The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-14
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These figures would indicate profit, IL they
rect; but unfortunately they are incorrect We have
not time to point out all the sources Of error but we can
in few words show some errors amounting TO more
than the prof, above set forth
The estimate OF the committee supposes that every
sheet OF paper which printer purchases is used IN print
ing when the fact Is that large per cenage must be
allowed for waste fly leaves, injury in carriage, &c
Then the estimate makes allowance for the wear and
tear OF type and machinery in printing $50 Volumes Of
626 pages each. Such edition would destroy and rem
der useless large ount oil type and force the printer 10
have the matter set up Two or three mespaying each
time for GAG pages Of composition Rather than adopt
this process for printing this document found to be
economical 10 have the work sereotyped and we
even found II necessary TO procure duplicate set OF
stereotype plates We have the bill rendered BY the type
founder now before us. which shows that the plates
alone cost 9i3 s., besides freight and other Incl
dental expenses (such the expenses Of foremans
visiting Philadelphia his detention for several days from
the important duties OF supervision, by which he might
have saved expenses abbreviated labor, Re- in our own
oice.) Yet the committee allows us only SJ22 OF Tor
eoTgosion. and noihing Tor wear and tear Of type
cents ream-S0s9 30. MIR. Halliday, on whom the com
mitee relied for estimate Of the Presidents message,
Ss pre- 81 No s,, ss%s G
could be done with large number OF presses at twenty
FIVE cents and the committee base their calcutta
ton Mr. Gordons testimony, forgetting, seems, 10 re-
member that each sheet Of paper has two SIDES to it, and
must in printing such works as the Patent Office Report,
through the press t1tce Mr. Gordons estimate would
cents rear. when both sides Of the sheet are printed
II follows then, that the committee made error,
the data they used OF hundred centpacing the
press-work at $3.50 30, instead OF 81 37S CO. The two
we have pointed out amount TO SAIL II, and at
convert the profits which the committees estimate
gives into loss; and this loss would be shown TO be
very considerable when fuel light, rent Insurance. waste
paper, supeTintendeuce and hundred other contin
gences taken into the calculation. Aaa.NN s.b
The committee also endeavor create the belief that
realize Profit iron binding the congressional docu-
mcnisndeed, the appendix asserts the fact Now, the
truth is that The binding is not included in the contracts
for printing is let by separate contract TO differ
ent contractor. aas e.l .tl.f ,s4rfrr .l.a51
We have not time 10 20 through The estimates OF the
committee. either Tor the first the second parts oil the
Patent Office Report; but il we had the lime and
the space 10 spare, we could show their estimates 10
be very wide OF the truth n almost every particular
Indeed they seem 10 be based on the plan adopted by
the foreman Of The Globe Office Mr. Haday) To show
what reliance can be placed on his mathematical abi
lies, present few samples. On the second page oil
the evidence OF Mr. Wentworihs committee, find him
calculating the paper contained in 10000 copies OF the
Presidents message aud accompanying Documents first
part He states that there are 81 sheets to each copy
and he then proceeds thus:
Aaming assshees paper rean, sosl 81
double IN thousand copies of Presidents
hrst via ~ book multiplied 10000
COPIES equal $1,000 divided by go sheets In sv
ress add or oo copies mors 80 per ceaL SS equal 7ssk
Nov, II we understand anything OF figures the follow
ing 10 more consonani to the rules Of arithmetic:
N multiplied BY 10000 equal ooeo equal number NJ sheets
40 divided Wy GEO. 5esI equal ~
(Addrr 80 for 500 eopes sa TO
sf3t, snd nos 7ssk ~ .la3aH FaAs9h u ifN R8