Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-25
THE BIG PRINT. SHOP
WAREHOUSE FOR THE STORAGE
OF SUPPLIES.
Hundreds of Tons of Unbound Gov
eminent Documents Held
in Reserve

| is a most interesting establishment known
as the government printing office ware
house. 1t is a long one-stOry brick struc-
ture go feet in length by 10 feet in
width. and is situated at the corner of list
| and l. streets northeast, on what was
| known the Malone lot, the property
| having been owned by the late Senator
| Malone Of Virginia. In this warehouse
| are stored hundreds of tons of unbound
| congressional and departmental documents
which are being held in what is called the
| reserve
| In one corner of the warehouse there are
great piles of the Congressional Record,
| dating back to the time when the Con-
| gresSional Globe ceased publication in 1871.
| When a senator wants a speech or other in
| formation which was published in the Rec
| ord at any time during the past thirty
| three years he simply sends requisition
to the public printer, who in turn sends 1t
| to Capt. j. NJ Pipes in charge of the ware
| house, and the Record containing the de-
| sired information is forthcoming.
| Eleven thousand copies of every publica-
| ton by Congress are kept in great stacks
| In reserve. OF these 800 copies are bound
| for the superintendent of documents of the
| government printing office. ninety-fve cop
! les are bound for the executive depart
| ments, and the remainder are kept subject
| to the order of senators and representa-
| tives, to be bound in any style they may
direct.
! Two and sometimes three large wagons
| are kept busy transporting from the print
| ing office to the warehouse the signatures
of all publications after they leave the
| folding room. These myriad signatures
| are put together in the warehouse for
| binding. They are received in large bum
| dies, securely held together by heavy
| chains. The year book of the Department
of Agriculture will consist of four parts
| when completed. Five presses are now en-
| gagged in running off the third part.
Among the recent publications stored In
the warehouse, in reserve, are the ForeiSn
| Commerce and Navigation of the United
| States of which $500 copies were printed.
| and a portion of the Blue Book. which.
when completed. will contain 1il signatures.
| Only 800 copies of the Blue Book Will be
| published. Then there are Meteorological
| Observations and Results. issued by the
| weather bureau; the official Patent once
| Gazette and Specifications of Patents and
| Drawings; Cuba and Porto Rico, Issued by
| the War Department. The reserve copies
! of these publications kept two years.
| after which they are turned over to the
superintendent of documents for DISPOSE
ton.
| In addition to the great mass of unbound
documents which are stored In the ware
| house all condemned presses. machinery,
| type cases and frames and other discarded
property is taken there until sold or other
| wise disposed of.
! The work of the Fifty-seventh Congress
| Is now stored in the warehouse, 800 copies
| of each document also those of the Fifty
| eighth Congress, including the special SEES
| sion These documents and reports are
| kept IN great bulky volumes. The work of
| the Fffty-seventh Congress Is shown as
follows: First session, Senate, documents.
| 70 volumes; reports. II volumes. House
documents, 131 volumes; reports. vol
umes Second session: Senate, documents,
81 volumes; reports 3 volumes; House
documents, 116 volumes: reports, 3 volumes.
| These are all consolidated ready for
binding.
A Union Veteran.
Capt J. NJ Pipes who Is in charge of the
warehouse is a one-armed Union veteran.
| he having left his right arm in the trenches
! before Petersburg. He is native of Penn
| sylvania. from which state he enlisted in
the civil war. He distinguished himself.
| and was promoted for gallantry in the face
| of tie enemy from private to major, and
| wears the double cross of honor presented
| to him by Congress He was in command
| of his regiment the 10th Pennsylvania, in
| many sanguinary battles. Captain Pipes
| settled in West Virginia after the war, and
| was secretary of state during the admins
tration of Governor Stevenson. He has
| been in charge of the warehouse since 1897.
Mr.. George E. Jones is assistant superin-
tendent. and Mr. s. w. Stevens is in charge
! of the floor. The latter is so familiar with
| the work of the warehouse that at mo-
| ment's notice he can find in the hundreds
| of great piles of documents any one that
is requisitioned by the public printer.
On Flag day the employees OF the Dlndery
! devoted their lunch hour to a patriotic cele
| bration. The program embraced singing
| THE Star Spangled Banner" address, by
| Mr.. Thomas Songster: song. Mr.. William
| B. HYDE solo. Miss Smith: recitation. VIM.
| Reese; tenor solo. F. A. Seyfferth. Mr..
William C. Common was master of cere-
monies.
| Mr.. George C. Sparks of the third d.
vision Is reported to be seriously i'll, with
| slight chances of recovery.
Mr.. c. c. Ferguson. formerly of the sec
| ond division night force. whose leg was
| amputated at the Sibley Hospital about fif-
teen days ago on account of a bone dis
ease. Is said to be improving rapidly. His
friends say he will be able to start for his
home in Pennsylvania in few days.
Applications for Leave.
AS June 30 approaches when the leaves
of absence for 1904 will become available
the public printer Is already receiving APP
plications from those who want to enjoy
early summer outing or to visit their
homes In the states.
Assistant Foreman George L. Sherman
of the third division will return from his
leave on June q.
Owing to his bad health Mr.. James b.
Harris has resigned and gone to his home