Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-27
NEW BUILDING Is NEEDED.
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing q
Very Busy Place.

Probably no department of the govern
ment work has felt the phenomenal growth
OF Uncle Sans business more than the bu-
reau of engraving and printing. Here there
are both day and night forces working as
fast as the present capacity Of the Office
will permit to get out work demanded by
the government departments. In converse
ton with The Star representative Mr.. T. J.
Sullivan. the chief of the bureau, said that
the output of his office was now fully nine
times more than it had been in the years
passed, and that the demands OF the public
service now pointed concldsively to the i'm
perative needs for a new building.
"OMcials familiar with the character and
extent of work turned out by this office"
said Mr.. Sullivan, know fully its greatest
need is more room and increased facilities
to expedite the work. The opinion Is gen.
cral with the officials who have dealings
with the Office that the wisest solution OF
the problem will be the erection of q big
new building constructed on a scale to meet
not only existing requirements, but sufh-
GENTLY large and equipped for the work OF
many years hence. No country has grown
more than the United States in past years,
and the accession of insular possessions has
piled up the work in the bureau to de-
gree that would amaze many people unfa-
miliar with existing conditions
The item in the House sundry civil bill
providing for an appropriation of $15O.OO0
to cover the expense OF an enlargement OF
the present building was stricken out IN the
Senate, pursuant to urgent appeal by
those interested in what appeared to them
to be the very best course-the erection OF
an entirely new building. The proposed
amendment to the bill Is carefully drawn
and proposes that the matter of increased
facilities and accommodations for the bu-
reau be left with the Secretary of the
Treasury to investigate and report to the
next Congress the better plan to adopt.
II am very anxious" said Mr.. Sullivan,
"that the matter go over until the next Con-
gress, for think that the extra time for
consideration of the matter will result to
the advantage of the bureau. Nothing
would be gained by any hurried action dur
ing the last days of this Congress. In the
interval between now and next December
the Secretary of the Treasury would have
ample opportunity to go over the entire
ground and report advisedly on the mat
ter. l am as strongly In favor OF new
building as any one would be who Is IA
miliar with the present accommodations
and arrangements of the present building.
The matter of site is of secondary con-
sideration, although, of course, the prin-
cipal objection to the present site should
be overcome in securing new location
nearer those other public buildings with
which we have the most business, to save
time in the delivery of material. l am
therefore, hopeful that the matter will go
over until the next Congress for DISPOSE
ton, as provided for in the amendment to
the sundry bill, making it possible for in
vestigation by the Secretary of the Treas
ury of both a new building and the enlarge
ment of the present structure"