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The warehouseman should be a man sober and upright, and thoroughly
competent to the business, on whom entire reliance may be placed,—one who
will act upon the principle of making his employer’s interest the end of
all his action. The employer or foreman should frequently look to the
concerns of the warehouse, and see that all the work is forwarded with
despatch and accuracy.
The warehouseman should be provided with a book, termed “The Warehouse
Book,” with pages annexed, on the following plan, and about the size of
foolscap quarto:—
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|BUTLER’S NEW AMERICAN ARITHMETIC. (NO. PRINTED, 5000.) |
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| | RECEIPT OF |NO. OF |TO WHOM | |
| DATE. | PAPER, AND OF |COPIES |DELIVERED, AND |FOR WHOM. |
| | WHOM. |DELIVERED.|RECEIPTED FOR. | |
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| | | | | |
|1878. | | | | |
|May 3. | 43 reams of E. C.| | | |
| | & P. H. Warren. | | | |
|June 8. | 40 ditto. | | | |
| ” 24. | | 2500 |Speel & Co. |J. H. Butler|
| ” 30. | | 2000 |R. Eyelet, binder.| & Co. |
|Aug. 4. | | 300 |Paul Picot. | ” |
| ” 5. | With waste | 230 |Wm. Crouse. | ” |
| | | ---- | | |
| | | 5030 | | |
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When the paper is brought, the warehouseman should at once compare it
with the bill of delivery, and, if right, enter the quantity immediately
into the warehouse book. The number of printed copies delivered to the
binder or publisher should also be entered, and his signature be taken at
the time of delivery. This plan will prevent disputes with the bookseller
or author relative to the receipt of paper or the delivery of sheets.
Having entered the receipt of the paper, the warehouseman should then
write on each bundle, with red chalk, the title of the book it is to be
used for, and remove it into a convenient part of the warehouse, or into
a store-room provided for that purpose.