New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-19
TUE SCHOOL-BOOK POOL.
.ur.r PUBLISHING HOUSES COMBINE.
xw.srr OF COMPETITION r BE ELIMINATED

WILL THE BOOKS Be Any 'hHN' IN"
Considerable curiosity has been eN'ieu "''o"s v'o"
..,rshers and The book trade gene, - -.
p"ph'"'.s ,a,,..,c,o,. and everybody interested ~
,,oo,s by the announcement that
~ e-ned nv several 81 the leading 'oh'oip"""
,.... % tho coun,rv whereby this bI'''" vi "''l
p"y. 80 o. he merged into one COMPANY anu va
', ,.er vartous publications 70 be i''n'' CIV
.,ss under ono management i'' - - ,,,..,
a. mi. recently consummai"d n'''''''' -.
,,.te,nan A. CO. = Barnes a 70 - ,,''''..'
CO. and Van Antwerp. bragg a.. ,n.r,c,,
49,, -. -, a.. new concern VIII he t'e N"''''"l
Nv "" rte prccise amount or capital
A., "a has not been definitely aeifrh'h'''
~, -. ,,,,li,r with the amount ~ o"''''s' "''o
-, e.-,. transact and their in'hn ="
-. a., ,,,,o, amount ~ les tn"n fi'"'"'''' anu
-. ,..eh a. oco 600. Harper h'.", NV, ~ ~
-, t..ue. With the coalition '' N''' ""' ~ 90
"a a. 10 deeply Interested h ~ pau" ~.
s"" =, II. II, sqht chat their ineln',ons arc
favorable. =, ~ . ,-o,,-,.
INC g. ..a Yesterday The principal parile'
p"' -. meeting lasting from 10 O'CLOCK uniu
-, e., arrange fhc details Of ~ manage
=, rhe fsu n.t ~ directors. most ~ "h"m were
-, ,u,l,des william u. Appleton Nlw"n W.
.no,.,o, and colonel Daniel Appleton. II D. Appleton
Co. General 4. C. h"'n''' H'"',
A. Barnes and 'hhfies ~
n,r,e. 4 Co.: nlrd.c,e nlakcman. David i
-, 90 George r. Cathcart. 81 lvi-on nlaAeman
!. II, and q s. rrnse s. n iIinhe and Henry H.
- ~ Van Antwerp. Hr,rg GO lAe Officers
..,..t I'D are pri.egc Nlsicm1n. PRECEDENT 'cnrrh
,tes q Harness. vice president Henry T. Ambrose
treasurer and Gilman u. Tucker. SCI r''Ar Nr'
rnrker IL reraricd as peculiarly hfi'd Tor il' p''''
,r,e, me fact mar he has been secretary OF me
s,s,ol Hook Publisher Association fof many wears
u 10. "a
sos and -ns broadway, ard 10 TN. building iho stock
a t,e Arms interested viii he moved about NAV J.
yor several days mechanics and painter nave been
work sriung me huhins ready.
rte new COMPANY. which u has taken Ions time 70
hrns % fs present .iafr. viii De stock corporation
,,rnlcd under corporate law, and VIII own
s...luiev an a the school book plants belonging t'
r.. slrsrcn, firms Including stock on hand. book
,l,,e.. copyrights and good viii H. promoters arc
,,serst.s.l o. deny specifically and vchcmeniN thsi
d. In M. nature ~ trust or ma " De, any e"
the feature ~ "tfl.t7 infringement. organization or
roe, CONNIE, tel with H. They arr said 20 Dc rlnalN
emphatic IN stating that IL is movement I'D VIC
direction ~ lower prices II 3. pointed ONT lN'' ''
school boob business hs. been growing with tie grow IN
=, ,h. ,o,n,r, and that the school book, in u'c -
e.g represent the rrrsfc-i advance that IA. taken
,.s ln the book trade during TIC lat generation ana
represent almost perfection in the ari 81 hophm'Nhs'
while ihoy oost the public much cs' Than They ala "'
the bcginnine Of Thar period
rlourh the, DO mot "a, .o. 90 is iH't wei Known
An uie book trade that while the manufacture ana
General supcfofIft nf ihe school boob. ~ ihr present
a., 49, ma. s1 fer lH ,dsanre The e,p'ntr ~ a"t
~ hu.iness through tle competition ara .WI' u"
e,,,, "A thne. uh,h hss Influenced these house. tu
i,n uef pfop.fto, under one ownership 'i" "''
Gs doing away win this rnlnous comp 'to1 ana
,hr neCe.sii, ~ making up thr n'si" on OH" l'.h<
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