Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-12-18

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private enterprise Ny whom lhe rpblic
puwm.nt have been nInicd bta nun,
bot ur y,os tt lhe governments wnh
great credit lo tho establishment By
joint sou ion Of Congress june "a, lsdo,
the Superintendent OF Public Printing vas
authorized TO contract FOR or purchase q
building anl materials Tor a government
printing Office T!nrpsullcd In The pur-
chse OF Mr. Wsndcl's establishment alta
cost Of Sl3j, GOO, which included the main
building, paper warehouse, ~ ly 50 feet ;.
machine shop, 2j 10y 90 feet boiler house,
y by % feet soal house, p by % feet
wagon shed, 25 by II feet and stable, II
by % feet are Of brick, and built in the
most substantial ana durable manner,
On entering the printing Office, we find
3 Hoe cylinder printing presses and 70
Adams presses, arranged on each side of
the rsom, all operate, by girls, oAording
facilities for printing over 200 rcams per
day. In another apartment on the same
floor, are the troughs and apparatus for
wetling the paper; also a drying room
for dry ing the sheet which is done by
steam pipes, with great raridity.
In the second story is the spacious
composing room, one of the largest, prob.
ably, in the world, contaiug 100 double
Stands" for compositors, and lighted by
60 windows. Here. also is the room in
which the Executive job work is done,
such as blanks, checks, &c, for the variN
Gus departments Of the government 10
this story are, also two proof-reading
rooms, of ample size and well lighted -
also the building office and consulting
room.
In the third story is the folding room,
occupied by females, who earn from Sc TO
Sl5 weekly; the Executive binding
room, and a paper ruling room-all sup
piled with the latest improved machin
cry. The fourth story is occupied as a
room, &C., where works in progress are
piled in large quantities.
| Altogether, this is one Of the finest and
most extensive printing es ablishm'ts ever
collected together, 1t is thoroughly ligh-
ted and ventilated in every parr. The
machinery is propelled by q forty-horse
power engine, and the building is warmed
throughout with steam pipes. The ma
terials are methodically arranged, and are
kept in place in perfect order. The corr
position room gives employment to some
sixty comrositors. under the supervision
Of Mr.. James English, whose skill and
experience eninently qualify him for the
position. There are at present about 25C
hands employed in the establishment
two thirds of whom are females.
70 those familiar with difficulties en-
countered by the government officials ir
) ears past, in their eftortssto procure the
: execution Of the public printing in su-
, perior style under the contract system, ,ant
avoid imposition, fraud, and robbery, the
advantages Of organizing this government
Printing Bureau must be apparent. t
came 10 be a matter of absolute necessity
and its conception and accomplishment
cannot fail to become source Of grea
convenience and economy to the govern
ment.
The p esent Administration thehaye Hp
, pointed John D. Defrees, esq, of Indiana
, Superintendent Of Public Printing; ant
he enters upon his duties with the Ions
experience in the business of printer, pub
Usher and editor. with which he combines
an excellent business capacity-quaIitie
,, which render the selection peculiarly
fortunate one for the future success o
one of the largest and most efficient
printing establishments in the world.