The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-01-09

the three houses either directly indirectly
Orders received by you 10 displace compact books
must be forwarded 10 us with full explanations oil
all the circumstances
You are not to appoint any local OF commission
agents, either dealer, teacher or sehoo omcer nor
introduction than ten (l0l per cent. on cash pro-
ceeds.
Yor are required to notify every compact house OF
any jeopardy you may discover their publications to
be in, and to do your best always consistent with
the circumstances OF the case, to defend compact
books against the attacks OF non-compset books.
We desire you 20 extend the sale OF the standard
supplementary readers by all proper means not IN
it is not permissible for you 10 offer them in places
where the readers OF any compact house are used eA
should you discover demand for supplementary
readers, YOU will notify the house where the books
are in use
webster's dictionary being the standard OF orthog-
raphy OF the publications OF the four houses are
requested TO give your influence in its fasor.
The Introduction and exchange prices OF the
printed price lists are 10 be adhered to, though we
are at liberty at option to give you permission to
meet irregular offers on the part OF outside houses
when our agreement with individual houses do not
prevent II, but in all cases you arc 10 apprlse the
competing compact agent ofthe fac and the reasons
for so doing.
You have already been made acquainted with the
"rues Of propriety in part and others will be pre-
sented as applying TO your field when occasion re-
quires-
any way encourage a movement TO bring about state
or county adoptOns, when such adoptions are not
compulsory i1N. SINCE II lOb
all cases injury might result 10 compact books
You are required n make % Us full report on or
before the first OF each month OF all books OF other
houses to this compact displaced by you or through
yOur knowledge during the preceding thirty DAYS,
stating the number and kinds OF books displaced
and the place and circumstances OF the displaee-
mcuts.
4 is presumed the agreement with the three annex
houses will continue for another year. lou Will
therefore continue to observe the rules given III
reference to their publications.
1t Is the privilege OF the association az any time
either through individual members or through the
secretary Of special committee. TO inquire OF any
agent OF any OF the four houses whether he has been
faithful TO his obligations under the rules, and TO re-
quire his explanations concerning alleged or pre-
sumed remissness Of duty Very respectfully yours
NAS ANTWERP. BRAGG Co.
Recently the trust raised the commission of
the stores handling school books 10 II per
cent. 4 local book dealer said yesterday that
the commission received from the octopus did
not pay for the trouble of handling school
books, and the book stores would lose nothing
ii the state should publish and supply the
trade through supply agents" in cities and
the township trustees in the country rs pro-
posed by large majority of the legislature
To-day the country finds itself confronted
by a syndicate of book publishers which has
almost full sway over the educational inSttu-
tons of the land. School boards have only
apparently the right to say which book shall or
shall not be used in the schools under their
jurisdiction. The real power is in the syndi-
cate, which will receive severe blow by the
legislature which will 60 down in history as the
great reform legislaturen