The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-03-18

IPWe commend to the attention of the
Press in this region, the following article ia
ken from the Vincennes Gazette. Under all
circumstances a fair bill of prices is kept up
in the Journal Office. We do Job work as
low as it can be afforded to pay us a reason
able profit and fair profit we will have on
every job set up in this office:
PRINTING AND CoMPETITIoN.-Riva it
has been said. is the life Of trade. and, indeed.
the maxim has become so common as to be
generally received as true. In one sense, it
is not only true, but actually beneficial to
trade and advantageous to community; that
is, when it stimulates the competitors to pro-
duee superior articles with the same amount
Of actual labor and cost, with fair profit for
the capital and just compensation for the
labor employed in their manufacture Of pro-
duction. When competition is carried to so
great pitch as to lose sight of a tar remu-
neration it may, III some degree. accommodate
the purses Of the fen, but, at the same time
it will ruin and depress those employed IN
producing the commodity of whatever kind or
class. Competition. thus prosecuted is an
abandonment Of principle, and a blind devo-
( ton to the accomplishment OF selfish ends re-
CARELESS of all consequences. One establish
ment. Of whatsoever kind it may be, COnduc
ted thus. in nine eases out of ten. not only OPP
presses those Immediately connected with it..
but dOesGreat inIurylO the good stlndIng and
welfare Of the vocation or cFcIt generally. de-
pressing the wages of labor and reducing the
profits, perhaps already too mCagrc, 10 still
lower scale.
This effect Of competition, we regret. ex-
ceedingly, IS making 10 stronger impression
oft ,,F,o
country, than that Of PRINTING-the last OF
all occupations that should be suffered to feel
the oppressive influence of unWarranted riv-
airy. Already. in some parts of our country,
the prices atWhioh printing IS done, will scarce
~ afford the sum actually required to pur-
chase the materials. to say nothing OF the
wages that should be given and. in justice.
belongs TO Woramen employed in executing it.
Such Il state of things should not be permit
ted, and can not nor ought not to continue
Yet while much desired reform is eudeavor-
ING TO be brought about in this respect. there
are some (uot thousand miles from this
State.) initiating The dctestabla practice OF
" bea ing dow" wages, or. as the technical
term very expressively has it, TattiRg-i. e..
working for less than the regular, published
prices, established by the craft.
These undermining operations, we believe
are wholly unculed for. The enlightened
American public are willing to support Iiber-
ally a vocation which conduces so much to
F the general 90 d; at least our confidence is
such as to induce the belief that such is the
tacl, Notwithstanding the narrow minded pol
icy Of some legislators in regard to public
printing. When we are convinced other
wise for one, we are willing 10 turn our at
tenJion TO some other business.
It's generally conceded that all honest vo
cations should yield to those employed IL then
! at least fair competence-that the 'laborel
is worthy OF his hire" therefore, let all int
rested look to this matter.