The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-17
WHAT THINGS COST
investigators at Guthrie Go
Into Printers Bills.
SCHOOL FUND DEPOSITARY
Asks to Consult Counsel--ln
the Auditors Office.
SCHOOL FUND DEPOSITAR'

Guthrie, o. tt, Feb. 16.-Cspecial)-The
joint investigating committee had before
it George E. BiIingsley, president of the
Capital National Bank, and Frank Greer,
manager of the State Capital Printing
company. Mr. BiHingsley testified that
the deposits Of the school land board were
carried at his bank in varying sums rang
ing from $4,000 to $4,000, as near as he
could guess. Lately about $4,000 Of these
funds had been transferred to the West
ern National bank of Oklahoma City. The
witness was asked to state IL the banks
paid interest on these school land deposits
and his reply wa that he could not answer
the question without examination of the
banks books, and he further expressed
desire to consult his attorney before dis
GUESSING the relations existing between the
bank and its customers The committee
acceded TO this request and the witness
was excused until tomorrow morning.
Frank Greer was asked TO tell what he
knew about the territorial printing con-
tract He denied that he had done any
territorial work under the Hoffman q
Blincoe contract, but he had performed
work which was voluntarily rendered him
by different officials. A list of such work
and the prices were submitted to the COM
mittee.
IT. X Tingle and Joe Quien, the expert
printers who were designated by the COM
mittee to compute the cost of the official
reports recently printed, submitted par
tiaI report Their estimates were based
on the terms named in the Hoffman &
Blincoe contract; also what the same
class of work would be, furnished to in
dividuals. According TO their estimates
the printing of 800 copies of the governors
report concerning territorial contracts
should have cost not more than $63,I1,
under the terms of the printing contract;
the same work could be done for a private
individual for $50. Five hundred copies of
the school land secretary's report ought
not to cost, under the contract, more than
10, and private individual S35. The
report of the livestock sanitary commits
sion, cost under contract rate estimated
at S3S. SO; cost of same to a private indivjd-
ual, $50. Report of the attorney general
of same to private individual $40. Report
of territorial treasurer, estimated cost I'M
der contract $1O9.1S; cost of same to a pri-
vate individual $50. Printing of the gov
ernors message, estimated cost under the
contract S949O; cost of same to a private
individual s65. Report of adjutant general
estimated cost under contract $136.20; cost
of same to private individual $S5. Re-
port of educational institutions, estimated
cost under the contract S1S5S5; cost of the
same to a private individual S125.
The experts appointed by the committee
to examine the territorial accounts will
commence work in the auditors office to-
morrow morning, Auditor Hopkins giving
the assurance that he will lend the eX-
perts every assistance in his power. Mr..
Pfaff, one of the experts, today stated TO
the Eagle correspondent that a thorough
examination Of the accounts and records
would consume at least three months
time
1t is reported that the committee will
be assisted in the examination of wit
nesses by Selwyn Douglas OF Oklahoma
City and George S. Green of Guthrie.