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Show HAVE OWN PRINTING PLANT The Ninth Service Command field printing plant at Fort Douglas, Doug-las, Utah, through the use of multiple-form plates in lithographing machines, has effected large eco-nomics eco-nomics in man-hours spent in pro-, ducing required War Department form, charts and maps used by the Army Service Forces installations throughout the West. An example of the economy which annually saves thousands of dollars were indicated in a report re-port of operations for the last 20 days of October, when the agency was placed under the control of the Adjutant General's Department. Depart-ment. The report submitted, revealed that during that time 217 printing print-ing and reproduction jobs, representing repres-enting production of 1,255,100 printed pages, were turned out by the plant. The Fort Douglas plant, largest larg-est of its type west of the Mississippi, Mis-sissippi, is capable of mass production pro-duction by four seperate processes proces-ses lithography, phetostat, blue 'printing and drafting. The unit cost of each job is figured on the basis of man-hours spent, materials mater-ials and size. Four offset presses of various sizes, plus photograph, ic equipment, are used. Although equipped to produce elaborate multi-color printing equal to the most expensive commer-cial commer-cial products, the plant is limited by Army regulations to produc tion of black and white material, with the exception of essential maps. Printing of the War Depart ment standard forms in color is prohibited. |
