DIVISION OP PUBLICATIONS. 623 



DEPARTMENTAL ORDERS. 



Several orders affecting the work of the division were issued during 

 the year. The first, relating to reading the Congressional Record and 

 the distribution of copies of bills and resolutions under discussion in 

 Congress affecting the work of the department, is contained in the 

 following letter: 



Department of Agriculture, 



Office of the Secretary, 

 Washington, D. C, December 5, 1910. 

 Mr. Jos. A. Arnold, 



Editor and ChieJ, Division oj Publications. 

 Dear Mr. Arnold: The special duty of reading the Congressional Record for the 

 purpose of enabling the Secretary, Assistant Secretary, and Chief of the Division of 

 Accounts to refer readily to the subjects that may be under discussion in Congress 

 affecting the work of the department is hereby assigned to your supervision, likewise 

 the receipt and distribution of the bilVs and resolutions which, under the law, are 

 furnished to the department. You will also be charged with procuring additional 

 copies of bills, resolutions, and reports thereon when necessary, and you are particu- 

 larly enjoined to restrict such number to the actual requirements, bringing to my 

 attention any requests that you may receive from any bureau, division, or office for 

 a number which, in your judgment, seems excessive. The Chief of the Bureau of 

 Statistics, under whose direction these duties have heretofore been performed, has 

 already been advised of the transfer of the same to you. 

 Very respectfully, 



(Signed) James Wilson, 



Secretary. 



This work has been performed in the index section and, owing to 

 the extra session of Congress, has been more onerous than usual. 



STTLE OP publications. 



The second in the matter of time, relating to the new Style Book 

 of the Government Printing Office, appears in the follomng letter 

 addressed to the chiefs of bureaus, divisions, and offices: 



Department of Agriculture, 



Office of the Secretary, 

 Washington, D. C, February 15, 1911. 

 Chiefs op Bureaus, Divisions, and Offices: 



The department has received copies of the new Style Book of the Government 

 Printing Office, containing instructions in regard to the form, size, style, composition, 

 orthography, etc., to be followed in the publications of the Government. This manual 

 is based upon the usage of the leading publishing houses and the preferences of the 

 executive departments, and is designed to secure uniformity and economy in the 

 publication work of the Government. It is my desire that this Style Book be followed 

 in all printing for this department, and I have so instructed the Editor and Chief of 

 the Divi.sion of Publications, to whom all details of the publication work are intrusted. 

 Very respectfully, 



(Signed) James Wilson, 



Secretary. 



The carrying out of this order devolved u])on the editori:^! section, 

 and has resulted in a somowliat more uniform style in the various 

 publications of the department, although there is still a sufficient 

 amount of variety allowed to avoid a too rigid conformity to any 

 one style and to ])ermit an accommodation to the needs of the bureaus, 

 as reflected in the illustrations and the style formerly followed in an 

 established series of bulletins. 



