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Show GOOD MAP ENGRAVERS SCARCE United States Geological Survey H Would Like to Ge.t HH Some flflkr No finer maps aro mndo than tho B Jngraved topographic atlas sheets of J the United States Oeologlcal Survey, flfl) ' In hecurncy of detail as well as In flflj mihllty of printing the Survey aa- j Berts with llttlo foar of contradiction flflj thnt Its maps lead all others whore J ever printed Great advances have flflj been mado in recent years In -various flflj phases of tho printing art, but for flflj lino mtip work, strange as It may flflj Bcer.i no process hag yet boon found flflj equal to tho original band engraving flflj which Is still essentially tho samo flflj process that It was generations ago. flflj Tho skilled copperplate engrnvor who flit cute on his metal base tho thin lines flflj which reproduce tho mhp is as neces- HflJ sary now as ho was during tho mid- flflJl die of the last century Not every fljT ono can bo a successful engraver. It flfljV requires a flno touch nod a good eve. HflV An announcement recently male r.y It .gBfc. tho c,v" 8erT,C0 commission Indl- flflj flflBvHflk the Pro'eo'ien of copper- flflj JhBBBBBBk engraver Is by no means over run Tho Geological Survey wont competent map engravers nt salaries ranging from $3 n day when nctuolly employed to $1,000 a year nnd Is lmv lug difficulty In finding applicants to compcto for tho positions. No tegular tegu-lar examination Is required, but samples sam-ples of work, properly authenticated, must bo submitted. Tho Chief Engraver En-graver of tho Survey nt Washington will bo glad to hear of nnyono who wnnts such a Job nnd who can mcasuro mcas-uro up to tho high standnrd of engraving en-graving work required. May 0 Is tho dato set for picking tho right men for tho places. |