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Show LARGE OFFICIAL FAMILY. The Employes of Uncle Sam Exceed 370,000. Washington. The personnel of Un- ole Sam's establishment is Increasing by leaps and bounds, the grand total of all federal employes being approximately approxi-mately 370,065, against 306,141 in 1907, an Increase In the two years of 63,92'4, or 20 per cent. These and other Interesting facts are brought out in the official register, or government "Blue Book," for 1909, soon to be issued is-sued by the census bureau. The District of Columbia leads all the states and territories in the number num-ber of persons working for the government gov-ernment in this city. Arizona Is' credited cred-ited with the smallest number nineteen nine-teen whose aggregate salaries amount to $25,226. |