Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-04-09


THE DfREcToRY CoNTROvERsY.-I am mo-
especially desiriOus OF newspaper notoriety and
w0nld prefer to appear only in the way OF
business advertising, but il seems am in for
IL without leave or license, and that too as il
appears to me without any benefit in the way
olindirect advertising such as will result to
the real and only parties Interested.
The facts are simply these. Messrs. II. Ec-
| KEEL e Co., proposed TO publish a "Business
Directory" being as was by them informed,
simply book of advertisements, at the rate OF
Two Dollars per page. / was myself offered a
| page, accepted and considered it very low.
| Subsequent to this, received polite letter
from Mr.. Wm II. Boyd, of New York, accom-
panied by beautiful sample directory of Tren-
ton, N. j., stating that he had received a SAM
pie copy of my former Directory, through the
| polteness of our Post Master, and that he do
sired to publish Wilmington Directory, for
1901, with the suggestion, however, that as
had priority right in the case he would at
once and cheertully decline If / designed to
continue its publication. / promptly replied
to him that had concluded not to undertake
1t this year. In Il very few days thereafter,
received visit from two gentlemen, agents
and canyassers Of Mr.. Boyd, with letter Of in
PRODUCTION from the latter.
had certainly heen led to understand by
Messrs. Eckel Co., that their publication
would be entirely different in its character from
regular Directory; that if thought proper to
issue one the two would not conflict, and in
deed did not for moment suppose they had
any idea what ever of an opposition or ofsuper-
ceding me in the issue OF Directory. As
soon therefore as Mr.. Tanner and his compan-
ion, agents of Mr.. Boyd, arrived, took mea-
sures TO Introduce the former TO Messrs. Eekel
Co., with the full beliefthat an arrangement
satisfactory to both parties could be made, as |
then believed and still deem the character of
the two publications SO widely different as not
nece 'sarily to conflict WITH this my mission
was ended.
have not now, nor never had, any interest
whatever in mir. Boyds Directory, and al
though l made no arrangement or Charge for
declining the publication of the Directory, he
offered me complimentary page or two OF ad-
vertiscments whilst granted him permission
as matter ofcourtesy aud usage among book
| sellers and publishers, and on condition that
| the work should be esgot up in a correct and
satisfactory manner, to use my name in the
| imprint. In addition to this / agrgssd to ac
as agent and to sell on commission at my coun-
| ter his Directory when completed, an arrange
lnent which, in the capacity of bookseller,
would seem neither TO DO very unnatural or
surprising, and one which would be unhesi-
| tatingly made with Messrs. Eckel & Co., or
with any publisher of any respectable work.
have then nothing TO do with this contro-
verSy aud only feel an interest common to every
good citizen in the publication Of q Directory
that will be full, correct and creditable to Will
mingtOn. lnasmuch, however, as my name
has been pushed before the community, will
now say voluntarily and thus publicly, and
without Mr.. BOyd'S or his agents knowledge,
that feel confident they will not be RESPONSE
bic for the issue Of Directory Of any other
character.
much regret this unavoidable, personal in
trusion on the public; but have endeavorcd