ORGANIZATION 83 



and the Section of Classification, the chairman of which is a 

 geologist. As indicated by its title, this division classifies 

 public lands with relation to their water resources. 



Publication Branch. The Publication Branch edits, pre- 

 pares for printing and engraving, and reads the proof of all 

 publications — including text, maps and illustrations — issued 

 by the Survey. It operates the Survey's engraving and print- 

 ing plant and distributes all the publications of the Survey. It 

 also develops, prints and prepares either for publication or for 

 filing all photographs taken by members of the Survey. 



The branch is organized in four divisions, each in charge 

 of a chief who reports directly to the Director, namely : 



1. Division of Book Publication 



2. Division of Map Editing 



3. Division of Engraving and Printing 



4. Division of Distribution 



Of the 934 permanent employees of the Survey on June 30, 

 1 91 7, 174 constituted the personnel of the Publication Branch. 



Division of Book Publication. The Division of Book Pub- 

 lication, in charge of an editor, includes the section of texts, 

 in which all manuscripts are edited and all proofs are read, 

 and the section of illustrations, in which drawings and engrav- 

 ings used to illustrate official publications are prepared for this 

 purpose. 



Division of Map Editing. The Division of Map Editing is 

 charged with the maintenance of the accepted Survey standard 

 in all maps, geologic and topographic, issued by the Survey. 

 It includes a section of geologic maps and a section of topo- 

 graphic maps. These sections are regarded as a part of the 

 Publication Branch, but their work is so intimately associated 

 with the work performed in the Geologic and Topographic 

 Branches that they are in fact administered as parts of those 

 branches. 



