Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-24

the job were done second time. If no
| second let is ordered. Of course we lose
the stock used and the labor, etc. This
is not done very frequently for the rca-
| son that ii is not generally profita BIZ
for printer to take these chances. bur
| is allowable by usage among printers
ana Is allowed under teens o. the
| Present law"
AT 40 the committee declared a re-
cess until P. II.
| The evening session began nj 3
o'clock, with Mr.. Flynt still on tho
! stand. In answer to questions by Mr.
| Potter. Mr. Flynt said: Il have made
no estimate as to what constructive
| composition as il is called. is worth 10
the state printer 1t puts the balance
Oh the right side in book work. Cannot
give accurate figures on cost OF work
zone FOR State in 1904 for which we
received about $4,000. All our business
| including that of the newspaper. is done
together and ii would be impossible to
| separate the State work from the pri-
vate work. We have no separate sci
OF books for State work. AT rough
! estimate the cost of the work in 1904
This is an of-hand Judgment. lave
| lot included depreciation of plant. IT
this were added. the cost would be
| larger. Depreciation of Il printing
plant is from 10 to 25 per cent. yearly.
" ould be impossible to get AT exact
| profit on state work us done AT our Of
flee in connection with newspaper and
private work. Prices paid printer now
| are the same as in 1898. Costs more To
do the worl. now than in l893-an in
crease in wages and shortening OF
| working hours from 10 to nine hours.
| Increase in cost OF labor has been
| l., 10 - per cert. Increase in cost OF
materi2l has been from 5 to 10 per cent.
Average increase in both since 1899 has
been from II to 20 per cent. There has
been an increase in volume of work IN
| that time which partly offsets the in
creased cost of labor and material. I
| regard the existing rates as fair. There
| would not be Il fair margin Of profit il
rates We're decreased. The IL Der cent
allowed on stock is necessary to make
US cone even. There ~
MT intended to be an ele-
! ment of profit in this. in the matter
Of constructive composition there is
| an element of risk and we take our
chances of the type being wanted 4
second time. There is very rarely an
occasion when We know in advance
that il will he wanted for a second
| time. Under former competitive system
| there We're occasionally lower bids
| than ours. but ours was accepted as
the other bidders were at a distance
and not always competent to do the
work. There was very little difference
in the bids"
At this point the direct examination
| of Mr.. Flynt being concluded. Judge
| Foster began his cross examination.
| This continued till 10 o'clock. over an
hour and u hall i'm all, but it WIS alb
| solutely barren of results. Its only tt-
| fcrt was 10 delay the evidence Of tho
practical printers from Boston. Port
| LAND, Rockllnd and other places, who
We're present to testify. In the absence
of good material to work upon, Judge
Foster resOrtcd to CuibbseS and hick-
| erinSS over matters wholly irrelevant
| and immaterial. 4 course which
wearied and disguised all present. For
| instance, he took un the matter of
| money paid Burleish & Flynt for CO.
| pies OF the kennebec Journal sent to
the state officials by order of the Gov
ernor and Council and the money paid
by the state 10 the same firm tor adj
vertising in the Journal and wanted to
know why these sums We're not includ-
ed in the statement showing the money
received by him i'm 1904. over ana over
again il was patiently explained 10
him that money paid to the publishers
Of the Journal, or TO any other publish
erS. for copies of their paper or for the
advertising of wild land sales, etc, is
not included under the head of State
printing and has no connection With
it. The committee understood this and
everybody in the crowded hall under
stood IT, but in his characteristic fash
ion the judge dwrlt upon il for the best
part of an hour. AT last the committee
could stand it 10 longer and uuani-
mously voted inst he be required |"
,ontinc himself TO the State printing
which the committee had before it for
investigation. The decision of the COM
rnittee was greeted with prolonged APP
plausc showing the absence Of any
sympathy with Judge Fosters tactics.
He then took up the matter Of the Re-
viscd statutes aud attempted 10 show
port of the commissioner had been
saved and used for printing the Re-
vised statutes. Mr.. Flyn. denied this
i;atly and by comparing pages from
the two volumes showed the commit
tee the difference. difference that
was all the more quickly appreciated
because one member of the committee
had served on the revision committee
and cOrroboratci Mr.. Elynt in every
particular. Mr.. Flynt also challenged
Judge Foster /" inquire Of Commits
sioner John A. Morrill,, who had charge
of the proof reading and was familiar
with tn, whole work.
AT 10 p NJ. the hearing adjourned
until 2 r. NJ. today when the evidence
Df various practical printers as To
prices and methods Of work will be in
troduced.
The pleasant nome Of Mr. and Mrs.
VIM. II. Allen, on the hospital road.
was the scene Of most enjoyable
occasion, Wednesday afternoon, when