New-York tribune., 1874-07-17

to encourage those sale. by contributing 10 them Il
sometimes affects the retail business m mn IN @ sns way
usually profitable prices the Dooks ior whcn tnero Is
little demand at private sale ses Ia W
good profit He turns the books quickly, ana Is mus
enabled by large gains and quick returns from the auc-
ton hooks TO but into the market live books, for which
there Is a constant demand at or below COST IN coupc
ttion with his neghbor who objects to auction saes
and To ali manner OF clapap" In the business, ana
believes in and il satisfied with natural ana leguma!o
profits and only that petition which IL us and saf To
Ain Retail dealers are beginning 10 see that the m
huence of the trade sales is degrading 10 er business
and fast bringing par with other lines OF trade
There is perhaps nothing else which contributes so
largely 10 the enormous discounts at wbch eounuy
dealers offer books in popular use N1rrow hg tne & M
Gin between the retail and the trade prices VIII 40
something to prevent underseing on Tue part VI ue a.
ers and uniformity I'm the matter OF discounts may 40
more but reform in these respects would he very in
complete If the abuses arising from the 'rAue Sa''' ~
malued. -.-. -. g.. ,,o,,o
The retail dealers matter Of course lay the bame
for the present condition Of the book trale J
have been exaggerated. but Is certainty not Wnat any
branch Of the trade could wshat the door OF the puo
shers but they cannot lose sight of the t1ct tht Iy
have themselves TO thank for much that Is 9s ~ 1o
present system OF trade and the products OF tnaL o
tem and in their efforts to Impress upon tue pnDShes'
what the latter fully appreciate tne idcI tuat env
terets OF the retail dealers are their interests cihno
afford to forget what equally true that the puD7Ho'
The New York publishers cannot be said to expect
great results from the Convention at Putin Bay Iney
conservative regarding IL anu the SUBJECTS "hon
are TO be discussed They recognize the need OF care
fully directed reform, but fear that the attempts toward
bringing this about are too sweeping ana may result ~
more harm than good One was apprehensvc tnat ~
might be PutuP Bay" another Imagined tha' % Ihere
would be a " great frOlc" there and little else; Wills
still another REGARDED 10 local movement Whlcn
would not be apt to have much weight WIN Eastern
publishers. or 10 present plan tna W2d P,on P viii
practicable. However, several New-lOfk houses WI WI
probably be represented at the COnVentlOn anu VIII
certainly have some good advice to give. ,,
With two exceptions the Boston PuDhsnniniiSS
houses Will be represented and some VIII 80 rom Ln
adepha Tue rates of fare over all the railroads from
the East will be reduced 70 low ngnre' anu every
beng made to very large attenudnce;
TDe retail dealers will 'be present III large force ana
present appearances II Is probable that lnuc1
larger number OF publishers and jO6bersl Will attend
than was first anticipated. Tue recent visit or Mr'
Aston President of the BOOkTradc Union, To the ces
OF the ls was prolific OF good feeling and contributed
not a little the general understanding and VIDE ac
ceptance Of the plan proposed.