The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-08-30


4 ssb,ses Of Gsnsral lntsrsst 20 rsrs.se
asd Oshsrs favins Children to Hdu-
este
The four leading school book publish>
Inc houses OF the country which have
heretofore been known under tho ioi-
lowing styles and titles, viz;
Van Antwerp. Bragg s. Co.. Cincin-
natl; lvison, Blakeman q Co., new
york: A. s. Barnes s. Co., New York;
D. Appleton q Co.. New York, after .
full and careful consideration OF all the
circumstances, have decided to form
an incorporated company for the prose-
curion Of the school book business. They
realize that the time has como when
Something must be done and some
means devised for reducing the cost OF
school books to the people ana ior
enabling the patrons of tho schools
TO purchase their supplies Of books d.
reot from the publishers at not prices
wherever they desire SO to do. They
have felt that the future OF their bnsls
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
Of of school books, and In reorga MIXING
their business into this new stock COM
pany they do 90 for the purpose and
with the determination to establish
closer 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 the
manner of furnishing school books AZ
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
Few organization one plaat and one
force of clerks and agents will do tho
business which has heretofore required
several 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 new company in the fact that 1t
will be able to get better terms In pur-
chasing the paper, printers ink and
other material used in the manufacture
OF the books
Ithas been stated by the competitors
and opponents At this new company
that as soon as 1t gets control of the
trade in State it will at once incrcass
the price of books. The falsity OF
this criticism can not be better proven
than by the willingness Of the new cops
pauy to give guaranty with satisfactory
houd {n onv roaaoua h1a amount con-
tracing as follows:
First, that there will be no increase
| In prices for i've, ten or even twenty
| years il desired; and second, that If at
any time the new company's prices shall
| be reduced TO 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 the
majority Of the school books now
| in use in the schools throughout
the country are published by the fouz
houses which have formed the now COM
pany. 1t is the earnest desire of the
| company to have these books contin-
| ucd in use in the schools, and 1t will
| aim to make It for the interest Of ths
public to use them.
By . generous policy the new com.
| panY expects to increase its busi-
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