The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-11
WORK PILES HIGH
FOR PRESIDENT
Will Find Accumulation Enough
to Awe Ordinary Man
When He Returns.

Washington, July l0.-Presidcnt
Wilson is getting something OF n real
vacation at Cornish. n. H., say those
at the White House familiar with the
work he is compelled to do when in
the executive offices.
White House officials and Cabinet
officers are refraining from sending
the President much material requiring
thought or attention, but when he re-
turns he will find an accumulation
that would awe the ordinary man.
1t will take him many hours to sign
the commissions to Office. to army and
i:avy positions, the letters, autographs
and documents that Will be waiting
him. If his picture could be taken be-
hind the lie of the documents that
sill be on his desk, providing they are
Al put there at one time. his body
Snd face would be concealed
In the Roosevelt administration an
old and careful White House official
estlmatSd that tho Colonel signed
his name between $4,000 and $4,000
times each year. or a total Of much
more than 100000 during his incum-
bcncy of office. Sensible legislation
and departmental organization since
that time have both reduced the mum
Der of presidential signatures neces
sary. but there has been an increase
In the number or post office appoint
ments, army and navy promotions and
other business that will keep Presi-
dent Wilson's pen at work fully as
many times each month or year as was
that of Colonel Roosevelt.
Mr. Wilson writes his name in an
easy. lowing. bold style. Signing
Woodrow Wilson," he writes thirteen
letters. colonel Roosevelt signed
~. L.
ters little more labor each time
than Mr. Wilson gives. President
Tafts 'Wm. II. Taft" brought his work
below that of either of the other two
cutting more than half on Colonel
Roosevelt and nearly half the trouble
of President Wilson. William Mckin-
ley" is the way President Mckinley
signed during his four and n half years
in Office. That gave him fifteen letters
to write.
Signs Nnme Many Times.
A President must put his name to
every mission for q postmaster in
addition to sending their names to the
Senate for action; do the same for
every army and navy officer receiving
promotions; sign the commission Of
every graduate from West Point and
Annapolis, sign all personal letters,
many autographs and hundreds of mis-
cellaneous documents. together with
fHcSSaBcS 10 congress-, All idWS pdSscu
by that body and too many otherthings
TO mention.
The signing Of autographs requested
by friends takes more time than imaG-
med Pictures OF the President are
sent to him from all parts of the coun-
try. The come from admiring friends
who are asking no other favor than
this, and the President is glad to COM
ply.
President Taft nearly always added
some friendly Inscription above his
signature-"To my good friend. with
sincere best wishes" followed by his
signature. or something else. Presi-
dent Wilson made it rule to sign
only Woodrow Wilson" and seldom
departs from that rule. For an inu-
mate friend he may add some express
sion of good will or good wishes, but
this is rare.
No Night Worker.
President Wilson has no particular
idea for disposing OF the several hun
dred documents day that must bear
his signature. He does 1t occasionally
when he arrives mt his office early in
the morning before his visitors begin
to arrive; sometimes in the afternoon
when there Is n spare minute. but not
often at night. He is not a night