Oxford eagle., 1890-06-19
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SCHOOL BOOKS.
A suhIect Of General Interest to Parents
and Others Having Children to Edu-
cate.

A Subject OF General Interest to Parents
and others Having Children to Edu-
cate.
The four leading school book publish
,ng houses OF tho country which have
heretofore been known under the fol.
lowing styles and titles, viz:
Van Antwerp, Bragg 6 Co., Cincin.
natl; lyison, Brakeman & Co., New
York; A. ;. Barnes ,S Co, New York;
n. Appleton & Co.. New York, after a
full and careful consideration of all the
circumstances, have decided to form
an incorporated company for tho prose-
cution of the school book business. They
realize that tho time has come whom
something must be done and some
means devised for reducing tho cost OF
school books 70 the people and for
enabling the patrons OF the schools
to purchase their supplies Of books di-
rect from the publishers at net prices
wherever they desire 50 to do They
have felt that the future of their busi-
ness is seriously threatened by tho pop
ular prejudice which has been created
by the exorbltant prices charged for
school books by the local retailer.
There have been too many profits made
)ff Of school books. and in rcorga mixing
their business into this new stock com
pany they do so for the purpose and
with the determination to establish
sloser relations with the actual parchas-
ers OF the books and give them the ben
oft Of the lowest possible prices To
accomplish this new departure in the
manner Of furnishing school books at
reduced prices. a greater economy
in manufacturing the books and
in conducting the business must be
p-actice3. and this Is the object held in
view By tho firms above named in
forming the new company Under this
rev organization one plant and one
force Of clerks and agents will do the
bGsinoss Which has heretofore required
several expensive establishments The
saving o. expense in this direction will
b evident - 11F one. and beside this
there viii also Be 4 material advantage
- the new company in the fact that it
Sill b. able % -et better terms in par-
chasing the paper. printers ink aud
other material used in the manufacture
of the books
Il has beea stated By the competitors
and opponents of this new COMPANY
TIA. a. sron as it gets control % the
trade in STATE it wilI a. once Increase
the price Of books The faIsity OF
ta5s criticism can not be better proven
than hT the willingness % tue new eou-
pauy % give guaranty wish satisfactory
bond IN aay reasonable amount, con
tracing as follows:
FIRST. that there will be no increase
In prices fo- 6ve. ten Or even twenty
years IL desired: and second. that il at
ans time the new company's prices shall
be reduced 70 lower figure. that re
duced price wiIl at once become the
price under all contracts
To those who ars informed in the
matter it Is we'll known that the
majority Of tho school books now
n use in the schools throughout
the country are Published BY the four
houses which have formed the new com
pany. u Is the earnest desire OF the
company tn have these books contin-
ued in use in tho schools, and IL will
aim to make it for the interest of the
public TO use them
Hy generous policy the now com
pany expects to increase it's bust
ness and TO secure the widest possible
sale for its books. realizing that the
only way in which this can be accom-
plished IS by furnishing the books to ths
people direct and at lower prices thar
school books have ever been bought.