Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-25

| Have always understood and allowed
right of printer to use saved TYNE when
possible. The printer is allowed extra
pay for work done in extra hours. bu,
| do not think it is profitable to work
extra hours. y good compOsitor can
set and complete 5000 ems per dav,
This is the outside limit. 1t would not
average more than 5000 ems
| On crOSS-eXamination by Judge Fos-
| ter Mr.. Ferry said: There are prob
| ably several offices in Maine in Port
| land and Lewiston, which could do
parts of the State printing. The send
| ing of the proof back and forth would
| cause much delay. however. l do not
| understand that there are many COM
ent State printer"
| Lewis \. Wyman of Boston was then
| called and testified rs follo" $: Am the
pubic printer of Massachusetts,. Do
| the work by contract. Have had work
| 70: past IS years. The term of each
| contract is five years. The name of the
| corporation is the Wright & Potte''
| Printing co. Have been TREASURER and
| manager for l! years. Am familiar
| with work in many other states. W.
get 81 cents per 1000 ems for plain
| book composition. for (which - cents
is paid here in Maine. Ii is the uni
form usage Of the printing trade to
get pay for composition when typ" is
'aVed and used A second time. The
| type is the properly of the printer and
| y ne car use it second time il is his
| good fortune and he will get pay for
/
| custom everywh re The Printer take.
| the FISK ana frequently there is loss as
| Ken as gam. There is always the loss
| VI use of type while it is Sc saved Tn,
| sam" law prevails ie he prints more
| '"picS Of a Job than are ordered. Our
| Massachusetts printers wages ar, has
Ell on a scale Of $3.50 per week for mon
| and women alike. This means that Very
| few women are employed. This means
| that the actual cost of work for which
| are paid 50 cents per 100 ems would
| be more than 60 tents if we could MOI
| have the benefit of saved type used a
| s"coEd time. If We had not this privil-
| ogc, it would be- Il great additional en-
p"nsc To the state. frOa: 20 to - per
| ent additional. y good C0MpOsitor will
| set and distribute about 600 ems pcr
| day III our office. The average is about
| 200 ems. This is for a nine hours day.
| | consider that Name is very fortunate
| to have conditions hore so that a firm
| is able to carry OH the rush of
work we'll during period of three
months one in two years and
yet have enough other business to
keep its workmen employed through
l FAM
| men are hard to secure. The allowance
| Of II ner cent. OH stock is only fair.
| Some printers getas high as 20 per cent
! Even on large orders ID per cent. is the
| OweSt allowance"
| George ID. Loring Of Portland was
| ;hc next witness and testified as fol-
Ows: Have been a printer for -
| wears. There is a, uniform custom
| among printers IN mold any type they
see fit. and if it is used again to get
| Jay fer composition. 7 consider that
cost of book composition would be
| oDout Go cents per 1000 ems if type
| could not be saved. This is based on
wages of So per week which we have
| to pay in Portland. Nearly all of state
printing is such nature that it must
hc done by men. \ good cOmposi;Or
an set and distribute 1000 ems in ninr
hours. Tho average man cannot do
| this The ordinary price for press work
| il much more than the 90 cents per
30 Impressions which tie law allows
the state printer. would not charge
| less than 81 for same service.
Herbert IT. White Of Cambridge
Mass. was then called AID testified az
81. ..
versity Press OF Cambr idge as treas
| rrer and manager. Have been there for
rast 10 years. 1t is The uniform prac-
tica for printers TO save tyne and to
Irnt ahead 1T their own risk and get
| pay for composition if type is used the
second time o.: a second order is re-
ceived. This has been the practice iii
our establishment since 1888. The cost
&C book composition IT, us is about &C.
cents per 1000 ems When il is hand
work. and 50 cents on linotype work.
our work is The best quality and VIC
get 90 cents for it, This includes cleo
tr"pla ting. Without c;ectroplating il is
about 20 cents. Our w.i-eS arc from $40
10 so per week for compositions. My
opinion IS thai The I,ri g laid for state
printing here in Main. arc very low
CHARLES f.. Williams Of Portland was
called and testified dis follows: Have
b""n a job printer in Portland since
1876. AS soon as type is used on a JOB
We feel that il belongs to us, and if
we save it and Use it again on a sec
Ond order we get pay fo.' composition
4 second time. For book work the cost
with us is about 60 cents per 1000 ems.
consider the price OF A. cents paid by
the State as very low price. The work
could not possibly be done at that price
if the printer were not allowed to
charge composition fO' type used sec
ond time
Arnold II. Jones Of Ro"kland was the
last witness OF the afternoon and tcsti-
fled as follows: Haze becn Il news
PAPER publisher and Job printer since
1876. The rule of the business is {" save
type whenever possible ana to charge
composition if it is used a second time.
1t is the same if NOR, Impressions of a
Job are made than ara ordered in the
hope of u second order. We never get
'cSs than 50 cents for book composition.
Would not attempt to do book work at
~ cents"
Al r NJ tho hearing was adjourn