Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-12

ut their work shows how necessary is
perfect system to its successful prose
cution.
The voluminousness of the documci-
tary matter is hard To realize. Tke
military records include four hundred
thousand muster rolls and abont on,
hundred and fifty thousand bound wi
umcs. The copying. as has been said
is done upon cards. They are printe,
in blank and then the blanks arc file
from the records. The cards are sortct
by states. then by regiments and fina
ly alphabetically. 80 that u score e.
more referring 10 one man eventual
come together from widely differc,
sources and take their places under h.
name The system ~ indcxing ar.
sorting Is marvellous. the result IL bear
tiful i'm its simplicity At the f.Tcni'
street branch" rs Ford's theiiter ]
called. Oliphant &. Brown Is In charge
With the permission Of Col. Ainsworti
| inspected the branch under Mr.
Browns guidance. The building il In
tie divided by partitions. The thrrs
great floors are covered with rows .
desks. where clerks are busy with mus
ter rolls or cards which are being com
pared a glance over the desks show
the great volume Of papers throagl
which the clerks must make their WA,
10 reach the necessary facts. The corr
parison and vcriiication are attended
with the utmost care. 40 that aur
divergence from the original rcs.dfds
impossible Even palpsblc errors ar
preserved with explanatory not~s ia
mans name has been spelled wronf
anywhere in the four hundred thouSans
muster rolls and the hundred and ff'
thousand volumes. glance at his cor
will show where the error occurred.
an entry In the original is. from age a.,
pecuiarity II penmanship. open
several constructions. the original wi
b. found reproduced upon the ear.
This care is absolutely necessary. ar.
the discretion which suggested II prove
H. utility every day And vet. whea
all - done. the ncN records are nos
bulky They are gode's q eouaersa.
ton.
The results are on Gle IN the war lie.
parfment There enc may tce rcosa>
fuii ~ ordinary ME e.isce i4iesca upon
the ,.ui.ide. 20 saosv tho regiment. con.
raov or Alphabetical division. iIere.
for Instance. j. tho room Devoted 81
New Nort ~ contains. roaxhls sFs.as.
ia9. seventh - The nnisu ARMY
There were fur hundred AMI eighty
thnusasa enlistmrnis from thst state
The fscor.is src kept ln - Thousand.
on> hundred nnd ninety two haxos.
~ shich tw~ntt feuf refer - ,h~ vex
ie.n var All t5e others :, th. re-
hefiiu
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is@fy 'ltles standing foffa si.arpss up
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weikiag thneeeh sass cAmr The
graf hs~t shese laalsAi4sl his
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wsss h@afes associated ~ah lssoissa
sI-sa the heli EhiS regiment ssas 81
stettysbars stzt shs.l ts biesai IA fhe
Wilderness he seie1anifs II aesiA
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