Show LEGAL PRINTING RATE TO il the measure that hat had been introduced trod into tj t e house of representatives senta tives seeking to reduce the price on legal advertising in town papers was repeated tuesday the following is from wednesdays tribune I 1 f publishers 01 of newspapers in rural communities had many de fenders in the dionise lionise of re presenta lives yesterday tuesday when a proposal to deduce j educe tit the e legal printing rate yas hotly oppose opposed by several inea members bers the propos proposal was contained jm house bill no 17 by representative shelley it sought to chan change e the present law governing the printing rate to be charged in towns of less than population lauon from 10 cents a line for bacht cach insertion to 10 cents a line foi f on the first insertion of leg legal al advertising and 5 cents a line for s subsequent insertions the bill was defeated after con si deable debate deba teby y a vote of 31 nays to 23 yea one voter was wa s absent the author 01 of the measure and representative 4 and jorgensen were tha principal princia al speak ers in favor hofts pas passage sige each said ahat hat the rate rale now established is excessive ana that publishers received in payi payment nent for legal t advertising ver payment out of proportion to space co consumed representatives representatives i Hollen hollenbeak beek wl will kins judd and jones opposed the I 1 bill in debate the tenor of their I 1 defense was t to the effect that publishers of domall mall newspapers realize little profit from such advertising ver even fit at the present rate and to reduce it would be to deal a severe blow to them the maintenance of small community new newspapers newspaper rs bac each h said is necessary to the welfare ve are of the communities muni ties and that hat in consideration of the service they render the public they are entitled to all they are receiving as payment for legal advertising 7 kni knighton aton joseph S mcclelland ave f 1 1 |