The Washington times., 1907-12-14
CHANGES IN G. P. D.
PLAN Of STILLINGS.
TOLD IN ESTIMATE
Most Skilled Workmen
Get Increases, Others
Get Reduction.

The Government Printing Onice esti-
mates for the next fiscal year, now be-
ing considered by the Appropriation
Committee OF the House. reveals the
purpose Of the Public Printer 10 change
the present system Of paying the skill
ed wOrkmen.
II is proposed that the present plan
Of paying the same rate Of salary 10
each trade shan be discontinued and
the employees classified by groups at dif-
ferent rates The new plan will mean
an advance for most OF the skilled work
men, but will serve TO reduce some OF
the proOfreaders and a few others.
The cOmpOsitors. bookbinders, and
pressmen now receive 20 cents per hour.
BY the new plan they are divided into
groups at s., 90. and 65 cents per hour.
In the Typographical, division the es-
Inmates call for one mechanical SUPER
visor at $500 per annum; one chief sec
ton. S2,50G; siz cniefs OF section at s. 100
each: one chief editor, $3.50; rTteen AS
sistaDt chiefs Of sections at so cents per
hour each; Two assistant chiefs Of sec
ton at 20 cents per hour each; one chief
reviser at 70 cents per hour; thirty
group chiefs at c. cents per hour; one
chief OF plate vault section at s. cents
per hour; one form reviser at Is cents
per hour; two head machinists at s5
cents per hour; one head FRESHMAN at
60 cents per hour: one reviser at so
cents per hour; two clerks at 50 cents
per hour; one mat-ix keeper at 60 cents
per hour; eleven linotype machinists at
GO cents per hour; ten monotype ma
chinists at so cents per hour; seventy
seven readers, Gle IS c, at s. cents per
hour; thirty-nine readers. class B, at
GO cents per hour; thirty-eight readers,
class a. at 65 cents per hour; forty
makers-up, class c, at 55 cents per hour;
twenty makers-up, class b. at 90 cents per
hour; twenty makers-up, class A. at s.
cents per hour; thirty-six imposers, class
c, at So cents per hour; twelve imposers,
class 3. at 90 cents per hour one head
preSsman. at 30 cents per hGur; seven
preSsmen. class d, at 30 cents per
hour; four pressmen, class =, at s.
cents per hour; four pressmen, class 3,
at 90 cents per hour; SeVenty-Iule mono
type keyboard operators, clas.s G, at 50
cents per hour; thirty-nine monotype
keyboard operators, class A, at 65 cents
per hour; forty-One linotype operators,
class c, at IS cents per hour; twenty
linotype operators, class 3, at co cents
per hour; twenty linotype operators,
class A, at 65 cents per hour thirty
four 1ObDerS, class ID, at 90 cents per
hour; twelve jobbers, class c, at IS
cents hour: eleven jObbers, class 3, at
60 cents per hour; eleven 1obbers, class
A, at s. cents per hour; I9I document
Compositors, class G, at IS cents per
Eour; ninety-four document compost
5ors. class b, at 50 cents per hour;
ninety-fOur document compositors,
class A. at 65 cents per hour; seven
btndery forwarders, class D, at 50 cents
per hour; six bindery finishers, class ID.
at 90 cents per hour; seven bicycle mes
sengers at IS cents per hour; one direc-
tress at 80 cents per hour; siXty-One
skilled laborers, class c. at 50 cents per
hour; seventeen skilled laborers, class
b, at 30 cents per hour; siXty-one skilled
leborers. class A, at 25 cents per hour;
one examiner at . cents per hour; sew
enteen laborers at % cents per hour:
seventeen sewers at q cents per hour;
thirty-eight feeders at 3 cents per hour;
six messengers at 80 cents per hour; one
messenger boy at 10 cents per hour.
The proposed plan 10 classify the EN-
ployes by groups at different rates Of
pay Is an Innovation IN the office It
Is proposed to carry out the same plan
in the press, bindery, and foundry di-
visions. The effect OF the new plan Is
to change the rate Of pay OF practically
every skilled and most OF the unskflled
employees OF the office.