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


out anything Few or anything of value
t" those he represents
At the beginning Of the afternoon
session, Mr.. Williamson, as the lttor-
n"E for the State printer. briefly adj
dressed the committee. going over the
law governing the work ana prices Of
the State printing and outlining the
evidence which he was TO introduce
later. Judge Foster. who was present
| With Mr.. Nichols Of Bath, pretended 10
think that Mr.. Williamson was a
witness and began to cross question
him. Mr. Williamson answered him
cheerfully. though he explained that he
was simply opening the hearing and
rot giving testimony.
AT former hearing Judge Foster. in
| ''roSS-examining Attorney General Sci
lers. stated tha. he had received 4
copy of his report with a blue commit
| rent slip in same AMI asked Mr.. Sci
GERS IT the same was ordered printed
in that color. Mr.. Seiders stated that
/" aid not order them printed in blue.
Mr. Williamson, in the course of his
statement. produced Il letter from At
'oli!eN General Selderi stating that
upon investigation he haG found that
ne had had no compliment Slips print
20 for his report. and that he desired
to make this correction il his testi-
rCny. Judge Foster asserted that other
State officials al the former hearing
nae made similar denial' Of having or
dared compliments IN bluA ink. Mr..
Williamson completely lefuted this as
sertion by producing the original or
dtrs for such Si0s a sent TO The State
printer showing that they were order
ed in colors. This closed the cross-ex-
animation on this point
c. f. Flynt Of Augusta. was the first
witness called and WAS on the stand
AL the afternoon. In answer to the
questions of Mr.. Williamson he testi-
tied in substance as follows: "Am a
member of the firm of Burleigh &
Fiynt, being the general manager of
the business end of plant and having
charge of mechanical work and the
books. Have four or five departments in
Office, storage. press rooms. business
office. editorial rooms, job department.
book department and news composition
department. Each department is under
separate fOremon. Do book and Job
work for other parties than the State
No separate department for State
work. Have had so years experience as
practical printer. Have been in present
office since 1880. Have had whole charge
%: State printing since 1887. Before 1895
State printing was given out through
bids. Contracts were let under practi-
callN same prices as now since 1885, BY
book and pamphlet work is included
work done in book department, as re-
ports, etc. Circulars might be done in
job department. BY plain composition
is meant such as is found in an Ordi- |
nary State report. The pay for plaiE
composition, AZ cent per 1000 ems, in |
proof reading. correction of proof, sec
ond proof and revision. sending of |
proof to department having the work |
done. making type into pages. taking |
OF page proofs and correction of same. |
making mp Of pages into forms and |
having forms locked up for the press. |
also taxing form back from press and |
distributing type. All these come I'M
der he; q Of composition" Plain COM
position docs not include tables.
An EN- is the square of the body of |
the type itself Kinds of type are eX-
pressed in points" Reports are COM
monty set in 40 point" A page would
have about 1860 ems. Rule and figure
work includes tables in the reports. a
single column of figures is not figured
as a table. Rule and figure work takes
more time. 1t cannot be set half as fast
as plain composition. Ordinary man
could not set A page of rule and figure
work. as in bank examiners report, in
Il day. Cannot say what proportion of
work done is rule and figure work. r.
regular work. as spoken of in the law,
covers variations of type in plain COM
position. etc. such as a printer would
get i price and Il half for.
Press work includes in addition to the
actual printing placing form on press.
unlocking and planning down same.
again S1uaring and locking up form.
cutting overlap sheets. sending proofs
to COMPOSING room and carefully re-