The Washington herald., 1907-03-24
.NEW SYSTEMIN G.P.O.
Stillings Announces Reor-
ganizatiOn of Printery.
TWO DIVISIONS ARE FORMED
Henry C. Mcfarland Is Made super
intendent of Manufacture and
Francis Crandaii Is Appointed
Chief EditOr-Many More Changes
Are to Be Made Later.

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into effect a part of the programme Of
lcentrahzation and reorganization on which
he has been hard at work for several
months. He has made careful study of
the methods in vogue in the big CONNER
cial houses throughout the country and IN
the big printery. The reorganization is q
result of this study. and 1t IS expected
that as a result OF the bringing into close
touch the various branches and gravitat-
ing them around. the Public Printer viii
make vast Improvement over the old
methods. Two new divisions have been
created. one 10 be known as the manufac-
ture division and the other as the edi-
torial division. Henry c. Mcfarland,
formerly foreman of press work, has been
designated as superintendent Of manufac-
/ ture, and Francis A. Crandall as chief
editor, in charge Of the new editorial sec
tion,
| The appointments In the executive and
administrative branches OF the once have
been under consideration for some time.
/ Their effect will be TO facilitate the work
OF the offiee and bring ali the divisions in
closer touch with the Public Printer. Re
! sponsibilities which have heretofore been
divided viii now be concentrated. and the
Public Printer will then be able TO ascer-
tain at short notice the actual status OF
any piece of work In the Office and It's cost
OF production.
Other Changes Later.
! other changes will be made 10 increase
the efficiency Of the once. and after the
new ofncers have been tested thoroughly,
/ the deputy public printer provided for
/ by the last session of Congress will be
announced. whose duties commence July
/. 1907.
/ The following are the men selected for
/ the new Offices that come under the ex-
eeutive and administrative division OF the
/ Public Printers office. subject, OF course,
to change in case any or all are found TO
be unsuited 10 the responsibilities placed
upon them:
II. O. SimoEs, auditor.
H. c. Mcfarland, superintendent OF
manufacture.
Charles Z. Young. assistant superin-
tendent Of manufacture
Francis a. Crandail, chief editor in
charge Of editorial section. public doou-
ment divlsioa.
/ r. c. McAuley, foreman of presswOrk.
! All OF these officials have been In the
once FOR a number Of years and are men
Of ability Their promotions are made on
their records.
Public Printer SulIings will very shortly
| put into effect some of the improvements
| which have been in course of prepara-
ton for introduction Ia the bindery.
Under Chief Clerk.
The superintendent Of buildings. with
all the divisions under his direction. such
as the engineers division, electricians
vision, machine-shop division, sweepers
and cleaners division, is removed from
the Immediate supervision OF the Public
Printer and placed under the direction
OF the chief clerk.
Frank A. Kidd, a proOfreader in tie
Government Printing Ohiee, has been ap-
pointed to the position OF acting foreman,
and assigned to the duty of revising and
preparing, for definite action. the report
Of the committee on revision of manual
OF style. This committee was appointed
and its report has been held up by the
Public Printer for some time. pending an
oyerhauling Of the manual with a view
TO giving it a thoroughly modern revision,
and giving opportunity for comparison
with the methods in vogue in the leading
/ commercial hauses throughout the coun-
/ try. 1t is expected that the revised edi-
tiOn of the manual, when issued, may be
/ taken as a standard textbook by COM
mereial printing houses
The foreman Of printing. Charles z.
Young. and the foreman of the iob-com-
/ posing division, John w. Michael, have
/ just returned from a tour OF inspection
/ covering about a week in which they
/ have examined the methods and equip
ment in some Of the leading iob-compos-
| ing rooms in the large Eastern cities
1 This investigation is preparatory 10 re-
/ installing and making such necessary
additions in equipment Of the job-compos-
| ing division OF the Government Printing
Office as will bring it TO a thoroughly
/ up-to-date standard.