The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-07
UNCLE SANS blue BOOK"
OR OFFICIAL 'O7 REGISTER

for 1907 is S061u. The total number OF
pages I'm the two volumes is lStO or -eoJ
pages less than the number printed IN the
1895 issue, and approximately Svg s leSS
than the number OF pages which would
have been required I'm the 1917 issue udu
Il been prepared upon the former pasls'
This saving has been secured almost en-,
tirely by condensation. IL rs believed that
40 essential facts presented IN piellous
issues have been omitted Ia THIS ons IN
the cost of printing and binding OF tnis ,l
issue of the Register "A saving OF shshtly
more than $4,000 has been effected.
In is now extremely difficult to Obtain
Information as OF July / for more than
10000 persons scattered all over the
United States and for federal employees III
Porto Rico. Hawaii and the Philippine
Islands In time to permit preparation OF
copy. printing and binding within the
four-month period allowed by law.
DIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONS.
or the 10000 persons employed in the
federal service. the Official Register
shows more than $4,000 employed I'm tho
various departments and bureaus OF the
government outside of the postal service
and the diversity OF employment indicat-
ed by the Register is one OF the mos'
noteworthy characteristics OF this in
teresting volume, there being about 100
callings specified. Volume / consists prin-
cipally of the Directory, which occupies
GOO pages and Is preceded by list OF the
authorizations employed. The following
list suggests the diversity in the official
duties performed by employees OF the gov
ernment: Car conductors. dredge cap
tains. oakum spinners, cellar sweepcrs.
cemetery carctakers. bullion stamperS,
armature winders, icemcn, anatomists'
law clerks, foreladies. druggists. picklers,
spudmen, tea examiners, water boys, boz
Ter scalors cashiers. BARRIERS, coroners'
dish washers, herders, lockmakers, oilers,
oils ags.rsa
scale adjustcrs. magnetic observers, pa
biologists. ferrymen, game wardens, dog
corral bosses, darners, horticulturists'
ward masters weavcrs. upholsterers,
ropemakers, assayers, band masters, cab
in boys, cataloguers, bath house keepers
dietitians coffee roasters. chambcrmaids
cheesemakers. tick eradicators. fence rid
ers. hair spinners. photographers. loggers,
timers local forecasters. polishers, rod
men. farm hands, overcoat makers,
plumbers teachers, taXidermists, scoW-
men hotel managers. meat cutters.
butchers. pantrymen. physicians. scicnt-
fic assistants, choristers, civil engineers,
dining room girls, discplnarians. house
boys forest guards. embalmers, jailers,
interpreters. money clerks. proof readers
store keepers. bull drivers, brick layers,
dentists camp cooks, dynamo tenders,
hcarsc drivers. hod carriers, marblors,
plasterers music teachers scrubbers,
poultrymen, clock regulators, calkers.
professors. scouts shocmakcrs. chauf-
feurs. constables. book binders. barrel
turner's. astronomers. bobbn winders.
houseleepers, coal heavers, balers axmen
and entomoogists.
BLUE BOOK STATISTICS.
Statistics OF the civil service were first
collected in 1903 and published as Census
Bulletin II. This publication was prepared
by the director OF the census at the re-
quest OF the civil service commission, and
was based upon information secured by
executive order from the various depart
ments OF the government. Under the law
OF 1906 1t was possible TO ask for the in
formation required by statute in such
form as 20 also supply the material nee
cssary for the statistical tables. the con-
tinued publication OF which has been gen
orally approved IL was originally planned
10 include this material i'm Volume /. as
a statistical section. Accordingly large
force of clerks, together with the mechan-
ical facilities OF the bureau. were util-
lied and these tables were completed
practically within the allotted time. As
tho work progressed. however, IL seemed
more appropriate and economical TO re-
serve this exclusively statistical matter
for separate publication as n census bullc-
tin, TO be issued after the publication oe
the register.
In accordance with the law which re-
quires that the editor of the official regis