The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-12
sp,ctul Dispatch TO Ia, In,dlrg.nt.r.


lisher'a bond must be filed March, 1895,
instead of February, 1895, and by plac-
ing prices OF books contracted for as
follows:
Spelling books, 10 cents; first readers,
10 cents; second, Is cents; third. 2j
cents; fourth, 80 cents; fifth, i3 cents ;
primary arithmotics. 0 cents; intel.
lectual and mental. 10 cents; practical,
30 cents; higher, 81 cents; elementary
algebra. iS cents; higher algebra, 10
cents: Evans geometry, 80 cents
lyde's two grammars, 81 and SO cents,
respectively; Harvey's grammar, 80
cents; tir.t geography, % cents; pri'
mary, 32 cents; intermediate and phys.
icaI, " cents; knote's geography,
80 cents; Myers history, 90 cents
Montgomery's leading facts, 81 cents
Cutters beginners, intermediate and
comprehensive Psychologists, Is, 80 and
10 cents. respectively; Webster's die.
tionaries-handy, 5;primary school, 90;
common school. 43; high school, 50;
academic, 30; condensed. SO cents. 70.
pcc,lvelv; international and Internal.
ional indexed. So and So 45. respective,
ly; Worcester's primary. 10; now school,
IS; comprehensive. 81; academic. 9C
ccnn, respectively; writing books,
cents: Dols's American Citizen, IS cents
Meservy's single entry bookkeeping, %
cents. The amendment. was adopted.
MG. pRADY's PROPOSITION.
Mr.. Brady read communication
from Rand, McNally & Co., which spoke
OF Mi.chelrs geographys as being be,
hind the times and Offering the new
Rand-McNaliy series at the same price,
at the beginning to exchange them,
book for book. for those now in use, nc
matter how bad their condition may be
Mr.. Brady moved that tho committee
on education examine the books pro-
posed and report as to the advisabiIity
OF adopting them. This was objected
TO OH the ground that it would delay ac-
ton on the bill. He withdrew the
motion and moved to substitute the
Eand-McNally series for the Mite hell
series.
Mr. Fleming objected on tho ground
that members had not au opportunity
10 examine the proposed books, and thi s
motion was withdrawn for the time
being
The trouble began when Mr.. Campbell
offered substitute for the bill, adopt.
ing tho same list OF books but providing
that they be furnished by deposi.ors to
be designated by tho board OF education
at profit OF 81 per cent over the whole.
sale price, the contract to be made for
five years, beginning July /, 1896. Mr..
Campbell spoke briefly on his subs,i.
tute. saying that it proposed no change
from tho list OF books adopted by tho
committee. the only difference proposed
being in the plan of their distribution.
1t would prevent any scheme on the
part OF any one who might want to 60
into the book publishing business. Ho
moved that tho substitute be mado 4
special order for tomorrow morning.
LITTLE TILT.
This brought Mr.. Morris to his feet.
lie said he did not object to the substi.
,u.c being made the special order for
any time dGsiroG, except for the fact
that it would take the bill with il. 10
speak OF it as deiicately rs possible, he
thought its introduction piece OF pre-.
sumption. The committee had lAbored
earnestly and honestly to reach solu.
tion oil tho question. and now one man
| proposed to overthrow the result Of
their deliberations. The substitute
was offered in the interest OF book pub.
fishers. Such move was anticipated
and II was expected to como from the
source it did. Tho substitute meant to
give the book trust an opportunity to
| supply books ut its own price, aud tho
man who voted for it voted to give the
trust n million dollars out OF tho pock-
cts Of tho people. lie said there was
no doubt that the book publishers
would accop. tho prices proposed in tho
c0mmittee's bill, rs it oiierod them Il
good profit.
MIR. Campbell replied that tho "Iittlo
insnuatiOn from tho little man from
Richie was too small to be noticed"
MIR. Morris requested that his exact
Language be taken down by tho clerk
Mr.. Evans, who waa In tho chair, eau.
toned tho gentlemen that thoy mus.
abstain from personalities.
Mr. cAMrurLL's ARGUMENT.
Mr.. Campbell proceeded, stating that
tho pill Ind not boen drawn up in favor
OF any book publisher or publishers
lie did not believe representative of
any book house had seun it or knew
anything about it, unless he had hoard
!. road by tho clerk. 1t had boon framed
by gentleman above such suspicion.
1t was gotten up IN the shape OF II busi-
ness propOsition-a practical scheme,
gotten up in practical way. Perhaps
lho people have beon paying too much
lor their books. The substitute pro-
posed to obvate this by dispensing
with the middle man and giving tho
people tho benefit Of his profits. There
was strong suspicion OF invoritism Tor
some particular publis lcr in tho bill re.
portad BY the committee. while his sub.
stituto showoi no pnrtiality for any.
body. It proposed to put them all on
an equal footing md give the ponpIo tho
benefit OF reduced prices. Besides. no
prices wero given for any OF thu books
In Mr.. CampbelI's bill.
Mr. Morris said that Ii any partialitv
was shown to any particular publisher
in tho commit,eo's bill, he was IN favor
OF striking tha, part Of 1t Out. Tho
! difference between it and tho substitute