The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-10-06
THE JOURNAL" CONTINUES ITS
APOLOGY FOR HIoH-PRICED
SCHOOL BOOKS.

The Journal last week presented another exhi.
billion Of It's intention to adhere TO It's unenviabe
reputation for misrepresentation, garbling and
fabrication. IT Il we're not boss.riddcn there
might be some hope for It's conversion as Il Il,
there is none. All it, apologies, excuses and at
tempts to reduce the average discounts the city
received on her school supplies cannot abate the
just indignation Of people Of the county against
the majority Of the School Board for making J.
II. Medairy Co. present Of more than 81, 900
year in the shape Of exorbitant high prices paid
Tor the books and stationery as compared with
those paid BY Baltimore city. No competition
was allowed and this favored firm continues TO
furnish the schools at their old figures with the
single charitable exception of reduction Of tro
ceHfs per gross on steel pens.
The Journal, In Its effort TO lessen the public
Dissatisfaction at the bad treatment the county
has received while the city had the benefit for the
last four years Of an average discount Of l3i per
cent. on books and 33i per cent. on stationery,
applied to the secretary Of the City School Board
for data on which to base apology for this bad
treatment and unjust discrimination.
The following Is what Il says was furnished,
which IL introduces by its usual polite reference to
TME UNIoS:
knowing TuE USiOSs propensity 10 'garble'
and the convenient way IL has Of 'doctoring facts
Mr.. Cowlcs, the obliging secretary Of the City
School Board, who furnished us with the following
data a. 90 the contracts from 1850 10 1851:
lsso and lssl e on Books. 20 = on Stationery.
lSsl and ISIS? - e $50
1852 aud 1883 ; n -" 1Op
L. 49, An -
According TO our arithmetic this would make
the average discount on books for the last four
years = per cent and on stationery 2ti per cent.
instead Of 1871 and 33i as Tug USIoS has H."
We regre, to see tho "obliging secretary Of the
City School Board" furnishing what we believe to
be incorrect information to help the Journal out
Of the mirc. II the above figures were really fur
nishcd by Mr.. Cowlcs the discount which he gives
the correc, one allowed on books for THE year
uSs3.SD IL u per cent. less than that furnished
US six weeks ago by one Of the City School Com
mssOncrs, and he is one of the most correct me IN.
bers Of the City Board. The discount this year,
according TO his written statement, j. III per
cent. on books, and not 10 per cent. as given
above by Mr.. Cowlcs. But, for the sake Of the
argument. admitting the above figures to be cor
rect the Journal Is incorrect both In it, arithme.
tic and the years counted to embrace the last four
year'. The intelligent ~ editor says the one
fourth of 9Si Is 2i!. and that the school year.
which embraces n part Of this year and part Of
next, is one Of the last ,Sr yraT.. l. this "garb-
ling and 'doctoring" for the purpose Of hood.
winking and deceiving' The public will very
readily through Il and /, will serve to increase
rather than abatc their just Indignation at the
pecuniary loss the county is suffering by the arbi-
trary nc; Of majority Of the School Board.
For the last fur year. the discounts a, which
the books and stationery were furnished Baltimore
city were as follows:
1879 and lSS0 30 ~ on Books Go ~ on Stationery.