The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-28

Dsshon0sabIe Conduct of sne anrpsrs - rhc
sta'emsnt Pursuing . ss,tsuisss business "a a lsg,t
he has found Lim--f s1ad oil, o.
I'm, veh sDovn 70 th- o.mwanity ia manner sh' IN
s<ens require, and which the reader ~iu | eve
aehno ledge full jusnAss paohc ssps-ars Tn drm
slnds TO he The harssss The case IS tai-:-SsverL
years spcc Mr. 6ee Putpsm re pgbt,heo the % lodi
cal bnowr as Household Woros" eooduc,e0 oy OsAres
nisb ems he hands passed IN Of
gel Co.. from the hands OF the nodsisu-
i'd BY II has been regularly isue do e. The pr.
sent time II hs- not been greatly remuoerAtss
turs but the uncsige-o, in hepe Il oaDd,ns lp-r
~ In Luhtshtpg which voad ultimately sk- .
turn FIR HIS Icy Of time and kept the
About Fix Dco,hs sncs Mr. DessDs notiss tn he
would publish in the "ho asrhobd Words work ~
hcton the titls Of Had Zines Fr the sass,s
Of This toe up6ersg Ell n Arrange moot
which REQUIRE ed /, payment OF con sdsrbl. sun by
which ,he Ansr icsn puo lc should have WORK az
about Tie sans tims tbs EDs Dh
his Investment was rot 50 productive might have
been expected IN m creased III OF the ionioa aud
therefore the only ho9e betog rew-ed he
diuIe on ibe "Ha Tines osAed fof IN is
reruo caton IN book form Having UNDER 'ns terms of
purchase, r-.esec tn cone uciog caapts OF he sorE
IN advance tbs subscriber proos-deJ issue edit
- the modeiae eost Ut 20 ceots per envy snch wooi
haze slls we'd Reasonable s"d rsmuosra log Ars II
profit To the enrpriss ut the Undersigned irecy upon
HE own Issue, aud, A. is "a SUPPOSED from h
purchased sh- in .dsane. her 100 il h.r
ri into ths msIEsts at price so low To 2r-cads
ksa OF pront 70 toe publisher. The quo rs N
this edrinp, originated and at such hs Br
tiers arIer, a Ne YORK. Tue teftigppd has there
fore, these allegations 20 male
fnst lie was he .seuiar aud only repablsher OF
Tms-n contributed ts which ne h.S a cDnstruc
tive pio'iiy IN ia puDlcstion.
secoDd In recsp OF the advance sheets he had duly
announced It's publication before any hes oil sber
could have besn possession of copy Of the work
Third: He had purchased thess vancs ehssts.
rhese sondiiops which ars ordioarl.y In part in
whole respected BY tie trade ~ Sers. la ooay,
h. eded by the iarper; aud although sney never ng-
matei TO the snd.rs,gued an ntent n 70 rspa
Hard Tines, ona made no proEiaion Tor sheets IA al
vance, ley cceea Ia issue edition NJ cost which
will not repay the outlay UPON it. which, Of course,
tlodf he Gdpr spAAf IN htaf
makes the VIII 10 npde taking dead loss - No notice
on the part Of The HasDers given 70 the under
signed Il at they Intended priutiog tais work. The
dersgned received orders for numbers the work
from most Of the respectable booksellers IN ferep,
parts Of tho unied tstes at price safsct7y TO the
trade, and allowing fair pro it to publisher Forty
eight hours after this advance edition the
the Harpers issued theirs, Offering it to the ada aud
seAoing 1t without orders a. prce iess than what
booksellers were paying the undersigned and at post
tive lots TO themselves
Nov what motive could hsve influenced tie Harper
Brothers in this ccrrse2 The adersigood is young
man juft commencing the business, the son Of one
who Was early and has been steady !rieod of the
Harptrs. He has never Ia tn xsrted their bust
ness or sought Ia any way TO work them u Injury.
Why, then, should they tarow asids ia this SPECIAL in
staocs a courtesy Of trade all The pr cpies Iecog
nized among publishers and el imed-,p ali oc,asions
where they choose to isstto be ego I'D Ia thsir
c c fshodY he woE was mine oy e,eTy e,asSiers.
Stringent COZ s.rnc i'm OF "Ear per" lag. That law we
know, has been in former ines severely administered
We make this public siatement to ac srtan no much
further I. will be acque,ceG in and ehsr
it becomes nsttution, it is 10 be applied to all
youpg publishes, indiscrimnatey; If not, what
terms .peact ard shs privilege OF Tea ming living"
are TO be purchased The cod has dealt kindly b. them
and kindpess should begst kiodnsss They have had a
long course Of property, and when CHARITY same In
the recent Are the expression OF from many
quarters-from some whence it could have been
and insoe them With gansrnns sn,a ,r s IN ss
proci.y OF feeling
The undersigned has the satisfaction TO know that the
entire book trade far Ne has had of
obtaining their opinions, utterly and entirely sondemn
the course OF the Harpers
The subj will be recarred to again. and the business
conduct Of the Messrs Harper sulsly the methods
they have resssa 20 from time come to breas down
weaker and rival est.blshments- bs commented
upon in the Empire City, weekly paper pu olshed by
the ind. rsigned T. l. MoELRAIH
Office Of the Empire City, No. II Spruce st NY.