Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01
REGARDED AS A MODEL
PRINTERY OF DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE AND LABOR.
Reprint of the District Code-Carpenter
Shop Busy-Leave Of Abb
sence Applications.

What is regarded as a model printing
division Is that established by the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor. 1t Is said to
be strictly speaking not a printing branch"
but clearing house for all the printing Of
the many bureaus. offices and services of
the department. having charge of the edit
Ing, copy preparing and departmental proof
reading. Its copy editors prepare the copy
before 1t Is sent to the big printery, indicat-
Ing the kind Of type. headings, intentions,
comparing text with tabular statements.
and making everything SO plain that there
are but minimum number of changes in
the proof sheets returned to the printery.
This method OF handling the department 8
printing through central office resulted in
direct saving last year, 1t is stated, of
more than $4,000
The superintendent Of public documents
Is having reprinted the Code Of the District
of Columbia. deliveries of which will begin
in a few weeks. The demand for this
book has been very large. particularly from
lawyers and real estate brokers' 1t will be
bound In cloth.
The year book of the Department Of Asri-
culture is in press and the bookbinders will
be busy on it for several weeks. The publ
cation was slow in making its appearance
at the off1ce. but this fact will help to fill
In the usually dull month of July. Some of
bring their work up to date for the new
fiscal year. and in that manner have re-
duced their pecuniary loss owing to fur
loughs earlier IN the year.
Carpenter Shop Busy.
The carpenter shop is deVoting much time
to the manufacture of fittings and furni-
ture for the various departments of the Of
nee. Several mahogany and natural oak
picture frames have been made for the
executive offices and the public printers
reception room file cabinet Is under way
Tor the chief clerk. and considerable routine
work Is being carried to completion. The
estimates Tor the next years supply OF
lumber have been made and approximate
6eoS feet. slight reduction from last
year.
Hundreds of applications for leaves of alb
sence nave been made to the heads of the
different divisions many asking for an ex-
tension OF the time without pay beyond the
Zo days vacation allowed by law Officials of
the big printery have always held that
leave was given that workers might return
refreshed for their labors and no common
dalton was given employees who did not
utilize their leave. as has been done in 9TH
er branches of the government service
Use of Sterilized Rags:
The use Of sterilized rags in cleaning
machinery in the big printery is said to
have been a decided success, not only be-
ing cheaper. but being more adapted to
some OF the work. No objections have been
made to handling the rags since It became
known that they have been subjected to a
high pressure OF steam
The periodical bulletins OF the census Of
nee have assisted considerably in keeping
the printers busy during dull times the past
spring. F
Inc issue of the Official Gazette of the
patent office will be about eight DAYS late
owing TO delay in passing a supply bill
MISS Almea J. Smoot. Mrs. L. A Massie
and Mr.. Al. Steadham have resigned from
the bindery.
Superintendent W. l.. Post of the docu-
ment division is attending a convention OF
the American Library Association at Mar
ragansett.
Mr.. A. ]. Wadsworth of the nth division
mas returned from an extended vacation
Mr. c. T. Harding OF the fourth division
sence. "a '
Fhe death OF Mr.. Mat. Gordon, for years
an employe of the bindery. Is announced.
Mrs. Delphine Darling of the bindery IS
absent on two months vacation