The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-23
pUBLI PRINTING
q Cost 6raatIy Increased Under The
Present Contract System.
OFFICERS MAKE "A RAID
acapc 5Sr fE'risonersi from tho PEN
rms Are Frequent
|3sssG llae|$RIooresyiiie and szocksvii.c
I1,inlS to- no Ruilf-pnDlic Scnool
II ..Hanys NJ tho tscnc ii crs Assembly.

lefgn. Az c., June 22.-(SpeciaL)-
sass1 pA oil sprinting question Is now
sssF Special Interest In view OF the fact
SssSssI he dneeting this week OF the COM
tfse. tits not probable that the lat
sss Will award any contracts or that
bids SWlll $he asked for. In 1S91-'a3
sSa ltHs con tract price Of the printing was
HSSSA ,3s9.sand there was a bonus OF Il per
$3.50 EastoHtne State printer, the balance
ing Ito the printers. In 1895 the
$30, 03s was paid with 10 per cent
before. But in 1Sa5-'97, undo"
present ~ arrangement. $4,000 has
ss5seentpatd, all going to the State print
SgNsfa no did the work. Nor does this In
55FFplua es the bills for the laws and jour
laissof the Legislature Of 1893, the bills
saagors these not being in vet. but they Will
IS assI 1n the total Iup to something like
SS $5e. 900, making the printing cost from
IS sS 6s00o Ito SIG 900 more than under The old
The Job work will be given ous
systoS Barnes Bros. for the sake Of con
as to the larger work bids
#bey asked for, IL 1t Is thought best
ssSWhen1bids are asked for the gap ia open
ssssd Tor people who are not union printers
gSs5s sshnseEwho pay their printers only Sc
have a great advantage over
ssshSfhoseS8whos pay union wages, and the
ssEfchanceS are that not rs COED work will
done. The Code OF 1883 Is an ex-
shanples OF this fact The binding Of that
fsyass lone out of the State and half Of It
II faadGtp be done over again.
sSSs tate Treasurer Worth says that over
the sheriffs in the State will attend
asf y sheriffs' institute at Morehead City.
ssf sfsSSSupertntendentS Smith. OF the peniten-
Slary,lsays he Is willing to let the South
fern railway have some OF the space at
sHfhe northeast corner OF the peniten:iary
Agronnds Tor the Side tracks which 1t de-
sS9sssS deputy Revenue Collector J. ~ Thorn
ss&sAs8made q raid near Apex las: night
asand Scaptured a sixty gallon illicit dis
ssssT tlieTy& In opera ton and about 1000 gal
fSvHrS 40 fSrp C1<S
Ssssss: The resignation OF Colonel Meserve $
SSStristee OF the Institute for the Blind. Is
y Governor Russell
Il turns out that It was the barn Of
and not his stables. at Green's
ssaboro.sWh ich was burned Saturday night.
, sSsssss t. Ia asserted that several convcts
ESCAPED from the peniten-
gySfarms and hat the vigilance Is not
sgreat as formerly.
The M ooresville and Mocksvslle link Of
railway Is to be built to
SsSsstakeS the place OF another track between
isbury and Greensboro.
s sssfsS AZ silk mill at Salisbury is talked Of
Ssa syssheresis now only one in the State. It
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
sss Travel is unusually heavy on the rail
sssNvaYs. The number Of excursions is even
than usual.
sgss s The Durham paper box company will
Its plant and make boxes for
1.-The hosiery factories In the State
ssssSss Public school day a the Tea chers' ns-
w a.
ssssWs1i tined addresses by Superintendent
EsgSISH.SpM ebane.# Geo. Butter, J. Y. JOY
a1ar,SEG.SD. McIver. J. w Bailey and
fss H. A.t4Alderrnan Tt was stated that
sssS3sgesorth Ca rollna Is second In the Union
s@sdnSthe amount Of white !ll!teracy, spends
5sSsSlSi t66 on ach child: that the school terms
1924 weeks. and that the average
ss#syoay3ofS white tea cheers If s23 GO.
s NJ, The Rowan Knitting mills. sold under
sSSSSUrder&o9 the court have beon bought
10y "a syndicate Of Salisbury people.