Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-27

So far as sanitary conditions of the
office were concerned, he believed
them to be of the best and entirely
satisfactory to his employees. In the
employment of help it was not always
possible to obtain union members.
During three months of every "A it
was necessary While the Legislature
was in session to obtain many addi-
to secure many first class print
ers on temporary work. The union
claims to have the best workmen 1T
the highest wages and these are usll-
ally on jobs in the cities and are no.
to be obtained for temporary jobs.
Thus during the Legislative rush ev-
cry other winter he had to take
whatever printers he could find, as the
Legislatures work has to be done and
completed in rush time. Under such
a law as this bill this work of the
State would be badly handicapped.
Nh. Flyrt referred to the fact that
there are some half dozen Topographic
cal Unions in Maine. He treated in
Augusta with the local union. In Wa
terVille there was another, in other
places others and the rates varied.
The Augusta union had one rate and
the Waterville union another. If con-
tractors of State printing We're to be
required to pay prices named by the
union. then some particular union
should be named In the bill. MI
these things were 10 be considered and
he thought that the bill under discus
sion required more time than he had
vet had opportunity to give it as he
had not seen the new bill until he APP
peared in the committee room that at
ternoon.
NJ Il. Harrigan of the BAN
gor Commercial had, he said just one
point to place before the consideration
of the committee and that was the
matter of printing the state laws after
each session of the Legislature. These
laws would have to be printed by
Union shops. if this bill became law,
which would bar their distribution by
some of the smaller dailes and all of
the weeklies of the State. In any
event his paper could print the laws or
not as ii saw fit. but it would be a
hardship on some 100 smaller papers
of Maine At this late hour Of the ses-
sion the Legislature ought not to at
tempt 10 pass iiOt hho"i '7 49,
such laws would lead up to- In print
ing Of the laws he explained that the
pay for printing by the state did not
cover the actual cost but that there
was an allowance for distribution. +
Frank g. Nichols, the Bath publish
or, stated that he was Il small publish
er WHO had worked hard to get his
plant upon 4 paying basis. lie saw no
reason for such a law as proposed. lie
had once tried for the State printing
and might try again. He employed
both union and non-union printers and
his shop had all necessary sanitary
provisions and appliances. Many of
the smaller Offices could not hope to
run successfully if they had to be run
by the rules of the Typographical
Union. There was no reason that he
| could see for the State making law
| subiecting newspaper publishers to a
Union. Did not think ii either called
| for or Just Ii would lead to confusion
| The small papers would be hurt by
being unable To have the State law
! If they had to be printed under suell
a law the State moreover would have
| to pay a higher price.
inquiry by the Committee brought
out the information that there are five
Typographical Unions in this state
! comprising a total membership OF Ia,
The hearing was adjourned 20 l.S(
! p. NJ Thursday.