Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-10
him to beware Of this worse than
useless national black convention In
New Orleans.
THE CRY PRIETIKG.


this subject, because, so far as the gen
eral public are concerned, 1t Is thrown
away. Only those who are technically
up in the business can fully appreci
ate 1t. But the AUaJ0nche having gone
out Of its way, snd In a spirit which
has always characterized 1t when dis
cussing any project In which the AP.
PEAL Is concerned, because Of the vile
and contemplate jealousy which is
corroding IL more and more every
day, and because the Ledger has
chosen to reopen the subject
and has taken the AvGLGnches
mIsstatements rs correct, we deem 9
word or two on the subject proper and
pertinent. First, we will state that
article XIII OF the revised city ordi
nances bridges Digest) provides that
" there shall be a city printer, who
shall do ALL the printing ordered by
the Board, at prices to be agreed upon
before the work is DONE" In accord
ancs with this, the Mayor, by resolu-
ton Of the General Council, adver-
tised for bids for the city printing.
The APPEAL and Ledger made bids,
as follows:
APPEAL BID.
In answer to the following advertise
ment which appeared in the Appeal:
Here follows advertisement for pro-
p~Ossls,
We respond as follows:
1. We will publish the tax-list as an
advertisement at so cents per qusre each
insertion, it to be printed in paragraphs
in the following style:
"White James, owner, 2 acres, 8 lots,
block Is, Jones avenue, Jones' subdi-
vision. value 5000; State tax, 81 20;
county TAX, 81 20; interest on coupon,
81 so; railroad tax, fees OF collector, clerk
and printer, "a so Total, $40 so.
2 We will publish all advertisements
of the city, OF whatever kind or character,
for so cents per square each insertion.
8. We win publish the proceedings Of
both boards at 8 cents per line.
4s We will print all blanks, l~etteT-heads,
forms and circulars, and get up sll blank
books at the current rates. Meaning by
s. current rates - the current prices for
which such work is done in this city.
M q. GALLAWAY Y,
President Appeal Publishing Co,
In addition to the above we propose to
furnish our own reporter to report the
proceedings, in which we will print only
such documents as msy be ordered by
either board. N. @. GALLOWAY,
President Appeal Publishing Co.
PEI J. N. KEATING.
LKDGRR's BID.
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, February g, 1872.
the Honorable Mayor and Printing Com-
mittee:
GENTLEMEN-In compliance with your
call for bids to do cisy printing, I beg leave
TO submit the following:
1 propose TO publish the full proceed
and AL ordinances and advertisements at
seventy i've cents per square for first in
and thirty cents per square tor
subsequent Insertions. By the month,
square, eve dollars, each additi-
square four dOllars-eight lines
solid nonpsreil constituting q square
space. Advertisements in local columns
fifteen cents Per line. Tax list ct rates
allowed by law. ALI Job work at lowest
cash rates charged other regular custom
srs, Yours, respectfully,
E. WHTTMORE.
Setting aside the stupidity malignant
self assertions Of the Avalanche and
It's purposed Misrepresentation Of our
purpose and that Of the Ledger in
bidding for this city printing we will
come to its explanation Of our bid. /
It says Of our bid for the tax list, on
which we are 81 80 per square lower
han the Ledger:
Fifty cent? per square each insertion
there being four in SID viii reach a grsnd
otal Of two dollars per square. But If
as printers sometimes coun in
heir estimates, two squares for ssch one
q what is known as "fule and figure"
YORK, the '5Oos square" will in reality
each four dollars a square. This Is where
be laugh comes in.
Now the person who wrote this is
ither a printer and knows better and
therefore, wrote what he knew to be a
alsehOod, OF else he is no printer and
Vrote Of that of which be had only a
mattering from some one who
hOught he knew all about it, Iikeithe
'Oughkeepsie letter writer. The
writer of the above ought ITO know
.st it is to obviate and do away with
rule and figure" work that the AP-
EAL made the suggestion to para
raph the tax-list, and that, therefore,
here is no possible chance for the hy-
othetical case OF theAUaLGnche. The
ruth is, and weare not afraid oft, that
he Ledger bid in the two points Of adj
ertising and proceedings is less than
nat Of the APPEAL, but the differ
nee, Setting aside the immense dis
that separates the two journals, !
1 point Of usefulness and in I
Qence,O in the tax list more |
ian gives the APPEAL the I
Vantage. We will take the analy- 6
5 of the Avalanche, taking one t
IuaTe Of advertising at ten lines and /
hundred lines one time In each t
apeF as a basis: I
APPEAL. L
ne square, ten lines, at 5Oc.......S s 90 Z
n H.. n N =