Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-12
machine and Instantly another automatic
attachment locates the mistake.
Meets the Growing Demand

This invention has met necessity that
the growing demands Of the times have
created. Its work is absolutely accurate
and considering the increased demand in
the number of bills that has followed its
installation the office has truly prof1ted
and the force of the Office suffered no
deminution in numbers. One Of these ma
chimes does the work Of twenty-five girls,
and does 1t quickly. 1t is a time-savinB
device that enlists the admiration of every
one who examines its simple yet wonderful
bit of mechanism.
petition with which work can be accomp-
lished and delivered from the folding room,
note the following, which is only an tn
cident Of frequent occurrence: The issue
Of the Congressional Record, containing
a very long speech and the days proceed
ings in Congress-21. 500 copies-was set up.
printed, folded, stitched, trimmed and mail
ed at the post office by 6 o'clock in the
solutely certain by the rapid and accurate
work of the folding machines. There are
also fifteen folding machines used in the
work, each machine registering its work
with accuracy and precision. and each do
ing the work Of fourteen girls. 1t Is faG-
cinating to anyone to see these almost
human-like machines do their work.
The folding room handles q large number
of Illustrations in it's bindery work OF public
documents during the year, and many Of
them are of a very high degree OF the
photographer and engraver's art. Much OF
this artistic work is done outside OF the
office by the best private firms in the
United States Last year the folding room
handled 400, 900, 600 illustrations, and 1t
should be added that this handling means
that each illustration was handled about
four times before the document was ready
for completion and delivery.
Another interesting item about this de-
partment of work is that from July last
to January /, 1904. there were %. 600 volumes
of documents Issued from the once in what
Is called the members reserve" This
would mean about ninety volumes. covering
the documents allotted to members.
Notes.
The Office is distributing its calendar for
1904. 1t IL neat and substantial hanger
and bears a fine half-tone picture of the
new building for the central figure. with
composite picture in the corner showing the
old building and the annex.
The names OF Miss Irma Palmer and Miss
Carrie Whitehead have been suggested by
friends for the honor of delegate to the
International Union at st. Louis. Since
the sentiment to allow the ladies' a repre-
sentative on the delegation seems to be
growing, it is not unlikely that other names
will be presented.
Mr.. Harry L. Colestock is now employed
in the Agriculture branch and Is putting
in all his spare hours studying.
Mrs, Ella Gallagher, who was found dead
Sunday in her home at 445 M street north
west, had been an employe of the bindery
division Of the printing ONCE for fully thir-
ty-flye years. She was about sixty years
old and bore an excellent record for long
and faithful service.
Mr.. Samuel X. Hall, one of the doorkeep-
ers In the old building, has been on duty for
about twelve years. He Is probably the
Oldest man employed at the printery. being
eighty-two years Of age. He talks very
entertainingly of old times and looks no
older than q man of fifty years.
The fine new perfecting press for printing
the Record is expected to arrive from the
Hoe factory the last of the week. It will
require GONE days to set 1t up. 1t will do
the work Of two of the present Webb
presses in the same allotted time. There
are also three new fast presses about ready