The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-11
PUBLICATION OF SURVEY.
Big Business IN Government Reports and
Maps.

Big Business in Government Reports and
Maps.
The United States geological survey
docs an extensive book and map bus
mess with the public, the sales being
made not for profit but az the actual
cost Of paper and printing. Most Of
the survey reports are distributed free
but certain others are sold The sale
publications include monographs, geo
logical folios, and topographic maps.
Topographic Maps.
Since rs organization the survey has
been engaged IN making z topographic
map Of tine United States and has pub
lished about s00 different atlas sheets
and about 200 other maps, IN all COW
ering more than one-third Of the United
States. Topographic maps are made
primarily a. basis for geologic maps
but they are valuable for many other
purposes They are IN constant de-
mand by people Of many vacations and
avocati0ns, such AZ mining prospectors
engineers antomobihsts. and hunters
They are also very generally used in
schools and colleges and ii many bu.
reaus and branches Of the governwent
service
Sales Of Maps,
Topographic maps were, by authority
Of law, first sold in 1907. when toe sales
amounted to ~. 0a57s Last year 49,
636 maps were sold, for slT4ll93. The
price Of each map Of standard size is
cents, bat loo or more maps, II in
cluded in one order, may be bought for
3 cents each
Geologic Folios.
Each geologic folio comprises De-
scriptive text one or more Topographic
maps, and one Or mere geologic maps
as well as eolnmnar or cross sections
and such Illustrations a. are required
to show clearly the geologic features Of
the region covered
The text 81 each folio contains an out
line Of the geography Of the region;
sketch 81 the topography; 4 rather full
description Of the geology. giving the
character, origin. and age of the va-
rious rocks 4 SUMMARY 81 the geologic
hiAfors and IN acrnHnt ct tha avail
able mineral resources including water
resources. surface and underground
Pocket Edition 81 Folios.
Formerly these folios were published
only ia folio form about Is by 90 n
ches hut owning 10 the demand for
a smaller size the survey has recently
adopted an octave or pocket form and
viii hereafter priat all folios ii both
forms. The octave 81 book form viii
slip readily into a goods coat peck
Ell. Tine price Of each folio Of the larg
er form, unless i contains an excep
tionally great amount 81 matter. Il 25
oents that q the book form Or pocket
edition, win hereafter BE- 80 cents. For
wholesale lots Or orders amounting to
at least IS net the prices are Is and
go cents. respectively. Last wear u.s..
$50 folios were sold for s8,l752O.
List Of Publications
A list Of the publications Of the sur.
vey can be obtained BY applying to
The director at Washington This list
includes an index that affords means
of finding the numbers and titles Of
reports on particular subjects on areas
or Of determining the areas. state, Or
materials that have been covered by the
surveys work Fnll information con
corning the area covered BIZ the maps
and lolios published 10 date. with tie
schedule Of prices. can also be obtained
The surveys publications now include
30 annual reports. 50 monographs, 81
professional papers AZ bulletins, $50
water-supply papers 25 reports Oh min.
eral resources OF the United States, lTo
geologic folios. and 1000 topographic
maps
Postal cards announcing new pnbliea-
tions viii be sent every month to all
who may apply for them.