Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1908 — THE DEMOCRAT AWARDED STATIONERY CONTRACT. [ARTICLE]

THE DEMOCRAT AWARDED STATIONERY CONTRACT.

The contract for furnishing let-ter-heads, envelopes, etc., for use of the various county officers for the ensuing year, was awarded The Democrat by the county commissioners at their meeting this week, its bid being $2.35 lower than that of the next lowest bidder, the Rensselaer Journal. For several years this office has been bidding oil this class of county supplies, always making its figures at a reasonable price for good work, but this is the first time ii has been successful in getting the contract.. During all this time however, although it has been considerable trouble to prepare the bids, it has had the satisfaction of knowing that the oounty was not being held up on this contract and it has saved several thousand dollars to the taxpayers by filing bids and pr< venting any combine or “hold up.” The year previous to its bidding on this work the price fixed by the successful bidder was four times the prioe now paid, and therfe is more stationery to be furnished now than there was at that time and it oosts more to furnish it, too, because of the advance in *labor and of raw material. These are facts that can be proven by official records.

The Democrat has saved the tax-' payers of Jasper oouny a great many thousands of dollars during the ten years of its existence, and we believe the people generally appreciate the fact, judging from the continual increasing patronage the paper is receiving. It hopes to save Iffiem a great j&ixxy more thoneanas in the future, aad no taxpayer in the county can make a better investment than to give it support, at least to the extent of becoming a regular subscriber.