Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-07
PLANS OF PRINTERY
A NEW RECEPTION ROOM FOR
BUSINESS VISITORS.
Unloading of Wagons-Cost of Bind
ing-Falling OFF in Amount
of Copy.

In the plans for the reorganization of the
government printing office, as outlined ex-
clQsively in The star yesterday, Mr.. Charles
A. Sullngs, the public printer, has set
aside the large office room which fronts on
both North Capitol and q streets as a re-
cepton room. This apartment was for
merly occupied as office by Public
Printer Palmer, but Mr.. Stilings has Sc
elected a smaller apartment on the same
floor as his workroom and will use the for
mer front office for the reception of SEN
ators, representatives and others who may
call at the big pr1ntery on business.
The reception room is undergoing a course
of Identification. and WILL when completed.
it is said, be one of the prettiest official
apartments in this city. Mr.. Stillings has
been presented with a number of large
palms, ferns, azaleaS and tropical growths,
which have been placed about the reception
room. On the walls will be placed paint
ings representing The Making OF the
Book and portraits of former public print
erS besides other decorations
In the rotunda and main approaches on
the second floor of the office there is also
display of palms and other tropical plants,
and new registry desk, chairs and set
tees have been placed in the visitors lobby.
A matter of some moment to the govern
ment printing office that it is said Mr.. Still
lings will take up with the several govern
ment departments is the unloading of the
government printing office wagons. Here
tofore in many instances the wagon men
from the printery have been compelled not
only to unload the vehicles, but to convey
the mass OF printed matter up several
fl ghts of stairs to the publication division
OF the departments. The public printer
contends that when the printed matter is
delivered at the several departments anc is
placed under cover of the first floor the du-
ties of the printing office employees are at an
end, and if it becomes necessary to carry
fIa duct ta her u will b.
charge for porterage against the depart
ment making such requirement.
Efforts to Reduce Printing.
Joint resolution No. IA, which recently
passed both houses of Congress and was
approved by the President, gives authority
to the heads of the various departments
and bureaus to print only such number OF
regularly authorized publications as they
think will be required, and to order re-
prints OF the same required until the
maximum allowed by law has been reached.
1t has been the practice to print the full
number authorized by law, regardless OF
the probable demand, the statutes being
considered mandatory in that regard.
This resolution will greatly lessen the
amount of material used and the cost of
binding at the government printing office, 1t
Is said, and will enable the heads OF the
printing divisions Of the government service
to utilize the amount saved in getting out
much printing that is now shelyed owing 10
the large printing bill. The composition ic
count will not be reduced by the operation
OF this resolution, and ii is believed that
the pressmen will have about as much
work, the time required in the make
ready equaling that saved in the shorter
runs.
1t is said at the big printery that the
falling off in the amount of copv ia vary
noticeable. there being only sufficient work
TO keep the various visions moving Com
siderable distribution of little-used type is