Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-01-16


That County Printing.
The county printing is one Of
the smallest contracts the COM
missioners let each year and yet
it seems that there is more noise
made about that than some road
contract of $4,000. Why? Be-
cause the bidders are newspaper
men and have some organ thru
which to "holler" If they do not
land.
In order to- give our readers
the full benefit we reprint be-
low from the Pine County Cour-
rier and the Pine Poker a few
squibs which are really amusing
to anyone who understands the
situation. The clippings read as
follows:
1.-THE board of county commission
ers act tho usual salaries OF the
county officers at their meeting Tues
day. and each commissioner always
takes all the Inv allows for his own
services. but II II different when It
comes 10 letting the county printing
They awarded the contract to the
AAkoy American, Notwithstanding the
fact that there were three lower bids
one of which would have cost the
county only 81 for all Of It's legal
printing. Why the commissioners
are spending several hundred dollars
Of the county's money To accept the
highest individual bid In hard to
understand. and undoubtedly the tax
payers as well as the editors who
were turned down would like to
know Pine County (Sandstone)
Courier.
Several bids were received for
the county printing for the coming
year. The Pine Poker offered to
print the delinquent tax list at i5
cents per description. and all other
notices required by law. the courts
or the county commissioners for
tho total sum OF 81. The Askov
American offered to print the de-
linQuent tax list at IL cents per de-
scriptien. and all other notices at Is
cents per folio for the first publ
cation and 10 cents per folio for
each subsequent publication. The
bid Of The Pine Poker was accom-
panied by q bond to insure its faith
ful performance. Notwithstanding
the fact that the bid Of The pine
Poker was from $500 to $1,000
cheaper than that Of the Askov
paper depending on the amount Of
printing that the county has done
this year). and would have saved
the taxpayers Of the county that
amount. the contract was awarded
to the Askov paper on the argu-
ment. we understand. that The Pine
Poker could not afford to do the
work at the price that Il named."---
Pine Poker.
''The Danish community at Askov
Is nothing II not thorough going.
and other parts of the county must
take Oft their hats to the Danes Of
Askov. They have the member OF
the legislature from Pine County.
the state game warden for this re-
gion. the president OF the county
farm bureaus the chairman OF the
county board OF health. gift OF
several hundred dollars by the coun-
~ commissioners to their newspa-
per. and the Askov paper announced
= couple Of years ago that Askov
has the right location for the court
house. Then. too. there are other
near matters In which Askov sort
OF feels interest. The Danes EVIL
IDENTIFY know how to get things when
they go after them" Pine Poker.
I'VE trust that the policy estab-
lished by the majority OF the hoard
OF county commissioners OF Pine
county In letting the county printing
10 the higher bidder. In the absence
of any purpose to bust a combine
will not be carried to road work and
other general affairs OF the county
God knows, taxes In Pine County arr
high enough without showing an!
special fayors to individual bidders
on public work. Pine Poker.
q As for Mr.. Colby. editor of tn
Pine County Courier, we woul'
say that if the commissioner
take all the law allows why the1
( should they not let the count,