The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-02-20

Association met at p. m, and proceeded
with the unfinished business.
A resolution was adopted advising all pub
fishers not to patronize any paper house who
entered the field In competition with them
for job work.
Judge Hedges delivered very interesting
address to the Association.
A vote of thanks was rendered, with re.
quest that the address be published in the
Herald.
Mr. A j Fisk submitted report from the
committee on legislation which with amend
ments, was adopted as follows:
Mr.. PRESIDENT Your committee, APP
pointed to take into consideration the ques-
ton of proposed legislation affecting the
interests of the newspaper fraternity, have
had the same under consideration; that sec
ton 9S3 should read as follows: The County
Commissioners of the several counties are
authorized and empowered to contract for
the period of two years with the publishers
Of any newspaper, or newspapers, of general
circulation, published in their respective
counties, to do and perform all the printing
for which said counties may be chargeabis,
including legal advertising, blanks, blank
books, and official publications, at not ex-
ceeding the following rates:
The rate for advertising should be 50 per
folio for first insertion and 80 cents per folio
for each subsequent insertion; q folis to cen
sist of 100 words, each word and fgure to be
counted as word; Provided, that IL there is
ne newspaper published in the county, the
County Commissioners are authorized to
contract with some newspaper outside Of the
county, provided further that nothing in this
shall be construed to render illegal, or Of no
effect, legal publications not chargeable to the
county, in newspapers other than the one
holding a contract for county printing.
The paragraph in regard to rule and figure
work, In advertising, should be stricken out
For job work we would recommend the
prices given in the Kennedy bill, on page 3,
lines IS to 80 inclusive, with the following
paragraph added:
"When any number Of blanks enumerated
In the above schedule, exceeding !, 1000, shall
be ordered, the price shall be pro rata Of the
average price of the first 900. Also, county
warrants, with stubs, printed on bond paper,
s25 per 81 1000. Road receipts, special poor
tax receipts or other blanks that are required
to be numbered, 50 per 1000 additional. The
general provisions Of sections 9s4 to 99l in
elusive, SO far as they do not conflict with the
spirit and meaning of this report"
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
ANDREW FISK, Chairman.
Upon invitation, w + Sanders addressed
the association fer twenty minutes, and was
listened to with marked attention and evil
dent approval.
Upon motion, A Fisk, Of the Herald, G
@ Swallow, of the Independent, and Lse Man.
tie, Of the Inter- Mountain, were appointed
committee TO represent the association and
its interests before the proper committees in
the Legislature relative to printing legisla-
ton, in conformity to the expressed prefer
ences of the association.
A vste decided that the next meeting Of
the association should be held at Butte On
the second Thursday Of August, 1885. Mr..
Mantle rendered the freedom of that city to
the association.
A vote of thanks was given the Sheriff for
the use Of the court house the officers for
the faithful discharge Of duties the citizens
Of White Sulphur Springs for their kind in
yitation, and Colonel Sanders for his address,
when the association adjourned to meet at
the time and place above mentioned.
The attendance throughout was large, and
the proceedings of most interesting char
sion under NEST favorable auspices, and
promises in time to become power In the
land.