The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-05-12
HUBERT HOWE BANCROFT.

HUBERT HOWE BANCRoFT-All persons
who were at the meeting held in Boze-
man, Nov 8th, 1884, and subscribed to
the resUi"tions adopted at that meeting,
and have striat regard for their obliga-
tons, are requested 10 meet in Bozeman,
Monday, May 10th, 1886, at one O'Clock
p. m. The agent is here, and, no saws.
to settle with us ito our entire satisTae,
ton" Remark the words and be there,
and we will see. ARTHUR TRUMAN, Sec.
In response to the above call about
twenty-five farmers gathered at .Spieth
& Krug's hall last Monday afternoon,
and discussed the matter of the Bancroft
history pro and con.
On motion of w. C.. Newton, B. NJ.
Dawes was made chairman of the meet
ing and A. Truman secretary. The chair
then stated the object of the meeting as
explained in the call, and asked for an
expression from those present. Mr..
Ellis and others responded with his
tory of the circumstances. Stated that
they had been inveigled into subscribing,
for whole set of Bancroft's histories,
when they only wished one book. 9th
ers had subscribed for the entire work,
to be delivered in three years, but found
that the company intended to charge $64s
more than they agreed to, and en-
deavored to force the books upon them
all at once. Mr.. Ellis said that the COM
pany wrote HIM in December that they
would be out at once to settle the matter
''to your satisfaction" but had failed to
make their appearance until recently,
and that the agents plan was far from
satisfactory to him. The company had
said that they were endeavoring to Jail
Rey, the agent who had bilked them.
He believed that they were not trying to
do anything of the kind; in fact, he be-
lieved that Rey was still in their employ.
Other speeches, detailing the manner
in which the first agent misrepresented
the matter, and the language of the lat
ter agent, who, one gentleman remarked,
had remained in Bozeman until the
meeting was called and then skipped
significant fact Of itself,
Mr.. Sparkling then moved that the
meeting stand by the resolutions adopt:
ed Nov. Sth, in which all had agreed to
contribute toward the hiring of LAWYER
and refusing to take the books, prefer
ring to stand law suit. This motion
was lost.
After further discussion and exchange
of views, Mr.. Truman offered the follow
ing resolution, which was unanimously
adopted;
Whereas. We still maintain that the
subscripCions obtained from us for hu-
bert Howe Bancroft's works, was done
through gross deception, we supposlng II
to be a single book, to cost IN the neigh
borbood Of five dollars and fifty cents,
and
ton TO deal honestly with us by the
publishing mouse, and to place ourselves
mon a compromising basis, therefore.
Resolved. That we make the gratuit-
nf1a offer OF IN6 uOlldlb AAtNg
each as a compromising basis.
Resolved. That If this offer is not
accented within twenty days from to day,
that the offer will be Withdrawn, and
ever after we stand firmly hound TO the
resolutions adopted at the meeting OF
Nov. 8th 1884.
Resolved, That If said offer be accept
cd that the subscribers shall be then at
liberty to make any other arrangement
agreeable to them and the publishing
Resolved, That the foregoing reso-
buttons be published in the Bozeman
CHRoxIcLE and Avant Courier
A vote Of thanks was given to Spieth
4 Krug for the free use Of their hall,
and the meeting adjourned, to meet
again atthe call of the secretary.