Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-22
GOVERN MENT PRINTERY
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE BIG
ESTABLISHMENT.

Some confusion appears to exist In re-
gard to the action of the patent office In
advertising for bids for printing the Ca
Zette." At the big printery the Gazette
means the division in which is printed the
claims of patentees. various indices and
many other odds and ends This division
employs about leo persons. 1t is under
stood that the word Gazette at the pat
ent office. however, includes also the print
ing of the specifications OF patents, the d.
vision of that name at the Office employing
more than 200 men and women. In the
days of hand composition this work is I'M
derstood to have cost more than 81 per
thousand ems, but the Introduction of type
setting machines is said to have consider
ably reduced this amount.
The printers at the office have not been
affected by the reduction in the public print
Ing to the extent of being furloughed, and
many yet have leave of absence due them.
1t is understood that they will not be fur
Laughed until all leave has been utilized,
and it may be that there will be sufficient
work TO keep all employed until the first
OF July, when the full months vacation Will
be available to tide over the dull season.
Considerable printing is expected the last
month of the fiscal year to enable the de-
partments to utilize the remainder of the
printing appropriat lions and to get out work
which has been held back to ascertain II
there would be sufficient funds for more
important matters
Not enough gathering Of large-siZed pages
has been done the past winter to give the
new gathering machine a thorough try-out,
It is said, the ma jority of jobs having been
but a few thousand copies. These ma
chimes of which the office has several, are
understood to give the best results on long
runs. the labor of getting everything run
ming smoothly not being conducive TO rapid
itT with short runs. The collation. of sigma
10 ale ifar,N Of
to be considered in the operation OF these
machines.
Work of Carpenter Shop.
The carpenter shop is still busily en-
gagged in manufacturing folding and gath
ering tables containing compartments for
the reception of the street clothes of en-
ployes of those divisions,
Medical Director Manning has a novel
decora ton in the government printing office
emergency hospital, consisting of a check
on the treasurer of the United States for
% cents for travelling expenses The med
iCal director made business trip to Alex
andrla and Public Printer Stillings made
proper payment but the check has been
framed and hung in a conspicuous place III
the doctors office.
In connection with the disaster at San
Francisco the eight bulletins in the cata-
logue of the superintendent of public docu-
mentS relating TO earthquakes III California
are of particular interest. These were pup
lished by the geological survey, and include
bulletins Nos. 6S, %. 112 ia, 129, 15o and
16l. which cover the years from 1889 to
1898 inclusive.
Mr. John D. Christheld for many years
an employee of the big press room, has re-
signed and returned to his home In Keokuk
Iowa.
Mr. James T. Finnegan of the main press
room has gone to Fall River on account
OF the death OF a brother. Mr.. s. G. Eng
lish of the same division is absent owing
TO the death of a daughter at Gathers
burg.
The death of Mrs Lucy A Hyde, whose
father was foreman of the sewing division
many years ago, is announced.