Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-17
TO GIVE
PLANT TO
STATE

Wp.ker has, aCcOTulhS " thS EOIt-
IA Journal, sprung a coup that will
..relv revolutionize all the plans
,be "standpatters." His schedule
!. nothing less than donation to
4. state of the printing plant now in
In speaking of this the Port
land paper says;
81 Frank c. Baker, ex-state printer
|, oregon, will at the coming ses-
.,or ot the legislature make the State
present of his printing plant at
salem. used by the State since 1886,
whsu Baker was elected state printer
tor the first time. He states in his
announcement of the fact that he can
we'll afford to make the present to
The people, since they, by his cleo
lion. gave him the opportunity to
make the value of the plant many
dimes over. He says that for eight
hears during his incumbency Of the
& Office he made $4,000 a year out of
the plant, and that recently he Of
Efered Willis S. Dunlway, the incom-
ing state printer, 100000 a year for
+ the state printing, and the offer was
refused.
80 my friend Duniway is putting
In suitable materials with which to
no the states printing. That's all
blight. He knows his business. He
ioesn't need to solicit or even pay
bny attention to suggestions as to
how to run a printing Office"
But what about your printing
materials now In the state house
known as the state printing plant?"
be was asked.
4 Il have received an offer from the
Bancroft-Whitney Company. of San
Francisco to rent the plant and a
Par better offer than any proposition
'hr. Duniway made me; but / have
pot accepted that company's offer. /
pm going to make the State of Ore
|gon a present of that plant. Why :,
pot' In 1886, when elected state
printer the first time, was a clod-
'hopper of journeyman printer,
Farming S25 a week at the case.
lust think Of S25 a week when COM
pared with $4,000 a year net, and
or eight years!"
rs It worth $25, 900 year now?"
pr Beker was asked.
is 1t? Why just the other day I
.pHered Mr.. Duniway $4,000 a year
For the office, conditioned, of course,
Dh the legislature not putting him
pa salary. He declined the offer,
Eaying that he wanted all there was
r u Tor himself. Don't blame him"
Is the Office worth more now than
''hen you had it?"
1t Is worth $4,000 a year net"
pas Mr. Bakers enthusiastic re-
IDonse
Did you have any interest In the
'"''e when Mr.. Leeds was state
'"ntef' was the next question.
res he gave me 25 per cent Of
ne net profits OF the ofilce for the
'e OF the plant. and helping him Sc
1'e the nomination in 1894, and
'uF years later. And why should / .
o' make the state a present of the
,'ul Moreover, Mr.. Whitney rent
= the plant on terms satisfactory TO
's' repeat why shouldn't make
- state present of ftp know '
la' the people OF state will appre- G
ate the gift; for 1t will be the
e'ns OF saving to the taxpayers OF
1 state more money than all the J
lafies of the entire state officers
- 0Nh included) put together.
~ DO not care to discuss the sub g
~ iurther at this time" {
'ais offer of Mr.. Bakers put a v
O'e definite foundation under the d
,uor that the legislature would be }
su TO put the state printer upon d
' salary, and makes the effort p
p'aotical certainty. II Mr.. Baker Il
' the state a present of this
."' !. as he publicly promises 10 do. p
= " The state accepts the gift. It will Z
=. smother step taken in the consum- a
=. 'uon OF the campaign to provide a Il
s !. plant and a salaried printer. Z
: y now privately asserted by
sc VINO are in sympathy with the v
4 snent that the fiat salary bill n
DC presented. aud that It VIII be
u up with such force that there e'
0s no question OF It's passing. Il
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