The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-09-18

thing" we remarked, mot to be thought
Of" Maj. Hale's End epistle reached us
yesterday-when our space was necessarily
set apart for late local news-therefore
must be dismissed with mere mention.
Briefly hem
1st. Maj. Hale said last week:-ssYou
would have saved trouble, &C., by seek
ling information as to the cost of printing,
'snot from rumor, but from''-(the State
officers, who)-"will cheerfully give you
''an order to inspect the charges on the Pub
TIC Irtnter's books, which | will as cheer
fully permit you to do"
Ii this be not advising us to ego to the
Public Printer for information" we don't
know the meaning of words.
End. Maj. Hale says he could easily
show that no such contract was ever made
''bv Col. Polk" This we take as another
bubble. Col. Polk may not have signed
the contract because Gov. Vance signed it
as chairman of the board), but Col. Polk
got up the contract, made all the arrange
ments, published the prospectus, and con-
Quoted the whole Transaction. And we may
yet throw some further light on this bust
ness.
Sd. Maj. Hale going back to our paper of
August 2Sth flour weeks ago., wishes to
know why We spoke Of the 5000 copies
costing $50.
In the first place, we said "aJ0ut SO"
Cd. We had direct information that Col.
Folks scheme, as advocated in the meeting
of the Board when he was giving both the
editors of this paper assurances that he en-
dorsed the FARMER AND MECHANIC as al
ways called for 10, 900 copies, and that he was
authorized to print that humble if he could
make satisfactory arrangements. Sd. We
| requested our junior to call at the Public
Printers office and ask the cost. It 60
happened the edition was being worked off
| at the time. Mr.. Dowd asked Mr.. Ed
wards, (the head of the firm of Edwards,
Broughton e Co.. "What do these cost?'
(laying his hand on the pile), Mr.. Edwards
replied that the agreement with Col. Polk
was for SO. This is our juniors r~ecollec-
ton; the occurrence was a month ago. Mr..
Edwards now says he said so for 1000,
| Including postage. We cannot say whose
| recollection is correct. But as the Public
! Printer has nothing to do with sending off
| the Commissioners organ, and could not
possibly estimate his postage (Which de-
ponds on how many are sent singly or
doubly) we fail to see into it.
Mai. Hale desires us TO print sections 10
and II ot the contract existing between the
owners of this paper and the Department
of Agriculture. Matter of fact people
might ask why under the sun we should
print such an extract OF what concern
is it to the public 2 And they might also
think with US that this dragging-in of other
matters is a shrewd method of diverting
attention from the real points at issue. But
we are in an obliging mood, and will print
| sections go and H." ard one or two more:
COPIED FROM H AS DRAWN BY
COL. POLK
.'Section 8. This contract to continue in
force not less than one year, and then to be
terminated ONLY upOn sir months notice,
which can be given by either party. 1t IS
declared, houerer, to be the bono tide intent
Of both parties, on entering into this con-
tract, that it is to be PERPETUAL, unless
GIVING NOTICE."
Section 9 requires the Publishers to give
bond in the sum Of 81, 900 to carry out the
contract.
sSection 10. 1t is agreed that the said
'paper shall publish nothing contrary to
s'the interests of the Department, to be az
Judged by the commissioner"
s'Section IL. All matters designed by
1.-THE Department for publication in the
press shall first appear in the FARMER AND
'MECHANIC, except in cases where the
manager of the FARMER N MECHANIC
ssshall assent to an exception being made
s'Section II. The Publishers of the FAR
sMER AND MECHANIC shall have and do al
ssthe Book and Job Printing required fol
'the Department of Agriculture at the fol
lowing rates. (here follow the rates.)
sSection 13. The Board agrees to adopt
"and endorse the FARMER N MECHANIC
Gas its official organ"
"Section IA. The true intent of this
contract is to establish an organ in the
sinterest of the Department., and of the
agricultural and mechanical interests OF
.the State; the Publishers being at the
sole expense of editing and publishing the
sssame."
Signed by Gov. Vance, as Chairman OF
the Board. and Geo. G. Jordan for the
Publishers.
AS Maj. Hale surmised, we had never
seen this contract. 1t did not IN the least
concern us,-why should we take the
e I,,r II m Q IF was pnOnph