The Washington herald., 1906-12-13

Charles S. Brown. chief inspector Of
the Government Printing Office. an Of
fee worth $3.50 a year, created especially
for him. has resigned his position and
left the city with his wife for Michigan
No reasons were made public by Mr..
Brown for his resignation. Public Printer
Stillings says that his work was quite
satisfactory; that he and Brown were on
cordial terms. and that all he knows
about the resignation is that Brown was
offered a position with a big printing es-
tablishment in the West where he could
get a higher salary. Mr.. Stllings says
that he does not know with what firm
Brown has secured employment.
As is customary. when anything of an
unusual nature comes up in the print
ing Office there are clouds of rumors as
10 the reasons for Browns resignation.
It was stated that there had been q con-
fict between the chief Inspector and Mr..
StiIlings over the removal of a number
of Hoe printing presses 10 the old build
ing. which had TO be moved back by
Mr.. SuHings' order II Is also averred
that Mr.. Brown ordered the dismantling
of a number Of good ruling machines
which were reinstalled. over his orders,
by Mr.. StlIings. Another rumor had
il that the conflict between the Public
Printer and his chief inspector came
over the inventory system which Mr..
Brown was engaged to install.
Brown Backed StilIingE.
1t is known that Brown was an active
ter OF defending him against the accusa-
tions made by certain ex-employes and
employees, and last week he vented his
anger against two prominent men en-
gagged in business. making remarks de-
rogatory to both of them. Afterward he
apologized for this.
Mr.. Stillings last evening said:
THE relations between MT. Brown and
myself were very cordial, and before he
left for Michigan, whittier he has gone
with Mrs. Brown. he came w TO say
good-by and to assure me of his good will,
and to say that If ne could be Of further
service 10 the printing office ne would
be glad to. He told me-and this is true
that he had. in his ten months CT scrv-
ice, got his inventory system so far aloaE
that the work can now be carried out by
the men he has instructed. He assured
me that he had an offer Of a much large.
salary from d big Western firm of print
crs. and that he felt in justice 10 his
family. that he could not decline it,
Has his inventory system been in
st~Iled2''
Practically, yes. Everything in the
Public Printing Office. every bit Of furni-
ture. card rack, picture. piece Of ma
chinery, IS numbered and its value ap-
praised so that We know just exactly
were We stand. The work that remains
10 be done can be done by the men Mr..
Brown instructed.
IFas Been of Great Service.
Il feel that 4Ir. Browns work Of ten
months in this department has been OF
very great service TO the government and
will result in SO systematzing things that
there can never again be the waste re-
sulting from the former loose way Of
doing business.
AS TO the stories that Mr. Brown dis
mantlCd useful machinery and was con-
dCmnilE it. YOU can see how foolish il is
when yoG know that nothing is con-
domred in this department without first
having been passed upon by board Of
condemnation composed Of the foreman
Cf printing the chief clerk, and the paper
inspector. Even then the result Of the
boards findings is submitted to me. ]
heard. also. that Mr.. Browns resignation
was due 10 a disagreement with me as
10 the audit system we are installing
Mr- Brown had nothing TO do with that;
it did not come into his department Of
work and did not affect him one way or
another. No, 50 far as l know and
believe. the only reason Mr. Brown re-
signed was 10 take a better job"