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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-11
The Government Printing Office
Biggest IN the World and Very Expensive
Office

tains every word spoken as a part or
the proceedings of each house, must
always be printed up to date. Nat
urally, therefore, the work in the
printing Office is strenuous during
such times. Inc adjournment OF
congress, however, does not bring
much relief to the printers. Reports
Of the departments of the govern
ment are always being prepared and
printed, and the amount of matter
turned out in book and pamphlet form
each year is simply amazing. Large,
heavy wagons may be seen driving
along the streets conveying the pro-
ducts Of the office to the capitol and
to the various departments.
Employees Thick.
Including both men and women,
there are about 4,3O0 people en-
ployed in the government printing
office, yet during sessions of congress
an addition of about 200 persons Is
made. 1t is said that a private COM
pany could do the same amount Of
work with half the force. Organized
labor is not in acknowledged con
troll yet it practically is SO; and the
office accordingly is one most lavish
ly conducted. For over year these
men have given 10 per cent of their
wages to aid in continuing strikes
in other parts of the country. Not
long ago a large number of them
seized the opportunity to break
loose from their organization and re
fused to continue to pay this amount
because, as they claimed, they could
not afford to deprive their families
Of that much money. All Of them,
so or 60 in number were at once
are still in the employ of the govern
ment, however, for the union dares
not ask for their removal because
they are nOn-union men. President
Roosevelt settled that matter several
years ago when he reinstated d
printer who had left the union and
whom the union men had forced d
prO-union superintendent to dis.
charge. The president emph&ticaIIy
declared that he recogrizei NJ differ
ence between union and non-union
men, and citizens of Washington as
we'll as others in the states have al
ways applauded the position he took.
In the Bindery
On the upper floors of the building
bookbinding and work of that nature
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-11
Punctuatina BY Count.

Some men have curious ways OF
guiding themselves in their work,
remarked a we'll known author a
was in a large publishing house the
other day, and l became interested
in man sitting at desk, who was
apparently reading proof. Every few
seconds he counted softly to himself.
one, or One, two, or One two three
The monotony and frequency OF mis-
whispered counting fascinated me.
l inquired what he was doing
was told that this particular proof
reader was in the habit of punctuat-
ing according 10 the number he
could count in the natural pauses be
tween the parts he was reading. II
he paused long enough 10 count one.
1t was a comma. If he could count
two, it was a semcolOn. If he could
could count three, it was a colon.
and anything longer than that was a
period. Master Printer
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-11

token of dismissal An Incompatible
expression of humor fitted over the
doctors face. He pressed Eliza
beth's hand heartily at taxing leave,
and bowed politely to the others. AS
soon as the door had closed behind
him the baroness arose and STROBE
excitedly to Helene, who was leaning
quietly back in her soft corner.
lnsufferable!" she cried, and her
sharp voice sounded husky, as if the
wrath inside contracted her throat,
while she fastened her piercing eye
upon the young girl, who had raised
a timid and distressed face to meet
the blast. And you suffer it with
out resistance, Helene she contin-
ued, that here in your rooms our
privileges of rank, our feminine dig
nifty, the hottest that we cherish and
tend, is trodden underfoot?'
To be Continued
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-11
A RADICAL MEASURE.

Baraboo Daily News.-That socialis-
tic bill before the legislature for a
universal S-hour day on all public
works is altogether too radical for
this day and generation and we ap-
prehend that even if certain politi-
clans of Milwaukee want it, there will
be a general hue and cry against it
from all the small cities of the state,
more especially from the villages and
rural communities where little pa
thence is felt for the doctrine of idle
ness. Farmers who have to work
from twelve to sixteen hours day
find it not easy to sympathize with a
principle under which men making
roads alongside their property, or who
are building schooIhouses for them
leisurely, labor but eight hours the
day. If this rule were to prevail,
the workmen on streets, police Off
GERS, village watchmen, even city
and town treasurers-in fact every
class Of public servant from the low
est to the highest-would be forbid
den to complete his duties if per
chance the 8-hOur limit was reached
before they were finished.
When the S-hour day becomes gen
eral in all the occupations of private
life, it will be time to apply the prin-
ciple to public callings, and not be-
fore. The people who pay the taxes
that provide generous compensation
for public servants. whose work gen
orally is much easier than that in
private spheres, are asking for no
such legislation as that proposed; and
anyway, it's socialistic source the
bill was introduced by a cream city
socialisD is one that can create no
large measure of bias in it's favor.
Sank county constituencies obviously
are agreeable to no such enactment
as this.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-11
Profitable Advertising.

An advertisement may be made so
attractive geographically that it will
be read even if the subject matter Is
dull and uninteresting. On the other
hand, it may be made so instructive
and entertaining that it will compel
attention despite forbidding arrange
ment of its types In either case It
is only half good. The merchant who
pays attention to both the mechanical
and the literary features Of his an
nouncements and sees to it that they
appear regularly in a medium that
reaches the kind of people he wants
for customers has solved the problem
of profitable advertising. The omis-
sion of any of these details is a STUN
bling block in the pathway to success.
Record.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-11

I EllG DS 10 NOltS.
Albany will be dry, the license re
sulting in a tie vote, thus making NO
change in the present condition.
Brodhead will continue to be no
license for another year at least, no
license carrying by 40 majority.
Browntown, Green county, will be
without saloons the coming year, the
election resulting in a vote of 80
against license to SO for.
BY a narrow margin of nine votes
the no license people carried the cleo
| ton in Viroqua and the city will be
without saloons until the next cleo
ton. The city has been wet for the
past four years and at the present
tine there are seven saloons in the
| city.
Whitehall and Osseo went dry and
Blair damp
The town of Holland, La Crosse
county, voted no license by l25 to-
Is. and for the first time in many
years the village Of Holmen will lose
its two saloons. The town of Farm
ington also went dry, knocking out
saloons in Burr Oak, Mindoro ana
StevenstOwn. License carried in the
town of Onalaska by a majority of
nine votes. License also carried in
the city of Onalaslla by vote Of 115
to "A, and the city win continue to
have three saloons.
In Richland Center license wen by
I73.
Grantsburg, Burnett county, voted
for no license.
These among others, voted for Ii
cense: Sparta, Black River Falls
Blair Amigo Barron and Onalaska.
Stray Ballots.
At Fond du Lac the voters munich
| pal league carried the day, electing 10
out Of the Is aldermen.
Democratic mayors were elected at
! Trenpealeau, Ashland Sheboygany
Berlin. La Crosse and Ripon. Repub-
| lican mayors were chosen at Racine
Columbus, Fox Lake, GAINESVILLE and
Oshkosh.
At a special election in Friendship
to determine the question of incorpor-
alton, the vote was in favor Of incor-
poration. The village has the dis
tinction Of being the county seat Of
Adams county and the only incorpor-
ated village in that county.
Sheboygan Journal-Mayor DECK
mann will be the city's chief execu-
tive for another two years In spite
of the fact that it was traditional re-
publican weather the democrats made
almost a clean sweep. 1t was so much
of sweep that it sounds much like
Joke The former socialist vote
appears to have done the business In
most of the wards. Judging by the
figures this vote went almost in q
BODY to the democratic candidates.
Colonel Born was unable to hold 1t,
even in his own ward, and where he
had been expected to run heavily the
votes for him fell off. The tendency
of the former socialists to drift into
the democratic party instead Of into
the republican was already forecaste6
at last falls election.
At North Fond du Lac with a popu-
lation of $500 there were 80 tickets
in the field an indication of pretty
strenuous state of affairs.
At Waukesha between 400 and 500
women voted on the election of a
school commission. In the contest for
the municipal judgeship, four cor
nered campaign, c. e. Amin Won
with a pluralit of seven votes.
La Crosse voted $4,000 to build an
auditorium.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-11
Only a Sample,

quested as he seated himself at
table in a small cafe.
The waiter disappeared and return
ed in some minutes with silver of
mat The diner took the bit OF
steak on his fork. turned it around
and gazed at it critically.
Eyes, that's the kind | want" he
remarked Bring me some''
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-11
WORKING Men Fight; 10 Dead.

LODI. April 10.--Numerous fights oc-
CURED among the working men of this
district The men were actuated by
political motives aud the fighting re
suited in the killing of II and the
wounding of IA persons. Two govern
ment alcohol stores here were robbed
Yesterday, two soldiers guarding the
buildings were killed by the robbers.
Booker r. Washington addressed the
students of Purdue Wednesday night
on the negro question.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-11
Special Correspondence.

asnlngton, April 5.-Speculation
as to how and where the United
States governmeL, has its printing
done subsidies, and curiosity on that
point is satisfied upon a visit to the
government printing Office. Of some
general interest this place seems TO
have for the visits Of hundreds there
daily tell of the attraction this insti-
tuition has become And it is yearly
becoming greater, for as the work 10
be done increases the tasks under
taken, naturally, are in proportion
A few years ago this printing office
was but half as large as it is now and
it has grown fast. not long ago, the
entire building was enlarged In fact,
such material alterations were made
that the present structure may be
said to be entirely new.
Biggest Ever.
The government printing Office Is
the largest printing Office in the
world 1t is located in tie north
west part of the city within seven or
eight blocks from the capitol and Is
near Washington's million dollar
union depot which is now building
The printing office is an immense
red brick building covering about d
square block, is seven stories high
and represents a floor soace of nine
acres. It's great size is probably one
Of its principal features, for many
people, even though they are unfa-
miliar with up-to-date methods or
printing, still go there for the pur-
pcsc of afterwards saying that they
were in the largest printing office in
he world.
Uncle Sam Bays Ueasiy.
The government pays very dearly
indeed for it's printing. The total
bill amounted to about 100000 last
year. This, it is asserted by persons
who have made an investigation, IS
quite twice as much as the printing OF
all the states in the union costs
those states. It likewise has been
estimated that private contractors
could do the work, and would do If
they but had the chance, at a saving
to the government of about one-haIt.
In other words, it seems that Uncle
Sam is really wasting each year not
less than 100000 by doing his
printing in his own, easy-gotng way
Of course everything is paid for at
top-notch prices. The army of en-
ployes works short hours and 1t
never has been seriously contended
that a servant in the civil depart
ments Of The government ever Iabored
with special assiduity. Saturday halt
holidays, and full holidays of every
other conceivable kind-these, and the
great supertiuity Of help, give some
mixing Of the secret of the enormous
expense. While gathering the data
for this letter | was informed by a
gentleman from California that that
state owns and operates its own
printing plant and that the same gen
eral conditions, as to needless EN-.
ployes, short hours, holidays and
general extravaganza, prevail there
as in the government office. Natural
ly the result is the same there as
here, relatively, the cost of the
state printing being at least twice as
much as it should be in a state of
that size and, as a matter of fact,
twice as much as it is in states or
corresponding population which let
the printing by contract to the lowest
bidder.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-11

nhonis will send a relay team to
the meet held. at the University of
Pennsylvania May 3
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-11
Scraps Gathered up Hitter
the Recent election

judicial.
The newspapers have been report
ing that Judge Marshall's majority
will be some $4,000 If it does not
each more than thrice that magni-
ude no reliable deductions from first
'eturns are warranted. His surplus
in Milwaukee alone is about 1000, in
Dane county some 3,402, in Eau
Claire county some LOO, in RiChland
county 1000, and so on throughout
perhaps ninenty per cent of the com
munities of the state. The returns
generally show that he received about
three votes to his opponents one. If
this approximately is a correct ratio,
or an average one, in all the counties,
and even one-third of a normal total
vote is cast, Judge Marshall will have
a majority close to $4,000. If the to-
tai vote exceeds a third his majority
will be still greater. A full presiden-
$4,000. The judicial vote this year
was 7,548, or considerably less than
one-half. Marshall got 5,475 and Scud-
der 2,073-MarshalI's majority 3402.
For supreme justice the city of
Monroe gave Marshall 4O8 and Scud-
der 1O2-exactly 3 to l. The towns
went at about the same ratio.
At Neenah Marshall secured 277
and Scudder 90-again about to /.
Kilbourn gave Marshall 1919 to 9 for
Scudder Kilbourn is only miles
from Delton where Justice Marshall
owns big farm. The vote therefore
is in the nature Of home endorse
ment
Columbus gave 248 for Marshall and
So for Scudder.
Fort Atkinson gave Marshall 226
and only "A for Scudder.
At Neenah, city and )wn, Marshall
received 800. Scudder 100.
Mazomanie gave Scudder SO to IS
for Marshall-one Of the very few
places in southern Wisconsin which
went against Justice Marshall.
Marshall 121, Scudder 81 was the
vote at Mineral Point.
Altoona and six towns in Eau
Claire county gave Marshall Ala to
121 for Scudder Complete returns
from Eau Claire county give Marshall
2,310, Scudder 621.
Marshall carried Beloit by 646, and
Sank county about to /.
Neenah city gave Marshall 277 and
Scudder 90, the township gave him 80
and Scudder TO- Menasha township,
Marshall 81, Scudder 7. The judicial
vote in Neenah was only about one
third as large as that on aldermen.
Poynette gave Marshall SO, Scudder
ID
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-11
Wet and Dry.

Lake Geneva went for license.
Clinton swung back into the license
column by 142 to 100.
At Orfordville the vote on the Ii
censa question was 43 for and 80
against In the town of Plymouth,
Rock county, the license question was
voted upon, and~carried for no license
by a majority of "a.
License carried in the village OF
West Salem by vote of 118 to 90
after a hard fight in which the town
was divided into factions over the
issue.
Merrimac went for license AZ to "A
and the town 81 to 3d. North Free
dom voted against license SO to SO.
License carried at Blanchardville by
one vote.
Argyle again voted against license
by II.
Saloons were voted out at Dodge
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-11
Scores of Guards

Visitors are permitted to go
through the government building be-
tween 10 and o'clock each week
day. Complete tours are made only
twice a day at 10 and at l o'clock
The length Of time required for thai
purpose necessitates this restriction.
for it requires an hour and a half
to complete a circuit of the building.
Before a person is shown around he
must write his name on the visitors
register just inside the entrance
This is required because it is desfr
able to know how many people visit
the building, and is necessary in aid
Ing to Identify people in case of &C
c1dent or fatality while in the buiId
ing. A guide accompanies each Wis
Itor or group. The formers duties are
not merely to explain and point out
the various methods of work and
things of interest, but he is also there
to watch those whom he shows
around SO that nothing is stolen.
The guides, however, are not the
only ones there for that purpose, for
there are IS uniformed guards-just
as idle as men possibly can be but
VINO manage to keep busy by starins
at visitors and examining any parcels
which the latter may chance to be
carrying when leaving the build,
ing. As if anything of value could
De taken from a printing Office Does
the government fear lest it loose a
press Or something of that sort? This
group of rs watchmen is divided in,
to three reliefs, each OF which is on
duty eight hours of ennui day.
After this period Of work has expired
each section assemblies in a room
especially arranged for that purpose.
and, after military-like roll call.
each man submits an oral reDorr.
Suffering Franklin, what a farcicar
wastel
Modern Machinery.
Nearly all of the printing is done
on the first floor. This is so for
the reason that heavy machinery
could be taken UP to higher floors
only with great difficulty. There are
hundreds of men and women at work
in the printing division. The most
modern styles of printing presses and
collateral paraphernalia may there
be seen, all bought at fancy prices,
the deals involving big scandals
Monotype and linotype machines are
there in great numbers and they are
always in use So rushed is this
division that oftentimes an addition
al night force must be supplemented
to the one which works nights the
year round. This is especially the
case during the sessions of congress.
The con sressional record, which con
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20
REFORMS IN P0STOFFICES.

Congress to be Asked to Establish a
Parcels Post-stamp Slot Machines.
Postmaster General Meyer is plan
ming many reforms. In a recent inter
view he said:
II am going to recommend to Con-
gress in my annual report the estab-
lishment Of a domestic parcels post
service, limited to ten pounds, or any
other weight that Congress will accept
five pounds, if necessary.
l am also considering the feasibili-
ty of recommending the establishment
Of some sort of postal savings bank
We find that to-day some people are
buying postal orders payable TO them
selves as a means of saving their mon
ey This shows that there is room and
need for postal savings bank which
will give the people chance to deposit
their savings.
81 will not advocate the increase of
any of the postal rates on any class of
mail matter. am considering plan
for the reduction Of postal rates be-
tween the United States and such
countries as we have direct steamship
communication with-England, Ger
many, France-from five cents per half
ounce to two cents.
We are also going to experiment
with a view of introducing postage
stamp slot machines generally. | have
been told that a machine can be made
from which fve-cent, two-cent and
one-cent stamps may be bought. This
would be great convenience to the
public.
- also have in mind virtually the
revival of the old postal notes, but
payable to specified individuals by
name. The amount will be limited
| either TO 80. so or 49,
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20
HINTS FOR FARMERS
Grass Patterned Beef.

An eastern experiment station re-
Gently finished an experiment to test
the relative cost of stall fattening
steers in the winter or simply main
tanning steers through that season and
finishing them on grass in the summer.
1t was found that by the last method
weight was produced at an average of
nearly 3 cents pound less than by
winter fattening and the grass fed
beef brought approximately the same
price as the other.
This confirms the frequent conten-
ton, says Farm, Stock and Home, that
the policy of selling yearling feeders
from farms early in the spring, a COM
mon practice, is poor economy for the
reason that grass made weight is at the
least cost, and this is especially true
when the animals are in their second
year.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20
a FORMER MORRIS COUNTY MAN
II. van Comes OF a Family

Theodore n. Vail Comes OF a Family
Noted In Electrical Enterprises.
Many Of the older residents of Nor
ristown will read with interest the fol-
lowing with regard to Theodore N.
Vail from the Sunday Call. He was
born and grew up near Brant's mill
at Morris Plains and started out in
life as a clerk in drugstore here. He
afterward secured a position in the
postoffice department at Washington
where he worked up to be the head of
the railway mail service. While in this
position he appointed a number of his
Morristown friends to good positions.
He was the first to see the commercial
value Of the telephone and resigned
his position under the government to
develop the new invention CONNER
cially, and to his efforts is largely due
the success of the telephone:
Theodore N. Vail, the new presi-
dent of the Bell Telephone COMPANY,
comes from the New Jersey family
that has been famous in electrical en-
terprise for many years. He is an in
.ventor Of fame, and was in charge of
the company's affairs in New York for
some years. He was recently married
and has been spending his honeymoon
on his yacht. When President Fish
retired, he became head of the compa-
ny with which he has been identified
from the start. His salary is 1915, 900
a year, and he has magnificent coun-
try seat at Lyndon, Vt. His first wife
died about four years ago, and his only
son about a year ago. President Vail
is a very large man, blond, energetic
and with a cordial manner-an all
around man OF affairs. The Bell Tele-
phone Company does a business of over
$50, 100000 year and is constantly ex-
tending it and borrowing vast sums
for that purpose, so the presidency is
probably nearly as responsible a posi-
tion as any that the great corporations
offer -
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-08-20
New Ice Plant.

The Shelley Hygiene Ice Company
last Tuesday sold their ice plant on
Cole avenue to the Public Service Cor
poration. The price is reported as $780,
900 and the Ice Company has until
November 18th to get the building and
machinery off the lot, the new owners
desiring only the land. This means a
case of hustle for the Shelley Com
pany They already own lot on Wa
ter street, opposite the gas works, two
hundred and twenty five feet in depth,
extending from the railroad line to the
Whippany river. On this lot stands
a double house and little shop close
to the river and temporary ice house.
The company will erect one-story
brick building for the ice manufacture
along the railroad line with facilities
for running coal into the boiler room.
The boilers in the present plant and
the engines are in good shape and
comparatively new and will be again
set up in the new works. The com
pressors very likely will be replaced
or rebuilt and a new freezing tank
will be constructed. 1t is thought
that the new plant can be erected and
in complete running order before the
spring trade begins.