Evening star., 1917-06-03
C. P. 0. WORK IS HEAVY
AS A RESULT OF WAR
Many Millions Of Extra Copies
Turned Out by Big Printing
Establishment.

Wartime work at the government
printing Office has reached large pro-
portions, establishing during the month
of May a record never before equaled
in the history Of the Office. according to
Public Printer Cornelius Ford. The pre-
paredness and war situation demanded
rush delivery on vast number OF
orders covering every conceivable class
of printing and binding, these orders
varying in quantity from 1000 to 90
000, 900 copies each. In order to handle
this extra work, in addition to the ordi-
nary 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 a continuous twenty-four-
hour run, divided into several shifts.
The first number of the Oncial Bull
letin. prepared by the committee on
public information. was issued May 10.
This bulletin makes eight pages, and
$4,000 copies are printed each day and
mailed out direct from the office.
Registration Printing Heavy.
The law requiring registration in
connection with military duty called for
very large quantities of job printing.
All of this work was prepared for post
ing in the government printing office,
and forwarded direct to the mailing ta-
bleS in the city post office. The princ1-
pal items concerned in this work were
25,000.o0o registration cards, together
with 100000 copies of certificate of
registration. certain number of each
being mailed to the sheriff of each coun-
" in the United States: other blanks
vouchers. kilograms. instructions, etc.
in connection with registration totaled
approximately 100000 copies.
The liberty bond issue required large
quantities of rush work. One million
copies of Liberty Bond" posters. print
ed in two colors. were delivered within
the space of a few days. Four million
copies were printed on what is known
as the Boy Scout poster. This poster
was printed in two colors, and is being
prepared for mailing by members of
various Boy Scout troops. Ten million
copies We're printed on circulars, ap-
plications. etc
Approximately 100000 wire-stitciled
pamphlets, varying in size from eight to
250 pages each. on matters concerning
preparedness and war were printed.
The output of the bindery during the
month was extremely heavy; in addi-
tion to many millions of copies of mis-
cellaneous work. there were $4,000
bound books delivered. among which
were: Handy Book for Enlisted Men,
10 600: Soldiers Deposit Book 10000;
Manual of Interior Guard Duty 100000:
Provisional Drill and Service Regulation,
20. 900; Manual for Courts martial 100,-
900; Small Arms Firing Manual 100000:
Health Record for Officers $4,000: Drill
Regulations and Service Manual 10000:
ARMY Regulations.' 100000: Infantry
Drill Regulations.. 10000; "Rules of Land
Warfare" 26, 900: "The Army Horseshoer."
10000; army Horse in Accident and
Disease 5000
Other Departments Supplied.
The Agriculture Department was sup
piled with many millions Of posters,
bulletins. etc, concerning food con-
servation and farming.
In addition to the printing and bind
ing in connection with the preparation
and prosecution of war. the regular
time by reason of increased activities
and the creation of new bureaus, was
produced for the departments and Con-
gress, amounting to, approximately.
edition of $4,000 copies of the Congress
sional Record. 123,O90.000 postal cards
and 100000 money order blanks.
The pressroom handled $4,000 forms
and produced 24o,oo0,000 copies: the
pamphlet bindery folded 25.0O0.o 600
sheets: the total cost of paper used dur
ing the month was $282,000, averaging
about $1,000 per day, as against about
$4,000 per day during last May. and the
wages paid amounted to 100000, being
an increase of about ss5.ooo over last
May. The public printer says:
"All employees in the government
printing Office have shown an efficient
and patriotic spirit in responding
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 or
ganization and working forces are the
best in the history of the government
printing Office.
Notwithstanding all the long hours
and rush of work, the employees found
time to subscribe. approximately, $780,
900 for liberty loan bonds"