Sharp County record., 1890-07-10
SCHOOL BOOKS

A Subject Of General Intero.
and Others Having childr.e' 70 P''.,
cate. 10 4
The four leading school boo,
ing houses of tie country wS,ls VI y'olE q,
heretofore been known undo, !. N
lowing styles and titles, viz "' 4
Van Antwerp, Bragg & ca q
natl; lvison, Brakeman & c G. '',: ::
York; A. S. Barnes & Co. w. NJ
D. Appleton & Co., New Yo,I. wv" i'a
full and careful consideration a, a, ~ Al'''
circumstances, have decided - al u
an incorporated company for th' " 'a
cution ofthe school book bushes, E.'' y +
realize that the time has cora s'' -
something must be done an1 ~ ''s
means devised for reducing tho ". We
school books to the peOpla w 0Ns
enabling the patrons Of the t e,
to purchase their supplies of booL, ,la'o
rect from the publishers at net a' y.
wherever they desire 50 to d. PSa S
have felt that the future of tboi, ~
ness is seriously threatened BY I, tS.
ular prejudice which has been 'a' o p
by the exorbitant prices cba,ga5 r.'''
school books by the local Ts,,, Ts1 q
There have been too many prO6t. .''
off of school books, and in reora. ~ :. .'a
their business into this new stoot o =
pany they do SO for the puruo,. y,
with the determination to e.t,,S % ~
closer relations with the actual Dr,.s
ers of the books and give them 's tbsL'
eft of the lowest possible prics, !
accomplish this new departure !, -
manner of furnishing school boil,
reduced prices, a greater eoo,..
in manufacturing the book, :.
in conducting the business mry
practiced, and this is the object bap
view by the firms above namod
forming the new company Unlp, s1 +.
new organization one plant and =,
force of clerks and agents will do a Z
business which has heretofore reor,,
several expensive establishments r.
saving of expense in this direction "A p
be evident to any one, and beside a, 8
there will also be a material aIva,b, II
to the new company in the fact tb,ts p
will be able to get better terms in M n
chasing the paper, printers Ink n n(
other material used in the manufaot, 70
of the books. 4
1t has been stated by the compeHtp9
and opponents Of this new conu q
that as soon as it gets control Of \
trade in State it will at once iDew %
the price of books. The falsih ~
this criticism can not be better vDrs! rs !s
than by the willingness of the neya " -
pany to give guaranty with SatistNtl "a "a
bond in any reasonable amount III y
tracing as follows: =
First, that there will be no inua Z
In prices for five, ten or even tTu i,
wears if desired; and second, ths.li Il
any time the new company's prices Sd q,
be reduced 10 a lower figure, that q
duced price will at once become s. s,
established price under all cOnta7 4
To those who are informed in y II
matter it is well known that ID
majority of the school books n \!
in use in the schools through 4
the country are published by the 4 ele
houses which have formed the neVa ioe
pany. 1t is the earnest desired 1s
company to have these books cont a.
ued in use in the schools, and itE NE
aim to make it for the interest d
public to use them.
By a generous policy the new N S6
pany expects to increase its n t|
ness and to secure the widest p&s z
sale for its books, realizing that % 4
only way in which this can be SS' u
plished is by furnishing tho books a' n|
people direct and at lower pricsN
sobnol hooks have ever been bought Ar