The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-05-28

stead Of six times that sum.
The II cents actually represented IN
that book Is divided among the items
Of paper. labor cloth, ink. glue and
thread-about in the order named"
continued Colonel Monroe. The pa.
per IS controlled by a trust. which ex-
forts enormous profits. The same Is
true OF the Ink. glue and thread and
partly true OF the cloth. IL Is safe 70
assume that cents Of the II stands as
the profit OF these corporations The
labor item 3 too high, not on account
OF the wages paid. but because OF that
vast difference IN the labor cost Of ar
ticles produced In small or large guam
titles. You must bear in mind, Judge,
that with our billion we are going 10
produce these books in editions run
ming into the millions. have 40
doubt but that under the proper con
dltlons the book you hold can be pro
duced and distributed for or cents
4 copy"
Il must admit that you are within
the bounds OF reason" remarked Judge
Sawyer. but the proposition Is an
astounding one. do not think ever
heard OF better Illustration Of the
waste Incidental 10 the production OF
things on a small scale"
1T may seem Ike waste OF time
TO consider the expenditure OF a billion
OF dollars FOR books" reelected Colonel
Monroe, bat it Is a fair suggestion Of
the method which Il certain % prs-
vail In the near future. Everything
VIII be done on Il huge scale-every-
thing pertaining to production When
pins were made By hand the house
wife scoSed at the prophet who as
serted that a time would come when
500 perfect pins could be purchased
FOR a penny.
"It the government or an Individual
were % undertake the expenditure OF
billion Of dollars In the production
OF books far different course would
be followed from that pursued By the
publishers Of today. The average pub
Usher does not own a pound Of type or
a printing press. He contracts Tor ey.
erything and pays prodts on every
thing. But let Us see how the govern
ment would 90 about the task, assum.
Ing, OF course, that honest and capable
men were at the head Of affairs n
has command Of a thousand million Of
dollars, no more than the private for
tune q one Of It's citizens. Il begins By
purchasing spruce or other forests from
which 70 manufacture pulp Tor It's pa
per. Then It erects lts paper mills and
installs the wonderful modern machln-
cry FOR that purpose Suppose we locate
these mills In northern New York Our
vast printing plant must be contiguous
10 n great city Tor Obvious reasons. We
will place Il near New York. Both OF
these plants will be Of a magnitude
which Will dwarf any existing estab-
l'shments and will cost millions OF dol.
lars, but the Item Will BE- a small ons
when con.ra7ted with tho total Of our
capital The officials Of the govern
uent would not be- 90 foolish "a 10 nav
existing freight rates between the pa.
per mills md the printing plant. II
would probably be economy to con
struct and operate a railroad line con
Meeting the two The cost Of sucD,
road would not exceed SlOOOOrnO
am told that paper mills r. tho -
CURED capacity could h. s-e,,..d 20
Sl3"oOco and that 0.l equs. amount
would provide Tor the printing plan,
! ne factories Tsqulred for the manu-
factHre OF IT&s, glue. .aread and other
'ltiAs would demand a couparntivelv
small Item. We viii assume thar TIE
grand total 81 oil Of the expenses Of
installing our book printing plant
Forest lands, paper mills, railroad
pHHdng plant art engraving and the
farious departments forms an Item
or S5p,ODooO0. This "a more than suff,-
Client yet It Is only 3 per cent Of orr
total capital
Ne are now in position 10 produce
looks with practically one item Of 81.
pense-that of lhor. We do no advsr.
using; We pay no interest On MONEY.
We employ no travelling men: We have
20 competition; we have the most per.
'ect plant which money and ingenuity
iuIHAsn' We can AFFORD 70 employ
ne best artists. scientists and rnechan.
q IL tho world; we have an army ~
hen. under capable leadership. devoted
0 ths one object Of producing the beat
looks ever fashioned since printing
vas Invented Not a dollar goes for
'front.' not penny for interest. Unde,
och conditions would It not be poaat.
'le' Judge, TO produce a good book for
% cents or lessY'
~ undoubtedly would" admitted
adEs Sawyer Your figures are doz-
Jung and your project an lnsplring one
'at am afraid It IL not prncticai-
ron think II Is more practical IN INV
l."o Tor book which should be pro-
need for 10 cents. 1 suppose rsrns,L.
q Colonel Monroe.
II the government did sucb a ,h,,u
YOU'D be socialism," declared pos,.
Ias, ' jenkins. "and I'm opposed N
ny ming Ike socialism. A man I,ko
rockefeller could do a thing IiEe ,h.,
nd make It pay. but the rovsrnnsn,
'ouId lose money On II. And. besides
would ruin the book business