Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-26
USE PACKS" OF GOLD
g. p. o. BINDERY LIBERAL IN MS
APPLICATION.
Distribution of Old Public Documents
Vacation Trips in Vogue
Personal Notes.

An examination of the better class of
bound volumes turned out by the gov
eminent printing office is said to convey
the impression that the Treasury Depart
ment is not the only exponent of the gold
standard. the use of gold leaf in the dec
Grafton of book bindings becoming more
popular from year to year. Experience
s has thoroughly demonstrated that small
amount of gold leaf can be applied with
less cost and greater artistic effect than
any other variety of decoration known to
the bookblndcrs' art
The amount of gold leaf used In the big
printery has been steadily Increasing.
nearly $34 600 worth of the prepared ar
tiCle having been purchased last year. the
waste leaf reducing that amount by
$4,000. however. The stamping room. To-
Gated in the old building annex, employs
forty young ladies 10 apply the leaf to the
cases or book covers before passing
them to the thirteen power presses. This
Is said to be the largest amp.ng room in
the world, 2JouJ cases beng considered a
fair days work.
The scrap-bork samples or the work
turned out by the stamping room would be
valuable acquisitions to any museum. their
purpose oeing TO enable the exact dupl ca
lion II an order for reproduction. Large
RACKS and cabinets contain the dies used
On ali regular work special dies be ng
Of their being reproduced. OF interest TO
one acquainted with he technicalities of
The trade is spsc al size, which will
keep Indefinitely devised by those in
charge.
Speaking of this size Mr. Harris. the fore
man, said that the kind in use contained
twelve ingredients, instead OF the one
usually employed, and that il was made in
quantities of from ten to twelve gallons.
egg albumei is the best size. but the diff
Guilty Of preserving the fresh article and
he adultcration of the dried product ham
Heaps its use in a large bindery. The size
n use Is made very thick and reduced to
suit the varying needs of the different
clasSeS % work.
used, S21a covering the entire purchase last
year. Gold leaf is not as expensive per-
1aps the iayman would imagine, sheet
costing IL cents sufIicing for an ordinary
)JOk. An elaborate system OF exhaust
fans Simplifes the work of removing and
waving the waste. and 1a tent roller
ables the application of the leaf in any
desired width.
Surplus Copies of Documents.
W. A. Roberts of the specification divi-
. sion has been spending a vacation with his
family at Braddock Heights, during which
Mr.. Roberts renewed his acGuaintanceship
with the latt'efieds on which he was a par
ticirant Mr.. Roberts states that the most
interested .oints visited were the Burnside
church where Gen. Mcclellan had his head
quarters Mr.. Roberts was pleased to
again visit the old stone mill where the
sharpshOoters were routed by the pickets
of the t5th Pennsylvania Veteran Volun teer
Infantry, of which Mr.. Roberts was a mem
per there receiving slight injury from a
spent bullet. his most serious wound being
received at a later engagement.
Public libraries and the libraries of schools
and colleges will soon have an opportunity
to complete their sets of public documents,
Congressional Globes and Records. Mr. l..
c. Terrell superin ,enGent OF pubic docu-
meBtS, Is now preparing a list of the sur
plus copies of these publications on hand
There being from one to several hundred of
four-hfths of the public documents issued
since 1911. and complete sets of the Globe
from 1893 10 1873 and practically all the
Congressional Records to date. Previous to
1917 public documents were known
American state Papers the burning of
. The Capitol and tie library of Congress by
The British destroying what was probably
the only complete set in existence.
Slack in Job Press Room
The job press room is undergoing the first
slack period It has experienced for three
years. the slaclness being due to the alb
sence Of the customary rush rather than
the lack of regular work. The past year
has been an uncommonly busy one for this
division, 2i.392 jackets having been dis
posed OF, involving ~ S1I fOrms The total
number Of impressions taken was 80, 1882,
and according to Foreman II. G. McFar-
land. this is the largest number OF forms
handled by any Smilar-szed press room I'm
the world. Mr.. Mcfarland is disappointed
mat the hundred million Impressions were
cot reached. but is compelled to be salts
ned with what TO the ordinary mind is a
-tupeEdUus number
+. y. EEru". foreman OF binding. AMI
Frank Miller treasurer of the Home Saw
.ug- Bank. accompanied by their wives, are
.ll"ylug vacation at Woods Hole, Mass
Tine trip was made by steamer to Boston, a
e1ltc selected by those DESTROYS of the in-
MIGRATION of a snort voyage. Mr..
byrue has been to Woods Hole several
J smos. considering it delightful place TO
ruruptglfe and escape the excessive heat
t'r "a short period. Thomas B. PenicNs,
foreman Of the document division, is ac!ns
foreman OF binding IN the absence of Mr..
Eyrue
The excessive heat Of the pas, week has
probably affected the reserve division of tbe
biudery more than any other branch of the
big printery, the entire side Of the work
room being exposed TO the afternoon sun.
On the hottest day OF the week there were
forty employees absent from the division on
leave OF absence or sick. but with the elec
trio fans which Foreman Bogia caused to
be installed I'm the sewing room. there is
hope expressed Of betterment Of the con-
cltlOns.
A picture received at the main press
room recently OF the boy dressed In his
Ia thing suit and digging in the sands of
Colonial Beach created more than the
binary amount or interest, The boy Is
the yCar-old son of ID. J. O'Leary. foreman
OF the main press room, who is spending
couple of weeks with his family. Mr..
O'Leary's family will remain at the Beach
during the heated season. Assistant Fore.
man Meyer is in charge during his absence.
Convenience Appreciated.
The ladies Of the folding room are de-
lighted with the provisions being made for
the care OF their street wraps and other
work on series Of finely finished oak fold
Ing and gathering tables. each containing
thirty large compartments. to be used as
repositories. Il has been impossible here
tofore to make suitable provision for the
200 ladies employed, but with the thirty
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