Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-20
BIG ITEM OF EXPENSE
COST OF PAPER FOR GOVERN
MENT PRINTING OFFICE.
Interesting Bulletin of Department of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of
Ice in Old Building.

One OF the largest items of expense con-
nected with the government printing office
is that for paper. nearly a million dollars
being spent for the 10000 tons used an
nually. 1t requires approximately 200 rail-
road cars to deliver this material. which is
composed of nearly 100 different kinds OF
printing and other papers. Nearly s4o,o0D
a year is realized from the sale of the
waste paper, consisting principally of sheets
spoiled in the varied processes of manu-
facture. The big printery is well equipped
with mechanical testers. in addition to the
experts employed in the paper warehouse.
The government purchases printing paper
at a very reasonable figure, 1t is said,
ing to the immense quantities taken from
one mill.
The Department of Agriculture is respon-
sible for an interesting bulletin just finished
at the big printery ON the digestibilty and
nutritive qualities of various kinds of ce-
real breakfast foods. though, of course. not
specifying any of the commercial articles
by name. The bulletin has several tables
giving the relative cost and the amount of
energy in the various foods in relation to
the different processes through which they
are passed.
The present rush of work at the printery
will end as soon as the session of Congress
closes. when 800 night workers will be di-
the office. In the printing divisions there
may be ne crowding to find available
places for the printers. the Encouragement
of the patent printing divisions having dis
placed one division and curtailed the work
ing space of two others. The third di-
vision has been removed to the sixth floor
and Quartered with the second, while the
keyboard operators of the specification di-
vision are occupying a portion of the space
formerly utilized by the fourth division.
The specification division WAS formerly an
important point of distribution for night
workers. but the machines have eliminated
the need of large additions to that force IN
the summer time.
Consumption of Ice.
The present consumption of ice in the old
building formerly used as the national
printery is from one and a half to two tons
a day. When the force was housed in the
old plant the amount of Ice required was
from five to six tons day. James Wells
the official 'iceman." has had charge of
the drinking fountains in the old building
for fifteen years.
1t is understood that the surplus volumes
of government publications stored at the
Capitol and In numerous car barns and
other warehouses will be given an over
hauling this summer and those of value
distributed through the superintendent of
public documents There are 500 carloads
of these volumes II is said, the ma jority
of which are out-of-date official reports
and documents.
The death of Mrs. Susannah Chapman is
announced. Mrs. Chapman had been an
employe of the Office for a number of years,
and was member of the Eastern Star and
number of other orders.
Mrs. Naomi Ellis, one of the office tele-
phone operators. is enjoying a short leave
of absence.
Mr.. Charles Garrels is officiating as fore
man of the specification division in the alb
sence of Capt Ramsey.
Mr.. Allen G. Flowers of the fifth division
has sufficiently recovered from severe i'll
ness to appear at the office
Mr.. E. j. Handy of the specification d.
vision has recovered from an illness of sew
eral weeks dura ton.