St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-08-09
SCHOOL BOOKS.

Subject q 0easral lseereet 70 Parsatl
and Others Having Children to Eaa
cate
The four leading school book publish
ing houses Of the country which hav,
heretofore been known under the fol
lowing styles and titles, viz:
Van Antwerp. Bragg 4 Co., Cincin
natl; lvison, Brakeman & Co., New
York; A. s. Barnes 4 Co., New York
ID. Appleton & Co.. New York. after 4
full and careful consideration Of all the
circumstances, have decided to form
An incorporated company for the prose
cuticn of the school book business. They
realize that tho time has come when
something must be done and some
means devised for reducing the cost Of
school books to the people and for
enabling the patrons OF the schools
to purchase their supplies Of books di-
rect from tho publishers At net prices
wherever they desire 50 to do. They
havo felt that the future Of their bust.
ness is seriously threatened by the pop
ular prejudice which has been created
by the exorbitant prices charged for
school books by the local retailer.
There have been too many profits made
oif of school books, and in reorga mixing
their business into this new stock com.
pany they do 20 for the purpose and
with the determination to establish
sloser relations with the actual purchas-
ers of the books and give them the ben
eft Of the lowest possible prices. To
accomplish this new departure in tho
manner Of furnishing school books at
reduced prices, greater economy
In manufacturing the books and
In conducting the business must b
practiced. and this Is the object held in
view by tho firms above named in
forming the new company. Under this
new organization one plant and one
force of clerks and agents will do the
business which has heretofore required
several expensive establishments. Tho
saving of expense in this direction will
be evident to any one, and beside this
there will also be material advantage
to the now company in tho fact that II
will be able to get better terms In pur-
chasing the paper, printers ink and
other material used in the manufacture
Of the books
1t has been stated by the competitors
and opponents of this new company
that - soon as 1t gets control Of the
trade in State It will ct once increase
the price Of books. The falsity OF
this criticism can not be better proven
than by the willingness Of the new com.
pany to give guaranty with satisfactory
bond in any reasonable amount con-
tracing as follows:
First, that there will DO no increase
In prices for. dve, ten or even twenty
years il desired; and second, that II At
any time the new company's prices shall
be reduced to lower figure, that re-
duced price will at onco become tho
established price under all contracts.
To those who are informed in the
matter it is well known that the
majority Of the school books now
in use in the schools throughout
the country are published by the fonr
houses which have formed the new cora
pany. It is the earnest desire Of the
company to have these books contin.
ued in use in the schools, and 1t will
aim to make it for the interest Of the
public to use them.
Bys generous policy the new com
pany expects to increase its 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 the
people direct and at lower prices thas
school books have ever been bought