Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-11
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Engraving and Printing Done by the
United States Treasury Department.

Engraving and Printing Done by the
United States Treasury Department.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.-William M.
Meredith, chief of the bureau of en-
craving and printing, treasury depart
ment, in his annual report of the opera
ton of the bureau for the year ended
June 30, 1892, to the secretary of the
treasury, states that there were COM
pleted and delivered during the
year 13,728,494 sheets of United
States notes.. treasury notes, gold
certificates, silver certificates, bonds.
the enormous face value of $780,
100000; 36,466, 1875 sheets of inter
nal revenue stamps, containing ,042,-
S06,244 stamps and having value of
over 1854, 900, 600; 298, 625 sheets of Gus
tom stamps containing 1908, $50 stamps,
and 2,015, 1873 sheets of drafts, checks,
certificates, ETC., together with miscel-
laneous work for the various de-
partments of the government, costing
$33,579
The number of securities, stamps, etc,
delivered during the fiscal year 1891 was
the largest during period Of fourteen
years prior thereto. The number deliv.
cred during the year 1899, however, ex-
ceeded that number by 6,135, 057 sheets,
or slightly more than 10 per cent, while
tho expenditures for 1SSgexc eeded those
of 1891 only per cent.
This large amount of work, represent
ing in the aggregate value of over
1868, 100000 was handled throughout
the various processes necessary to its
completion without the loss to the gov
eminent of single dollar, and this re-
suit has been obtained by conducting
the establishment upon strictly bust
ness basis and by thoroughly systematic
ing all its operations.
The method of printing by relief
plates the internal revenue stamps,
known as strip tobacco stamps, has been
perfected and continued, and out of 49,
100000 sheets of this class of stamps de-
hvered during the year 9,2OS,50U were
printed by the relief process at saving
ing of $131 ,649. 1t is expected that all
of the stamps of this class will be print
ed by this process during the year 1893
at a profitable saving of $164, 900.
During the year process has been ad-
ded in the preparation Of notes and GER
tificates, known as "rezizing." This
process consists of passing the notes
after they have been printed and thor
oughly dried through bath of "size"
such as used by paper-makers in finish
ing paper, which restores the sizing and
finish destroyed by repeatedly wetting
the paper for the several plate printings
required.
The work Of RESTING has been in sue
cessful operation for several months. and
all the notes and certificates of series
1891 have been SO treated. 1t makes a
inn hpfh in haip
pearance and wearing quality.
The estimated amount of work to be
executed during the fiscal year 1894 is
81, 904, 645 sheets, an increase of {, 496, 207
sheets as compared with 1899 or nearly
five per cent.
The bureau is now fully equipped with
all the necessary machinery and has
force of trained employees sufficiently
large to promptly execute within the
regular working hours all the securities,
stamps, etc, that it may be called upon
to furnish.
All promotions in the bureau have
been made in accordance with civil
service rules, which the report states
has proved beneficial in promoting good
discipline.
The bureau expended during the year
81 1916, 5S6, leaving an unexpended bal
ance of the appropriation of 1888, There
was added TO the plant of the bureau
during the year new machinery to the
value of $17,912.
The new wing of the bureau building,
authorized by aet of Aug. 80, 1890, was
completed during the fiscal year, and
the entire amount of the appropriation
authorized by the act of March 3, 1891,
for machinery, furniture, and expenses
of occupying the wing, amounting to
100000, was expended.
out buildings for ink mills, laundry.
etc, are recommended and attention
e;.,ieI 70 the wooden structures now III
use for these purposes which are pro-
nounced alike dangerous TO the bureau
building itself and to the neighborhood
in case of fire.