The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-21


ruphc instruction has no jurisdiction
under the law In the matter OF le'tins
printing contract ne INT, Morro~l
knows mat the Jaw provinces TOT
PRINTING Commission composed on tne
Governor, the Secretary OF STATE tne
auditor OF Public Accounts tue At'o'.
ney GENERAL and the treasurer ana
that all printing contracts iet TOT tne
department OF Education nave oeen
subjected TO the scrutiny ana are W
rectly under the control OF the s'a'e
/ PRINTING Commission, as proNlueu uy
law. lie insinustes eXtraNasance w
the matter OF the amount OF prlhtlhs
done by this Department MT MORROW
endorses In his party platform free
TEXTBOOKS free printing end a seven
months school term ana yer Niclousy
( repudiates all OF them In MS speeches
PRINTING Sent TO Every School In state.
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,hara ~ -, -, - 80 a. No..
nIa ., Kon,noI,s'n a,ao,.a,s snd Do.
nnhiic,ns sI,Lor,ora ,han haI,
n,lI,on n,ocas =, nr,n,.d rna,,or ,na,
na,a - A. a.. -, ~ ,har,
as r. ,ax,',oots wo 10. o. ,n.
stance the S,a,a co,r.. =, S,,dv
.h,oh a. 49, A. -. s.saSi
J On Rar,ucLv ans .,Ida co. nrac,I.
/ caI,v oyarv Set A. Ana,,oa In "a.
dI,ion 10 this wa o,,s ,ho Arhor 8
Bird Day Book. $4,000 copies OF which
have been distributed this year free
to the people of Kentucky. and which
has done more for the conservation
OF our natural resources and accom-
4 plished more In behalf OF the conser'
walton OF our forests than all else done
In the previous history Of Kentucky.
This department has distributed free
TO the people hundreds OF thousands
OF pamphlets, bulletins and books. In.
Guiding the valuable History OF Edu.
cation In kentucky, and the Oncial
Manuai OF hentucky' ali OF which have
oeen eiauy received by the people ana
TOT "hich TINS department mas been
mos, coruialIy commented Ihe cost
OF tnese publications Is but trihe
compared TO the great good received
oy 'ne people OF the STATE we nave
no APOLOGIES nor any detense TO make
lor any puoilcalons issued or any
pruning tnat mas oeen done oy tnis
department, we nave done u Tor the
people II mas peen paiu ior oy the
peopie' anu ,he acCrulhg Dement'S nave
oeen re0ei'eu oy tue people
c. o. p. Printing Order.
We wish to note. however. for the
benefit of an transporting public. that
under the previous Republican admin.
istration, on December 6. 1911. five
days prior to the inauguration OF
James II. McCreary as Governor. as
SHOWN by the orders entered on pages
43 and a. OF the records OF the Print.
ing Commission. there was an order
made by the Printing Commission di.
recting the Commissioner OF Public
Printing to let a contract for the pub |
LEGATION Of nine geological bulletins
10 certain parties not having the State
contract. These parties. represented by |
certain individuals, we're presumed 10 |
be the Interstate Publishing Co The
contract for the printing OF these bulle-
tins was approved by George A. Lewis.
Superintendent OF Public Printing, and
presented to the subsequent Democrat.
&c administration for approval and
payment This was the first informa.
ton which the new Printing Commits.
sion, composed OF James n. McCrearvi
and his associates. received OF the fact
that their predecessors had authorized
the Superintendent OF Public Printing
A.. -
the regular contractor. II Is a well.
known fact that Mr.. Lewis yaa called
before the Commissioners TO explain
why the contract price Of this Job OF
printing was SO greatly In excess OF
'ne prices Tor WORK done under the
regular state contract The superin-
tenoent was required TO furnish an es-
innate Oh this work under the regular
STATE contract. IL was found that the
interstate furnishing Company was
charging sl'Tls.5O Tor what the State.
through its regular contract, would be
required 10 pay N,l65.IS II was also
FOUND that county report No. 4. which
under the special contract amounted
70 N'IOzOO' would amount to only
under the state contract, as
would nave been let by a Democratic
n-,n.1r s'ion anu a Democratic
10 pr,n,,ns comn'Nai. 49, "'o'i~'
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panuh,toan. a,t,h - ,Haue "
nnhI,can harasoiar,o" "a 'ous ne
So 90 80 t,a % "e
,Iso no,ahIo Co., ~. 80
,on,,ac, baa S,.an"S "S spe.ia,
~ $50 a., 80 "a. au .an no'