Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1900 — About That Ballot Brinting. [ARTICLE]

About That Ballot Brinting.

As stated by The Democrat last week, the prices of public printing in Newton county, although a republican county, have been very reasonable since our acquaintance with that county, and, after learning the prices made there for printing of the ballots at the last election, we made our price the same on everything but the township tickets, which we made 10 cents per hundred less, making altogether $lO less on the township tickets than Newton’s prices Right here we wish to say that Newton county is and hasbeen one of the most economically governed counties in Indiana, a statement which our own knowledge and statistics bear us out in making, and we do not believe a half-dozen counties can be found in the whole state that made a lower charge for printing the late election ballots than Newton. Since that time we have learned the prices charged and allowed in a few other counties, and herewith submit them, placing our own, the lowest of any. at the head, and following with Netfton, the next lowest: Co. Ballots Township ('on*. A Per 100. Per 100. Per 101). Jasper....... $.50 $.70 $.20 Newton 50 .SO 2) Benton LOO 1.00 .75 Pulaski 92 .72 .20 Starke 95 • Jkl JO Porter .50 .50 Jo The prices on the various sample ballots varied considerably, Benton county being the highest priced of those quoted. Our own prices were $1 for each set of the IK) county samples, and 50 cents per township for township samples. Of the above counties all had republican election commissioners except Jasper and Starke. We do not give the rate in White county for the Reason that the work was done by two offices, through mistake in the commissioners including the county ballots in the 3d class stationary contract, which was bid off at a lump bid, therefore no fair comparison, can be made with that county. Porter county having only 12. townships but about double the number of voters of Jasper, required about double the number of ballots printed here, and the township ballots required 1 change less, therefore the price in Porter was considerably higher than here, taking the difference in amount o£ work and the difference in the length of the “runs.” No, we have no apology to offer ns yet for the price we made on the ballot printing. Subscribe for The Democrat.