New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-23
SALEOFTHE GRANT MEMOIRS
AN ENORMOUS SUBSCRIPTION LIST.


TIRE ARMY OF AGENTS BEATING THE TRADE-COPl-
RIGHT IN CANADA-LARGE PROFITS.
The practice of selling books by subscription
is now almost entirely coniued to America. Mr. Web
ster. the firm which ia publishing General Grants
Memoirs has returned recently from trip TO Europe
where arrangements were made for ransatng and pub
fishing that work In many languages, but his pet plan OF
sale by subscription had 10 be given up. The reading
public was too conservative and there the book VIII
have go through usual channels of the trade The
object OF the subscription plan Is to get the bea
of the rno and In the case General Grants book the
publishers think they have made pretty sure thing OIL
1t. They have compelled their carvassers 10
take numerous and awful oaths before hlsh
Ucovcn and no notorics that thoy will
sell books any other persons than those on their
list, and that said lists contain only the names ana
addresses OF real persons AIRY violation OF this
irunclad will expose the agent to prosecution
for obtaining goods undor false pretenceS ana tue
publishers will swoop down him or her like turkey
al unprotected June bug. by the advice OF cOuhsc
circulars stating these facts have been sent to all inc
booksellers in the country Many Of these circulars have
been sent back with disrespcctful comments. such as
Bo,h" Noonsline" Nonsense" etc, tcstifying to
the high appreciation II the favor on tho part or the
trade.
The task OF organizing this army OF 10000 canvassers
that are now expatatug good set terms on the merits
of this book INT every village in the land has been some
thing Immense. often think what n motley crowd
this army OF mine must be-" said Mr.. Webster. "What
spectacle 1t would he II could only get them together
for review Here ia one innocent old party from the
wild. Of Connecticut Miss Sapphira DObbs by nanic VINO
has sent us her contract and list OF names duly signed
and sealed by some idiot OF notary public. but with her
own sign ,tnrc carefully ont I'm afraid vel have
10 send this back TO Miss Sapphire with the suggestion
that her autograph uld look well in our collection
The list Of subscribers contains nearly all the well
known names ia the country. resident Cleveland has
subscribed for a copy bound In morocco. General
sheridan not only subscribed but he caused the War
O!Hce to he ranSacked for month, hunting for the
original document of Lees surrender fac smile OF
which we have ia the second yolure Governor lloadA
however refused point blank when approached ana
asked t0 subscribe by OF our general agents some
lime before the Generals death General Grant lsn
literary mau,' said lac. don't know that nave au9
II a for hl, hook O our less Trustworthy 'Invds-etS
told that Mr. Conkliug nearly annhilhed MN Wuen
he penetrated To his private Once 10 trS 10 sen
COPY; he sad that the Senator fairly rnVth ana
-worc. can't vouch for the truth OF the story how
l., II. A.,
ecrc oIr DOWNRIGHT in th,t country. Their laws hre
felrfnlI, and wonderfully made I'm Canada IT Gcneril
Grant we're alive would have 10 De carried INTO thc
country 10 satisfy the Copyright llh Du a. NC Is ucA"
they kindly ALLOW me to represent b"n author ana Pu
Usher. rhe title has to hc registered IN nc one o. the
Columi, slOucr Of Agriculture. What the Dcpartnent 81
Agriculture has Ia du with copyright don't see. nHe~>
they're n tho habit ~ EARNING them ont Inc Cohhl-
>Oncr OF Agriculture seems 60 hN ~ Wgh place IN
Canada a. IOoh Ban occupied IN the poltlta c'"lonl
Of rupu. He l. everything from taaneell"r o. Tie
tVchc,ucr To the groom Of The Second Floor Front.
How much will General Grants estate realize from
he 7" asked the reporter
tis now assured 81 45OoO 900" the reply and
IL the sale Of the SECOND volume equals That " the rr>t
viii grow 10 ssubu'n, all iu the fret year Gr W."
the sale yuud the HT-t batch Of subscriptions. N"c'nl
on 100 900 Dr 5OpOuu subscriptions"