The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-13

! ehces III retail rnte5 uiny ut present
prevail i'll different parts OF the
country, can not with uny consist
ENJOY or Justice be charged TO tile
American Book Company.
| we hnvo generally insured in ench
State tho adoption. by the agencies
immediately supplying the pupils, of
tue former wholesale rate ut tho
present retail rate. But this retail
rate has been subject to these two
notifications: Cd La some regions
distant from railroads aud water
ways, tho school authorities have
thought slight advance of, say. 10
per cent, was no moro than Just to
the dealers who We're to hnudle tho
| books, aud this they have allowed
To 10 added to our list prices To
mako their retail rate. (2J On the
other hand, III some Suites tha
school Boards have nvailed Them
selves OF our best discounts aud con,
cesslons. and have themselves un
dertaken the responsibility aud tx
pcnsc Of distributing tho books to
the pupils, either directly or
through local agencies. ut price
something like 10 per cent. less lhnn
our list prices.
Io insure our customers against
any increase Of prices, We every
where osier to contract to supply
our books at present rates for
term OF years. with tho guarantee to
give lower rates ii such are any
where and ut any timo during the
contract given IN other quarters.
Virginia enjoys from us to day rs
low prices AS We give III any State
or section of tho country, We guar
anice that our Wholesale list prices
shall be main tnined as the rntcs nj
retail, aud we give her booksellers
sufficient discounts to3Iusure these
low retail rates. II uny lower
renal prices prevail III other
states, and less do prevail in two
or three, 1t Is because tho school
authorities are chayged by law with
the responsibility and expense OF
the distribution to tho people, thus
| liking their own retail rates by ma,
lug the distributing charge public
expense, instead OF depending uuou
the local book dealers, as in Vir
ginla. to do this work i'll return for
The discount aud CONCESSIONS these
dealers receive from us. AS pub
!lshers we receive from the prime
buyers substantially the same prices
Tor orr publications III all pnrts Of
the country, all statements TO the
contrary by our enemies noiwlth-
s;nn!lEg.
Ihe following Is an illustration OF
the Pilots fulseboods, set ont in It's
original article, and repeated IN an
editorial several days later. Il says
that we furnish Longs Language
Lessons, parts | aud ,, nj Que price
III Louisiana and tho Same book Mt
another aud higher price in Vir
gina. 1he books are not the same
lhe old edition is used III Louisiana,
where 1t has long been in use. The
new edition Was entirely rewritten,
Is larger and moro expensive IN
manufacture. Both are sold at their
regular advertised prices, and no
one has been deceived or wronged.
The charges, therefore. that we
are receiving more for orr books IN
Virginia tnuu IN South Carolina.
LOUISIANA, aud other States where
We have contracts, or that orr prices
average Higher than those OF other
schoo! BOOK publishers, arc nbso
lntciy false, aud without any foun
dalton III TACT. We have guaranteed
IN our contract with Virginia to give
us low prices as anywhere. THIS
clause OF our contract has not been
evadcd or broken in the sllghtes
degree, and We have placed IN the
hands OF the Virginia Board of Edu
cation tie full, authentic, aud iniis
putable evidence on tins Dolnt
Meantime we nuyertisu IN all oar
catalogues to send our books nj tile
| guaranteed rate to any oIe III Nir
SlnIn by mail, postpaid, a M insur
nucc against lamp Jsltlun in reta!,
| prices.
As further safeguard towards
insuring TO the pupil the estnbhs .el
low retail rates, the Virginia Sfnte
Board OF Education furnishes to
each public school tea ;heg, to be
posted up IN caoI school room in
the State, u largo picard, Ii by 81
inches. containing iul! list OF tile
books adopted, with the authorized
retail prices annexed.
As 10 exchange rates. The Pilot
charges that we make exchanre
prices less IN South Carolina thnu
those contained in the contract with
| NlrSinn. What are the Sncts in the
case? There were good reasons Tor
low exchange prices lii South CarJ
INA. Il WAS that the books adopted
We're not already ID use tnroug hont
all the SCHOOLS, aud many wouli re
guirc to he exchanged aud intro
dnced, ana for II seven years glop
zion we could Afford - ltte lower
exchange rate. lu Virginia the case
was quite dIitcrent nnd the exchange
prices we're not an Important factor