Sunday morning globe., 1901-08-18
HERE IS CRAFT.
Herr Van Haacke's Map Division
Post Office Department.
FIVE HUNDRED PER CENT
Profit Charged on Postal Maps As Shown BY
tho Printed List Of tho OtfIOs-An Expert
Map Maker and Dealer Makes An Expose
Of the Graf" for The Sunday Globe.
Van Raaoka and Van der Vanler a Team.

The Globe has discovered one Of the
juciest gratis" in the Postoffice De.
partment OF our benevolent Govern
ment which has, so far chained its at
tention. 1t is in a Department too that
even a secret service man would least
suspect, that il pays anywhere from
$4,000 to 100000 per annum the read.
er can see for himself who reads this
article.
During the past week we commits.
stoned an expert to visit the map divis.
ion Of the Postofice Department, Of
which Major Van Haacke is chief. Re
markable thing about these names, be-
ginning with "Van." such as Van De
Vanter and now Van Haacke. The ex-
pert following out his instructions,
asked for an interview with the chief,
bat, Of course, he was absent, the
weather being warm. His representa-
tive, however was both polite court
eous and gabby. The expert wanted to
know the price of maps. He under
stood the Department kept quite va
riety OF postal maps for sale, and he
wanted TO purchase some. The clerk
was all attention. He explained the
great cost, expense and process Of get
ting up the maps. The benefit they
were TO the public, and the impossible
ity of certain lines Of business getting
along without them. They were cheap,
too, and within the reach Of all. He
touched a bell and a slave appeared
promptly, who was ordered to bring
the printed list of maps, their prices,
ETC. for the gentleman. The gentleman
smiled inwardly and took a seat while
he was being entertained by the sales
man of the Department with glowing
misinformation on the process, cost
ETC. of postal maps and maps In gen
eral Having obtained the printed
price list. he sprung a little mine on
the gabby salesman by inquiring what
discount he could get to purchase the
maps by wholesale, say 100 or a l,OOO
at a time. The scared clerk suspect
ing something. was more wary and
chary of information on the methods
and construction Of maps, their neces-
sity 20 men In certain lines Of business,
etc But he was not prepared to make
a deal for quantity, although perfectly
willing to sell some al the list price.
ne expert buWtN llAlHFlA bAN MAAh
a promise to call again and negotiate
with the chief for a supply Of maps
of the different States. Here is what
he writes over his own signature as a
map-maker. dealer and expert in the
business.
Having examined the printed price
list OF the Postofice Department as
handed to me by one of the officials in
the map division, / declare that the
said prices are from three 10 fUe hur
dred per cent more than the cost NJ
their production. The Government
adds but 10 per cent to the cost Of pro-
duction. and. therefore these mupo are
sold 20 the public by the map division
of the Postodce Department at from
300 TO 500 per cent added to the pro
ductive cost. / will duplicate and fur
nish any map in the price list, in such
quantities as the Department requires,
at from 800 to 500 per cent less than
the prices given in the printed price
list OF the map division.
(Sigped) ROGER SHERMAN,
practical Map Manufacturer
with this as a starting basis, we viii