New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-09
BOOKS ARE SELLING WE'LL.
PUBLISHERS REPORT A LARGE TRADE IN
SPITE OF THE HARD TIMES.
AS MANY NEW WORKS TO BE BROUGHT OUT
THIS YEAR AS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FELL

THIS YEAR AS USUAlr-DEPREssloN rH"A
ONLY IN GENERAL WAY
II the OF trade is any indication oooN'
10 be considered among the necessarles ra'"ei IMAM
among the luxurles of life. While the Udue j"
,.uelrv and in many ornamental articles has fallen
of tremendously since the hard times pega'' "''V
tho drvpoods dealers even are complaining bitterly
the publishers and booksellers are holding the even
tenor Of their way. and are busy satisfying l'e ue
mands of hundreds of thousands OF pooh ou!ei9'
There is a good Old Presbyterian motto 10 ''v
effect that when one is especially worried ana
pressed for time there Is all the more reason WHY
he should spend a longer time than usual al Ms
nravers For a similar reason, perhaps wheh
people are unusually annoyed and distracted by te
hard conditions of the business world 'here j.
all the greater need for turning to the restful
and consoling companonship Of books Al any
rate this seems 10 be the fact for OF the puElhs
as well as Of the making OF books there seems 10
he no end. and any interruption
A number Of the best known publishing houses OF
this city have been visited by Tribune reporter TINS
week and at all Of them the same testimony was
given that business had been affected only III
general way by the hard times that orders from
retail dealers had been diminished little, II at
ALL and that preparations were going on 10 put
on, nov; books as though such thing as business
depression was no nearer than the moon. several
interesting interviews this subject have been
ALREADY ,,ub.shed Here are which Tribune
reporter got yesterday
George haven Putnam, Of G. p Putnam am, sons sons,
at No. y West Twenty-third,st' sad: ihe o2ok
conditions the wheat or the pork market Is.
The wheat dealer estimate from ms experience
and the present condition of the market something
as to the futare. But the publisher cannot DO this
If he is fortunate enough 10 put out several BOOKS
that catch the fancy OF the pubic. he is sure to
have brisk business even In the hardes, tunes.
If he does no; get hold of successful. works. why
ne is liable to have slow sales in the best times.
The book trade is influenced. however in some
degree by the general depression of business COL
lections slow and the orders are. perhaps some
what less. particularly from the West There Is no
business that know of that is SO much affected
stores particularly the Western cities. centres
of gossip for the leading people or the place Inc
talk about the hard times and the gloomy outlook
for business. the booksellers become alarmed and
decide to send in smaller orders. There is not
much actual falling off in sales, but there is a
fear that there viii be- ,,.,
bill at Washington should be quickly passed. IL Is
uncertainty TO that principally which Is frignten
is. would welcome anything to get the question
bad why. the Democrats should be ousted from
power. and protective tariff would be adopted.
is all ready to operate upon it. but the surgeons
hesitate Some say that cutting Is the only way
to save the NE Of the RAILS the wpen ehN eo oas
on the patient suffers"
George p Brett. a member of the firm of Mac
milan & Co. who has charge of the business of the
firm herr said that their trade was asa Sw Css Tne S
1he SsHe constant se O he ad
for scholars and students are always in demand.
usual i do not believe that the college registers
show fewer students than usual | know that at
creased tre in size Our trade in educational books
has been at least as large as ever before. we
have recently been appointed publishers TO Columbia
College. in addition TO our work for oxford and
I'VE have as many works in preparation as
usual and anticipate no serious injury by reason
Of the hard times.