New-York tribune., 1875-07-14
THE OON VENTION or THE BOOK
TRADE.

AT NIAGARA BEFORE THE MEETING.
MANY CELEBRITIES or THE TRADE ALREADY AT
HAND-CoNvENTION RATEs-NIAGARA As A PLACE
FOR CoNvENTIONs-wHY TIE SEASON AT THE
FALLS Is BACgwARD-IHE LIVELY WARFARE
AGAINST TXrORTION.
NIAGARA FALLS, July 12-Brides and book
sellers both begin with q. Whether there Il more
scientific why both classes should rush Z" Nhgara
II necessary inquire. for here they are several
OF the latter fratcrnty-for under the leadership OF
Brother Randolph the booksellers are becoming very
broherly-have been here days. making the second
annual Convention OF the American Book Trade hS-oca
ton the occasion OF Summer visiting To-day they have
been coming by every train until there are hy or more
here from all parts OF the country and the special tram
from NewYork tomorrow Ia expected TO help swell the
number TO two three hundred by tie time
the meeting opens in the afternoon. Among those
already here many representative men, the eehai
Bill Lee of Boston. even his juniors cannot hefp
calling the head of the house Of Lee Shepard; b. H.
Tcknor and others OF the firm OF James L. Osgood CO..
Mr. Gross OF Hartford, A. c. Barnes, W. s. Appleton
james : Baker OF Baker Pratt Co.; C. 4. Capp OF +.
p Dutton Coz H. W. Reed of George Routledgc q
Sons, Ncw-York; George E. stevens, C. 5. Bragg or
ison, Hinkc * Co.. Il. d. Barney Of Robert Clarke *
Co., Cincinnati: John II. Thomas Of Dayton, Oho' ana
W. d. Baker of Gray, Baker Co.. st. Louis All these
forcrunncrs prophecy large gathering ;or the week
ing to be present OF these. 50 from NewYork. and
a score each from Boston AMI Philadelphia. the rest
being distributed y states Probably 30 OF these
Will not come hundred not registered, VIII
more than I'll their place.
Niagara promises become favorite place for con-
yentions OF the sort There ia nothing Americans like
better than to Kill with stone the two birds-sght-
seeing an when the whole IL had at
convention rates" The Homeopathic Convention of last
year was said have been held here TO give the high
potency people the best opportunity To prove ther
theory by-liUppng gobue into n, rapids at the
Goat Island bridge. and nhang the vapor from the lit
tie feIry-boat below the Falls. after the medicine had
been well triturated by the turmoil of the plunge
The booksellers have been attracted ny the sights the
central location Of the place for the trade the acconm0-
datons promised and above all the convention rates"
These furnish the Joke OF the day The members of the
Convention are taught t. expect their ginger pop at
reuc on contrary the doctrines they have come nero
To preach and are 20 home to practice. and the
hacknon shudcr a; this shibboleth. The Fails people are
on hosptlitv ntent-hOspitay longer OF the shark
kind-and anybody who tries to swinde bookseller IL
10 he ynched An ignorant bootblack who, catching the
Niagara fashion offered to shine cm up this morning
for a cent" evidently with Tie intention Of making it
dollar wheE one was finished has not been since.
The season at the Falls IL acknowledged to be back
ward fact which IL attributed partly To the hard times
and partly the III rcputc which the hackmen and OTHER
birds Of prey have given it, very earnest effort Is be-
/
ting rid Of the grounds for IL, and IL seems to be backed
up by public opinion at the hotels and through the vii
lagc The RegScr the little daily started here June /.
and which the editorship of Mr. Fitch Cor
nell. 70 przcman Mt the intercollegiate contest has
been very pucky this work IL has talked very plain
truth at both the Ia kn,n AMI the hotels the latter OF
which, it is claimed virtually played into the hands of
the former by letting out their hack business for the
season. in one case, at $1,000, In another at
II 800 year. These contracts still hold but
the hotels doing much to control the drivers and
there little need for stranger Of any sense to he
swindlcd. The local laws good. aud it only needs
this sort OF public opinion enforce them Besides The
hackncn oycrdid the business and many Of them have
starved ont Another reason To hop" for the sue
cess OF the reform change Of proprictorhip IN the
International Hotel. The proprietors this year are
MessIs Gale Fuller respectively of the Fort Henry
Hotel al Lake George. and tine BrevOot Of New-Iork in
former days and both know that to build mp the hotel
they protect their guests from imposition. So there
Is hope the redemption even Of Niagara-and Niagara
is the Waterloo the hackmen. 70 be SURF. the Falls
pretty well fenced in. and on the American SIDE
there log boom that makes the water fall 1T
tie more shipshape. Bu something must De borne If We
would the greatest natural curiosity III the world
it were the gaekceper for Nature at twenty
five cents head.
The Convention opens tomorrow ar three in the Pavil-
ion at Prospect Plrk-admiSsion - cents The Ex-
ecutye Committee IL in session this evening but nothing
definite be prOphc-cd Of lis action until the dis
cisson OF platform begins II hardly probable.
however that the Convention will its clear to
any more stringent sweeping reform than that begun
as year. although it il likely To make that more definite
in form Most OF who hnve already arrived talk
very tremendously and II there should be troubled
waters President Randolph of himself five hundred
barrel sperm whale ready pour out all his oil He Is not
much OF "A paramenaran. but he has what ia infinitely
better tact and His good stories keep the trade in
Jokes for year. and then they long for the Conven-
ton to lay III fresh supply.
THE FIRST DAYS PROCEEDINGS
NIAGARA FALLS, y. y, July 13.-The
American Book Trade Association met here at o'clock
this afternoon The Convention opened with an adj
dress los President A. d. +. Randolph of NewYOrk. The
address was able, and showed the growing in
trrcst which the Association receiving
from the trade throughout the country The
Committee on Assemblies reported that $50
delegates - States had sgned their intentions to
be present Mr. A. G. Barnes Of NewYOrk reported thai
I37 houses the East had assented to the movement
The Executive Committee ported very stringent res0-
mtiOn- which were referred to Committee Of thirty.
who are session tonight. The feeling is strong Tor
sweeping measures and general harmony prevails Dis
cls-iOn begins tomorrow.