At the time the above mentioned report was made, rifle production was reported at 60 rifles per day. The Secretary of War reported how improved efficiencies were made:
"The most important changes are, first, the introduction of cheaper labor wherever possible; and second, the substitution as far as practicable, of machine for handwork."
Labor laws have obviously changed since then, below is how the report states the labor issue was addressed:
"To accomplish what was desired, it became necessary to replace two old foremen, several inspectors, and a number of old worn-out workmen."
Sounds like they were talking about me. Hey, I'm on vacation right now.
Back to the topic. In the beginning was the Krag-Jorgensen rifle design. It was adopted by the U.S. after requested design changes were made. It was given a new name, the same method previous rifle names were made. It became our rifle and we called it the U.S. Magazine Rifle (followed by more description). A big deal was made about it being a foreign design and the Krag-Jorgensen name was likely thrown about to emphasize this by some. Krag is a catchy name, isn't it? When pronounced wrong it rhymes with flag. How patriotic?