New-York tribune., 1879-02-27
4 REPLY 10 NR. ATKINS.

GREAT INJUsIfCE DoNE 10 COLONEL IRISH, WHICH
That GENTLEMAN WRITES ALErrER 10 E&rLAIN.
lBY rELrGEAIH 70 The rBIBUNEl
WASHINGIoN. Feb. 2G.-Colouci o. II. Irish CHIEF
OF the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, wrote a
letter to-day in repy 20 the last mlsstatements Of
fact, and figures IN the letters OF }. NJ. Glover.
chairman Of the Committee on Expenditures IL
the Treasury Department, and especially those in
the recent letter of Glover to MIR. j. G. Atkins.
chairman 90 the Committee on Appropriations,
in which Glover made exaggerated statements rela-
I'VE to tine cost of work m the bureau The malice
of Glover j, shown by the fact that he has caused
ms letter 10 be- printed aud widely circulated when
very little inquiry must have shown him how wd,
Of the mark many of its assertions were. Colonel
Irish says;
Mt. Glover requested Information from the bureau
on certain pou aroug others on the cost OF executing
ports NJ impressions on uHI 10 -lrc'nrd udt'A iu
various -arrs OF comp eton The cost u Executing any
gwen quantity of work whether backs faces. IL the
actual cost OF The labor aud material necessary 10 s
/ completion
Cover. Tie wac told that the cost gwen Was the
actual coat OF labor and mdierim necessary
/ As stated but dd not hcince certain
/ oJhcr items OF Necessary expense. such a
the salaries OF oiI,.rs ana eierss ol thr hl,
on stock experts, special examiner assOrJrrs.
INK. mil. the pay Of helpers ucs-ensrrs labor
ers cleaners and the watch force. II Only
ten. OF expense ana ml-repre,rrt the case 10
or cr t. make b. appear that he had discovered r
crryaucy ~ U-IIes furnished from the ia.
/ I'm every cstiu.Ito submitted the liet has
been fully stated that the cost charged for
work eIccl'cL Tor other bureaus, d. tue &C
/ tu.l cost W the worA with small percent ge
adj led 10 cover Incidental expenses, GEd this method
based Ou a -"'v'tnt proposition, thaf thc bureau
trng an existing yauILatiOu 81 IN minimum Oft
GERS nd .mpoyt- execution ~ GuYcTuncut Jui Do
and rcuiir- it is iu tho interests 90 The Government
and An uoInIral measure tu give the bureau al
Government work lO--lh,. uutl tie maximum capacity
/ OF its organization is reached
10 illustrate. I74 psr-ot- employed in May, 1777,
wilde In December, 1873, -62 persous haLdrd
ON an ayera-r 1lJ.UuO sheets da.Y, al iU-
crease ~ nearly = per Ccut for each individual
without ucTeas- in he cost Of Organization To
assertion that tue National Dark notes should
more than leg..l-trEderS Ia an uusurtltY face
OF the facts tidt udi nal bank throughout the
country must hAV separate plate Tor prn ng Of
twonty-tnree hundred banks, and each bank has an
Arrr r Of tLrre pI.t-, Will be that there are
about 900 plates 10 be kept IN repair. On the other
hand, an the notes Of denomination OF
fee plates arc needed. When the Labor necessary
o kctp the o. each bank separate taken into
ou and tue act thtt the lrga tenders be
handled hy demon nations, so packages or thousand
She-tr 10 Will Oc ieanJ seen mat the difference IN cost
The a6-uIoity o. Nj Glover. figures viii readily be
seen irum the following; lne amount OF work
10 be executed next year is 5,2GJ.DO0 sare B
Of i-gul tenders and 10000 sheets currency
ccrtInratcs. Ihc register WILL need 100000 sheets
f IL see aneuus bonds besides, IN al, 543J,OO0 sheets
II hr tOta actI Ist " TINS Work S1OI Is per
900 sheets. asserted Uy Sir Glover the aggregate
Appropriation required lor next year would De eJ43'-
200 2 instead O1 SJJOO0O' nearly 100000 more tnan
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