The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-22
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IS ANNOUNCED
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ssWith Unnecessary
Nj Printing.
EssREPORTS ARE
|,S0 BE BOILED DOWN
.tment Documents Are
tnD to Be Cut TO the
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essary printing originating In
Nients. and to improve the form
IlaI reports and other depart
bents. the President has Issued
ng Instructions applicable TO
cutlvc departments;
lii bo appointed by the head OF
esscuiive departments an advisory
n the subject Of printing and pub
be chairman shall be an assistant
or other qualified official. and at
ienlber OF the committee shall have
al experience In editing and print
Duty of Committee.
be the duty Of suoh committee.
stio1 OF tho head OF tho department
4 unnecessary matter shall bc eh-
h such reports and bulletins, that
>cfully edited before and not after
u printing Office. to DO away with
Mon OF unnecessary tables. and 10
stntistical matter be published In
md intelligiblc form. 60 supervise
ion OF blank forms; 10 prepare the
Ilsion OF mailing llsts. 10 prevent
or printing by different bureaus;
unnecessary Illustrations from de-
eumcnts. and 10 prevent the print
k.fnaSimum edition allowed by law
Nvicr edition viii sunice: 10 recon-
VI, head OF the department. for in
he recommendations contained in
Imports needed changes In che
ming departmental publications.
of Annual Reports.
lent has directed that the fol-
ral principles shall hereafter
Norm OF annual reports OF the
Saus and offices of the depart
,rts shall be confined 10 concise
M york done and expenditures iE-
Nv the period covered, with recon-
el0ting 70 the future. including
X 10 be undertaken.
10 knowledge IN the form OF
1sea shall not bC Included In an
- in annual reports shall be cx-
7: tal reports and diagrams in
the understanding TO the text;
,monuments or important struc-
erected. tc) Views showing con-
| lying possessions OF the Unltc1
ktlatlnc 10 work done on recon-
ade
1crial. writton or compiled by
onncctcd with The reporting Of
hphical and culogistic matter re-
past OF present personnel OF the
klt excluded,
fu lohiccrs who do not report di-
head OF an executive department
n. printc1 In tho annual report Of
but where necessary shall be
Tcn the reports of the officials TO
sE-zfncers do report.
4d bo inserted only when verbal
hd statements of totals arc in
81" complete texts OF law md court
- ~. except In case OF great i'm
'u Excluded.
,crlptlons and Hats OF methods,
rchascs, bias. reflections, install
-, specifications and personnel
be omitted, except when re-
gir unusual importance OF by
ssion on Bookmaking,
lent also announced that he
al a general commission on
advisory 10 all the depart
msist of the librarian OF Con-
hlrman; the Public Printer. a
ge Of the department doing
amount of printing. and two
In tbs public service, OF large
making up books. who are
vhout compensation other than
Mng expenses. This committee
"a Qointed To promote the econ
". appropriateness. beauty.
nj, 80 Tar as practicable. the
OF the Government publica-
committee Is not TO deal with
OF publications.. but solely
Prms, size, style. paper. type.
a binding.
reason for Action.
oE.n OF the President Is the re-
q iport 10 him on public print
ei committee on department
r kipularly known as the Keep
which has been Investigating
by his direction. This report
pnblic today.
acommendationS I'm this report.
ne Government printing office,
lien approved by the President
Nv made the subject OF a COM
from him To the Public
Among the administrative
tho printing office. recon-
m The committee. arc the fol-
bpt Keeping System.
lation OF a cost Keeping sys-
government printing office.
m Pioyment. OF expert assistance
u such a system. the keeping
% records of the work OF en-
D>i The use OF such records TO
AZ incompetent persons. The
D lDers attention has been called
,ement OF the committee that
OF supervisory and unskillcd
IN proportion 10 the skilled
nrgeiy Increased In recent
.n;pe has been directed to make
',isugation y, into this subject.
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