The Delta independent., 1905-01-27
afRENZlED FINANCE. !"
Just Where the ''Gralt" Comes In
on the Printing Deal.
FACTS rpoA THE .1NslDE." !"

1ournol OF TINS place IN regard 10 the
county printing. They have been held
up to the public as CRATER" simply
because they have refused to be grated
by the editor of that sheet.
The article appearing in last weeks
issue Of the Laborer would lead one to
believe that the county commissioners
were guilty Of some irregularity re-
garding the printing contract. The
fact Of the matter ID the Laborcr itself
was.prevented from getting in its own
little graft and that is why the county
commissioners have been roasted.
The printing of Delta county is at
present being done more than twenty
nve per cent cheaper than ivt year
perhaps you would like to tknow just
how that can be. especially when such
ahowlhas gone up from the '.mugwump"
sheet. Well. the truth of the matter
IL, the Laborer was in on the deal last
year. consequently that paper had no
kick coming.
Last year was the first time that the
legal rate. allowed by the statutes. has
been paid for the county printing for
several years. The printing contract
for several years back has been far
below the legal rate allowed by law.
Consequently the newspapers Of the
county got together and agreed to do
no printing for . less rate than that
established by hv. for such printing.
Thh resnlksd b TIM lisDErDspEn
securing the contract o. receiving
The contract this paper agreed to set
all legal matter In the proper dimen-
sions. Heretofore those receiving this
contract have swclled the matter to
such an extent that il mattered not
ct what low figure they had secured
the same. they had oftentimes made as
much - legal rate and sometimes .
great deal more. Just q short time
ago m editor Of = newspaper in Delta
county told one Of the newly elected
commissioners that the newspapers Of
the county had combined and would
make the county pay the legal rate.
and then some. In the meantime an
agreement had been sent to this office
by other newspapers Of the county
which practically meant that the INpE-
PENDENT could have the county print
ing at legal rate, providing this paper
would accept 20 cents per inch for the
first insertion and 10 cents for subee-
qucnt insertions and the balance go to
the other newspapers Of Delta county.
who were not to do any work whatever.
In short they insisted on having SITS
out Of every inch Of matter print
ed In this paper, while we, who did
the work, were to get fifty cents per
inch. Fearing that we might become
''bloated millionaires" We declined this
proposition. About this time wereceived
a letter from one of the newspaper
Offices informing us that in the event
we did not accept these terms the
printing would be bid down to losing
proposition. We have this letter yet
and can produce It At any time. Now
II this paper had accepted those terms
we would have been compelled to have
swelled the printing or nothing could
have been realized for this Office, at
the terms dictated by the other news
papers. In the event that this paper
had been forced into this unfair agree
ment the Laborer would have been one
Of the papers to share in the spoils Of
these ill-gotten gains.
We believe In the newspapers getting
the legal rate for the printing and 1t Is
not any too much, II II d fairly set, but
We will not be forced into any combi-
nation whereby We must steal forothers
70 protect ourselves. This TRADE
against ths commissioners Is brought
about By The fact that the county is not
paying twice what they are for the