The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-08
The Booksellers Association.
Their Meeting Last Night.

The second meeting of the Booksellers As
ISOLATION of this city took place last evening
in the office of Mr.. A. II. Wilkins ITO and
112 Camp street. Mr. Geo. Ellis was chosen
chairman, and Mr.. r. G. E3rich acted as Sec
rotary. There was very large attendance,
and great interest was manifested by all in
the proceedings of the meeting. The COM
mittee previously appointed to prepare reso-
lutions and rules for the future government
of the association. presented the following
report:
Whereas, the late distractions existing in
the book trade in this city, and the custom OF
selling books to private purchasers at whole
sale prices has damaged the business to very
great extent; therefore be
RESOLVED, That we form ourselves into
Booksellers Association, auxiliary to the
American Book Trade Association.
RESOLVED, That this association pledges itself
to maintain the publishers advertised retail
prices in all sales to buyers other than those
in the regular business, excepting, however,
that a reductieMAnot to exceed 10 per cent on
medical books, and 20 per cent on all other
classes of books may be allowed to the fol-
lowing purchasers only
Public libraries Gncluding Sunday school
and circulating libraries), clergymen and
professional teachers; professional books to
professional buyers; school books for use OF
school boards and State Normal Schools
created by law and authorized to purchase
supplies from public funds; school books
for schools other than Sunday schools, sup
ported by religious and benevolent societies,
and purchasing their own supplies of school
books, and to such merchants as deal in book
II ind 1urn h1x hos
for their own use only.
RESOLVED, That these rules 60 into force i'm
mediately upon their adoption. 1t is further
mutually agreed and understood that "large
buyers shall be sub-divided, and defined as
follows All cash purchasers buying to the
amount of twenty dollars and less than fifty
dollars, be entitled to discount not exceed
ing five per cent All cash purchasers buying
to the amount of fifty dollars, and less than
one hundred dollars, discount of ten per
cent. All cash purchasers of one hundred
dollars and upwards discount of twenty per
cent. GEO. ELLIS,
RoBT. j. HARP,
r. G. EYRIcH,
Committee
These resolutions are to be signed by al
members, who thereby pledge themselves to
their enforcement.
a resolution was also adopted to the effect
that "These booksellers who refuse to join
this association be treated as though purchas-
ing for their own use, and be compelled to
pay cash on delivery"
motion being carried to 60 into an cleo
ton for officers, nominations were duly made
and votes taken with the following result:
President. Geo. Ellis; Vice President, r.
J. Harp; Secretary, T. G. E. rich; Treasurer,
Jas. A. Gresham.
Upon motion, the following gentlemen were
appointed committe to draft a constitution
and bylaws for the association: Messrs r. J.
Harp, Jas. A. Gresham, W. E. Seebold, VIM.
Fauche, P. F. Gogarty.
All the booksellers in the city are to be fur
nished copies of the resolutions adopted, and
it was determined that the same be considered
in active force and operation On and after Oc-
tober Is, 1875. The association adjourned to
meet again on next Thursday evening.
It is a remarkable fact, and very creditable
to the San Francisco savings banks, that the
| failure of the Bank of California was not ac-
companied nor followed by anything in the
| shape of a run On them. They have S. 377
depositors, and are the repositories of large
/ amounts of Tnouav and vet only 7I2 MARGINS