 1, 1934. These

open-market purchases effected a saving of $27,596.25.

Further, a majority of the lots of paper on contract for the 6

months' period beginning October 1, 1934, carried two prices,

the lower price being for the quarter ending December 31,

1934, and the higher price for the quarter ending March 31,

1935. Early in December a study of the needs for the quarter

ending March 31 was made, with the result that on all lots of

paper carrying two prices, orders were placed during December at the lower price, which effected a saving of approximately

$12,000, making the total savings in the purchase of paper

$39,596.25.

CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING

Printing for the Congress was particularly heavy during the

6 months from January to June 1935. The Congressional

Record for the 6 months maintained a daily average of 80.47

pages for 135 issues, which is above the general average. The

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pages for the House. The Appendix to the Record made 1,926 j pages, making the total number of pages for the Record for the | 6-month period 10,804, exclusive of blank pages. \ Over 13,600 curved stereotype plates were required for the

j Record and 1,102 for the biweekly index. To print the Record | it required 1,575,000 pounds of paper, or 787}^ tons. I Bill work also was extremely heavy. To June 30, new bills

| and resolutions introduced reached a total of 12,896—3,509 in

j the Senate and 9,387 in the House of Representatives. As the ' bills and resolutions progressed through the Senate and House, | 8,136 additional prints were required, making the total number ^ of prints 21,052, as compared with 14,724 for the last session of | the Seventy-third Congress. \ Reports and documents for the Seventy-fourth Congress to June 30 totaled 2,721, of which number 1,072 were from the

Senate and 1,649 from the House. i Presidential nominations sent to the Senate to the end ofJune ] totaled 7,71 5, as compared with 4,664 during the entire second | session of the Seventy-third Congress. i Committee hearings form another "rush" congressional job.

j To June 30 a total of 301 hearings were printed, 88 for Senate j committees and 213 for House committees. The Senate and

j House committee hearings on appropriation bills alone made | 11,010 pages—Senate 1,538 pages and House 9,472 pages. \ The Senate and House Business Calendars are printed daily. 1 The House Calendar to the end ofJune made 10,297 pages and

the Senate Calendar 1 ,424 pages. Other calendars made 7,41

pages, or a total of 19,132 pages for all calendars.

The printing of the Executive Journals from 1901 to and

including the third session of the Seventy-third Congress was

authorized in the last session of the Seventy-third Congress.

This entire work will make 39 volumes, 12 of which will be in

two parts, thus making a total of 51 books. At the close of \ the fiscal year 1 8 volumes had been completed and the type set for the text of 1 9 volumes. No copy for two of the volumes has | so far been received. \ The following statement gives a summary of congressional ; work for the first session of the Seventy-fourth Congress to the ; end of June:

Congressional Record:

Daily issues Pages Average number of pages per day

135

in 8^5 80. 47 31
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Bills and resolutions: Senate:

Bills 3,173

Joint resolutions 153 Concurrent resolutions 19

Resolutions 164 Total 3, 509 House:

Bills 8,738

Joint resolutions 341 Concurrent resolutions 28

Resolutions 280

Total 9, 387 Grand total, new bills 12,896 Grand total, new bills and other bill prints 21,052

Reports:

Senate 975 House 1,410

Total 2,385 Documents:

Senate 97 House 239

Total 336 The above statement shows the volume of printing for the

Congress from January 3 to June 30, 1935. As Congress did

not adjourn until August 26, 1935, nearly 2 months after the

close of the fiscal year, the following amended statement is necessary to show the volume of printing required for the

entire first session of the Seventy-fourth Congress:

Congressional Record

Daily issues 180

Pages 15,435 Average number of pages per day 85. 75

Bills and resolutions: Senate:

Bills 3,473

Joint resolutions 178 Concurrent resolutions 24

Resolutions 204

Total 3,879 House:

Bills 9,270

Joint resolutions 408 Concurrent resolutions 40

Resolutions 373 Total 10,090 Grand total, new bills 13, 969 Grand total, new bills and other bill prints 25, 423 32
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Reports:

Senate House

1,461 1,908

Total 3,369 Documents:

Senate.

House .

139 310

Total 449 PATENT OFFICE PRINTING

A number of changes were inaugurated in the handhng of

Patent Office printing during the past year, the principal one of which was the substitution by the Patent Office of an

80-pound, 50-percent rag, machine-finish book paper for the

32-pound, 25-percent rag, bond paper formerly used for

patent specifications, trade marks, and designs. This change

will give a less transparent print and will materially reduce

eyestrain on the part of patent attorneys and others who are constantly making a study of patent specifications, trade

marks, and designs.

The lay-out of the Patents Section was rearranged so as to afford straight-line production in order to avoid the unnecessary handling of work. Through this change the trucking of

type from one end of the room to the other has been almost

entirely eliminated, permitting of the transfer of 12 type

trucks from this section to other sections of the Office and the

turning in of a considerable amount of other material to stores. Another important change was the organizing and installing as a part of the Patents Section of a separate proof reading

unit for the reading of Patent Office work. This was done

with a view to reducing the number of errors in printed

specifications.

The changes made in the handling of Patent Office printing have resulted in a much better product, as will be seen from the following letter from the Commissioner of Patents

dated January 9, 1935:

1 wish to express to you my sincere appreciation for the splendid cooperation which the Government Printing Office has given to the Patent

Office under your administration as Public Printer. Shortly after you assumed office, we had occasion to send you a list of over 100 patents in which it had been necessary to issue certificates of correction due to errors made by the printer. A careful and speedy

investigation was made by your Office in connection with these complaints and, as a result, steps were immediately taken to correct the

situation. The practice was started of reading the proofs twice, and

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other improvements inaugurated, with the result that the number of

errors occurring in printed patents has been materially reduced, and we

are now issuing a very small number of certificates of correction as compared with former years. As you probably know, the Patent Office has been endeavoring for many years to improve the printing of patent specifications. Many

splendid and improved changes have recently been made and others are

in immediate prospect.

It was most gratifying to this Office to be notified, shortly after you

assumed office, that the increase of 10 percent in printing costs made by the

former Public Printer, as the result of the 40-hour week and other considerations, would be reduced to 5 percent. This action will undoubtedly result in an appreciable reduction over what was contemplated as the cost of printing for the present fiscal year.

I am grateful to you for the improvements which you have been instru- mental in eff'ecting in connection with the Patent Office printing.

The Commissioner, under date of April 18, 1935, again wrote

the Public Printer as follows:

This comes to you as an expression of my sincere appreciation of the fine cooperation which the Patent Office has been receiving from the Government Printing Office thus far during the period of your service as Public

Printer. * * * There was a slight decrease in the number of patents, trade

marks, and designs printed during the past year. The total

number printed in 1935 was 56,582, making 150,045 pages, as compared with 62,454 of 165,682 pages in 1934, or a decrease

in the number printed of 5,872.

Of the 52 issues of the Official Gazette, which made 14,531

pages and required 51,851 illustrations, 248,277 copies were

printed.

COMPOSING DIVISION

In the Composing Division 2,270,000,000 ems of type were

set during the year, representing an increase of 55,600,000 ems

over the previous year. There were 178,284 forms sent to press, as compared with 170,553 in 1934, an increase of 7,731. Over

150,000 pages of type are held for future reprints. In addition

to the forms sent to press, there were 165,235 pages imposed

for plating. Of this number, 1 19,536 were for stereotyping and

45,699 for electrotyping.

PLATEMAKING DIVISION

The Platemaking Division produced during the past year a

total of 6,341,106 square inches of stereotype plates; 5,101,303

square inches of electrotypes; 632,281 square inches of photoengraving work, consisting of half-tones, line cuts, and combi34
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nations; 1,427,339 square inches of mat work; and 713,554

square inches of blocking on wood and mounting on metal;

making a grand total of 14,215,583 square inches of plates, mat

work, and blocking, or an increase of 1,833,393 square inches over the year 1934. The Division also made 10,000 negatives

for offset work.

During the year the Plate Vault received and stored 10,884

signatures of new book plates and released to the Metal Section over 732,000 pounds of metal for remelting.

The metal formula for making stereotype plates was changed

by increasing the tin content, which resulted in giving a harder

face to the plates, permitting the making of many thousands

more impressions from stereotype plates than formerly. A new

method for cleaning stereotypes for nickeling was also introduced. This new process eliminates all brushing and has

thereby improved the sharpness of the plates, which permits

of much longer runs. Chromium plating of stereotypes without

first flashing with copper has been successfully accomplished

with very good results.

The Platemaking Division has produced some very creditable

color work during the past year. One five-color half-tone

poster for the Federal Housing Administration measured

38 by 26^ inches. This is the largest cut ever made, electrotyped, and printed in the Office. Several large line-cut color

posters were also successfully made during the year. Heretofore it has been the policy of the Office to have this work

done by commercial firms, under the impression that it could

not be done in the Platemaking Division.

PRESSW^ORK DIVISION

More work was turned out by the Presswork Division last

year than during any previous year in the history of the Office,

making it necessary to employ additional help and organize

three 8-hour shifts in order to run the job pressroom with a

full force 24 hours a day. Also it was necessary to increase

the personnel of the main pressroom in order to run this

section on a 16-hour-a-day basis for a part of the year. The

following table shows the increase in presswork over the

previous year:

1935 1934 Increase

984, 589, 672

3, 281, 851, 596

178, 284

58, 281

918, 417, 848

2, 837,792, 831

170, 553

55, 471

66, 171, 824

444, 058, 765

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More money orders were printed last year than in any year

since the organization of the Money Order Section 28 years

ago. During 1935, 228,000,000 orders were shipped, as compared with 220,817,000 in 1934. In one month (March 1935)

26,582,000 orders were shipped, this being the largest number

ever shipped in any one month.

In connection with the printing of money-order forms the

following achievement of the Money Order Section is cited:

The post-office building, with contents, at Nome, Alaska, was

destroyed by fire September 18. A radiogram was received

by the Post Office Department from the postmaster at Nome

ordering, among other postal supplies, 1,000 domestic postal

money-order forms, to be ready for airplane shipment from

Washington on the morning of September 19. The order was

transmitted to the Money Order Section of this Office at

9:15 a. m. September 19. Copy was prepared, type set, proof read, serial numbers set, and job printed, bound,

checked, wrapped, sealed, and registered, delivery being made

to the Washington city post office at 10:10 a. m., 55 minutes

after receipt of order and in ample time in which to catch

the plane.

The production of postal cards increased 328,633,920 over

1934, the total output for 1935 being 1,857,152,220. A number of important changes, all of which resulted in economy,

were introduced in the printing and handling of postal cards

during the year. Automatic card-banding attachments were

installed on all postal-card presses, resulting in a labor saving

of over $20,000 per year, and the sealing of postal cards in

cartons was discontinued, effecting a further saving of over $10,000 a year, making the net saving in the handling of

postal-card work by the Office over $30,000 a year, which

saving is being reflected in all bills for the printing of

postal cards.

The production of tabulating cards decreased 1,407,000

during the year, the total production for 1935 being 297,046,000

cards.

bindery division

The Bindery produced more work last year than during any

previous year in the history of the Office. During the year

75,883 jobs were completed, an increase of 10,252 over the

previous year and 17,302 more than in 1933. To keep up with

the tremendous increase in the work of the Division it was

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sections 24 hours a day, namely, Cutting and Packing, Pamphlet, and Blank.

Some of the larger orders filled by the Bindery were:

275,000,000 applications for money orders for the Post Office

Department; 22,500,000 post cards for the Department of

Agriculture; 13,500,000 certificates for tagging lint cotton,

4,600,000 corn-hog circulars, and 750,000 copies of Facts

About Wheat for the Agricultural Adjustment x\dministration;

50,000 sets, consisting of 98 parts each, of a form for the Public

Works Administration, making a total of 4,900,000 copies;

7,000,000 project proposals for the Federal Emergency Relief

Administration; 15,600,000 income-tax return forms for the

Bureau of Internal Revenue; 15,200,000 ''baby bond" circulars

for the Treasury Department; and 11,000,000 circulars for the

Federal Housing Administration.

In addition to these large orders the Bindery turned out

227,979 memorandum books, as compared with 132,336 in

1934; 631,143 stenographers' notebooks, as compared with

365,775 for the previous year; and 2,309,940 memorandum

pads, as com.pared with 1,705,000 in 1934.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS BRANCH COMPOSING

AND BINDING SECTIONS

There was a slight decrease in the volume of work handled by

the Library of Congress Composing Section during the past year.

The following table shows the volume of work produced by this

section during the past year in comparison with the previous

year:

Chargeable impressions Actual impressions Chargeable forms sent to press. . .

Actual forms sent to press Subject headings lines sent to press

Subject headings printed

Jackets written

Jackets closed out A number of changes were made in the equipment of the

section during the past year with a view to improving working

conditions and to facilitate the handling of its work. These

changes consisted of the installation of a reconditioned Miehle

cylinder press for one that was practically worn out; the purchase of new card chases and the making of new uniform steel

furniture for them; the installation of a new stripping table

1935 1934

27, 394, 267 29,324,356

2, 492, 418 2, 546, 176

6, 721 13, 859

4, 435 5, 372

146, 871 169, 151

440, 613 503, 105

1, 125 1, 175

1, 120 1, 171

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and chute, two galley racks and two imposing stones with form

racks; and lockers for the employees. The air-exhaust system

was also extended in order to improve working conditions.

The Library Bindery Section continued to maintain its high reputation for the skillful repairing and restoration of rare and valuable manuscripts for the Library of Congress.

During the year 1935, 60,138 pages of manuscript were

repaired, and from these manuscripts 257 volumes were prepared for binding. Of this number, 17 volumes formed a

part of Washington's Diary, 2 volumes of Thomas Jefferson's

Papers, and 30 volumes of Benjamin Harrison's Papers.

In addition to the repairing of valuable manuscripts and

the binding of rare volumes, the Library bindery mounts

and mats rare prints and photographs for exhibition purposes. Its year's work represented the binding and lettering

of 35,623 volumes, the binding of 1,961 newspapers, the

repairing of 4,837 volumes, and the cutting and drilling of

21,576,000 catalog cards.

STORES DIVISION

The Stores Division handled more paper and material

last year than during any previous year. Paper receipts for

the fiscal year 1935 totaled 72,448,414 pounds, as compared

with 60,682,485 pounds in 1934, an increase of 11,765,929

pounds. Other materials received by the Stores Division

totaled 1,000,442 pounds.

Orders were filled by the Stores Division for 25,323,526

Governmental standard forms, as compared with 19,784,591

in 1934, an increase of 5,538,935. Orders drawn on the Stores

Division for paper and envelops totaled 79,047.

DELIVERY SECTION

In addition to the 238 carloads of postal cards, weighing

10,826,584 pounds, outgoing carload lots handled by the

Printing Office trucks consisting of metal and paper cores weighed 414,553 pounds. Less-than-carload lots amounted

to 547,577 pounds, or a total tonnage of outgoing freight of

11,788,714 pounds, as compared with 10,188,094 pounds in

1934. The total weight of outgoing and incoming freight

for 1935 was 90,364,507 pounds, or 45,182 tons, as compared

with 72,565,562 pounds, or 36,282 tons, for 1934.

There is no way of computing the weight of the finished

product hauled to the various Government establishments

throughout the city, but practically the entire amount of

paper received was again hauled as printed matter.

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division of tests and technical control

During the past year the Division tested 9,868 samples, an

increase of 14.4 percent over the number tested in 1934. Following is a tabulation of the various materials tested during

the fiscal years 1934 and 1935:

1935 1934

6,308

84390

77132

45547

65

101 177

5, 460

770

62

645

47

326

11269

101 124

Glue

Inks

979 909

9, 868 8, 625 During the year 335 deliveries of materials of all kinds were

rejected for noncompliance with specifications. Of these rejections 240 were of paper, 30 of envelops, and 65 of miscellaneous

materials.

Few changes in the specifications for paper were made during

the year. Rejections, however, amounted to 4,187,517 pounds

for unsatisfactory general appearance or for some other failure to comply with specifications.

Ofthe 85,672,000 envelops received during the year, 1 ,1 06,878 were rejected for noncompliance with specifications, the principal failure being a deficiency in folding endurance. For this

one fault 987,415 were rejected.

Several new types of paper-testing instruments have been

investigated to ascertain their practicality. Among these are an electrochemical size tester, several for smoothness and

porosity, and various stiffness testers. During the year 8,860,165 pounds of type metal were standardized, an increase of 1,306,270 pounds over 1934.

The use of a universal type-casting metal was adopted during

March for all type-casting machines, replacing four different

formulas previously used for the diff'erent types of machines.

The formula of the universal type-casting metal used is 6

percent tin, 12 percent antimony, and the remainder lead.

The formula for electrotype backing metal was changed in

January 1935 from 4 percent tin, 3.5 percent antimony, remainder lead, to 3.46 percent tin, 3.5 percent antimony, remainder

lead. Also in January the formula for stereotype metal was

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changed from 6.5-7 percent tin, 13 percent antimony, remainder lead, to 9 percent tin, 14 percent antimony, remainder lead,

to improve the quaUty of stereotype plates.

The production of printing inks during the past year was

289,759 pounds, an increase of 110,010 pounds, or 61.2 percent, over 1934. The Division reports that there was a much greater

demand for colored inks for the printing of posters during the

past year than during any previous year. The demand for

other inks used by the Government departments was also

greater than in any previous year. The total cost of inks and

other materials furnished to various Government departments

amounted to $34,638. The following is a list of the inks and

other materials sold to other Government agencies:

Materials

Mimeograph ink, black Printing ink, black and colored, including multigraph Addressograph ink, blue and black , Writing ink (all colors) Stamp'pad and numbering'tnacbine ink , Molded glue, including canceling'stamp composition

Paste

1 Quarts. Press rollers manufactured during the year totaled 3,800,

as compared with 3,494 in 1934, an increase of 306 rollers.

Equipment was installed for coating a thin film of glueglycerin roller composition over a base roller, mentioned at

the beginning of this report, which process consists of applying

a tough and highly resilient composition over a steel core. One hundred and fifty-seven rollers of this type were purchased

for use on web presses before the installation of this coating

equipment. Since its installation in May 1935, 112 base

rollers have been coated with roller composition in this Office.

Twelve rollers of commercial manufacture, consisting of a

sleeve composed of a synthetic-resin compound applied over an artificial rubber foundation upon the core, were tested on

off'set presses to compare their eff'ectiveness with that of rubber

rollers. These synthetic-resin rollers have given very satisfactory service.

Composition rollers were made, employing a chemical compound in partial substitution for glycerin in their manufacture.

This new formula resulted in a material increase in the life of the rollers, as indicated by practical tests on the presses.

They were found less susceptible to heat and high relative

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humidity conditions than those made from glue and glycerin

alone. This chemical compound is now being used in all composition rollers, with a decided reduction in the cost of

production.

A total of 92,794 pounds of molded glue was manufactured

during this fiscal year, as compared with 77,225 pounds last

year. There were also manufactured 21,000 pounds of

glucose-glycol paste and 85,000 pounds of flour paste.

A study has been made of the benefits to be derived from

using glue of a high jell strength and high viscosity in the place

of glues of lower quality. It was found that, although the

initial cost of the better-grade glue was somewhat higher,

more water could be used, which compensated for the original

increase in cost. Better adhesion was secured by a glue of

high jell strength, and it worked to a better advantage during

application in binding.

A cooperative program to develop more permanent bookbinding leathers for the binding of public documents has been

entered upon with the Bureau of Chemistry and Soils of

the United States Department of Agriculture and several

American tanners.

The many Government leather-bound publications annually

received by the Office for rebinding in leather constitute material evidence of the importance and economy in using for

binding purposes only leathers of the highest quality. The

cost of the leather alone is but a minor item. With more

permanent leathers the life of leather bindings could easily

be doubled, with a considerable saving to the Government

yearly, and a great saving if applied to libraries in general.

Prior research work by the Bureau of Chemistry and Soils

has shown that a major cause of the rot of leather bindings is absorption by the leather of sulphuric acid from the air. Their

latest work, still in progress, shows that early rotting of bindings

may be prevented by {a) substitution of chrome-tanned and

combination vegetable-chrome-tanned leathers in place of

vegetable- tanned leathers and {b) the development of leathers

containing protective agents, such as the natural nontannins

and acid buff'ering and neutralizing chemicals.

These leathers are of a diff^erent type and character from

those now almost universally used for bookbinding. It is, therefore, necessary to approach carefully the matter of their

commercial production and their substitution, especially to secure leathers of the new type that will work satisfactorily

through the several operations of the bindery and give an

acceptable job.

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In order to apply the actual results of these research findings

to the practical development of durable bookbinding leathers,

several American tanners have been invited to make special

leathers for examination, accelerated aging, and practical

testing through the Bindery. Briefly, the requirements for

these leathers have been tentatively described as follows:

The character and finish of the leather shall be very close to that now

generally recognized for regular bookbinding leather. The grain shall be

full or slightly corrected and tight, and, in the case of sheepskin leather, skins of the hairy or low-wool type should be used. The dye shall be classed as fast to light and washing and shall penetrate

at least one-third in from the grain. No lacquers, oil varnishes, or pigment

finishes shall be used, except to a very limited extent such as may be

necessary for leveling of color, but not to the extent of interfering with

wetting back, sizing, stamping, lettering, or pasting in the bindery.

For straight chrome-tanned leathers a minimum of vegetable or tannin

mordants, not over 2 percent, shall be used. For combination tanned

leathers the order of tanning should preferably be vegetable followed by

chrome.

Both the straight chrome-tanned leathers and the combination tanned

leathers shall withstand the boiling-water test and shall contain in the case

of the former not less than 3 percent Cr203 and in the case of the latter not less than 2 percent Cr203.

Thus far five special sheepskin leathers have been received

from two tanners and have been tested through the Bindery.

The following report from the Superintendent of Binding on

one of these leathers indicates the promising possibilities in

this direction:

Sample of chrome-tanned sheep used on three books returned herewith.

It is most acceptable for binding purposes. It is pliable, readily adapted to book coverings, and lends itself readily to the finishing processes. Its strength seems entirely satisfactory; in fact, it is difficult to tear. It is unfortunate that up to the present time eff'orts to secure

similar specially made cowhide grain leathers for trial in place

of the straight vegetable-tanned so-called "American russia

leathers" have not been successful. By far, most of the leather

used for binding by this Office is cowhide, or russia as it is known in the trade. Renewed attempts are, therefore, being

made to interest American tanners in developing suitable full- grain chrome or combination tanned cowhide leathers for trial

and test of their suitability.

Other bookbinding research was conducted by the Government Printing Office in cooperation with the Employing Bookbinders of America and the Book Manufacturers' Institute

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impregnated fabrics, tentative specifications for various grades

of these items were prepared and submitted to the manufacturers for consideration.

With the installation of a new machine for cleaning linotype

matrices without their removal from the cases, the trisodium

phosphate-orthodichlorobenzene cleaner employed in the old

cleaning process was discontinued.

In cooperation with the Chief Type Machinist, a study was

made of the solvent action on matrices of a commercial chemical

cleaning compound designed for use in this matrix-cleaning

machine.

The average loss in weight per cleaning was found to be 0.2

percent, which does not appear to be excessive or harmful to the matrices. The average life of a matrix is estimated at 5

years, in \vhich time it would normally undergo 15 to 20 cleanings, with consequent loss of approximately 4 percent by weight.

Microscopic examination of the side walls of the matrices before

and after the cleaning treatment did not indicate that they had

suffered material deterioration in the process. A formula has

been compounded by this Division for use in this cleaning

equipment.

The Division of Tests and Technical Control has rendered

valuable assistance to other Government departments. This

service has included assistance to the Treasury Department and

the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the detection of forgeries

by investigation of paper and ink exhibits.

Cooperative tests were made and consultations have been

held from time to time with various departments concerning

paper, adhesive, ink, and printing problems, and technical data

furnished as a basis of purchase of paper stocks and other

commodities.

PUBLIC DOCUMENTS

The Superintendent of Documents reports a decided

increase in the sale of publications during the fiscal year

ended June 30, 1935, over the fiscal years of 1933 and 1934.

Orders, as well as receipts, from the sales exceeded those for

the previous two fiscal years. For 1935, orders totaled 538,698, an increase of 42,483 over 1934 and 57,403 over 1933. Receipts from the sale of publications for 1935 amounted to

$637,414.43, representing an increase of $43,406.79 over 1934 and $96,882.14 over the receipts for 1933.

Congress having placed its stamp of approval on the sale

of publications as a source of revenue, this Office is making

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every possible effort to increase sales. Last year the receipts

exceeded cost of publication by $266,321.58, which profit was

deposited in the Treasury to the credit of miscellaneous

receipts.

In order to stimulate the sale of publications, the Superintendent of Documxcnts' office issues a weekly check list and

a series of price lists, in which publications are grouped

according to major subject headings. Other means of bringing to the attention of the public the great variety and value

of Government publications are being adopted from time to

time.

The centralized distribution of Government publications

in the Office of the Superintendent of Documents has reduced

trucking and resulted in economy to the several departments

and independent branches of the Government.

The following statement shows the number of copies of

publications on hand July 1, 1934; the number received

and distributed during the fiscal year 1935; and the number

on hand June 30, 1935, for the various departments and

establishments of the Government:

Department or establishment

Executive departments:

State Treasury War

Justice Post Office Navy

Interior Agriculture Commerce

Labor

Independent offices: Civil Service Commission

Employees' Compensation Commission

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Power Commission

Federal Reserve Board

Federal Trade Commission

General Accounting Office Interstate Commerce Commission

National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics .

Personnel Classification Board

Smithsonian Institution U. S. Tariff Commission

Veterans' Administration

Judiciary: Supreme Court of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Congressional

Bicentennial Commission

Congress Government Printing Office Library of Congress

Copies on hand

July 1, 1934

917, 284

14

85, 152

24, 536

625, 362

11,965, 407

1,316, 970

974, 945

581

601

1, 172 470

69, 890

209

3,263

1,076

2, 188

171, 742

285 3,097

2, 490

3, 227

Copies received during year Copies distrib' uted during

year

12, 606

25, 185. 082

2, 243

139, 706

7, 262, 840

58, 597

1, 567, 662

25, 265, 698

1,315, 450

1, 964, 000

9, 177

25, 155, 116 1,475

223, 045

7, 216, 190

59, 106

1, 555, 979

26, 435, 824

1, 358, 077

2, 209, 230

569

2, 165, 450

569

2, 163, 637

1,400

556, 921

126, 689

1, 250

945, 917

1, 454

392

556, 451

93, 858 1,442

928, 675

1, 438

25, 278 252

446

37, 071 252 446

10, 791 36510, 791

163 1,933

4, 564 1,080

36, 610

2, 234 1,080

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Department or establishment

Emergency relief orc;ani:ations

Agricultural Adjustment Administration

Clommodity Credit Corporation

Civil Works Administration Emergency Conservation Work

Farm Credit Administration

Federal Emergency Relief Administration.

Federal Housing Administration

Federal Home Loan Bank Board

Federal Surplus Relief Corporation

National Recovery Administration

National Resources Board

Public Works Administration Works Progress Administration

Total Superintendent of Documents

Grand total

Copies on hand

July 1, 1934

878, 005

19, 834

17, 067, 800

3. 344, 667

20, 412, 467

Copies received during year

205, 622, 911

12, 592, 054

414, 800

18, 490

3, 033. 079

82,311, 650

14, 930, 459

32, 680

5, 439, 480

21, 019, 183

17, 399 52,000

123,750

412, 380, 424

15, 288, 924

427, 669, 348

Copies distrib' uted during

year

205,612, 911

12, 592, 054

414, 800

16, 000

3, 022, 303

82,311, 650

14, 930, 459

32, 680

5, 439, 480

21,019, 183

10, 947

52, 000

123, 750

1 413, 640, 808

2 15, 310, 099

428, 950, 907

1 This total includes 409,497 copies of discarded obsolete publications, deducting which reduces the actual distribution

for the year to 413,231,311 copies.

' This total includes 1,730,734 copies of discarded obsolete publications, deducting which reduces the actual distribution

for the year to 13,579,365 copies. For the mailing of Government publications, 3,414 mailing

lists are maintained. These lists represent over a million

and a quarter addresses, and they vary in size from less than

100 to over 100,000 names. During the past year 27,646,607

addresses were printed on wrappers, envelops, and labels

for the mailing of Government publications; 398,687 new

stencils were cut; and 291,058 names were dropped from the

various mailing lists. maintenance division

The past year was a very busy one for the Maintenance

Division, as the large increase in the output of the Office

required many important shifts of workrooms and machinery

and several building alterations. The work of this Division

includes the maintenance of buildings and equipment in an

efficient operating condition; handling all problems of an

engineering character; carrying through with its own force, or by contract, alterations and repairs; designing, constructing, and installing special equipment to meet unusual requirements; preparing specifications for new machinery and

equipment; operating all equipment for power conversion

and distribution; emergency electric generating equipment;

heating, lighting, ventilating, and refrigerating equipment;

compressed-air service; signal systems; elevators; conveyor

systems; laundry; and the cleaning of all buildings occupied

by the Office.

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Under authority of the act approved February 28, 1933

(Pubhc, No. 381, 72d Cong.), the practice of printing supplementary records and statistics in the Annual Report of the

Public Printer has been discontinued, and original copies

of such information as has been prepared for transmission

to Congress are on file for public inspection.

A. E. GlEGENGACK,

Public Printer,

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