Evening star., 1915-02-16

the highest types of the art Of en-
| craving and lithographing, and were
the products of the men in the engrav-
| ing division of the survey. IN addition
| to the program and menu, which con-
tanned as we'll parodies on popular
songs, there was book of cartoons OF
the men of the division and COM
posite photograph of all the employees
Of the division, with the photograph
or Mt kubel as centerpiece.
Mr. kubel organized the division in
l $50 and has been its head ever. since.
and has been responsible for its
growth to the present efficiency
The engraving division. United
states geological survey. was INST.
tuted February Is. $780," says the brief
history contained in the program. The
purpose was maps made in the survey
heretofore maps had been made and
drafted by this bureau. but had been
engraved and autographed by private
firms. Competition between these es-
tablishments had been keen. price levels
had been greatly lowered and with
uniformity of execution had been out
of the question. There had been vexa-
tious delays in delivery of work: but
more important. the requirements in
survey business had been developing,
involving the need of methods and
processes which would be best suited
to economically publish the Geologic
mated at 1000 units
Makes Better Maps.
THE bureau had begun making better
maps and more of them: to meet this
requirement on the one hand and to cor
rect the difficulties mentioned on the
other, the engraving division was organ
lied, and through the past twenty-five
wears has heeY enpa god in eupra Wing and
printing better maps.
During this time no fundamental
change in the method of producing the
map has been found necessary, just as no
fundamental change has been found neces-
sary in the map itself. The selection of
of topogra phic map and a base for the
geologic atlas has been well justified by
time, as has the method of producing it
by means of copper-plate engraving and
lithogra phing.
"The map of 1915 is a better man how
ever. than that of 1880. because it is
more correctly prepared and more ac-
curately engraved and Autographed,
though the cost of production has been re-
duced over one-half.
THE geological survey was not the
originator of the three-color contour map,
the larger part of the work of the en-
craving division, but it was a pioneer in
its use. and has made it the popular
map. gradually taking preferment in this
country and abroad over the old-fash-
ioned hachured, hill-shaded and tinted
map. justification of this system of map
reproduction is reflected in the scheme
adopted for the base of the international
map of the world.
Work of the Division.
THE aims and purposes of the engrav-
ing division have been to engrave and
print these maps and publications in
numbers requiring ever
increasing plant, equipment and men.
The first full years report shows the
engraving division to have been made
up of eight engravers, two pressmen,
two assistants. who. with one lthograph
press and 1857 engraved plates, occu-
pied four rooms. The complete outfit
in topographic atlas sheets was four sets
of engraved plates and 2s.750 printed
maps.
To-day, it's silver anniversary. the en-
craving division occupies the entire an
mex and part of the Hooe building. In
1914 it produced 2,75S.Ss3 prints of all
kinds and engraved 101 new maps. There
were employed 135 persons and ten
power printing presses.
Part of this great increase in output
is due to developed methods of engrav
ing. photographing, photolithographing
and chromo-lithographing which have
been introduced as the needs required
and as their advantages became appar-
ent."
Those Who Attended.
Those present were: w. L. Ashdown,
F. j. Bosse, j. A. Branson, F. ]. Bur-
rows. F. I. Cahill, p. E. Callahan, G. E.
Cleeves, E. ]. Court, F. C. Grass. F. w.
Crocker. A. S. Cudmore. L. P. Daniel.
A. Diane. H. C. C. Dismer S. p Duff1e.
John Erbach, A r. Everhart. H. A.
Farrell, NJ. S. Faunce. w. H. Gamble,
A. N. Gardner, G. H. Gates, ]. E. Greer.
H P. Grumbrecht, C. NJ. Hahn, F. Hahn,
J. E. Hayes, W. O. Hazard. L. F. c.
Heintz. E. F. Henderson. E. R. Hess. H.
L. Hogan, R. S. Johnson, ]. NJ. Kane,
H. T. Knight, X. Knight. A. Kress. E.
Kubel, H. C. Kubel, S. J. Kubel. B.
Licarione. A. H. Linsenmeyer. D. NJ.
Maclean. H R. McCabe. A. r. Meissner.
John Metzeroth. J. G. Meyer, e. G.
Mohler, T. Morrill,, ]. A. Nash, J. E.
Nicols, r. O.. Otterback. P. E. Plant, V.
E. Pohlers, P. T. Prospect. w. E. Raab,
S. r. Raby, NJ. Raphelson. Col. H. c. Rizer.
E. Romer, o. H. Rynex, C. ]. San Fellipo,
o. Schleichert, NJ. A. Schmidt, c. w.
Schroeder. E. A.. Shuster, F. c. Smith,
DR.. George Otis Smith, w. 7. Sparen
berg. j. w. Striff1er, P. Sucker. D. p.
Swope, ]. H Swope, G. H. Vogel, J. A.
Waddey. r. w. Waldron. G. T. Wilkin-
son, j. NJ. Williams. DIR. Bailey Willis.
S. E. Wolfe, C. B. Xanten, II. c. Yates
and W. Fl. York.