Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-03-01
TO Mc Editors Of Tie Eua,t;-sr
RIcHMDSD, Fgu. IS 1853,

i hIchN)SD, j sD. % 1893.
IN nv remarks subject o: pr9Iic lriEloc cdaa
vncd TO show that The compensation .r,sorah an.
t'R ~" svnfsgr price ct book printing in tie city was
per UVO ems that the printers do c!latge a;
'uth IOr book work riry do for Job nrk Tia, me ave
asn Price Z" nrnlin! IN the cry, aaading book and oi
"otE Is FnFn 5U 20 55 cent?; a:. that t:n cDaacc, after
'ht investigation u the Whole sohcc ii opinion
h'l te Pubic Printer s!1Gd receive AZ least III cts more
u IN. !! ne erc'igc price nf 2iIsa:e rrlt' ng.'
20 Sustain h"s: positions, rti, principally upon ,i,f
tea'i9n" Of printers ol hIrh Standing cvi.
uehGc nc!nt" IL" committee, puosurh Doe. no So
arG Gie report c tic majority "t The ccmHi;ec (Doc. 80
''acd also strong proof that The compensation the
one rTihtn' agai".t "om cu;rslGl Iai "va! been
'd was n!r; tnc; t:c employing printers. win
~" &""i ':"as, I'M, IL pn2ie m"sim;' Il D. Reraard
T. r'i'a f'inlcr, aUi gcntienon s'lntng &rtlng
'S t- n i9r the rHrrpsc Of mtn t',c sra!"
pres i'Ne1 &c pco ri Boo. wok, composcn q. 800
ems Il nu less han 10
In's sAllGirn J. denied hy Mr H. X Eivsou in his
card r"bl.l'cd IL ,ne EHqaTs' TO which my
''e1 I" III. nj ty iiunnvcr o-..ay
On "4ec 50 .: Document NJ. 81, in !, tho
QuiaNhis "Niiai wou3i br wing take TIE public
P'inUi" or, with the understanding. taaI
s'r!c!'i not "a TAX, other wvstr i H. iialie.
the Fics.Icn ot the 7. typographical Society u RrhGiond
lh5"fad, Il would iakc IL !or less Sky nor
less lAa c"argc 'nilNi'ili= hcicye tia thcr" il
t"."S lr2 an.ng sc "a.''yIC, pGi.rs n :tirirluu
rot 10 10 wu; or loss han slxlY cents aui II any iad
lone u !Df lcsq hcT H violated hrr ,nccIi"u" In an
'wcf 10 question rIcruu!Gt ~ ,iF. t.. weiacr he had
eve seen 1ay .nci agreement, lie nd hc h.A not hc
sncw III meetings held 10 constc and dyisc some
;ltn and war informed by !pio, lag printers
fha' II vas understood aG"n- ~. cupp. NJ p.irrr-
such Should he III" minimum charge that ic hal never
charged less sEC.'
WAS informed ~ gcn .nai! u ,sc.t r spncl.b!li,
VII" was member J i!lt meeting. cmripyiug
printers a"ccI cha les t. per tnh ~
Tor press w"tI aad ita !c" the chIrurn had tcrG
al; governed by prices and Testimony
tie cnr:ni'trc said that Shepherd tie irmrt Inbic print
always charged G2 an! ihat he could
son why the puulic printing coali BE- done 10. less nov
hlr JAo Wrrrora one ~ Ic .gIes'rr priata:s
absent UE tins meeting but agreed ~ hn governed .? the
asfccntnt oi III pr sent has generally chutsei thcsr
prices, a'h CONSIDERS t;.n fair.
OG tie 3!i pd.r II document no. H. tie majority nI
cDEimc. part oi ir testimony .; rdiby 5nt say
that this statement was denied y Ii K Eg,a am! w. "
DunnGrnnt wh" -al III" understanding !ilat 20 cents
UU should hr The ,vrit ctng for book rlniiag
anc 35ctnlS nr "h w"r&. Now. supposag The statements
oI E!rsrn and DH1aa"nn "a b. dos i rIt i'
sh st:on proc. ih5t printers c'ly execute
printing ~ p-nerSric AMI iEakc rea-pnahc profit Tor
leas than ~ cts per lOu4 cm-!'
This report rGde ny gentlemen who heard nil III
evrcuce and has been nErii-h"d III seg".i n"ns aGd
this j. the first lime hcari tlis denied
either in o tnc iloIsc.
Mr.. W. W Dunuayar' gentleman Q! high character In
letter this r"1r."rd. nc bad before
":rc+ l ;gr' h.s meetings ct -. ;ii= lurnos";
'hr SAT. p:.", iZ.t; ii III. Eliys: tl'o
b. nrd rntr. aft r prices GI'ci upou, at ~"
pri"ni T. at! Pr,y r"".1.u's a"i ,a: 10
PRIMER 10 .yor Or less pT,es rnn rad
o"n AGED upon; but c could chnr@c NJ much NOR" hc
thut.'.; .roa-5.'
"rcl," r:n r,rar whi.h "l more f.ly cvpIail 'hts
a'a.'aEtn4' GUcnE TIE eG; ;lp' ing ?-n'"rs. ElgIr
rhs ruan this cvieEc and J-lcr - ..sc,
request hat v"G will publish this n ynHr next rnpor
Rcsp"y'fung, CIIASGAiN WHITE.