Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-04

large increase IN labor cost, your
composition on your :afivertia will
CLOSELY approach the total OF your
former charges. Add TO cheese the in
creased cost OF pepper, ink, etc, and
you witt reality perreiVe that only q
careful revision Of prices can save
you from actual loss. Don't .pe
afraid Of charging a fair price You
will find that your patrons are ex-
pecting 10 meet additional costs.
Flow many of you are carrying
the whole burden Of government ad-
Nertising for your community? You
are moi called on TO do this and il
rightly presented you will find that
the business and other interests viii
ctieerfttliy take mold and share in
this necessary work.
THE labor question is grave one
and ! hope we may find time TO eis-
cuss present conditions at some
length. ] am satisfied that we are all
taking in toy few apprentices. To
be sure it may not profit you tine
first year, but In the hong run il is
the only way you can secure proper
the wages formerly paid apprentices,
but consider IT wine TO dc SO, as we
soon have o man who has grown up
10 our Office, and from these we get
our best ano most loyal help
y suggest that q committee be up
pointed TO look after your interests
at the coming session Of the L.egisiat-
ure. Several wears ago We accom-
plishsd something in the bettsrment
Of the libel laws but there is still
more 30 he tsssire6 il this line. Mas
sachusetts has much more favorable
laws and ] see no reason why the
I-aine publishers SHOULD not have
equal protection. This committee
should be authorized TO take neces-
sftry action and also should report TO
our next meeting, recommendation
for future action.
Your committee or printing has
collected some interesting data on
Job printing and / hope you will al
80 nome with the determination to
profit by the lesson these figures
teach. E;ear IN mimi that il is r,luch
better to do half the work al L pro
fl than twice the work al loss
The afternoon session commenced al
1.Sp Q clock ana after the meeting mad
been called to order by ths president.
report of the committee on job printing
was read by Francis Joseph Of Tins city
MIR. Joseph reported the current prices
III JOB printing, which include the per
oentage Of advance which the different
h'Ins find necessary.
& very interesting address was gwen
by Konert Seaper Of the Seaver-Idow
land Press, Boston, who is an expert
printer and student Of trade orsaniZa-
ton. Iais talk was thoroughly practt-
cal and TOOK W especially what tn. o.
sansgatlon as accomplishing Cor the
printers Of Massachusetts and its possi-
otlities for The printers Of Maine
ny. Searer mas been in tne printing
game for - years, 16 Of which were AZ
the riverside Press. Ids mas ALSO owned
and managed q country newspaper For
the past sis years he tas been & mem
ber Of the Seayer-doMland Press esta D.
lishtneni
3ie said that when ne and his partner
3do~sind went into the business the first
thing they did was to join the Printers
Eoard Of Trade and the Unitsd TYPO
graphy of America, and he urged that
the printers III this State unite and be
come members Of the Union 50 wing that
rstsy ttat the best cost system thar mas
ever been tioped out by any industry
After discussions the meeting was sld-
Iy,ly.lftfi ,SpYi1 Tyfii.xr
Frederick Drink~ater OF Portland. ad-
rertistng manager Of the Post and Eve
ming Express. WING was scheduled 10
speak IN the evening. telegra phad that
hs was IN and unable to be present and
no evening meeting was held
a round Table discussion % news
paper and printing problems will be
held at o'clock Friday morning. At
? O'Clock an address will be gGYe,, by
Hon John c. Koons, the first assist
ant postmaster general al Washing
ton, l.. c.. who will come here for
the purpose Of addressing the asso-
citation. An irvitarfon is extended TO
postsnasters and clerks ia the post
Office ~ the city and community an6
any who are interested ia ths sub
ject which Mr.. Rooms viii bring, the
subject bein, What the Postal De
partfnents Expects from the Printer
and Publisher"
Those who have no. made the re
port called for by the committee on
JOB printing should Go So a. once.
Failure to attend 70 this viii Lead 70
some unfsttesing comments Tor this
serious lack Of cooperation.
During the TWO days OF the conven-
taon the RAPID ADDRESSING Machine
Company from Boston viii make a
complete exhibit Of their mailing rr.a-
chlnery. in setuaA operation. 81 the
Elm wood Hotel There will be an
opportunity 10 question any Of the
speakers and those who attend are
urged 70 submit any problem which
they may have. connecsec with the
printing or publishing trade.
AL Maine printers and publishers
are welcome 10 attend the meetings.
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