Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-15

The first column shows the price they
will be issued for at the State Printing Office
in this city. The second column is
the highest price retail dealers are
allowed to sell them for. The third COL
umn is the price at which they are for
warded by mail, postage paid. The post
age on each book is as follows: First
Reader, five cents; Second, eight cents;
Third, twelve cents; Speller, six cents; Ele-
mentary Arithmetic five cents; Advanced
Arithmetic, eight cents; Grammar, eight
cents; History, eleven cents.
This makes the entire set cost So O5.
while the books now used of which they
will take the place, amount to about Sc, or
say twice as much.
The books now being turned out are su-
perior IN text matter, in paper, workman
ship and finish to any school books manu-
featured in the Union, and California is the
only State in the Union that has under
taken to furnish her children with a su-
perior book at cost price.
When the prices were made, under the
estimates furnished by ex-Superintendent
of State Printing Shoaff, they were as fol-
lows: First Reader, fifteen cents; Second,
thirty cents; Third, forty cents; Speller,
twenty cents Elementary Arithmetic,
twenty-one cents; Advanced Arithmetic,
thirty cents.
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First Readers remain the same, and ad-
vances were made as follows: Second
Reader, three cents; Third, fourteen cents:
Speller, five cents; Elementary Arithmetic,
four cents; Advanced Arithmetic. twelve
cents.
Some shrewd Oakland booksellers sent
in their orders for large number of books
on Wednesday, evidently having Caught
on" to the fact that there was to be an ad-
vance in prices. Yesterday there was
boxed to their address 1900 First Readers,
1900 Second, 1850 Third, $500 Spoilers,
1850 Elementary Arithemetics and 1000
Advanced Arithemelics. The price fixed
yesterday made a clear profit to the pur-
chasers of $615.
The question of publishing geography
was discussed at considerable length
Professor More thought the best way for
| the State to do was to ask the Legislature
| to let them contract with some firm TO
furnish a geography. The cost of plant
| would be SO large and their editions printed
so limited, that the books would cost too
much. If we have several States to supply,
| so that the plant could be scattered over
several large editions then the price could
| be brought down materially.
Captain Young said that he understood
| that maps and engrayings could be pro-
cured for $1,000. The compilation would
cost, say $4,000 He could, with those fig
ures, get out $4,000 books for $34, 900, super
ior in make and finish to the Eastern books
sold at wholesale for so cents, and fur
nished pupils at from 81 % to 81 so. He
was positive the State could make the
Biographies for so cents.
Superintendent Hoitt said while East he
inquired the cost of maps and plates for
both the Biographies, and they could be
procured for $22, 600. But this was not
exactly what California wanted; they
would have to be revised in many particu-
| lars.
Governor Waterman said he was in favor
of California making her own Biographies,
| and giving the printers and bookbinders,
men and women. boys and girls, work.
We have good State Printer, and State
Printing Office that is a credit to the State.
| want the Biographies made here Let us
| have them full of attractive illustrations,
and devote much of the space to the Pacific
coast Let the Pacific slope have chance,
and teach our little folks about this Golden
West. The Governor said he WAS going to
devote considerable attention to this matter
of geography. In his opinion it was one
of the most important books in the series
| Let US see if we can't arrange to have a
good one compiled and made at home. 1t
is true our market is limited. California is
not the most populous State in the Union,
but it is willing to be, and is going to be.
Pending the discussion on the Geography
the Board adjourned to 10 A. NJ. to-day.