New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-08
THE EOOh TRADE.

MEETINGS or FEE AMERICAN BOON TRADE hssOCn-
TipN A NIAGARA FALLS AND ~ NLW-rORA-
BUaiNE>S 10 III TRANSACTED.
The book trade, as has before been stated,
will hold tits month national meetings, the first
-islatiyc TIE second commercial in character. The
Convention NJ Niagara Fails under The auspices of the
American Book 1iadc A. 0ciaicn, VIII bc opened Oh
Thursday, July -, with address by Anscn d. L. Ran
doph o. this city, President of the national association
The Convention VIII remain liz session several days at
the Pavilion in Prospect Park. Reports from the
Executive, Arbitration, and Other Committees of the
Associations and frohl book-dcalcrs in various sec
tons Of tie country, Will follow the PRESIDENTS adj
diess All branches of The trade have been invited to Do
present and ii is proposed 10 set apart poi.on OF
day meetings OF the publishers OF law, medical
Catholic and Juvenile works, representatives, OF the
religious publication societies, iObhcIS and Others
The Committee Oh Assemblies in their address to
the trade. calling the Convehtion say " The
past year has been one OF trial for the reform
movement, but it, victories have been c0Jnmcn-
,urate With hs trials. Such steps forward have
been made, despite numerous miaunderstind-
mrs and disc that have been created by
the delay thai il needs only The wise action of this Con
ycuiion 10 make the reform definite. general and effect
i've The meeting will assemble under The most favor
ne circumstances upon Tie wisdom OF s deliberations
viii depend tie peIuancncy OF this e'eat reform move
mcut and upon successful reform depends the prosperity
come II j. hoped by members of the trade that Ibis
Convention will hc able 10 ante al the important houses
H. measures which viii tend to make thc b0ot bust
ness what they think il should re- Their position j.
that there has been much "Cutihr0ll competition"
OF late years that the business system Tor distributing
book Is rapidly being broken MP. This tends 10 limit
the circulation OF books, and they that the country
better afford 10 living prol1 books than to
do away with the bookstores.
The objective point Is not TO induce publishing mem
bcrs Of tie trade TO make prices higher bat t. stand 10y
the retail. prices which hcy advertise and make c
OF their Wholesale dealings. 4 hcalthin competitions
tending to make their lit prices lower instead Of bi.er
would then re- place the ,icaltlin cutta.oa system,
now in vogue. Last Winter nearly all the leading East
ern houses agreed to support this reform 10y adopting
what has been called the 400 per cent re" which per
mittcd discount within this limit large BUYERS teach
cIs, and ellen :yncn tbs es0ppcd rs the action OF
Messrs Lippncott of Philadelphia, Who declined
to into the agreement. This caused much dissati,
faction among the Mesirh dcdri' ana hHnj oil them
began to Withdraw then husiue.s Iu he house tic
ground that. with tie Und' s a. 20 their
g. n the West tie mII len was scarcely sufficient 10
cover fryShase and expenses. IIc Philadelphia house
SOON If published lcter setiing rrth more Il III
sie The trade altogether. This pro- '-aiuh general
greatly iayer. bat many OF The leading houses deem
u 700 stlnt.' 10 DC ne Vii'Nt' .e 'ii " me-
platform. or what mobilization OF either the Trade
be united ami the public satisfied
The filst meeting oil the Booksoll r. Exchange and
Clearinghouse viii open on the following Monday, AZ
Clinton lIl u tbs city, This also j. r.: of
reform movement and under the auspices the
American Book Trade association. Mr. W'n II. pplcun
being Chairman and r. Isaac T.. sheldon the Secrc-
tary the com ssc- o1 Insag1nent. II Is intended
replace The obnoxious trade sale system OF auclons
byn plan suggested by the C'rLan trade methods In
that country there T., nj iTsc egont buirr called
the BOOKSELLER ESchongc, Wbcr, AZ The Easter Fair,
the whole trade gatNor 10 adjust aCrrEits,
discuss uao GresAons, and exchange Suggestions. o.
well ~. inspect the samples 81 hOC. brought be-
them Here aiso all the year roanf. tle book
trade TOsO;nr, and must OF the German book business
10 done ~ hiiic order dnd "o"lmt slips "liri pass
through tins office. 1ha cutrD system IL by no means
suiied 20 American business methods ana the BOOK Fair
here ID 30 bc simply o the trade once or twice
year. for the pure hasc of books and the easy
tlrInent Of the involved The present Fair Is
an rXpefncni and h. lirNc u T. at ihe Wrun time
of tie year; nevertheless the ATTENDING cd rates prom
ice he large. Issgs. Geo. 4. Ieayitt * GO the
managers, and they furnish desk 0BI rLa',i
fur sample yolIns IN any publishing hnu-fr hat choo-s
10 sell ~ TIC ait, aud pay al. sai,n tnry may -