The Organization of a Lithographing Plant

The Workers in a Lithographing Plant.—Specialization of jobs and duties is as evident in this industry as it is in any other modern industry. In the designing department, we find that there are commercial designers as well as art designers. Engravers on the specially prepared limestone do the work in the engraving department. In the art department, the men employed are called plate artists. The workers in the proofing department are called the proofers; in the transfer-ring department they are called the transferrers; and in the pressroom they are known as pressmen and pressfeeders. A variety of operations is performed in the cutting, sorting, and packing department by girls and women, as a rule. In all the other departments men only are employed. Apprentices, or learners, are also found in every department of the lithographing plant where skilled work is required. These apprentices are usually young men who are planning on staying permanently in this industry. The operations performed by the various workers in the different departments will be discussed in the succeeding paragraphs.