Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-04
yields Nearly $50, 600 a Year.


When the visitor passes through the long
press room of the big office. where from the
floor to the ceiling everything seems to vie
with each other in point OF cleanliness and
brightness he is struck first by the equip
ment and then by the system which seems
to direct the work. But there are few
who realize what is done by the presses
In days running. The thirteen presses
which do the congressional work nandfe
close to 300 type forms day, ana print
2O1, 215 Impressions or thereabouts. That
is not bad for thirteen, and unlucky as
the number is created with being, the
superstition is not sustained by the regu-
larity and precision with which the work
is done-day after day and month after
month.
II anything should perchance go wrong
the discipline and system employed would
lead to prompt discovery and rectification.
A days work in the entire press room
of the big printery would stagger even the
man who invented the fast-running cylin-
der press The presses will average about
one million Impressions and as high as a
million and quarter impressions have
been made in one day, which means that
about 07S forms were handled.
Drinking Water by Machinery.
"Have drink on me- remarked one of
Mr.. Palmers valuable deputies to The Star
rounder. as he. led the way to the drinking
fountain. Speaking of water as a print
ers' drink, he continued, "the Office is not
behind the times one whit In its equipment
for supplying all the employees, in whatso-
ever part OF the building located. with the
best and cheapest drink on earth. Help
yourself he depressed for the moment;
Its on me, and costs nothing"
The plant for the supply Of drinking
water In the building is certainly novel
and very interesting feature. There are
seventy-five drinking fountains placed in
convenient locations, throughout the b,g
ONCE: There is no Ice employed for cool
ing, but the temperature of the water is
rendered delightfully."- palatable by passage
through an ammonia plant. The supply
the basement
They even employ machinery for giving
man drinking wafer suggested the re-
Calls Attention to Old Building.
In his annual report for the fiscal year
ended June 80. 1909 Just from the press. the
public printer calls the attention Of Con-
gress to the old building in the Following
paragraph:
The increase Of work In the government
printing office has been such since the au-
thorizatfon of the construction of the new
building that 1T Is manifest the infiammabie
portion of the old building, viz, the North
Capitol and H street wings, should be re-
place g.. as soon as practicable by a seven
story hfe proof structure to secure necessary
room for the prompt execution OF requisi-
tons and to protect property and human
life from fire. Until such time as Congress
shall authorize the proposed additional i'm
provement. the old building viii be occupied
by portion of the working force of the
ONCE and for storage purposes
The senatorial subcommittee. Messrs
Scott and Latimer visited the old building
this week and gave 1t a careful inspection.
They found that. in their estimation, two
wings of the building are unsafe for fur
Their occupancy or additional weight, and
they will recommend to the Senate commit
tee that the aforesaid wings be torn down
aud an addition built to conform with the