The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-04
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In no other form of printing the beautiful sort and yet strong effects in black and white be obtained as in steel engraving. The introduc ton Of cheap mechanical process work has super seded the beautiful creations of master en- graver commercially, and we find the art limited to the engraving of securities as applied in the governments bureau of engraving and printing"
 In the engraving division of the big shop the work is so divided and classified that the engrav- CTS individually become skilled in particular branch of the art Therefore, it is that they are classified as portrait, script, square letter and ornamental engravers. When the classification and division have been made each workman Is made to conine himself to his own speciality. and so it is that he becomes extraordinarily expert The result of this system is that not only better execution is secured, but much greater amount is turned out in given time and what, of course, Is Of much greater importance, increased safety for Uncle Sans belongings is obtained.
 Everything which is issued from the engraving department of Uncle Sans bureau combines evi- dences of the individual skill and characteristics of a number of men. Inasmuch the handiwork of several men appears upon each plate, it readily can be understood how difficult thing it is for any one engraver to make perfect reproduction of one of these plates. The combination of differ ent styles of workmanship, all excellent, on a single plate makes counterfeiting one of the most difficult things possible
 In the halls of the bureau specimens of the work to be and examples of the money shown in different stages of the progress of the work No Is allowed to see the engravers at their work It is absolutely necessary that the plates should be guarded against theft, and 1t is that they under watch all through daylight hours, and at night they are safely placed within great vaults. One curious thing is to be noted, the government never prints from the original plate. duplicate of it is made and this is used for the printing. If this were not done and some thing should happen to the plate first made, it's place would have to be taken by one, and even if the skill of the engraver should produce almost exactly like the original, it would at best be only a copy of it, and anything that printed from the new plate would in way be counterfeit provided. of course, the original plate had been used for printing purposes.
 Visitors to the bureau are shown the printing of the notes. There six seven hundred ployees engaged fin this work The paper is silk hbered material and the process of it's manu- facture is saeguarded, because it must be kept as a trade secret. Anyone who is found with paper of this kind in his possession imitation of it is a volater of the law
 All of the printing is done on hand presses. man with woman assistant are at e" ch press There four notes to each sheet, and each pressman turns out about five hundred sheets day printed side only most careful count is kept of the sheets The counting is done by several persons and after it is done the notes are sent to numbering machines. where blue ink is used to mark the series letter and each notes number.
 Every day in the year except Sunday stse conveyance goes from the bureau of engraving and printing to tn treasury department, carrying its