The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-12
.ith's INTRODUCTION to Geography-

-An0erbOns Henerai History -
II Is our deSre-and We are sure Il Is yours
10 80 perfect our arrangements that every pupil
Ia oregon shall have opportunity TO procure
mis- textbooks at the reduced rates. To this
end shall establish a distributing agency ln
each county OF the State. No other person can
have such facilities Tor doing this work thor
oHxhiy Bs tho County superintendent, snd
therefore tender you the agency for your
county, 20 be conducted Ss follows:
First You will make up order on me for
the amount Of stock you think Will DO needed
IN your county. which l will ship In time To
reach you about October ~.
Second. You will distri butte this stock 10 the
several schools On Orden signed by the District
Clerks or teachers; blanks FOR such purposes 10
be furnished YOU and returned 10 me A. SOuch-
ers. Non will sell the books al Introductory
prices for cash, reporting and remitilng 10 me
Al the end Of each month. or when requested
10 do SO.
Third. The time allotted for special intro
ductory rates Is ninety days from October lst,
1873. which viii give every pupil ample time to
avail himself OF them.
Fourth. J teE pay ali cLGrges on the books de-
liVering Them 10 you al our own expense, you
deducting any sums OF money you may ad-
vance on this account from arst receipts from
sales.
Filth. To compensate you for your trouble.
Will allow you a commission Often per cent. no
per cent on all sales TO schools In your county
whether public or private, commissions to be
deducted from your renittances
sixth Satisfactory arrangements viii be-
made for The disposition of any sIOek you may
have len over al the end Vi the time specified
oy sale TO your local dealers, or by return to
myselL
uyOu Will undertake the agency I will do all
IN nay power 10 facilitate the work: and am
quite sure that while il will b. profitable 10
yourself II will be more satisfactory 20 the peo-
pie Of your county than any other arrangement
thar can be made.
II You accept the agency, please enclose your
order for stock Ia your return letter. II not, ad-
Viz" us of some reliable dealer in your county.
centrally located. to whom you would wish 10
intrust IL. am very respectfully
DoRyILLB LIBBY.
II is now very easy to see why every
County Superintendent, except two or
three was ready to vote for the uniform
system Of textbooks. The whole thing
- = ptt-ul' JOB, and ouI outrage upon our
public school system. DIR. Glenn informs
us that the direct expense TO Portland
District alone for these textbooks i'm
cluding state Superintendent Sam. and
compiler Syl. simpsons Readers, even
at the introductory rates. which any
CONFIDENTIAL dealer could exceed at
his pleasure, thus adding indefinitely 10
his profitable" commission OF 10 per
cent will exceed 5000, and r. J.
Ladd, the District Clerk, who is well
acquainted with the District finances,
puts the price at $1,000.
To accommodate our State Euperin-
tendent and his brother in their delay
in getting out the Readers, that they
may have a grab too, the time for the
uniform" law TO take effect has been
postponed six months. The several Dis
tricts throughout the State must, by
april lst, have adopted these books to
lhe exclusion Of all Others, or forfeit the
pubic money for 1875. But before the
lorieil Will take place another I.egisIa-
tuFe VIII meet, and steps are now being
'uAugurated to get the infamous swim
que repealed before the game so adroitIv
plA nned for benefitting San Francisco
pubiashlng house and the State ana
County superintendent Of Oregon S-oD,
the POeketG Of the people at large can ho
successfully played.