Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
THE BIG PRINT SHOP
HARD COAL TO BE USED IN FUR
NACES
Large Demand for Public Documents
General and Personal
Matters.

! government printing office commenced the
use of anthracite coal, the intention being
to prevent the production of dark gray
and dense smoke.
| One of the visitors to the government
printing office the past week ]. ].
Meikle, public printer of India. Mr.. Meikle
was shown a portion of the plant by
Charles Grenacher of the guide staff, the
different foremen Of divisions detailing the
workings OF the big printery. Owing to
previous engagements Mr. Meikle was COM
PEELED to leave without having completed
a tour of the office but he is expected to
return and finish his inspection soon. Asked
as to the utilization of typesettng machines
| In the Indian office Mr.. Meikle stated that
| with the wage scale of six and One-half
| cents per hour for native compositors and
| bookblnders there was not much liability
| OF the machine question being seriously
considered there
The annual report of Lie Terrell su-
per!ntendent of public documents, is in
| course of preparation and indicates large
increase in cash receipts and number of
copies sold of the various government pub
| locations. Bulletins issued by the Depart
ment of Agriculture are in great demand
approximately $1,000 copies having been
| disposed of. in addition to the enormous
quantities distributed free by the depart
ment Mr.. Terrell states that the most
| popular are those relating to the inocula-
| tor of soils and diseases of the horse and
| cattle. These are all low-priced publica-
| lions. ranging from to % cents and the
| total received from this will not
! reach 5000, although the receipts from all
| sources will exceed $17.oo0-over 30 per cent
| inCI ease.
Preparations for National Convention.
The committee of arrangements of the
| local bookbinders' union having charge of
| preparations for the meeting of the con-
vention of the national body met recently
| ha Of lia
&c. Conner. to hear reports from the
| various subcommittee, the chairmen of
| which were announced as follows: Pub
| licity, ]. L. Feeney; finance ]. A. B. Espey;
souvenir. ". B. Hyde; transportation and
| comfort. NJ ]. Kelly; hall, A M Russell:
| excursions Dominick Fowler; banquet. the
executive committee; trolley rides. James
| B. Cogan; printing, Joseph Broadbent;
| badges, p. ]. Whitelaw.
| After the stable was cleared of matters
! relating to the progress of the work of the
| committee and the scope of the subcommit-
tees the subject was changed to the dis
| cussion of refreshments. Full justice hav-
| ing been done in this direction, the violin
| playing of Mr.. Gaddis, jr. followed by
| selections on the piano by Mr.. McEnaney.
| Messrs Spellbring, Hyde, Connor Cogan
| and Touey contributed several vocal seEec-
| tons.
| The reserve division of the bindery has
completed the binding of files of the Cincin-
| natl Volksfreund, dating from. 1916 to 1876
the job of smoothing and ARA nging the
pages of this old paper being no light task
The paper was in such bad state of pre-
servation that it was necessary to insar.
| sheets of Manila paper at intervals to ena-
| BILE the binders to secure them together but
| now the contents will be available for ref
erence for many years. The Congressional
| Library is adding to it's files OF old news
| papers in this way rapidly as the appro-
| priationS will permit.
| G. w. Sexton, employee Of the office Of
| the storekeeper. has two pictures of the
| office which will at no distant date be re-
| garded as of historic value in relation to
office affairs. They are of the Jackson
| alley view of the old building lust before
| the excavation for the new building was
begun and Immediately after the removal
| of the house on the site. and the other is
| the same view showing the excavation mart
| ly completed
| The rush of work in the sixth division in
| cident to the printing OF contested election
| cases is responsible for the rumor that the
| twelve machine operators of the division
| belonging to the National Guard cannot be
| spared when camp opens, but it is said by
| those having opportunity to know that the
| boys will be able to join their comrades
! even though the work is being rushed to
the limit
| General Matters.
| William 7. Ring, machinlst in the sewing
| division of the bindery. is accompanied by
| his wife on a trip which will include the
| water route to the Thousand Islands, via
| Norfolk, New York, Albany, Lake George
| and the st. Lawrence river,
The supply division of the bindery has
| had an unusual demand for white cotton
| cloth this summer, the Department of Agri.
| culture requiring 10000 yards of this ma
| ter1al for poster work Forest fire warn
| ings to the number of 40 600 have been post
| ed In the forest reserves, setting forth the
| law regulating campfres and giving simple
| directions as to lighting, extinguishing and
| care of fires used by campers in the great
| forest reserves.
| The job bindery is finishing a series Of
! books which will prove interesting to stu
| dents OF international squa bibles, the settle
| ment of the Alaskan boundary being given
| In detail. The set includes three large at
| lases-one each for the British American
and award tribunal maps-and seven vol
| umes of text, giving the testimony upon
| which the award was made.
| Through the bursting of incandescent
| electric globe recently Edward II. Brian CT
| the electrical force received injuries which
| threatened the loss of his eyesjght. After
| consulting oculist and having his eyes
| "scraped' Mr. Brian has little apprehension
| of serious results other than temporary in
convenience
On Their Vacations
Vacations are being enjoyed from the Job
press room by Miss Elizabeth Dillon, at
New York; Miss Cecilia C. McGraw and
| Miss May Tenley, at Atlantic City; Mrs
| Margaret MacNell, at her home in the
| west; Clarence E. Bright, at New York and
| in West Virginia, and William E. Rink and
| Jesse Smith, at Philadelphia.
| Absentees from the Gazette division IN
| clude Mrs. A. Gormley: E. H. Davis, at
| Colonial Beach; Edward w. Nicholson, at
ST. Georges Island and Charles Warren at
| Winchester. Va.
| The latest additions to the watch force
| leave list are Lieut.. John A. Barr, in Ala
| bama; William ]. Breed, at Bar Harbor;
| d. d. Marsh, at his home in Philadelphia,
and Theophil Tiverney, at Colonial Beach.
Joseph r. Harris of the engineers division
is visiting sister In New York city. He is
inc IN
City before returning to the office
Harry c. McCammon of the watch force
| Is taking his annual pleasure trip. which
| will include Atlantic City, New York,
Sackett's Harbor, Chicago and other places
| where he has friends and relatives.
Walter G. Copp of the Gazette division
| has returned from vacation which In
cluded trip to Colonial Beach and rest
at Bluemont. in the mountains of western
Virginia.
Edgar NJ. Eshelman OF the Job bindery
| has become enthusiastic adnIirer of the
| Bookkeeping industry, having a fair start in
the line of a modern apiary at his home In