The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-26
New Public Printer Reduc-
ing Force to Cut Down
the Expenses.
EDITORIAL CLERKS
PROOFREADERS NOW
William G. Conner Placed in
Charge of the Bindery For
warding Section.

Public Printer Leech's steam roller"
which was run at good speed last week
IN the printing divisions. has now reach
ed the bindery and the cost-keeping
section.
Several important changes have been
made in the bindery with a view OF re
ducing the administrative expenses and
simplifying the organization.
The positions Of three examiners OF
work IN the forwarding and finishing
section. places but recently created AT
salaries OF S1,60O per aRnum, have been
abolished, and the employees holding
them transferred TO other duties. ono
OF them. Thomas 3. Penicks, was
placed in charge Of the folding ma
chimes. succeeding James II. Speer. wE0
was reduced from $3.50 to $3.50 per day.
and made = folding machine operator.
William c. Conner was placed In
charge of the bindery forwarding divi-
sion, and P. J. Byrne was transferred
TO the finishing section Of the binderv.
John S. Kistler. head hnisher in the
bindery. and Leroy J. Gaddis. in CHARGE
OF tbs forwarding division. were reduced
TO the bench.
AbOlishes Division.
The editorial division. also an innova-
ton OF recent origin. which was located
in the office Of the superintendent of
documents. has been abolished. and the
-FOUR employees transferred TO positions
as proofreaders in the main office The
I positions abolished were held by w. s
Campbell, editor in charge at s.. 100;
Willis G. Brown, editor at S1.75O. md
J. L. Mccormick and Fred J.. Davis,
editors at Sl,62O per annum As proof
readers they viii receive $3.50 per day.
Six temporary clerks employed in the
Office OF the superintendent Of docu-
ments have been dropped from the rolls.
tho work for which they were employed
Ia wing been completed
The 100000 cost-keeping system. re-
Gently installed, is said to be undergoing
some radical notifications that Will
serve 10 simplify the methods used in
. keeping cost accounts. The new sys-
tenn Will be much cheaper. as it is
thought IL can be conducted by a small
er force OF clerks.
Employees Shifted.
IN making the change in the cost
keeping system. several Of the employees
have been shifted to other work. includ-
ing the former chief Of the division.
signed TO a clerkship in the office Of the
superintendent OF documents at "a salary
OF $1,000 per annum. Her former salary
was $1,000 per annum
Public Printer Leech has asked the
Comptroller of the Treasury for a ruiz
ing as to his authority to pay job COM
posters a higher rate than the com
positors employed on routine work An
official OF the office said today that 10
was conceded that the job composltors.
who were required 10 have special
training in their line, should have more
pay than the others. but that 1Ir. LeecE
was in dOub- as 10 the legality of the
OLD arrangement whereby they were
paid In what was thought 10 be an
arbitrary manner. Should the Treas
ury offlcia-s decide that an advance can
be paid in the case OF Job compositors
under a special rating, It is understood
10 be the purpose OF the Public Printer
F. 10 Immediately restore the former rate
or one thought 10 be adequate for the
UurDOSe.