Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-22
IOWA OWN PRINTER
STATE COMPELLED TO DO MUCH
OF THE WORK this YEAR.
Only IS Per Cent Of Hugo Tstai
Aawrdsd Under Contracts With Pri.
vats coaesrns--Approprlations Bsssd
on Prices OF Four Ysars Aso-stats
Plant at Eidora May Be Enlarged.
Special 10 r,mes-RepuSllcan.

SpeCtal llklts-INSPeSiiN~A"
Des Moines. Jan. 2i-Regarding the
situation as TO printing for the state
OF Iowa during the current year. Ora
Williams. secretary Of the state print
ing board made this statement today
The important feature Of the state
printing work for 1920 will be the DO
ing OF a considerable portion thereof
at the state refor7natory for men.
This Is made absolutely necessary BY
reason OF circumstances which nave
accumulated and cannot now very
we'll be avoided.
The printing board obtained oide
IN December as required by law. ana
asked for q second bidding in Janu-
aary. In conformity 20 law and TO Ia
cilitate bidding. the work for the state
was divided into twenty-on separate
classes, three of these relate TO WORK
contingent upon an extra session or
the general assembly. The other e'sh-
teen cover the regular and ordinary
printing for the state. Contracts have
been awarded upon the bids submitted
TOT THIS regular "OIA ~ SO'e1 N-'~
lowing:
For booklets. pamphlets, envelopes
and supreme court briefs. 10 Hutton &
jerks, of the Bancroft Register, Ban
croft.
For general Job work, including
printed blanks, labels, statements,
posters, receipts, letter heads and
supreme court dockets 10 the Uni
versity Press, D. H. Scott, manager
Des Mo'nes.
For general work Of all kinds for
the highway commission. only. TO the
Tribune Publishing Company. by W.
G. Williams, Ames.
For the engraving for all purposes
to the Homestead Company. Des
Moines.
THE above classes for regular state
printing on which contracts have now
been let, comprise probably twenty
five per cent of the total work.
OF the work that is contingent up
On the converting OF the general assem-
bly, and subject 10 whatever orders
might then be made. no contract was
possible under the bids for the print
ing Of the journals, bills. blanks, let
ter heads, envelopes. etc, but con-
tract was made for q price per page
for the printing of the session law
and the proposed revised code to the
Homestead Company.
The major part Of the regular work.
included in ten classes. probably sew
enty-fiVe per cent OF the whole. can
not now be done under AMI contract
which Il seems possible the board can
| make. This is all Of the book printing
and binding including the Iowa Docu-
| ments. the reports OF all state officers
| and departments, annual and biennial
| the Agricultural Year Book, the Hor-
| ticultural report. the Official Register.
| the Geological Survey bulletins. the
| Expense report, the report on Railroad
| Assessments. the reports Of the
| Weather and Crop Bureau, bulIetin.
| Of the educational department and the
Dairy and Food department, the report
OF the Academy Of Science and, in fact,
| all matter that is printed IN book form
or with pages Of document size.
! mo bids were submitted as TO all of
this work Just mentioned, which the
| board could accept under the lrnta-
tons fixed by law.
THE printing department Of the
state was placed by the legislature
under obligations to have this work
done and it is certain that the bust
ness OF the state can not be conduct
ed without having a very large part Of
II done. Printing is Just as essential
to the proper and economical conduct
to the states business. as II Is TO that
Of an insurance company or bank or
newspaper office, but having !rnpos-
ed upon the printing board the duty
! Of having the printing done, It has al
so commanded that printers shall not
De paid more than was being paid for
| similar work five years ago. Between
the necessity and the restriction, the
printing department Is IN a position
to synDathize with the prevailing EN-.
| barrassnent.
! TN order to partially bridge over the
chasrn, arrangement have been made
to DO portion Of the work, now under
contract, at the state refornstory,
where they have splendid printing
plant and. perhaps, If need be, 1t can
Dc expanded In sufficient measure TO
DO practically all of the states work"
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