The Louisiana Democrat., 1890-07-02
SCHOOL. BOOKS
a Subject OF General Interest to Parents
and Others Having Children to Edu-

! A Subject OF General Interest to Parents
and Others Having Children to Edu-
cate.
The four leading school book publish.
ing houses of the country which have
heretofore been known under the fol-
lowing styles and titles, viz:
Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co., Cincin-
natl; 1yison, Brakeman & Co., New
York; A. s. Barnes G. Co., Now York;
D. Appleton & Co., New York, after a
full and careful consideration of all the
circumstances, have decided to form
an Incorporated company for the prose-
oution of the school book business. They
realize that the 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 the publishers at net prices
wherever they desire so to do. They
have felt that the future of their busi-
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
off Of school books, and in reorga nizing
their business into this now stock com
pany they do so for the purpose and
with the determination to establish
closer relations with the actual purchas-
BIS of the books and give them the BEN
sft of the lowest possible prices. To
accomplish this new departure in the
manner of furnishing school books at
reduced prices, greater economy
In manufacturing the books and
In conducting the business must be
practiced, and this is the object held in
view by the firms above named in
forming the new company. Under this
now organization one plant and ono
sorce Of clerks and agents will do tho
business which has heretofore required
,everal expensive establishments. The
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 the fact that it
will be able to get better terms in pur-
,hasing 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 as soon as it gets control of the
trade in a State it will at 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-
tracting as follows:
First, that there will be no increase
In prices for five, ten or even twenty
years if desired; and second, that if at
any time the new company's prices shall
be reduced to a lower figure, that re-
duced price will at once become the
established price under all contracts.
To those who are informed in the
matter it is we'll known that tho
majority of the school books now
in use in the schools throughout
the country are published by the four
houses which have formed the new com.
pany. 1t is the earnest desire of the
company to have these books oontin-
ued in use in the schools, and it will
aim to make it for the interest of the
public to use them.
BY a 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 than
school books have ever been bought.