Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-07
THE BIG PRINT SHOP
GENERAL AND PERSONAL MAT
TIERS OF INTEREST.

blow or suction system Is an improve
ment likely to be added to the carpenter
shop in the near future, the large number
of woodworking machines being of suf1-
Client Importance, 1t Is said, to justify such
an installation 1t is estimated that enough
sawdust would be separated from the shaw
ings and waste to supply the office with
that article besides reducing the noise of
| operation of some of the machines. The ex-
| pen6iture at present is IN the neighborhood
of $500 a year for sawdust. the main use
being the filling of the numerous cuspadors
distributed about the various floors, and
| this saving would soon pay for the new de-
| vice.
One of the printing Offices best customers.
| the Post Office Department, has just re-
| ceipted for the delivery of large number
| of advertisements for carrying the mails
| for the four years to July, 1910 Each state
/ has separate book. giving full details OF
routes, present pay and other items OF in
| terest to prospective bidders. The present
| contracts will cover fourteen states, the
| work being so divided that the department
! will not be swamped by the handling of the
| whole of the service at one time. Arkansas
required 152 closely printed pages to set
| forth the star routes Of that state The cen
| tralization of departmental administration
| in Washington renders the work of the
| printing office indispensable, 1t Is said, but
| this also brings opposition to the bills pre-
scented for the printing. as the Post ONCE
| Department has found out.
Another publication for the Post Office
Department which is of more than passing
| interest is a handbook Of general informa-
| ton regarding the operation of the United
States post offices. This was issued several
months ago, and although 100000 copies
were printed, an other order is expected
| soon. This booklet of forty pages Of
small print was paper-covered, wire-stitc chad
and delivered to the department for little
1acQ ha
An edition of 10000 copies of "Regula-
tons and Instructions of the National For
est Reserve" is being bound In fabricoid. a
material which Is said to be cheaper and
stronger than leather, as flexible as clotn
and fire-proof and waterproof. 1t Is be-
coming the custom to bind in a flexible
cover books Of instruction and other publ
cations of like character intended for pocket
reference by government employees This is
in line with the fixed determination of de-
partmental heads to bring government en-
ployes the conveniences generally found in
| the commercial world.
General Matters.
Reminding a complete set of House jour-
nails for the library of the House of Repre-
| sentatives is one of the important jobs being
| handled by the job bindery. This is said to
be the only complete set of House journals
outside of that in the library of the super
| intendent of public documents. There are
474 volumes in the set. and they will he
available for years of reference now with
their new sheepskin coats.
Owing to a temporary slackness of the
work some of the divisions of the bndery
| have been compelled to furlough a portion
of the employees. those having the largest
number of days leave of absence being the
ones selected. 1t is anticipated that in a.
few weeks there will be more than enough
work to keep all hands busy.
The operating room OF the fifth division
is about ready for use. and 1t is In an ad-
mirable location as regards light and VEN
tilation. Mr.. Al. Cottle, foreman of the
DIVISION says he believes 1t to be the light
est and brightest operating room in the
country. considering the number of ma