The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-15
TENT ROCK BOARD.

The State text book beard met In ex-
ecutiye session again today and renamed
at work behind closed doors unit dark.
This morning the attorneys OF certain
Boston publishing concern wiJse rcpre-
sentatiyes have had a sreat deal 10 say
about the existence of Il book trust wee
sent for and asked to pro luce such eyi-
dence as they might have OF hanl 10
back up the charges made by their lIIn
cipas. Said attorneys deny that they
filed documents OF any kind w;th The 5eard,
but it Is understood That they Sled a
protest against the entert linmcnt OF the
! bids Of the American Book company and
| the University Publishing oompaty on
the grounds that said concerns are mem
| bers OF a combination formed for the VT
| POSE of keeping UP the price OF school
| books, and they promis, 10 produce evil
| dence OF such combination
This afternoon the attorneys C the
| American Book company appeared b@iote
the board and asked to be allowed 70 mttt
| any chlrges that may b. fled against their
principals, as well as 10 be informed ~
to who might prefer such charges. lc'iuesi-
! Ing at the same time that an indemnity
bond Of $500 be required Of all parties co.,
cerned in the matter should an invest!sa
ton be inaugurated.
Tonight the represen 1tiYes Of the AIatr-
loln Book company and the ChiVers'tF
| Publishing company were served with i
copy of resolution passel - the board
requiring them to grodn,e Est OF theiT
stockholders within Ten days
The greatest secrecy Is slli being rain
tanned with regard to the contents ol the
| text book commissions report, luz tue
! impresson is that it fecomne is in mist
Ion ~ al I'M a
by the University Puoli 3ling compal end
by the American Book company, there be-
ing a minority report by Professor Tate,
cnf, of the mmissiolcrs, who objects 10
the method pursued by HIS colleagues IN
estimating the relative merits OF The books
passed upon.
not likely TO come 20 IN en;y conclusion,
as A general fight appears in prospect
all along the line. the city has cen
crowded with school book agents for ABOUT
ninety days. who have been watching go N
other closely while en1sl,otlns to get an
ipkling of the doings Of the commission
and now that tbs seance rs rearing
close those who think LheY lalvn lost are
beginning to make var talks. There arc
several ST Louis firms which have put IN
BIDS and whose represe HALVES are OF the
opinion that they have not rccGVea 1877
treatment They came here prepared 10
talk to the commission and me bc-ld
about thsir books and 10 NE bticis explain
ing their superiority in spike of the'r low
nrices over the books submitted bY tho
older houses. and they feel sore becaw
they were denied the privilege OF long
either.
with regard to another arm whose iep-
resentativos charge lhe exis;encs Of d trlf T.
naming certain concerns as constituting
said trust, IL is openly slau3d T. az II mere
ina m n DIlGft
said firm was party t13r"'o, ara INV
furthermore II paid ue,hrd o. The e.
nenses incurred in fighting the text DOCK
hiI and that he only reason i Is no"
making so much nose IL because IL leeis
satisfied that II has practically been Mn :
ped in the hrst r9uni ana h'oes 10 re-
coup Itself by iatiin-;Iaing N" text Loon
ho,rd These statements are made by
,bosa accused OF belonging 10 the truFl
40 said firm. which. aside from having
Two regular agents on the graun1, - rep
resented here by the INES, ne OF EaSl
and North Texas lawyers ami p1i'i siahA
ever gathered togetl: r IN ally enc it'ef'
Aside from he thirty or forty took
aqents and lawye,s or tho eroun1. Tn re
ar mt a few rlemDe-s OF the 1N'nt!'
ee,h legislature here asa. most OF whom
advocated the passage OF thu ieSt bcoK
hili They are taking iiV"iV iht"f's' ln
I the fight, although ca ~ ~, ~ ~,
rrss only occaA"ls their presetHs n NC
citv Generally speaking. these. lfG siaIoTs
tave POLITICAL aspirations for .he iuiure
sns il Is MT improhsha thli ihey have
discovered an oprort iaity to area re prom
;rsnse by fglrins in the pendI1g rfchet
ist,cr. have been received here rom eN-
Governor -Hogg TO the effsct that while ~
New York he ;lai e thoNoisi ilives, tlSs'
,io, RI the affairs o. the American kooF
n,snv which IS frequently ''ri"f -
a. he book trust" aud that be- h.s forne
o,hiny repreae ,,b,s in its methods Of