The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-04-18
WHOLE NO. 81

30 in days of yore, but now
near'y Jed; and this sounds like
the last wall, of the dying. Gods
how hard they do die!
1t was by the action of Just such
lovers of the dear people, Tor rather
the peoples money! that this school
district, in which 1 reside, was robbed
OF at least twenty-five dollars during
the last term of school. The district
made two reports to the superintend-
ent for books and waited three months
to receive the Merrill books, and at
last had to buy of the Ring,-not at
reduced rates. but at the same old
rates that they had established before
me book daD passed one gear ago.!
II mistake not this same Tukey is
one OF the believers of grasshopper-
sufferers during the last term Of our
Legislature, ana now desires to re-
lleve the district of all the money nos
slole. scarcely believe any one win
be deceived by this trick as it is an
parent on it's face.
10 on, Donnelly, in the good work
you have begun. You are meeting
the abuse OF all the Ring men in the
county, but the APPRECIATION of all Ia
boring men in the state. have often
thought would like to write you but
as you know more of the working of
TINS ring than do it would be useless.
Keep sending that ANTI MONopoLIsr:
1t Is doing lots of good as often loan
1t, and people get their eyes opened
when they come to the light.
Your Friend,
r. L. MASON.
Here follows the card referred to:
MANKATO, March 20th. 1873.
DEER SIR:-The last Legislature
amended the Book Law so that school
districts can now keep their books in
use LOT the next two years. Mnd the
Attorney General of Minnesota, has
just decided that after two years the
school money cannot be withheld if
dlstrlctS DO not order the Merrill
DOCKS. That is, if districts choose to
buy books where they please and do
not order them of Merrill. no money
can be withheld from the schools.
80 that now the whole question is,
practically, left open to competition.
ana the publishers of Monroes read
ers,. Warren's Biographies, Hagar's
arlthmetlcs. and Green's grammars.
propose to give even better terms
IMAM ever before on those books.
rive hundred school districts in
minnesota have been buying books di-
rect OF the publishers for over two
years, and one Thousand for over two
year. To these one thousand dis
trlcts and to all others that desire
good books. we make the following
proposition. for one, five, ten or a.
Ieen years, as schools may desire;
Merrllls thirteen books will cost
you' after per cent. for freight and
ten per cent. for commission is added
S3.37. The thirteen corresponding
books of the Monroe series of school
books, freight prepaid to any railroad
station IN Minnesota, will cost YOU
only so.l4. And we further agree to
furnish you first supply Of our thir.
Teen DOCKS. in exchange for old books
IN use, for 1913, and pay all freight
charges. We also propose to keep
our books on sale at the bookstores in
your county at 10 per cent, advance
on above rates. Many of your schools
are now using our books and YOU will
not have to throw away any books
that you have bought. Send orders
to COwperthwaith & Co.'S Minnesota
Headquarters.
A. +. TUKEY, Agent,
Mankato Minnesota.
r. Slater we learn that Mr.. Mer.
rili is trying every effort to bulldoze
clerks into ordering books. This is
his only hope, for if he once gets the
order from your district, it will give
him claim on your school money.
and Donnelly says, 1.-The school fund
is what we want.P
In other words, if the school dis
trict clerks can be induced to violate
the law, and thereby render them
selves liable to prosecution, they can
get a smaller sized. inferior set Of
books for % cents less than Mr. Mer
riifs prices, until Mr.. Merrill is
crushed and his contract brought to
nought. and then Mr.. Turkey will put
up his prices to the old figures.
The Attorney General has made no
such decision as that referred to; and
the law Is to be enforced for two
years; and the clerk who fails to or.
der the Merrill books and orders tn.
Keys or any other mans, commits a
mlsdemeanor under the law. The law
OF last winter meant that the Merrill
books were to have fair trial for two
years, and then, if the people didn't
like them. they could get clear Of
them. Tukey's impudence. in issu-
ing such a lying circular, is simply
sublime. His cheek would never
turn a mules hind leg.