The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-08
ALL STUDIED At
THE..SA.ME SCHOOL
Why Job Printers Bids to the
State Were So Nearly
Identical.
Outside Experts Who Arrived
Last Year Are Still Giving
Instruction

Job printers Of: the twin cities are
still pursuing their studies as to the
cost Of their work. About year ago
one E. J. Paulos came to Minneapolis
to "give Instruction as it was then
master printer to know just exactly
what his work was costing was great
art-Mr, Paulos was an expert artist
Mr.. Paulos is still here giving in
struction. He is located at 81 Fourth
street S. Associated with him is Mr.:
Rey, another expert. The business of
instruction is SO large that two clerks
are continually employed to assist them.
similarity in bids on state printing
which developed at the capitol in ST..
Paul Yesterday was the result of the
printers lessons. One of the commits
sioners naively confessed to suspicion
that there was a g combination among
the printers
It may be that he was right. And it
may be that the speaker unconsciously
referred to what formerly was known to
the trade as the Twin City Printers
Board Of Trade, better known more re-
Gently as the Northwestern Master
Printers association. This is the first
time these names have appeared in
print. The Job printers have been very
backward in giving them to the public,
sent.
Both Twins Organized.
Each of the twin cities has subor:
ganization Of this association. Nearly
all the big job printers are in the organ.
ization. All bids Of much magnitude
made by members, are submitted to the
pert figures on them and decides whethe,
or not the price is right. He is the one
who is to see that the bid is sufficient
| ly high to assure a good profit. On ma
/. chine composition, this profit is general
ly figured at 100 per cent on the cost tt
the job printer. For time composition
hand set, the price was once go cent,
an hour, then advanced to 75Scents, AM
has now reached 81.
Mr.. Paulos salary is said to be So ,60t
year and that of his assistant, MI
Rey, $1,000 a year; and then there i
the pay Of the two clerks and the offic,
expenses. These are met by an assess
ment of per- cent a month on tn
total amount Of the paYrolls Of each 10!
!. State Contract Let.
! The contract for the third class O
state printing, including reports ant
pamphlet publications Of the depart
MtuIS, wa 1cG -IOStoy ny Cll0 sGstt
printing commission to the Ponce
Press. company Of st. Paul. The com
mission did not come to decision o.
the fifth class. Brown, Treacy, Sperr,
& co. of st. panna ars5the low bidders
but the contract will not be awarde;
7 till certain details regarding the mis-
cellaneous printing are i, Strengthened
out. 8.
Increase Over 60 Per Cent.
r State Printer A. N. Dare figdres tina
a report which, under the present cor
tract, cost the state $565, would cos,
under4th new contract, $993.69. AS
:, the fifth class bids a thousand blank
recently ordered cost $4.89, and unde
> the lowest bid received they woul
: cost, after. Aug l, 1913. The bids
not run much higher on labor, bu
prices for. material are greatly II
creased.
"Isdo not say there is combine.
said Mr.. Dare today. IT have hear
it said. but I know nothing defnitel,
The bids this year are "a great des
y : higher than last. but in. .compariso
;. with regular business. prices, they al
mot extortionate. ~