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Mr. Hitz. No, sir; there was a little readjustment in the lump sum, 
but there was no increase in this year over last. There was an ap- 
parent increase because the material, labor, got 85 instead of $0, but 
you took it off of the farmers’ bulletin and additional assistants, and, 
except the increase in my own salary of $500, there was no increase. 
The CHATEMAN, Yes; we only had $280,000 in 1904, Mr. Hill, was 
it not? . 
Mr. Hitz. In 1903 the appropriations were just the same, Mr. 
Chairman, as for 1904. 
The Cuarrman. You had $200,000 last year? 
Mr. Hiv. I had $200,000 last year, and I have got $200,000 this year. 
The Cuatrman. Yes; that is right. ; 
Mr. Hix. So it is an increase of 5 per cent in two years. And, as 
I say, the amount required for additional assistants, a good share of 
that will have to be to enable us to cheapen the illustration work, to 
meet the increase at the least expense possible, by enlarging our pho- 
tographic facilities; and of the other five thousand, nearly three 
thousand has got to be allowed for labor. 
The CuarrMAN. That is the second five thousand. 
Mr. Hitz. I do not expect to add a single person to the force. I 
think possibly the additional hours may help us to get through, 
though I have never had any trouble about that. My people never 
fail to respond when I ask them to work for an hour later. They 
always do it without grumbling, and cheerfully; and it was a little 
convenience to us leaving it free in that way, because we worked them 
until 5 o’clock when there was an emergency, and let them get out at 
+ o’clock when there was not an emergency. 
The Cuarrman. A year ago we allowed you to purchase a wagon, 
horses, etc. Has that been a source of economy to you? 
Mr. Hix. Yes, sir; in fact it has been more than a source of econ- 
omy. We actually could not have done the work. We would have 
had to hire men. 
The CHatrman. You used to hire, but you have found it more eco- 
nomical to do it with your own horses. 
Mr. Hitz. A great deal. Of course, there is a great deal in the 
convenience. We have it there, and we keep it very busy. 
The CHarrman. Could you not have wagons by the month, by 
contract? 
Mr. Hitt. I never thought of that. I never tried that. 
The CHarrman. A great many people job their carriages by the 
month. 
Mr. Hrut. We have this team now in use constantly for over two 
years and it is the greatest kind of a convenience. You see the mail 
work has become something perfectly tremendous. I can load seventy- 
five or eighty bags on that wagon at one clip, and it is always there 
when the material is ready to go, and we get at it; and we do not have 
to wait for a man to come and call for it; and we have go little room 
that it is a matter of great importance to us. We have hardly room 
to turn around in when we get stuff together; it must go out. 
The Cuatrman. How much are you paying the driver of that wagon ? 
Mr. Hitz. I am paying him only $50; I think he is worth $60. 
The equipment is worth $1,300 or $1,400. 
The Cuarrman. How much does it cost to maintain your horses? 
