Show toft FOR MUTUAL tile the taxpayers of bar B ar lale lake county ida must feel anything but pleased at the action of their county commissioners in the matter of tile the county printing Accord according hig to the published report of their prece proceedings edings on the lath day of january propositions were submitted front from tile two papers published in ili the county but they seemingly did ili not meet the approval of some members it was then order ordered cd by the board 1 that sealed bids be received from the county papers tor for the hie mork the only papers in the county seeing that it was nas the intention of the commissioners to jew their r very seasonal reason ilc le price coxin made a 1 joint bid of 30 0 cents per inch brevi brenir br evir r for each insertion of all printing ic by law to be doue done in ili a nes paper such is as commissioners proceedings ce warrants school Stilie rin teni tend lants ants notices notice auditors and treas frers reports etc this was anas done clone last year by the paris post lor for 30 cents per inch this difference in ili price must be borne by thu the taxpayers as the board were forced to accept tile bil bid this is not the only instance of the penny nn wise pound policy of the same commissioners as they are arc paying in more tor for letter leads heads and other a ar i ing h made by the montpelier Mont pelie r examiner which is done at portland oregon than the home papers would charge for the same alss of work and it seems denis to us that the papers N ere compelled to tn unite for mutual protection tile the money sent to firms at a distance for work which could and should be done at houie home never returns ind is a dead loss to the community among chich lucli it should circulate the printing offices established e in the county must of necessity sIty spend the pirt of bleir barnin earnings i in tile county where it will circulate among tile the home people we i i wonder what tile hait is which so lei beadily dily catches catch tile jot job work printing by outside print shops f from roin t alie lie honic home ones the readiness with chich an outside olter offer 1 is i accepted leads us to think there is something in ili it for the theaward award es the action of tile two papers the montpelier examiner and the paris pt P t is commendable they have shown lt un that chinese tactics will not do with white men the country paper lia lias a hard bard row to hoe hoc and this grinding dewing down business must cease if the paper are to live the pa aci s ony only ask for reasonable remuneration for their work mork and should get it their hardest licks are put in to advance and help the communities kitei e they are established not to retard them the people do not always sou it in this light and allow the their ar best adio advocate cate and defender to lie diu for lack of bup support port when this happens the fault will usually be foun folin I 1 to lie be among the business men tile the bub ers a as a rule stand uy by their loval local paper bobly |