The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-08

/ IS the compilation had not been
completed. They did not specify whas
character OF work would be done or
he kind OF material that would be
fused, except to say that it would be
arst class. That is very Indefinite as
there is first class material of different
grades,
Extra composition wos done in the
printing of the ordinance, for instance.
at the head of each chapter synop-
sis Of the contents of the chapter is
arranged Just the same as it is in tie
code Of West Virginia, this all entails
extra work and adds to the value and
price Of the work.
Whole sections were printed and re-
printed to get in the proper. addition.
al and important ordinances. There
Is no person prepared to place price
on another mans work and no one
4 but the people who had the work in
charge understand what a fair price
for the work in question would be
worth.
f. No printing othce Will do extra W0rt.
on a plain Job without adding to the
price Of the work and Il the IndeS
Printing Company had heen worklng
on this job for five months the size OF
the bill for the work would no doubt
have been larger than the council is
now paying.
In regard to the extra binding. This
work was submitted to the only bind
larry in Fairmont and It was stated By
the proprietor that this character !
work in full sheep binding would cost
So 90 per volume but that it would Le
furnished in this instance for $1.775
per volume for binding and lettering
complete. This matter was submitted
to member of the council wno sea"
ed to think that the price was tJo
high. His instructions were to get it
done cheaper IL possible and thereupcr
the West Vfrgtnian Publishing Conl-
pany agred to do the work for $1.g5
per volume which was agreed upon and
1t matters nothing to the Index Print
| ing Company where the work was
done and how much 1t cost the West
Virginian Publishing Company. if they
furnished the work in first class
manner and at a price Of SOC per vol
ume cheaper than the same could have
been done in Fairmont.
The West Virginian had aiob print
er of years of experience in this kind
OF, work to make up an estimate of the
price that would be a fair one for thi-
work taking into consideration the ex
ira work done and his estimate which
| is still considered by him as cpn-
servative one is $505.Oo and the ti.s-
ures are still in our possession and,
will be furnished II anybody who
wants an unbiased opinionln regard tH
this work.
The Index Printing Company would
like to do all the job printing In this
end of the State but 1t has been their
misfortune lately to haze some very
large Jobs of State and private print-
ing taken from their plant by competi=
tive bids by the West Vlrgtnlan Pub
fishing Company. One notable in7
stance is the recent letting of the cat
adogue work of the State Normal
school which was awarded to the
West virginian Company in competi-
ton against the Index Printing Com
pany. The West virginian Publishing
i Company welcomes competition in this
class Of work. They are prepared to
do this kind of work as cheap as any
one can do it and are doing 1t from
day to day. The work above referred
to was not bid on by the West Vir7
einian Publishing Company.