Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-20
PRINTING BY THE TON
Commerce and Labor Depart
ment Publications.
ACTIVITIES. FOR A YEAR
About $4,000 Publications Mailed
Every Workdsy.
EXPENDITURE OF $50, $50
Over $4,000 acquisitions Received
From Various Outside
Services.

The varied and practical activities
of the Department OF Commerce and La
Dor and it's fourteen constituent bureaus
and services are reflected in the number
and diversity Of publications the depart
ment issues annually. These reach,
through two great arteries Of distribution,
tically every class OF people in the coun-
the captains Of industry.
In this respect the Department of Com
merce and Labor occupies among the
executive departments Of the government
a conspicuous position as q publisher of
periodicals. This distinction grows out
OF the fact that the Secretary of Com
merce and Labor is required by law to
promote the commerce OF the United
States and its mining, manufacturing.
shipping. fishery, transportation and labor
interests.
Over $500, 900 Expended.
According to a report for the fiscal year
1911, submitted to Secretary Nagel by
George c. Havenner, chief of the d.
vision Of publications. of the $4,000
availsble for printing and binding
$37O.030 were expended. There was a
total of 796 publications. Of which TWEEN
ty-seven were printed in two or more
editions, while still larger number were
publications contained a total OF Al, So,
printed pages and there were 5,242, 762
copies distributed, as against S,363, 323 IN
the preceding fiscal year.
and pamphlets printed and distributed In
1911 Is due principally to the act Of June
Is. 1910. which authorized the edition OF
the Daily Consular and Trade Reports
to be increased from 10000 to 10000
copies. More than 1000 90 Of these reports
were distributed during the year.
Distribution Of Publications.
From the different subordinate bureaus
Of the department the 796 publications
issued as follows. ONCE of the secretary.
Of corporations. IA; bureau of fisheries
48; bureau Of immigration and naturaliza-
ton. 3S; bureau Of labor. IS: bureau OF
lighthouses. 81: bureau Of manufactures
$40: bureau Of navigation. 8; bureau OF
standards, 81: bureau Of statistics. 81
and steamboat inspection service. r.
The largest number, or about AZ per
cent. came from the bureau OF manufac-
lures. while the lighthouse. the stand.
ards and the statistics bureaus rank next
with about SIS each. The census bureau,
although a part Of the department. pub
fishes it's statistical results independent
ly. hence these figures do not include tn,
census enumeration summaries, bulletins
compendiums. reports, ETC.
fhirfaan
at stated periods by the department, b!
which it keeps the commercial. financial
maritime and labor worlds fully Informed
of national and International facts and
tereSted.
Statistics Of Printing.
About 1900 publications are mailed
every workday by the division Of pub
locations of the department. The aver
age daily weight of them is about 2 400
pounds. There were issued 1887 requi-
sitions on the Public Printer calling for
the printing of nearly 100000 blank
forms. $4,000 reports and pamphlets.
2, 254, coo. .letterheads. $1,000 envelopes.
81, coo circulars and DECISIONS and 3, 5O7.-
600 memorandum sheets: the making OF
aOout 2, 266. 600 index and guide cards and
folders and 5000 blank books and the
umes. OF blank forms there was an in
crease during the year in the number
printed Of nearly 2. 10000. or $40 per
cent; of reports. pamphlets. etc. an In
crease of about 2.16O, 900. or d0-18 per
cent; of letterheads. an increase OF 197. 500.
or $50 per cent; of envelopes. an increase
of II, 7CO. or 14.S1 per cent; OF circulars
and decisions, an increase OF ID. 100. or
5.63 rer cent; of index cards. an increase
Of $50 800, or 65.4 per cent, and of guilds
cards and folders, an increase Of $4,000.
or 40. Is per cent.
In addition, orders to the number of 500
were placed with the envelope contractors
for the making and printing Of about
were placed with the contractors for the
making of 1855 sheets Of special water
marked papers on when to print declara-
tions Of intention and petitions for natu-
tive safety paper on which to print GER
tificates Of naturalization.
Thousands of acquisitions.
During the year there were received
from the various outside services Of the
department 1913 acquisitions for blank
forms and 329 acquisitions for printed
stationery, and from the bureaus and
offices of the department located in Wash
ington $50 acquisitions for printed sta
tionery.
Adding together the total weights OF
the different kinds of printed matter sent
out In filling the l2.247 acquisitions from
the outside services or agencies OF the
department and the grand total gives
l8,77S packages and boxes. weighing
$4,000 pounds, or 148 tons OF which
242,47O pounds went by ordinary mail,
2S, 7Ol pounds by registered mail and "a.
$40 pounds by freight.
Out of the $4,000 expended. $3.50. 600
were for reports and pamphlets. $1,000
for blank forms and the balance Of $50,