St. Paul daily globe., 1895-09-22


OF S6S0. 35, as follows:
250 note circulars ............. 2 50
2,5O0 platS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 20
250O official statements s 10 90
loo Letter circulars ........ 50
l.VOO note circulars ........... 8 70
500 statements. Observation-Disclosures. 80
1,UOS NO. u white envelopes. ........ 90
~ ~ cIculdTs ..-.--.....--........... 10
III circulars Observation-Disclosures. 90
60 historical volumes bound. .. 30 90
200 proposals for coal .. 10 90
LOCO embossed note heads ......... so
SM oiuerS .......-........-....... co
$500 circulars, 10 kinds. Al 50
Two books bound ................ so
Nine books bound ........... 90
20 20 pIOcldIndllohS .-..........----.. 10 %
3O0 letter circulars ............. 80
LOCO letter circulars .......... 80
1,VVU pamphlets OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81 90
1,5C0 No. 6 envelopes ... 5 90
LOCO letter circulars - 20
Two reamS paper and ruling 50
$50 certificates to banks.. 35 90
200 note circulars .... 80
9UO 6z2 envelopes ........-......... ! so
2,OO0 letter heads .......1 Is 90
300 tax circulars ........ 80
LOCO No. 6 envelopes .. 90
LOGO Qttho.) engineers licenses. so 60
100 statement blanks .......... 10 90
100 statement blanks 30
100 statement blanks Z 10
100 statement blanks - Z so
LOCO vouchers Qitho), bound - Is 90
5OO storage house licenses ...... y 80
1900 No. 6h white envelopes. Is 90
: 5'Uo 0oo IIseachers reports -.-.-;.-...- 80 90
1900 teachers term reports . 90 90
one stumpage record ....... u 90
,,1otdI .;;.--.-........-...-.--.- S6S3 20
Now a nice question arises: From
what fund was the money taken by
vrrhin
folks say the secretary of state, through
his expert printer, has been drawing
on fund of $4,000 that was to be
available Aug. 1 to pay for printing
contracts let in June, but the G 10 b 9
has no proof of that at hand. At any
rate 1t is reported that printers who
secured contracts then have not yet
received any money: and it is as
serted that this would not be the case
If the $4,000 fund were not exhausted.
The fund available Aug. 1 was for gen.
eral state printing, while nearly all of
the items in the above bills are for
census bureau blanks and supplies.
Then there is another question:
Smith & Harrison are the state print,
ers on contract, with large per cent
off gross amount A member of the
firm has admitted that they were con-
vinced they were not entitled to census
bureau work under the contract. Yet.
he said, they were perfectly satisfied.
1t is not an unfair supposition then,
that the contract rates have been prac-
tically suspended. for the time being,
and the printers are charging emer-
gency prices. Well posted men say
such a state of affairs could not have
existed nnder the administration of Da-
vid Ramaley as expert printer. Pre-
vailing commercial rates was the rule
applied to all bills by him, and none
other were ever allowed. Expert Print
er Stevens has. seemingly, been too
much rushed to closely scrutinize the
bills presented. The official O. X has
been easily forthcoming, and the IA
vored firms have realized handsomely
for their work.
Despite his rush. Mr.. Stevens has not
been able to thus far get the laws of
last session in shape for the printers.
Up to date they are only about half set
up, but within few days the expert
has been crowding Brown, Treacy &
Co. to put on more men. All summer
this important work has been allowed
to drag, through the neglect of the
ShoNSC CAPCAl1 eto diiSSSb. WIZ
has been more congenially engaged
than in arranging tiresome statutes for
the printer. In years past the laws
have been ready for distribution in
August. Those who want copies will
be In luck if they get them by Christ
mas, this year. To prepare the index
for these laws, and do it properly, is
no light task in itself; and unless he
makes better showing of working ca
pacity. than he has heretofore ex-
hibited the state printing expert will
not make brilliant record as public
official.