Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-08-02
WHAT ARE THE FACTS?

Liz DCS AS AdhS COu1AuA !uo NSNAA
awarded the contract for all the first
second, third and fourth classes of
the contract amounting to, all told,
state printing for the ensuing year,
more than $4,000. If the Journal
secures these contracts at margain
that will insure profit, and if it Sc
cured them as the lowest bidder, it is
to be congratulated. The World is al
ways pleased to see competitor do
well, especially on work which would
not come to The World in any event.
But ifSthis work was secured by the
Journal by unfair means, by collision
with state officials or if the contract
was awarded ostensibly 20 the Journal
but really to other and perhaps out
of the-state concerns, tien the Journal
is not to be congratulated, but rather
condemned and the whole matter is a
fit subject for investigation. '
The Facts are just these:
Glass 1 of the state printing includes
the printing of bills, resolutions and
documents incident to the legislative
assembly. This work is rush work, and
must usually be done overnight, so
that the work can be available for the
legislature the morning after the work
is given to :he printers. At very
ltw estimate it is more than two hun
cred miles from Devils Lake to Bis.
marck. The train service is very lad
between the two points. Just fancy
the difficulty of sending copy from the
state house at Bismarck lin the even
ing after the days session of the
House and senate)s. to- Devils Lake,
getting the matter set Up a.d printed
and remailead and delivered at Bis.
mafck the next morning not later than
ten O'Clock. And this over, route
which takes ordinary drst; class mail
twenty-four hours to:travel, each way.
Wonders will neverseease: ,.a 49,.
- Class 2 Of tie state printing includes
the printing. and binding Of tie jour
nails Of the house and senate. - Each Of
these journals make volume from
three to four inches thick. The Jour
nal7shas no facilities. for doing this
&. class of work and it accordingly will
be subletF and sent to printers outside
the state, as was, done. inathe case. of
the famous publicity pamphlet. st4@..:
Class 4 Of the state printing in
eludes the printing and binding Of the
volume of laws. Inasmuch as The
Journals equipment is composed of
two Gordon jobbers, one Cottrell two
revolution news press and an antiquat.
ed two.revolution pony, and no bind
cry at all, it can readily be seen just
what sort of figure The Journal would
cut in trying to get out this class of
work.
Class 5 includes the printing of all
blanks, circulars, and other miscel-
1aneous job work. This was the only
class which The Journal could by any
possibility do and this contract was
awarded to "rat' or non.unioa shoo
in the city Of Fargo.
The whole proposition savors strong.
ly of an attempt, and successful ore,
on the part of some so-called progress.
ives, to hand to a democratic paper,
a little "easy money!, rightfully be.
longing to and coming from the pock-
cts Of the taxpayers, in return for
campaign services rendered or to be
rendered. And, Mr.. Taxpayer, that
same outfit are now twidd1ing their
fingers at you and asking yor what
you are going to do about it.