Graham guardian., 1903-10-02
WRONG AGAIN, NEIGHBOR.

.'In awarding the county CON-
mercial printing to the GUARDIAN
the board of supervisors over
looked the most important part OF
their stipulations asking for bids
The advertisement asking for bids
required that samples of paper and
envelopes to be used in the work
be submitted with the bids. This
The Era complied with, filing
samples of best bond paper for
commercial work, xxx envelopes
and 36.lb. bordered goods for
blank work. None of the other
bidders submitted sample of stock
and as they did not comply with
the requirements of the advertise
ment their bids should have been
rejected and the work given to the
Era, which submitted the only bid
upon which the county could be
protected. Every business man
knows there is a big difference in
the price of cheap or good paper,
The bid submitted by the Era was
for paper costing from Is TO 20
cents per pound, while under the
contract with the GUARDIAN any
old thing will do. II the super.
yisors did not care what kind of
stock was used, then why did their
adv ertigement requiPa the fling of
samplesl And inasmueh as the
advertisement did require it, then
why was it ignored and the work
given TO a bid where the quality
of the stock is left optional with
the bidder? These are questions
which the Era has a right to ask,
and in which the taxpayers are in
terested. The Era did not expect
this business, but under the ad-
vertisement it was clearly entitled
to it. This is not the Grst time
that the Era's bid which was the
cheapest and best, has been turned
down by the supervisors. To ad-
vertise tor bids on county printing
is a waste Of money. Why not
"award" it to political friends and
save the expense Of Advertising"
Copper Era.
We do not believe the Era 10
tended to maliciousfy misrepresent
the Boards action, therefore, we
are willing to believe that its in
formant misled it or that he did
not know a sample of paper from
a "blind tiger" Be this as it may,
the Era is in error. Both the
GuARDIAN's and Bulletin'S bids con-
tanned samples of everything re-
quired by the advertisement, the
same as the Era'S did. We presume
the bids and samples are on fill at
the court house yet. The GUAR
DIAN complied with every require,
ment of the advertisement and re-
ceived the bid because it was the
lowest bidder, which a comparison
of the figures will show. The Era
should have correct information
before making such charges as the
above and it is now its duty to set
the Board right in the eyes of its
readers. If il is fair it will do it.
Henry HilPs vote gave the GUAR
DIAN the work and he is stock
holder in the Era; and if this
papers bid was not as it should
have been, the Era knows that Mr..
Hill would have not voted for it,
The Erd'S bid was never turned
down when il was the lowest, but
on one contract it got to print the
great register it turned the county
down, making the work costabout
three times what the Era bad
agreed to do it for. Do you re-
member that little "joker."
In commenting on the above,
without knowing anything about
the facts, El Obrero, of Morenci,
says the Era has just cause for
complaint. Ell Obrero will certain
ly investigate the matter and do
the Board justice by correcting its
error.
WET lis HAVE PEACEl"