The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-01-27
THE PUBLIC PRINTER
CALLS FOR ECONOMY
URGES CONGRESS STOP FREE
DISTRIBUTION DOCUMENTS.
$500, 900 WASTE A YEAR.

WASHINGTON, d. C.-George n.
Carter, public printer, renewed his
recommendation to congress today
that it stop the wasteful free distribu-
ton OF government documents and
put substantially all OF them on sales
basis
Last year Mr.. Carriers report con
tanned vigorous denunciation OF the
congressional laxity in causing mil
lions of copies OF government publlca-
tions. ranging from small pamphlets
costing only a cent or so to large
hound volumes valued at a dollar or
more. to be wasted He declared that
$4,000. 900 copies OF publications have
been wasted in free distribution by
congress and the departments in 10
wears at loss OF not less than $780,
600 year.
Over Billion Post Cards Printed.
at is respectfully suggested" Mr.
Carter said in his annual report that
congress could set an example by end
ing the free distribution OF the motley
i array OF publications, other than the
CONGRESSIONAL Record and Directory,
that are now allotted to all members
alike without regard to the interests OF
4beir respective states and districts"
Reviewing the output OF his depart
ment, which is the largest printing
plant in the world, Mr.. Carter SAID
that 1.253,073,1S0 postal cards were
printed, the largest output Tor any
wear except 1921. To produce the vast
number OF cards, two big presses
number OF cards two big presses
every working day, turning out cards
at the rate Of $500 a minute. Millions
Of other forms made the postotflce de
partment one OF the plants best Gus
toners.
One of the tasks OF the printer was
10 turn out 40.240000 forms required
to put the soldier bonus into effect
Nearly 100000 Farm Bulletins.
For the Department OF Agriculture
oS38.O27 farmers bulletins were print
ed during the year, four-hfths OF
which were distributed by members
Of congress to their constituents.
The civil service commission had
3O43O00 examination announcements
printed TO arouse interest in govern
ment Jobs. The department OF labor
ordered 100000 immigration identifl-
cation cards and 100000 ship mani
tests The veterans bureau had 2,OO0,-
900 premium receipts printed.
Congress was not backward with ITS
printing requirements, either. The
printing of the Record and Journal
To keep the wheels OF legislation
grinding 1854 bills were printed dur
ing the wear, one OF these bills alone
making a volume OF 400 pages.
Committee Hearings Cost $226,530.
The printing of committee hearings
in the fiscal year 1924 cost S22o,o5O
for the 5000 pages OF testimony on
one subject or another which con
gressional investigators had preserved
in the archives OF the capitol The
hearings on the investigation OF Attor-
nev General Daugherty made 5,4lo
printed pages and cost Sl2,oOo Tor the
thousand copies ordered. The Teapot
Dome hearings filled 1879 pages and
cost $14,18l fer the printing OF l|0O
copies.
The treasury department ordered
94,12O000 income tax blanks, the us
ual annual quota, and to encourage
the taxpayers to be thrifty the sec
retarv OF the treasury had l6,SS2, 900
savings leaflets printed for distribu-
ton last year.
Along with these orders came requi-
sitions from the department OF COM
merce for 3,750,000 birth and death
certificates