The Washington herald., 1908-01-01

Public Printer Charles A. Stnings. who
mas direction over the Government Print
ing ONCE, the largest establishment of it's
kind in the United States, has been in
office, according 20 his own statement,
about one month more than two years
What has Public Printer Charles A.
StilIiugs, who has said that his motto is
Get out the work, done in those TWEEN
ty-hve months?
Mr.. Stillmgs has curtailed the expenses
Of the Government Printing ONCE. Dur
ing the first year in which he had charge
he lowered expenses something like $780,
CO0 During the present year-which end
ed June 80. 1907, but which viii not be re-
ported 10 Congress for some time yet-he
said that he expects to lower expenses
something like SSO0.000
AIR. StIngs has installed The Audit
System. The Audit system. incidentally,
has been interested as a bidder, through
an agent. on contract for supplies. The
authorization for the installation of The
Audit System is TO be found in the sundry
civil appropriation bin passed last year.
In that bin there lis a phrase running like
this: For The purchase and installation
OF, and instruction in, cost audit, and in
ventory system
SIR. Sullings has done many other
things. but among them all these two
stand orr far above the rest-
Hany Men Lose Places.
In curtailing the expenses Of the office
Mr.. stnlings, according TO one Of the en-
ployes of The Audit System. has dis
charged more than LOCO persons.
Laying aside the question Of how Mr.
Sullings discharged these employees,
which he. no doubt, had a right to do
under the civil service laws, he having
said to a reporter from The Washington
Herald that most OF them were ..incom-
peteHt." or at least not needed in the
office. little computation is interesting
With the first report Of the Public
Printer, given out and sent to Congress
IN the early days of December. 1905. after
Mr.. Stillings took his Office. ne had but
little 20 do, as he had assumed charge
but few days previous to the issuance
Of that document This report. therefore.
was practically the work Of Mr.. Stinings'
predecessor.
In this report, which was for the fiscal
year ended June So 1893, it is stated that
A,2SI5S.66 was expended for the pay Of
employees. In the report for the fiscal
year ended June 80 l906-during which
time Mr. StIlings had complete sway
the pay Of employees amounted to ST.
OU,2SI92.
Mr.. Sdllings saved, therefore, on this
item $2l02O7L Again. in the report for
1895, the expenditures for paper amounted
% SS24,94054. while for 1906 the same ma
terial called for but S727, 1885,. In buy
ing paper, Mr. Stilings saved, therefore,
$96.376.5S
Again. in the 1865 report it is shown
that $9l6.77943 was expended for the pur-
chase OF material and supplies, other than
paper For 1906, for the same material.
Mr. Sullings expended S7l16l6.92. His
saving in this particular. therefore.
amounted 10 $205, 172.51
Once more, ia the 1895 report 1t is stated
that SSj6.5252s was expended for Iitho-
graphing and engraving. For 1906 the
amount was aS.MG59 The saving was
a7S50S70.
Reduced Expenses 500. 900.
Excluding all small items. Of which
there are several but which amount 10
comparatively little, Mr. StiIiings there
fore reduced expenses to the amount
roughly, Of 100000.
Speaking to a reporter for The Wash
ington Herald, Mr.. SdIline~ said thai he
reduced expenses during his first year
just about }6o0.010
In the time that Mr.. StilIings has been
the Public Printer, according IN an em-
ploye Of The Audit System-fts vice nraei-
dent, in fact-he has DISCHARGED some
thing like 1850 persons. One t7ouesnd +.
several hundred below the actual numbar
named by the man who gave this ipfor-
nation Offhand, bat il is safe eeti,,ota
Many of these people, dischsrq.a h,,
time he assumed charge of the offica j.,
November. 1905, and the time he made his
first report-for himself, seven months
later. or June. 1896. CThe report spoken
Of was made in December. 1906. but deal,
only with the Office until June "a
pTecedingD
Basing an estimate Of the number dis
charged before the 1906 report was made
therefore, at 500. and putting their average
yearly compensation at Y000 il is seen
ihst AIR Stiilings must have saved for
the gOvernment during that year of 1886
al least $590000 in salaries.
In the preface TO his report for 1906.
Mr. stiilings. ever his own signature.
SAYS 'hat the gradual elimination of the
undesirable element Gin the Government
printing ofhcel is raising the standard of
individual product sc
Virtually he admits. i'm this paragraph,
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