The Empire County argus., 1854-04-22
STATE PRINTING.

STATE PRINTING.
That our readers may form some idea of the gnude
of the printing swinde which being allowed go
append the at which the work is done by Geo
Kerr & Co.. per contract of Fitch, Geger Co.. appTo
we'd June IOth 1852
Composition in English, per 1000 ems, $3.374
do Spanish, do 80
Rule work in English do $50
do Spanish, do 400
Figure work in English do $50
do Spanish do 400
Rule and figure work, English, 4.50
Bills and other Documents printed like bills,
in orcn lines like bills, 3.371
Press work per token, 2,G5
Certificates circulars receipts and other blanks for
the several Departments of State, per ream, $500
Rule work on same. 2cr qlure. extra. 90
Rule and figure work came, per quire, extra, 10
Figure work Dcr Gurc, 80
Marginal notes, per page, 90
Folding per page, Oh
Stitching per page, Oh
Blue covers pcr M re- 00i
The have been paid for nearly two years and
the composition in some instances have been charged from
two TO Eve times. As Illustration, would state that
the printing Of The Governors last annual Message for the
Assembly alone. q 900 copies beeve) cost somewhere
in the ncrhDohood of $780, while the folding and stitch
ing the same document amounted to $400 We pre-
sumo the Senate paid the prices We have heard it
stated by who in position to know. that the net
profits on the State printing about $500 per day The peo
present Public Printers and if the Senate decides there is
TO be no change Of prices the should be transferred
to other hands, and like the State Capital, should be kept
moving until every Printer in the State has chance at it,
We are ant-monopolists in this well in many other
mat crs and if ''nantst destiny has decrecd that the
printing swinle is continue claim to have chance
at it as well big sleek and fat brethren Of the cities
The fact Is the country presses do the efficient political
labor and the country electors do the majority of the voting,
and paying CT the of the State and it i no moro
than right that country Offices should have proporonae
benefit of The state Printing and although opposed to
combinations 10 gwinde the public, would propose to
or brethren of the country press unite, and send to the
State Capital such avalanche Of opinion as will cause
our Legislators to provide for the printing at reasonable
rrlccs compel them to distribute it equally as may be
to each and every Office in the State
The publishers of the county papers deserving as
those Of the city press and for ntegythc comparison
will be against them; besides this. they are more re-
moved from the coruptns influences which surround the
city press and therefore independent and manly
in their tone They contend for the principles they advo-
m from convictions of right not for the amount Of dollars
and cents it will bring the pockets of those engaged and
therefore do not trim their sails in pira tica manner as
DO some Of our city contemporaries,
We repeat If the ewndle is to be continued, we go in
for having it divided among the country papers The city
press have had it long enough. Who will second this
move!
The House has passed bill providing for thc election of
a State Printer and materially reducing ho prices 1t
with the Senate to stop continue the printing abuse,
about which much fault has justly been found
Will the subject Of printing, would suggest, as
there three Democratic papers in the county, each
anxious to serve the dear people, that the county print
ing be let the lowest bidder In this arc
as dsincrested candidate for office, and shall urge the
matter dsineredly and parotcaly that interesting
class of bipeds and expect cotemporare acu
ated by the patriotic motives that We love
the peoplehey love the people. There is certain class
of printing to be DONE and thnit would be cmineny
Democratic to let it ont by contract We snail recu
to this subject again, qoco ten.