Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-11
CAPITAL CHAT.
Uncle Sam Has a Vast Amount
of Printing Done.
Senator Frye Wants Business Cleaned
Up Before Congress Adjourns.
The True Story Of h-Speascr Reeds lice
Wagon Remark.

Washington. d. G., April 10.-tSnccfiD.-
People outside of Washington have LITTLE
comprehension of the vast amount Of
printing that the government dn,s far
Congress ana the various dcutrtrnrnts.
Tons ana tons Of printed matter are
turned out every week on such A variety
Of topics as would almost amaze the or
binary citizen. Paper by thr carload IL
consumed. ana thousands If mca are
kept at work night ANA day in this print
ing plant which is the largest ana best
organized in the world
Theoretically every detail that can red
sondbly be reduced To writing TO show
the operations of an office eventually
finds its way into print through the
agency of the government printing office.
OF course. practically, this doe, not ap-
ply to everything, tut there are 81 many
details that they quite oyeriwc one who
investigates
Nm example in q Very small wlv Il the
refund ~ customs duties 4 pamphlet
Wa issued from the government printin..
office This week. containing ,ichty-ri.-ilt
rnD printed pages many Ut thcm page.
"f tables. showing Whore customs dutics
had been paid back to importers. ana tho
reason therefor. ~ ones cv, runs down
thu list. lie sees that the Canadian Pa
cite Railroad vas paid six dollars is nm
'NcoSs of duty ou coal. at Bangor. Maine.
THIS Little matter WAS tlu, to an error
probably the error of 4 clerk Again. on.
finds that +. T.. Hurley III NiIt,n.rn
Maine. was paid twenty dollars un lc-
count M the storage Of Il boat 1T waldo
hnr, -rr.,.l
III ""N" "' SHOT iHlS sum WJi
rNacted from Mr Hurley. hat when TIL.
government fuuua -hlt n v,s u-r.,..- I.
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'''''' i '''' money 9u'A Kun
rl,~ rthukc tina uit-rtpcItrd statements
that the uay-rnn.ut IL frtnt,.ntr,. HE H.
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To- 4. G.. /. Hans. q. Sous Fish t,,,,,,,.,,,
80" N'4"i''N
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m"nci hiulteis. IL seems that thor,
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