The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 20, 1935, Page 6

6 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1935 Text of Report Giving Facts About State Printing | When the State purchases, for instance, 5,000 letterheads, speci- time had, read; ? wet Dod: ‘Red’ Ideas Editor’s Note: Frequently in recent years, wild and unfounded fication blanks, or S00 order blanks, it purchases the sitios. sbetitises Geliberet ioe on the ede hyed Sacer to Ganiatd toe eate O HITLER RULOGIZED ges R Id ie ¢ + . deliberate attempt on contractor to defraud the Saw wf reports have been circulated regarding state printing contracts and plus the cost of the stock which goes into the manufacturing of these items. | North Dakota. We do the business of purchasing priniet way payments made under them. Hence, it is necessary that the State pay for each operation or factor which the law and the contract, As we Raw These charges, for the most part, were made by persons who | Soes into making up the completed product, intimated, the present laws appear to be entirely antiquated as appied % either were clearly irresponsible or who obviously had axes of their | We have heard much criticism of the fact that the contractor has| general printing customs both as to the style of type used and the measaving “oe own to grind. |charged, and the State has paid for, cutting operations on Many orders | of same. Despite the fact that many accusations were directed against jof its printing under this class. It is the view of this committee that this What is to be done payme! inting already delivered Ui eee waa pe vent re eee ied ule ee mae CO a jis i legitimate charge just as much as the press work or composition or any | year is quite another mater | Hfayhes That ay inveiver strictly legal queekignn, HIS 4 BIRTHD AY ig a denial. has consistently refuses enter into | other operation, which goes ordel printing. commi ‘laim ign UTA ee BAIA CSTRSGS On ies CHET Cate chee tes nC pe i into making a completed r of . of which this ittee must cl complete vance. These conuacas : Unfortunately, the contract does not list a cutt! schedule, However, | were all signed and execu evident good fail e part of DOLN Pardes, ee ‘eh ree ARs taHt of the SaOEE Ee gare but i does Laan the specifications do provide that: = however, with the cogerstand ding ‘that bey woah ot at be chersretea Ros ete tex ¢ y the commission appoint- a i: custom been followed years " v \ ed to investigate state printing contracts. One member of the com- For any operations, in any class of printing, not specifically | fo. custom priniing indusey eoroubont tie Sune pent peg es sone Nyala decal IY mission was appointed by Governor Welford, one by the state print- covered under these specifications, the State publication and print- og A tee bare : re commission feel that there is danger in passing on these bills as they have, «Best Diplomat, Keenest ae ing commission and one by the North Dakdta Press association, He te tie Beate eriotiay Bee ire —— been passed heretofore, the only alternative appears to be an opinion fran Ue Military Leader 5 ¥ ‘This cornmitten tad etieeia thn pM 2 r a Egil rome a friendly test suit haat Sa eae jl be Roce i Y ‘ } ‘ wf 4 al a iS et le 3 On many items printing done tl reme Cou! » Whether the expense ved ify om an aca: ’ “4 s REPORT OF PRINTING INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE ela this contract and in no case have we found any exorbitant charges. is not for this committee to speculate. cclntehiete ean PP Soest Ap 20. —Dr. ae ren 7 oe aw MEMES OF PUBLICATIONS AND PRINT. | 27,2,{°% istances we have found the contractor has charged for some ‘We believe that time and can be saved and confusion avoiied Sawepr Goeddels, Navi minister of 4 TON: special operations at a price which might be slightly excessive, in our] a better class of printing secured for the State, if the departments will wark P Paranda, told the nation Saturday iid | Judgment. but on the whole, we believe the prices have been made on a@/in the closest possible harmony with the State Printer. There are many SA The acasion of Reichsfuehrer Your committee which was authorized by your commission for the pur- | basis which is fair to the state, to the contractor and in accordance with| ways in which the State Printer can suggest savings and more efficient formas, AGO Niers 46th dirthday, that pose of investigating printing purchases and contracts, met at the State | the provisions of the contract. We have noted many bills which the state| if the departments will give him the opportunity. Ne entire nation loves him because ‘ s Capitol on Monday, April 8th, with all members present, and begs to report | printer has reduced in varying amounts in accordance with the contract. This committee entered upon its work with an open mind, yet w: Xt feels sa in Dis hands, like a child as follows: In the aggregate, however, these reductions have not been large. sincere desire to record and to report conditions as they were actually found %8 {is Mother's arms.” ; Upon reporting to your commission, your committee was informed that to exist. No member of this committee has a political axe to grind and my The Ntwe cadinet offteer told Ger- its purpose was not so much to delve into past operations as to assist in de- GENERAL DISCUSSION member 1s interested in any State job or in any person who holds or daxires "ARS over a nation-wide radio hook- termining proper interpretation of the several contracts for the future. It will be seen from the above analysis that the bone of contention con-/a State job. In our interviews with members of the State Publications and “P that Her ts fanatically possessed ‘These contracts are divided into five classifications as follows: cerning the state printing contracts of recent years has centered chiefly | Printing Commission, we have received the impression that this body is m- “the kiea to save Germany. | i actaai adi cole e ; around the method of measuring type on the printed page. The practice | terested solely in purchasing for the State, inting at the lowest reason praising Der Fuehrer in his 4 FIRST CLASS PRINTING CONTRACT followed by the various contractors. in measuring comparanively solid mat-| able rate, "It is our understanding that there is no desire on the par: cf an Goedbeis declared ‘This item includes all the printing used by the two houses of the legis- | ter, has been to measure the surface with a pica rule both across and down, | one interested in getting at the facts, to bring discredit upon any emploree teed his happiness and | POY lature during the legislative session, the principal item of which is the print- Hl regardless of the point size of the slug base upon which the letter was cast.| or contractor. Neither do we understand that this survey is for the purpose DiS private life. | ing of the bills and resolutions introduced into the two bodies. Under the | AS @ matter of fact, very little of the type has really been set “solid.” In| of “white-washing” any employee, contractor, or group of persons. There. _ Chebbels said that although Hitler aystem which has been in vogue for mai s, the contract is let on the | Other words, the base upon which the type is cast is usually one or more fore, it has been our object to present facts as they are found, regardless of W™A:ns & simple man of the people, basis of composition, press work, folding, stitching, binding, and the paper | sizes larger than the type letter. And, while type printed in this form is| whom it may please or displease. vat Be ae ROTEL atock. {usually required for the purposes of the various state departments, the Your committee wishes to expreas its appreciation for the courtesies and of the recent conversations in Under the contract entered into with the Capital Publishing Company | effect is that there will be fewer lines on the page than might be expected | assistance extended to it by the State Printer, the members of the State Pub- Berlin with Sir John Simon, British for 1935-1936, the composition rate is 40c per thousand ems. The contract | in any given size of type, because greater space has been made between the] lications and Printing Commission and the various State officials and de- foreign secretary, and Capt. Anthony Lucille Norton, 18-year-old Seattle provides that where lines are numbered the composition charge shall “se partments with whom we consulted in our work. We found all of these people Baden. British lord privy seal, the A on irl, withdrew from the Universi doubled. Headings and display matter is specifically mentioned in the con- It is still held by some very good printers, however, that this method | fair and just in their attitude and with a desire to serve the best interests Propaganda minister said Sr Chicago at the behest of cfd tract as being figured as straight matter. | i He's Quite a Fellow of mesauring type composition is contrary to the letter of the law and that/| of the people of North Dakota. = . uncle, Charles R. Walgreen, dru; It is the practice and trade custom throughout the country, so far as|the proper way to measure type is by counting the lines. While this com- Signed: ("He negotiated about the question! Storg’ magnate, because of ‘atieges this committee knows, to measure the type page in figuring composition, | mittce respects the opinion of all such persons, it should be pointed out that RILIE R. MORGAN, of Burope's fate for two days in 15\ communistic “influences” at the in- This practice has been followed in North Dakota for many years, We be-|Seneral trade customs and practices sanction the measurement of type com- ‘Walsh County Record, Grafton. hours of conferences with these ve . | stitution, (Associated ss Photo) lieve it to be the right and proper way to figure composition. | Position by rule. Every mature person of experience will realize at once D. J. SHULTS, statesmen of world-reigning England | . u numbered line, on the double tract or the general trade ice justify this. ‘one line appears at the bottom of the page. We call the attention of the publicatiot Provisions of Section 52 of Chapter 53, Art 1913, which provides as follows: printing commission to the le 4, of the Compiled Laws of “Work of the first class shall be printed on first class calendared paper, from small pica type with single space between each line, the printed pages to be thirty-three ems pica wide and fifty-five ems pica long.” Anyone familiar with the printing industry will recognize that this pro- vision of law was made many years ago when this class of printing was set by hand and before the linotype machine came into general use. The printer referred to in modern printing terms as 11-point type. Manifestly, it woul not be practicabie to set these bills and resolutions 33 ems when the modern type setting machine is limited to 30 ems. To set this matter 33 ems would require the casting of two slugs or lines and would practically double the composition cost. Ever since the linotype machine came into general use, it has been the Practice to set these bills and resolutions 30 ems in 10-point type, with ap- proximately 12 points between the lines, which gives approximately the same number of lines to the page. We find that the contractors, in submitting their bids on this class of printing, were specifically informed by the state printer that the custom and practices which have prevailed for many years with reference to this work would be followed in the future, and submitted their bids accordingly. While the publication and printing commission, if it so desired, could hold the contractors to the strict letter of the law, we believe that it would be unfair to them and would certainly result in in- creased prices in the future on this class of work. We, therefore, suggest and recommend to the commission that steps be taken to have the next session of the legislature clarify and modernize this section of the law. We find, in discussing this matter with the contractors, with the public, and with the state officials that the present contract i for anyone who is not versed in printing terms to und that a new form of contract should be a simpler and more easily understood by the layman. We, therefore, suggest that, in the future, instead of asking for bids on the basis of comp press work, folding, stitching, binding, paper. etc., that the specifications for the bills and resolutions call for bids on a page basis, and that bids for let- terheads, roll calls, envelopes, etc., be submitted on the 100 or 1,000 basis for the completed item or article. SECOND CLASS PRINTING CONTRACT ‘This contract provides for the printing of the journals of the house and senate and is now held by the Bismarck Tribune. Like the first. class printing contract, it provides for separate bids on composition, press work, folding, stitching, binding and paper. The only question which seems to have arisen about this contract, is the matter of charging double price for the composition on the roll calls of the house and senate. ‘This committee is in unanimous agreement that this is a legitimate and justified charge because of the extra work entailed and we are confident of the industry throughout the United States. As in the case of the first class printing, this committee believes that the contract can be simplified and would be more easily understood, especial- ly by the layman, if it were let on a straight page basis per thousand journals. This committee has taken samples of the bills printed under the first class and copies of the house and senate journals printed under the second class and compared the prices paid by the state under the contracts now in existence, with the prices suggested by the Franklin Printing Price catalog, | and in every instance, we find the prices paid under the existing contracts from fifty to sixty per cent below the price suggested by the Franklin catalog. Class one and two is work in which time is an important element. It is | necessary for the contractors to organize special crews of workmen, who are employed only during the legislative session. The work is done under pres- ‘sure and from copy which is often times very pocr and illegible. We are, therefore, of the opinion that there is no justification for any triticism of the value the State of North Dakota receives under these two Your committee finds, upon investigation. that it has been the custom} that every trade or profession has its own peculiar working rules. to figure the headings on the bills and resolutions, which do not have a Tules may often appear strange and even ridiculous to the outsider; e basis. We do not believe that the con-/| Practically every instance, they offer some measure of protection of the present generation knows little or nothing about “small pica type.” | patron as well as to the worker. For instance, if we hire carpenters, jcordance with the rules which govern printing everywhere. 400 organized employes of the Omaha) Sons. & farmer and fis sever, chidren ex | With this understanding, we may now take up with the qi & Council Bluffs street railway com- | measuring type. And, to the average layman, it might be said that this is always the same, the “em” is not always the same. Therefore, a page of “6-point” type will measure many more “ems” than “10-point” type, be- cause 6-point is smaller. Therefore the distance between 10-point lines will The Pioneer Press, Mott. ‘WM. E. DYER, cabs licensed Bottineau Courant, Bottineau. ville is about 12 miles from Quebec ty. London had only two horse-drawn in 1934, in polished dialogue and masterly | |argument and figures.” | In glowing phrases the propaganda | specialist of the third reich declared |day he had already planned in 1919. i pert; he knows each gun and ma- were burned to death in a fire which chine ‘gun better than a specialist.} destroyed the home of Alphonse Re- Those reporting to him on military |!€T'S own reply to Geneva was not pany struck for higher pay, closed/naud of St. Emile de Loretteville, Sat- served to G di hh | is a very intricate and mysterious process. Yet there is nothing more in- questions must be acquainted with the erman readers at the |tricate or mysterious about measuring type than there is about measur-|ShP recognition and working hour lady mosning. |ing painted surfaces, or cubic space or money. Painting is measured by| concessions at 4s. m. Saturday, leav-| ° |square yards. Type is measured by “points”; but type space on the printed |ing the city’s tram service paralyzed e | page is measured by “ems.” The confusing point is that, while the “yard” |r, the third time in a year by a methods which were adapted to thr situations in order to attain his goal,” t he said. We find instances where the contractor, in return for the privilege of | ¢rs, plumber: . or doctors, we hire them subject to the rules MAHA TRAM MEN STRIKE IE IN FIRE that Hitter dss greater “military “ex-| figuring the headings on bills and resolutions as double price matter, has| trade or profession. So, when the state hires printing done, it does vs 20.—()}-—More inistine ape 30-1 bet ee _| All of the newspapers heralded Hit- waived some of his rights, such as charges for parts of a page where only | the knowledge tha‘ the operations in producing the work must Secor te el el a | “He is the best-trained military |ler’s reinstitution of conscription as his greatest deed of the year. . St. Emile de Lorette- jast details in order to match him.|breakfast table nor even for lunch. |He is a man obstinately sticking to| Official quarters merely intimated |principles and dogma. He never|that a communique giving the gov- |changed his ideas. What he does to-|€rnment's viewpoint might come late in the afternoon or late in the eve- | “Changeable, however, were the|ning, if at all. be greater than between 6-point lines, in what we call solid matter. Some- times, however, printers increase the space between the lines for the sake f making reading easier, or because their patrons desire to make notations jor corrections between the lines. | Now, while there is nothing illegal, or dishonest about printing lines type farther apart, there will be, as we have pointed out, fewer lines |printed page. The rule and practice of printers in measuring such and it is supported by the Franklin Printing Price List, is to meas | page as being “solid” or the same as if it had no leads or slugs lines. Now, if this practice does not coincide with the laws and the tracts, which are somewhat obsolete so far as the printing trade goes, pears that the law and the contracts should be changed to conform to ing customs, because it is not considered good judgment to attempt custom by law. For the past twenty years or more, it is very doubtful if the letter of some of the laws governing State printing has been followed. And, while | this committee does not believe that the State has been financial loser be: (cause of this practice, we do hold that it is contrary to the spirit of government to ignore any law; and’ we recommend most strongly the law and the several contracts be changed to meet the customs times, at the first opportunity. Each contract should be drawn up in | manner that it will cover all vital points involved; and it should be worded, so far as possible, in language which may be readily understood by those who are responsible for the purchasing of State Printing. While the idea of purchasing state supplies contrary to the law is re- pulsive to everyone, and while any such condition should be remedied at the eariiest possible moment, a point almost as important is that of cost. , | There is no reason to believe that the cost of state printing would be lowered appreciably by changing either the contracts or the law, and by strict ad- herence to them. Printers, like other tradesmen must derive a reasonable | profit for their labors. The present contracts have been entered into with the | mutual understanding that their interpretation would be the same.as in the | past to insure a certain—and may we say—a reasonable profit. If the inter- | pretation of these present contracts were to be altered materially, it appears reasonable to believe that the terms of the contracts would be altered pro- portionately—that is, rates on the several processes of printing named in the |contracts would be proportionately higher. In fact, past interpretations of SENSATIONAL Look them over and take your pick of the finest group of magazine bargains ever offered to the readers of The Bismarck Tribune = \é ‘ : f T NOLAND - A to fe coming =a. | t BEN & es a cream of the country’s finest magazines in combination ita the | these contracts have been much in the nature of give and take, with conces- {sions as to the legal rights being made by both the State departments and | the contractors for the sake of harmony and prompt service. i Perhaps the worst evil which arises from these irregularities is in the | possibility for complaints and suspicions. Repeated complaints, although that our judgment is borne out by the general custom and trade practices |"0t based on actual injury, give rise to distrust on the part of the general | public and to friction between the departments and the contractors which ‘always lowers the quality of service. So far as actual injury to the State, by way of additional cost, we have pointed out that any adjustment of the contracts will undoubtedly lead to higher bidding on the part of the con- tractors. It has been demonstrated time and again that North Dakota is en- | joying a lower rate on her contract printing and getting more printing for | money expended than any of the three states surrounding us. A Mr. Billings | of Minnesota was called here in 1929 to make a report of printing purchases; |and, although his report appears to have been destroyed in the Capitol Fire in 1930, it ts distinctly remembered that he emphasized the same fact; that, in spite of irregularities, the State was getting its printing done at a very small cost, comparatively speaking. CHECKING DELIVERIES One complaint which was brought to the attention of your committee was | that of shortage on delivery. Only two cases of this kind have come before | the committee. Upon receipt of these complaints, your committee decided to 1 Year McCall’s Magazine, 1 Yr. eed Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Yr. FoR Redbook Magazine, 1 Yr. Woman's World, 1 Yr. MeCals Successful Valee $0a0. ou Save $240 $560 ‘Arserfoan Poslisy Sral,, 1 Ye. $600 CLUB No. 8-126 The Value $9.25. Value $10.00, CLUB No. 8-125 You Save $3.40 You Save $4.00 Bismarck Tribune at which positively cannot be duplicat prices ly be ited All Six $550 | Seeman Suen | SERS All Six fa) . | make a canvass of all departments to learn, if possible, the experience of the BISMARCK ‘ CLUB No. 8-131 . elasses of printing contracts. |several state offices. Little Sirtber. disse eteeiaee. was found although fe 1 Year ay All Six | THE MIEMAROK AML FA = ri ‘LASS PRINTING CON , | developed that some of the offices have followed no systematic method Seertenn Magazine, fear ve This oe, ce for the RINE G cons Seer ana | Mecring printed upplies. a8 they sete Aen ere from the seuer ae ns Good Stories Mr. ae pss Detmeaer ve —_ FOR reports of the various offices and departments of the state. It is now and Darments. | Tt many cases, reokip! ice ames. ee gg get Bogle =| ‘The Country Home, 1 Yr. $ ae oe has been for several years held by the Knight Printing company of Fargo. | [°! en % bi peal ge g ‘he va ts : ; pa aa Mey i, Capper’s Farmer, 1 Yr. 625 Good Stories, 5 Y Because of its nature and the great variety of work done under it, it is SOME Case’, any employee PADDR. BE Aint these necessary that the various items entering into the making of a completed book or pamphlet be bid on separately. We have no suggestions to make supplies with no knowledge of the amount ordered or the amount received. | We strongly recommend that some one person in each department be made res- : in this x hecking all supplies as received. PICK FOUR MAGAZINES THE relative to any changes in this contract. | Ronse donc BISMARCK TRIBUNE 1 YEAR AN! As in the case of printing under the first class, we believe that the COn-| eraitiy feared ioe nie eee ee a eran tine Bate in the Bismarck Tribune, 1 Yr. GROUP B FAMOUS MAGAZINES—All Five’On! se $600 tractor is entitled to charge for composition on the basis of the measured |trartay ip gbanien ous sotuen ae eB, enor es de cake eee, 1 Magasine from Group A Select Werecee ig Page in cases where there is leaded space between the lines. As stated in| A'04'we hold It to ke very, poor business practice te Coaled te 3 Magazines from PICK ANY FOUR the discussion under the class one contract, this is the trade custom and there is reasonable pen age Boy the pd is complete as required. Group B * practice in general use throughout the United States. ba ted, too, that all ‘sitions {0 eye ay 3 GROUP A ‘() Liberty Magazine . 53 lesues | () Woman's World 2yre, One of your committee has checked the cost records of the Knight | pon Svezestel) too, that ak requlatios ee ee ae Select One Magasine () Better Homes @ Gardens 17x, | () The Country He oa Printing company at Fargo, and in practically every instance these records | °° these de — ‘as to their methods of doing business, 0 Bie eae () Delinentor .... () Cappers Farmer ‘2yre. show that the contractor is doing this work for approximately fifty per cent | Mer d"tnee this matter be considered by the Purtosusee a0 $} Gaeietign 4 () The Farm Journa Byres, of the price specified in the Franklin Printing Price catalog. We have also! Mtn with some aim toward inaugureting & more uniform system in () Delineator () Successfel Warming .. 27r8, figured the cost on several completed pamphlets and booklets under the| denartments. It has been suggested by some one that these supplies {} Fatnttoger's 18 *NOTE—You may check 1 of the Franklin catalog price and compared them with the actual price paid by |iisPeca'tc and checked by the Gente Printer. It is evident, however, {} Fictoriat () Open Road (Boys) .... Z7re. | following. tnurend “et hikesty it the state and find that the price paid is approximately 50 per cent of the |it’ro room in the office of the State Printer for these supplles, () Open Road, ©) Pasents’ Magasine you prefei Brice suggested by the Franklin catalog. vere sufficient force in the office to do the work. ‘Then, 3 2 ante 1) Pheeette, (Weekly) .. Tye. 1) Tree story ‘The contractor explains these differences by the fact that he uses this| Wire fulficlent force in the office to de the work. enen, th { Shiver_Sersen () Fletorial Review ...... 17%. | () American Girt. state work as a “filler” for the general line of commercial printing which he | Sa, ‘mente at times when they were needed at once. } Woman's ©) Shadopiny (Movie) .... 178. | () Real American does, being thereby enabled to keep his force of workmen constantly and pal v 3 ¢) Needleerart () Sports Afiela ... tre UC) New Outlook . , regularly employed. FOURTH CLASS PRINTING CONTRACT and unauthenticated editions of the laws and resolutions passed by the legislature and is now held by the Holt Printing company of Grand Forks. Its provisions are simple and easily understood by the average well-versed printer. We have heard no criticism of anything pertaining to it. We ‘s.ume, therefore, that the publication and printing commission is justi- fees in following the practices with reference to it, which have been followed in the past. 4 FIFTH CLASS PRINTING CONTRACT ‘This contract covers all the miscellaneous printing used and consumed three departments of the State of North Dakota. It is held ‘Tribune company of Bismarck. the largest, » the most diverse and the most complicated This contract provides for the printing and binding of the authenticated ! THE STATE PRINTER With purchases reaching from $80,000 to $125,000 per {his hands, it becomes apparent that the familiar, not only with the printing rates, customs, rules, but with the quality and price of paper as wel point the work of the State Printer is as that of an engineer an insurance expert. He must be able, ions as to the cost and quality of all the product only of years of work and responsibility falling upon more exacting than for the head of vestigation, this committee has become : Ire 2 an “X” before four sft pen below.” Valine $10.00. You Save $3.75 YOUR FAVORITE MAGAZINE FOR A FULL YEAR AT A BIG SAVING. YOU CAN GET THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, 1 Year th American American Gi eearaszezzzezesezasesszssz238 - BEGESSECSSSCEGEEROEESCESEDESS |. Lyk. I out cou- | Mark am “X” before the four magasines you desire. Write mame uné address below. Bismarck Tribune, Bismarck, N. D. Gentlemen: the one about which the most controversy and Street of RFD. .....404 Acinbiabebidbe ‘Jet in its present form since about 1921, and the Town and State ............6000 : comparatively uniform during (Please allow 4 to 6 wosks foe tifsi magaul 7 CLID ON GOT magazines marked with an X and enclosed with this seas Pret, | $57.