The Colorado statesman., 1917-06-30
UNCLE SAM SETS
PRINTING RECORD
Governments Big Establishment
Turns Out Vast Amount
of Work.
WAR IS CAUSE OF INCREASE
Press Room Produces 24o,ooo,0oo
Copies of Posters, Pamphlets and
Other Publications In
One Month.

One Month.
Wartime work at Uncle Sans print
Ing office has reached large proper
tions, establishing during one month
a record never before equaled in the
history of the office, according to Pub
lie Printer Cornelius Ford. The pre-
paredness and war situation demanded
rush delivery on a vast number of or
derS covering every conceivable class
of printing and binding, these orders
varying in quantity from 1000 to 25,-
100000 copies each. In order to han
die this extra work, in addition to the
ordinary current work for congress and
the various departments and bureaus
of the government, the working forces
were augmented to some extent as
rapidly as possible, and all divisions
put on what is practically continuous
24-hour run, divided into several
shifts.
Registration Printing Heavy.
The law requiring registration in
connection with military duty called
for very large quantities of job print
ing. All of this work was prepared
for posting in the government print
ing office, and forwarded direct to the
mailing tables in the city post office.
The principal items concerned in this
work were 25,000,000 registration
cards, together with 19,00O000 copies
of certificates of registration, certain
number of each being mailed to the
sheriff of each county in the United
States; other blanks, vouchers, tele-
grams, instructions, etc, in connection
with registration totaled approximate
ly 100000 copies.
The Liberty bond issue required
large quantities of rush work. One
million copies of Liberty bond posters,
printed in two colors, were delivered
within the space of few days. Four
million copies were printed of what
is known as the boy Scouts" poster.
This poster was printed in two cOlors,
and was prepared for mailing by men,
bers of various Boy Scout troops. Ten
million copies were printed of circu-
lars, applications, etc.
Approximately 100000 wire
stitched pamphlets, varying in size
from to 250 pages each, on mat
tiers concerning preparedness and war
were printed.
The output of the bindery during the
month was extremely heavy. In ad-
dition to many millions of copies of
miscellaneous work, there were $780,
900 bound books delivered, among
which were: Handy Book for En-
listed Men," 10000; Soldiers Deposit
Book" 10000; manual of Interior
Guard Duty" 100000; Provisional
Drill and Service Regulation" 10000;
manual for Courts-Martial," 100000; /;
"Srnall Arms Firing Manual" 100000 /;
"Health Record for Officers" 25,0OO;
"Drill Regulations and Service Man
ual," 10000; army Regulations" 30
600; "Rules of Land Warfare" 26,-
600; "The Army Horseshoer," 10000;
"Army Horse in Accident and Dis
ease" 5000; Infantry Drill Regula-
tions," 10000.
Other Departments Supplied.
The agriculture department was
supplied with many millions of post
ers, bulletins, ETC., concerning food
conservation and farming.
In addition to the printing and
binding in connection with the prepar-
alton and prosecution of war, the regu-
lar current work, unusually heavy at
this time by reason of increased activ-
tiles and the creation of new bureaus,
was produced for the departments and
congress, amounting to, approximately
100000. This work included daily
edition of $4,000 copies of the Congress
sional Record, 100000 postal cards
and 100000 money order blanks.
The pressroom handled $4,000 forms
and produced 240,00000O copies; the
pamphlet bindery folded 25,00O,00O
sheets; the total cost of paper used
during the month was $2S2,000, averag-
ing about $1,000 per day, as against
about $4,000 per day during the same
month last year, and the wages paid
amounted to 100000. The public
printer says:
'All employees in the government
printing office have shown an efficient
and patriotic spirit in responding
cheerfully to the extremely heavy de-
mand made on them by the long hours
and hard work necessary at this time,
and great credit is due them for the
splendid showing made by the office.
1t is my firm belief that the present
organization and working forces are
the best in the history of the govern
ment printing office.
Notwithstanding all the long hours
and rush of work, the employees found
time to subscribe, approximately, $780,
600 for Liberty Loan bonds"
Lime Output Increased.