Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-16
NIAGARA FALLS.
Book Traders Convention.
Addresses by W.T.. Berry, Of Nashville,
and others

Addresses by w, II. Berry, Of Nashville,
and Others.
NIAGARA FALLS, July I5.-The morn
ing session Of the Book Traders Conven-
tiOn opened with addresses by Messrs.
Berry, of Nashgille, Sacket, of Monroe,
Mich, Shepherd, of Kansas City, and
others.
the Committee of Thirty presented the
following resolutions, which were adopted:
That article of the constitution be
amended to read: The committee on arbi-
tration shall take cOgnizance of complaints
made by members for alleged infraCtiOns of
bylaws and agreements Of this association;
they shall endeayOr, if possible, to recon-
Gle parties, and, If net successful, may pub
lish in the official organ of the trade COM
plete statement Of the same, with their con-
clusions, and present The same to the asso-
citation at its next meeting; that an under
seller, in the meanins CT this association,
IS defined 10 be.a dealer, whether a mem
Der or not, who in practice violates the by
laws and agreements as to the sale of
books, this fact having first been proven to
the satisfaction Of the arbitration commit
tee Of this association,
The report of the committee 10 amend
the resolution on twenty per cent rule was
presented, and will be discussed this after
noon.
- the afternoon session the following
resolution was adopted:
tiiaL the American Book Trade AssOcia-
tiOn pledges itself TO maintain and urge up-
on the entire trade the absolute necessity
of maintaining publishers advertised re
tail prices in all sales, excepting that a re.
ductiOn, not to exceed ten per cent in med
zeal books ard twenty per cent in all other
classes of books, including educational,
may be allowed TO the following classes
only: Public libraries, including circulat-
ing and Sunday-schOOl, clergymen and pro-
feSsiOnal teachers, and books to pro-
fessiOnRl buyers and large buyers, said
purchasers buying wholly for their
own use, and in case of exceptions. made
by the Publishers Board OF Trade. In care
the rules Of this Association should, under
exceptional circumstances, work injustice
to any dealer in competition with any other
PARTIES, said dealer may state his case 20 the
Arbitration Committee, and this committee
shall have power to authorize him TO take
such measures as will meet the emergency,
after notice has been given, and like liberty
granted other dealets.
Resolutions were also passed that the |
Executive Committee be direied to print |
in the manual of the Association the |
report Of committee Oh z per cent rule, and |
70 announce that il would take effect Aug, |
l next.
The President and others paid an excel |
lent tribute 70 the services of J. w. Gum, |
Of Springfield, Ohio, for his labors and /
services in organizing the association. The /
Executive Committee was directed to noti- |
fy the Boston trade that the 20 per cent |
would go into effect Aug. l.
The following officers were elected for /
the ensuing year: President, A. D. T. Ran
dolph, y. Y; First Vice President, Martin /
Taylor, Buffalo; Second V. p, Wesley /
Jones, Burlington, Iowa; third V. p, |
John B. Piett, Baltimore; Treasurer,
Timothy Nicholson, Richmond, Ind; Cor |
Secretary, Jas. S. Baker, New
York; Recording Secretary, Jas. Knight,
Of Troy. The Convention has been char
by a spirit of fairness which 1
augers well for the future success Of the as
sociatiOn. A majority Of the delegates 90 |
TO Toronto tomorrow on an excursion.