Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-24
Entertained at Theatef and
Grand Ball
Minot and Valley City want
Summer Meet
State Printer Reads Paper
Before Meet
Especial to the Tribune)

Especial to the Trbune)
DEVILS LAKE, N. d., June "a
Members of the North Dakota Press
! Association were entertained at the
Grand theatre and grand ball given
in their honor Friday. Today there
will be an auto trip to the Chautauqua
grounds, where sports, ETC., are given
for the entertainment of the visitors.
An old settlers picnic is given by Dev-
lis Lake ladies.
Minot and Valley City will make a
bid for the next summer meet of the
press.
This meeting is promising to be
one of the very finest in the history
of the association and Devils Lake
will get some good advertising out of
the gathering.
Fifth Class Printing.
COmmiss iOner of Public Printing
Frank BehOunek then read a paper
on 1.-The Fifth Glass of Printing" a
topic which is especially near and dear
to the hearts of every country print
er.
ASOIOAO ukUl1 u ul6CllSSlOIl
of the fifth class of public printing Mr..
Behounek called attention to the laws
the same. The Revised
Codes in Section 80 state that the first
class comprises the printing of bills,
resolutions and other documents for
the use of and incident to the legis-
lative assembly. while the second class
comprises the printing and binding
OF the journals of the senate and the
house of representatives.. The first
and second classes of state printing
shall be let in one contract. The
third, fourth and fifth classes shall be
let in separte contracts, the law Dro-
vides.
The third class constitutes the print.
ng and binding of the executive and
public documents and reports. and the
Ourth class comprises the printing and
binding of the volumes of laws with
he joint resolutions. The fifth class
n which the large body of country
rlnters are interested includes the
of all blanns, circulars. and
ther miscellaneous job work neces-
ary for the use OF the executive de.
artments. 1t is the intent of the
Nv that the printing of the fifth class
e let by contract.
Mr. Benounek then stated that the
of public printing had
efrained from letting the fifth class
ut by contract owing to the difficulty
ascertaining in advance the amount
nd character of the miscellaneous re-
uired by the various departments.
lstead they had allowed themselves
} be governed by those sections of
'e codes which prescribes the maxi
um rates for all printing and the Sec
on which also provides that such
'inting as is embraced in the fifth
ass shall be under the control of the
and be secured at the
west rates and upon the most ad-
lntageOus terms.
When one endeavors to discover Just
hat the fifth class amounts to in
'llars and cents he must consider he
anding appropriation of 100000 per
ar, which amount is calculated to
ovide for all the printing required
the state departments, including
@ printing of the first and second
asses. For the biennial period the
amounts to 100000. The
'st Of the printing of the first and
cond classes amounts to approx
'tely $4,000 and the printing of the
lrd class, which embraces the print
g and binding of public documents
d reports. costs about $4,000. The
nth class amounts to about $4,000,
that the total of these four amounts
approximately S52.5OO. leaving the
lance of only $500 to be used for
, fifth class of printing for the BIZ
nial period.
However. the commissioners of pub
printing take care of additional ex-
nses by resortinS to the overdraft
the appropriation. this overdraft
ounting to about 5000 for the BIZ
NAL period. the total value of the
h class of printing for this period
to between $A6, 700 and
1000.
It has been estimated that fully Two
rds of the fifth class of public print
is composed of blank books, spe-
I and intricate ruled and type forms
various forms of elaborate GER
Gates used and required by the diff
ent departments. This work is
beyond the capacity
/ equipment of even a fairly well
ripped job office.
n regard to the distribution of the
h classification of public printing,
(Co0fin,red IN oaoe ~