Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-23
A CAMPAIGN or EDUCATION.

! The Topographic maps of the United
states geological survey have gained
wide popularity in the last nine years.
, Whereas only SG.91i maps were distributed
in 1925. there were 50l,775 maps sent out
! in 1904 These were distributed as fol-
| lows Through retail sale 47.906: through
wholesale sale. 2a2G53: through members
Of Congress. 27..'S7. to libraries and in
situations. 751l2 for official Use. 571i1.
Although the retail price of each map is
only five cents and the wholesale price
hut two cents. the considerable sum of
$S.916.36 was received for maps. This
merely defrayS the cost Of the press Wori X
and does not pay for the paper on which
the maps are printed or for the eNpens.
of distributing them. The total amount
received for publication OF all kinds in
1904 was $l2222.2l as compared with $2.1sO. =
c5 In 1895. notwithstanding the fact that
many publications that were sold in 1885
arc now distributed free.
1t is only since the passage of an act
of Congress on February IS. 1877, that
the maps have been disposed Of by sale.
| They are sold a the rate Of FIVE cents
a sheet of standard size. When 100 o.
more standard topographic atlas sheets.
or their equivalent in value in othcr
maps. arc ordered. a discount Of 60 nor
| cent will be made from the retail price:
that is 100 standard topographic atlas
| sheets will cost 81. The order may b.
given for that many copies of one sheet
| only or for that many different sheet !;
and unless otherwise stated this dis.
count will apply also to special ;ensral.
and combined maps which may be in
cluded in the order: or the larger mans
only may be ordered; but in no case can
| orders he filled AZ the wholesale rate IN.
less the sum RENTED solely for topo-
| graphic maps amounts to at least Sc.
Prepayment is required and NAV he made
by money order raAal'o +, ia. order of
the director OF the United States ycoIoy-
ical survey. or in cash-tEc exact amount.
| Checks. foreign coin. ana postage
| stamps can not Ee acceptcd
Ever since it's organization i'm 1S,G the
United States geological survey has becn
engaged in making topographic survey
and map Of the United States. The unit
Of survey is aauadrangle 10. 30 or degree
in extent each way. covering an area of
one sixteenth. nnn-tourth. or ono "snuar,
degree Tie unit of publication is an
atlas sheet 10 ~ by 20 inches and each
ab1vc areas. The scale OF the full degree
sheet is :25o001. that of the 80 minute
sheet is | :250O0 and that of the II minute
sheet is :625t1. A sheet is designated bv
the name of some well known place or
feature appearing on il, and the names
| of adjoining published sheets are printed
OH the margins. The maps are engraved
on copper and printed from stone. in three
| colors. The cultural features. such as
roads, railroads. cities, towns, etc, as
we'll as all lettering, arc in black, all
water features are printed in blue: while
the hill features are shown by brown con-
tour lines. The contour interval va.
| ries with the scale of the man
and the relief of the country. Maps
of limited areas economically important
are sometimes published which are rot in
con formity with the general scheme out
| lined above: these are called special maps
Persons who wish to know what poi-
| lions of certain districts have been map
ped should ask for an index circular of
the region in which they are Interested
1t will be furnished them. free of charge
on request. All correspondence should be
addressed to the director, United States
Geological! Survey. Washington, d. C..