The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-11-27

THE IDAHO REPUBLICAN
white space the middle of the notice. and when the printer
that he had to put in qad print blank just that far and
then set the proper letters from there on This paragraph may
seem tedious but this where you your taxes raised and there
another graft ahead, and we want you to read on
1t effects Your Taxes
of large whie space which reads GO" H. Early loans i'm
proved property When the pter that advertisement he had
put in finely finished quads blocks to occupy exactly the
white space and yet hold those few words exactly place and
keep them there through all the rolling and dasng of the
and the ink rollers while the paper printed and have every letter
and every dot place when done Every hairs breadth of
that white space had be built with exactns but would
say look that there hardly anything do to set it.
Another class of work is shown this page the Allen
day advertisement There work in that but much
In the Keer notice. there is much proof reading to be
responsible for In the Early notice there little They present
the
Oversight Benefits the Press ~
When the direct primary law framed it decided to
give people fac smile of the official ballot in their newspapers
before election they could become familiar with it before going
the polls and that written into the law that must De
published three times before election They typical egis
ators land did think the provide for keeping down
The law required it, the publishers published and they
presented their bills The ballot is big made big bill If
computed dollar nch for usually makes about $40
inches CA column wide and an inch deep is the measure
NinetyDohar Graft
1t is easier to set page advertisement like the Early loans
than to set page of solid nopar like the Kefer notices. for
much of it built in like laying of domnos edge AZ
page of legal notices fine type worth $2o legal rate but
the charge for the other class known display this paper IS
only So Co. and there similar difference any newspaper
The first time the ballot published in this county was tor
city election and the publishers got together to decide whether
to class the ballot legal notice at the doarannch rate or
as display at twenty cents an inch whether charge the city
$38 left the editor of the Republican to say how
to classify it, and he said being display than the
other kind and the bills made for for each of the
two local newspapers When the publishers learned that other
over the had charged the other rate and taken
SIS EACH and proved their rights clearly by the law the Backtoo
editors got line and charged the other price at the next election
Publishers Donated 60 Per Gent
In the campaign of 1912 the ballot published IN mel
Idaho Republican and The Aberdeen Times and the tee the pub
fishers were legally entitled EACH 1t looked to them
like highway robbery looked the to the commissioners
and after talking over together they compromised on $3.50 eac
and that was done with full knowledge that other counties
the publishers were receiving the full price reasonable price
for the service would be $780, plus per cent for the cost OF
the rings used or $50 total for each newspaper legal price
for 50 outrageous that encourages publishers to resort to
questionable means to secure the orders for it, and menace
to good instead of advancing its interests The pub
fishers themselves throughout the condemnng the aw
that permits it. and it will undoubtedly be remeded the coming
session of the legislature
What viii They Donate This Year,
In the meantime is interesting what will be paid this
wear for the service when both publishers and commissioners
generally are decryng Those who did the publishing are tempted
r. re;c+ unon f navment although rule solcng