Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-16
THE BOOK TRADE.
LAST Days Proceedings of the Con-
venIIOn or the BOOk-TFade As.
seeiRsiOR at Mag
sra Falls,

NIAGARA FALLS, July l5.-The morn
ing session Of the BOOk-traders' conyen-
ton opened with addresses by Messrs.
Berry, of Nashville; Sscket, of Monroe,
Michigan; Shepherd, Of Kansas City,
and others. The committee OF thirty
presented the following resolutions,
which were adopted:
ReSO5Ued, That the eighth article of
the constitution be amended so as to
read: "The committee on arbitration
shall take cOgnizance of all complaints
made by mem bers for alleged infractions
Of the bylaws and agreements of this
association; they shall endeavor, if pos
sible, to reconcile the parties, and If not
successful, may publish in the official
organ Of the trade a complete statement
of the case, with their conclusions, and
present the same to the association at
its next meeting.
Resolved, That an underseller, in the
meaning of this association, is defined
to be dealer, whether member or not,
who, in practice, violates the by-l9ws
and agreements as to the sale of books,
this fact having fret been proven to the
satisfaction of the arbitration commit
tee OF this association.
The report of the committee to amend
rule was presented, and will be discussed
this afternoon.
AT the afternoon session the following
resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the American Book
Trade association pledges itself to main
tain and urge upon the entire trade the
absolute necessity of maintaining pub
lisheTs' advertised retail prices in all
sales outside of the trade, excepting that
a reduction, not to exceed ten per cent.
in medical books, and twenty per cent.
in all other classes of books, including
educational, may be allowed to the fol-
lowing classes only: Public libraries,
including circulating and Sunday
school; cleTgymen and professional
teachers; professional books to profess
sional buyers; large buyers, said pur-
chssers buying wholly for their own use,
and in the case OF the exceptions made
by the publishers board Of trade. In
case the rules of this association should,
under the exceptional circumstances,
work injustice to any dealer in cOmpe-
titiOn with other parties, said dealer
may state his case to the arbitration
committee, and this committee shall
have power to authorize him to take
such measures as will meet the emer-
gency, after notice has been given and
like liberties granted to the other deal
ers directly concerned.
A resolution was also passed that the
executive committee be directed to print
in the manual Of the association the re-
port of the committee on the twenty
per cent. rule, and to announce that it
would take effect on the first of August
next.
The president and others paid excel
lent tributes to the services of J. W.
Gum, of Springfield, Ohio, for his labors
and services in originating the assOcta-
ton.
The executive committee was directed
to notify the Boston trade that the twen-
ty per cent. rule would go into effect
August 1st.
Adjourned to meet at the call Of the
committee on assem- blies on the second
Tuesday in July, 1876.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, A. d.
F. Randolph, New York; first vice
president, Martin Taylor, Buffalo; Sec
ond vice. president, Wesley Jones, Bur-
Iington, Iowa; third president,
John 3. Piet, Baltimore; treasurer,
Timothy NicOlson, Richmond, Indiana;
corresponding secretary, James S. Bs-
ker, New York; recording secretary,
James Knight, OF Troy.
The convention has been character
lied by spirit of fairness which argues
well for the future success of the Organi-
cation.
a majority of the delegates go to Tc-
rOntO tomorrow on an excursion.