The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-08-21
SCHOOL. books

4 nuhs,ct Of General Interast TO Rnremts
sn1 Others Having Childrsn to Eds
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The four Trading sehooi bcst 4S1bsssAr
ing honsos Of the country which have
heretofore been known under the fol
lowing styles and titles viz:
Van Antwerp. Bragg & Co., Cincin-
natl; Ivison, Blakeman a Co., New
York; Al. s. Barnes q Co., New York;
d. Appleton Il Co.. New York, after .
full and careful consideration Of all the
circumstances, have decided 70 form
an Incorporated company for the prose-
cution 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 d.
rect from the publishers at net prices
wherever they desire SO to do. They
have felt that the future of their bust
ness Is seriously threatenedaby the pop
ulaf prejudice which has been created
by tho 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 new stock com
pany they do SO for the purpose and
with the determination to establish
closer relations with the actual purchas-
crs Of tho books and give them the BEN
eft of the lowest possible prices. To
accomplish this new departure In the
manner of furnishing school books at
reduced prices, q greater economy
in manufacturing the books and
In conducting the business must be
practiccd, and this is the object held in
view by the 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. The
saving Of expense in this direction will
be evident to any one, and beside this
there will also be material advantage
10 the new company in the fact that it
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 of this new company
that as soon as it gets control of the
trade in State it will at once increase
tho Aprice-of ooks.AThe- falsitN
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 be no increase
In prices for Owe, ten or even twenty
years IT desired; and second, that If at
any time the new companys 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 1t Is we'll known that the
majority OF the school books now
n use in tho schools throughout
the country are published by the four
houses which have formed tho new COM
pany. It is the earnest desire of the
company to have these books contin-
ued In use In the schools, and it will
aim. TO make it for the interest of the
public to use them.
By generous policy the new COM
pany expects to increase It's 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 bee- bought