The evening world., 1894-08-20

book outside of the trust Is recommend
snpt En rig spe OF S sSe Sas also
issued list that takes in exclusively the
books Of the trust, and Mr.; Enright
has printed on the back of his circular
Diversity In school books makes sue
cess in teaching impossible. The law or
ders uniformity, and when list is 80
SO. clause vi"
supt. John $. Van Dyke, of Mercer
County, has also issued list. He rec
tained, and so he commends to the School
Boards a complete list Of the trusts
books, though out of the sixty or more
outside company which the trust doesn't
happen to handle.
That the American Book Trust fully
appreciates what the Legislature and
this circular which 1t has sent to local
booksellers and others throughout the
State:
AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY.
S0e-S sos broadway,
New York. July q, 1884.
| Dear Sir: In response to inquiries from book
| sellers in New Jersey concerning the recently
enacted New Jersey Free Text Book law, we beg
| to state that, In our opinion the trainers Of the
measure in the Legislature evidently aimed at a
reduction in the cost OF school books and sup
plies. regardless OF the effect It might have on the
interests Of publishers or booksellers. We have
mate channel for the distribution OF school books
is through the local bookseller. who certainly
books more satisfactorily than school oiicals,
However, 1t is not proposed measure. but an
the puSlsher ;'' should they not join hands to
| preserve their respective interests and trader
The law requires that the boards of education
shall PURCHASE textbooks and other necessary
school supplies, and furnish them to the pupils
free Of charge. thus making ths boards wholesale
Soes not mean that they will deal
with publishers direct. Many OF them viii. no
doubt prefer to deal with the local bookseller and
allow him a pront for handling. In some states
where the free ext-book system obtains the book
seller gets the board to appoint him as Its agent
on the net bills as compensation. Such agents
naturally receive not only orders for school books
school supplies is greater than on school books.
the average profit on both lines would be quite
cash and will order Just the number of books
needed, the dealer avoids accommodating dead stock
VI The law also provides that the books to be pur-
chased by the boards shall be. in addition to
those at present in use In the hands OF the pups,
ing the principle that the law does not contem-
plate a change from the books now in use. nor
render useless the present stocks Of dealers; but
on the contrary, It says, in effect, buy enough
new books to supply pupils who have none. and
as those now in the hands Of the other pupils.
We feel very confident that Y YOU should maxi
enG 10 ans order or our S
now in use on blanks which we will furnish. an,
have the boards appoint you as their agent, yo'
would protect your present stock and build up
permanent and lucrative addition to your business
Instead of selling single books over your counter
one by one, taking your chances OF being paid fol
them you would sell them in wholesale quantities
to an absolutely reliable customer.
curing ali your school books from one house
which prompts us to suggest that where books Of
induce the board to purchase our corresponding
ones and thus keep but one school-book account
When the business is divided among different pub
fishers small lots must be shipped by express
| whereas II you order all from source they
can be shipped By freight at considerable saving
OF transportation charges.
| II you agree with this plan and will further oui
| interests, using your best endeavors to maintain
exclusively in the schools OF your eighborhood we
will place you on the most favored basis and max,
you discount on our publications Of 20 per cent
from current list prices Hoping to hear from yot
soon we remain. very truly yours,
/ AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY.
1t will be seen from this that the
American Book Trust contemplates not
sion, but also inducing them to secure a
second commission from the local au
thorities. But the trust went further
cured the services Of school principals
men who are supposed to select. books
for merit alone Up n susssx Gounty
the stanhope public school, is the reg u
lar agent. Mr.. Cope doesn't even at
tempt to conceal the fact Of his con
nection with the trust, and for severa
getically to have the various township
school trustees adopt the trusts books
When World reporter visited Stanhop,
Monday he could see only Mr.. Cope.
my father Is employed by the Amer
lean Book Company during vacation,
said young Mr., Cope. 'and today he i.
and Sparta"
In other sections of the State schoo
principals and teachers are likewise
two In the service OF the trust. A rep
resentative of one of the publishing
houses not in the trust had this to say
| to the reporter:
81 find that because of some inhuenc,
possessed and exercised by the Amer
lean Book Company i is impossible fol
the representatives of any other schoo
hearing when they call upon schoo
directors anywhere in New Jersey tha
have seen. School directors simply
other concern than the American Book
Company. Some teachers express dis
satisfaction with the Book Compan n,
publications. but say they can get nj
81 don't pretend to know where tn,
the American Book Company gets tht
exclusion of all other school books
not only from the market. but from 4
hearing by the purchasing schOo
|, officers.
II will give you an instance. Tn,
law making the teaching of temper
ance I'm the schools compulsory was
passed at Trenton at night. The mex
mornings malls were loaded down with
sample copies of the scientific work OF
the subject published by the American
Book Company. They were all directed
to the school boards all over New
Jersey, and when other PUBLISHING
found the field occupied. Now how th'
American Book Company got it's in
formation from Trenton between two
days l am unable TO say. They got q
and Il secured them the market. The.
had very good and prompt friends wher,
they could do them the most good
That Is evident"