Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-10-06

Posr OrrIcr DEPARTMENT, July q l~5s.
SIR: | duly received your letter Of the Sd inst,
and pNcecd to answer the iucnogatorics therein
propounded, viz:
l. Question. DO Won know Of any instance IN
which the editors of the Globe have been allowed
for printing for your Department compensation
greater than that usually paid to other printers for
printing similar 10 that required to he done by
those editors
.3nsrcrs The book printing Of the Depart
mcnt has been paid for at Congress prices. The
blanks for the Department are printed al prices
long established. No change Of prices IN the
printing executed at The Globe Office has
been made by me, but whether the prices arc IN
no case higher than are now usually paid for private
printing OF a similar character, am unable To say,
>. Question. Do You know of any instance
since YOU ha 'c been al the head Of your Depart
mont, in winch printing not properly Chafgtab.e To
the United States according to the law or the usa-
Ccs Of your predecessors, has been ordered and
pad for ont OF the public funds either TO the cd-
tors of the Globe or any other printers
.lasccr. | do not
s. Question Have any of the Offices Of your
Department been fairfield or required 10 raise funds
10 pay for public documents or speeches 10 he pub
lishcd AT the 7rc' Of TIE 6 Iohr, or elsewhere
.1nscer Never, 50 far rs know or believe.
4. Question. State generally whether any change
rs to the mode OF prices N the execution OF the
printing done for your Department has been intro.
duccd shcc you have been at its head differing
from that customary under your predecessors
.llSror. The only changes, as far as raco.cCt
are the following # was customary for printers
of post office blanks to furnish paper at a fixed
price. IN consequence of complaints ms 10 the
quality Of the paper furnished by s, Penn, lr. at
Louisville, Kentucky, ordered suitable 10 be Giln.
shod him by the Department. lie then complain
ed that the prices of printing post office blanks were
too low TO afford just remuneration to the printer
in that quarter Of the Union, without n profit on
the paper. On investigation, was satisfied Of the
fact ana ordered an adequate increase Of the prices.
II is believed that the Department gets better blanks
than before, and 3t cheaper rate, including printing
and paper.
1t was customary prior 10 ls99, to publish the
large annual Post Office advertisement in two news
papers in this city; and prior to 1855 il was custom
ary to have it inserted in the daily and tri-wceky
copies OF the paper, and pay for It in both, at tie
same time, permitting them to divide il and publish
peccmeal on different days during the week. d..
rectcd it to be published twelve times entire IN the ri
weekly [dailyl paper only, thereby making il ncccs-
sary for the printer 10 send ont extra sheet for
each OF the Twelve publications, Increasing his cy-
pcnscs and largely diminishing his profits No
addition was made TO the price, aud the az
gregate cost Of the DEPARTMENTS much THAN il
was under the old pan
These are the only changes Gas to the mode or
prices in the execution Of the printing done for
this Department since have been at its head, 80
far as rccoIcct,
Not having time to look into these matters in de-
tail these statements are made as true TO the best
Of my recollection.
This answer would have been given sooner but
for severe ndisposton during the two last days.
Very respectfully, your obedlent servant
AMOS KENDALL.