ABSTRACT
A judicious distribution of the employment of workmen in every kind of business, is the only means of expediting it. This observation applies very forcibly to the printing business. The work will proceed rapidly, provided the compositors stick close to their business, and there be no hindrance with respect to letter, &c., which depends on the good management of the Overseer. When forms are wrought off, and ordered to be kept standing, they are then considered under the care of the Overseer. By means of a Job Book, an Employer or Overseer will be enabled, at a single glance, to discover not only every charge that has been made upon a Job, but also for whom, the number printed, and the size and description, together with the full charge. An Overseer should be in possession of a thorough knowledge of every branch of his profession.
