NUMBER SAlary Rate 6. Publication Branch.-Cont. 3. Division of Engraving and Printing.-Cont. 1. Engraving and Printing Section.-Cont. Map Printer I $1,020.00 960.00 APPENDIX 2 CLASSIFICATION OF ACTIVITIES EXPLANATORY NOTE The Classifications of Activities have for their purpose to list and classify in all practicable detail the specific activities engaged in by the several services of the national government. Such statements are of value from a number of standpoints. They furnish, in the first place, the most effective showing that can be made in brief compass of the character of work performed by the service to which they relate. Secondly, they lay the basis for a system of accounting and reporting that will permit of the showing of total expenditures classified according to activities. Finally, taken collectively, they make possible the preparation of a general or consolidated statement of the activities of the government as a whole. Such a statement will reveal in detail, not only what the government is doing, but the services in which the work is being performed. For example, one class of activities that would probably appear in such a classification is that of "scientific research." A subhead under this class would be "chemical research." Under this head would appear the specific lines of investigation under way and the services in which they were being prosecuted. It is hardly necessary to point out the value of such information in planning for future work and in considering the problem of the better distribution and coordination of the work of the government. The Institute has it in contemplation to attempt such a general listing and classification of the activities of the government upon the completion of the present series. CLASSIFICATION OF ACTIVITIES I. Topographic Survey 2. Geologic Survey 3. Investigation of Mineral Resources 1. Metalliferous Deposits 2. Non-metalliferous Deposits 3. Coal 4. Oil and gas 4. Investigation of Water Resources 1. Mineral Resources 2. Production of Mines and Quarries 3. Imports and Exports 7. Scientific Research 1. Chemical 2. Physical 3. Geological 4. Methods of Flood Prevention and Drainage 8. Publication 1. Topographic Maps 2. Geologic Maps and Descriptive Text 3. Description of the Mineral Resources of the United States 4. Papers on Geological and Related Subjects 5. Papers on Water Resources 6. Miscellaneous 9. Operation of Engraving and Printing Plant APPENDIX 3 PUBLICATIONS Topographic Maps and Folios and Geologic Folios The topographic maps and folios and the geologic folios issued by the United States Geological Survey may be obtained from the Director of the United States Geological Survey, Washington, D. C. A large pamphlet, issued by the Survey, entitled "Topographic Maps and Folios and Geologic Folios" contains a list of all the topographic maps and folios and the geologic folios. A list of the geologic folios is also contained in a Survey publication entitled "Publications of the United States Geological Survey." The Survey publishes a set of "index circulars" which show the maps and folios completed for different regions of the country and the stages of the work in areas for which maps and folios are in preparation. In addition the Survey has prepared a circular which gives a list of the maps which illustrate various physiographic types and a general circular in regard to the geologic folios. Topographic Maps and Folios The topographic maps and folios published by the Survey fall into three classes: 1. Topographic Atlas Sheets 2. Topographic Folios 3. Special Topographic Maps Topographic Atlas Sheets. Under this title are published by far the greatest number of topographic maps. The price of each standard atlas sheet is 10 cents. Topographic Folios. Three topographic folios, consisting of separate topographic atlas sheets, assembled to illustrate types of topography, have been published. No others are projected. The price of two of these folios is 25 cents each. The price of the other folio is 50 cents. Special Topographic Maps. These usually consist of several topographic atlas sheets or parts of sheets combined on a single sheet, sometimes on a larger or smaller scale than the regular sheets. Geologic Folios The geologic folios published by the Survey fall into three classes 1. Geologic Atlas Folios 2. Geologic Atlas Sheets 3. Special Geologic Maps |