Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-10
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.e,u,ronv for Rarness, and the University
prb'shing Company for Holmes s-those
were the two books. Then, think,
Tr.iues's. published by the University
furnishing Company, and Barnes's, pub
ishe3 hy the American Book Company,
and written by some northern ladies' ana
Gentleman. l believe Il think gentleman
named steele and his sister wrote II, out
IL Is called Barnes's History, because
harness originally published it,; those
fUo were on the list-one published by
fine University Publishing Company, ana
f-a other by the American Book Com
f1rv-and. according 10 the ruling, no
additional books could go on, except books
published by these houses. They agreed
between themselves, as i understood IL,
that Shinn'S and Hanselis should go on
% The school Board of Virginia would
agree 20 IL. and IL was that proposition,
Us Captain CusSOnS expressed II just now.
Not beng uble 10 get all we wanted, there
was "a general concurrence that we would
DEE glad 10 have these as very great I'M
rroYementS on Barnes's which we We're
especially after: and under those CiTcum-
Stances l did not attend the meeting in
Alexandria. but / remember l wrote q
letter. / think. 10 General Stubs, as
chairman Of the History Committee, in
which / advocated the putting on of these
TWO books, inasmuch as there were no
others We could get on. There were others
that j would have preferred, but II was
those or nothing at the time.
Q. What company publishes Shinn's and
I1nselPs histories?
a. The American Book Company pub
lshes Shinn's. and the University Pub
fishing Company publishes HanselPs-or
thambers's. Chambers is the author,
bat they call it HanselPs.
THEY HAVE NO CONNECTION.
q. Do you happen to know whether the
American Book Company and the Uni
versity Publishing Company are one and
the same. or linked together?
a. only know this sir; that the Uni
yersity Publishing Company say in the
most emphatic manner that they have
10 control-no connection with the Ameri-
can Book Company-Mr. Patton, the
manager Of the University Publishing
company, told me last summer. L will
preface IL by saying that the only COM
munication under the sun L have had
with the University Publishing Company
l> that they are now publishing my
school history of the United States. l
do not own any stock in either company,
] am sorry TO say, especially the Univer-
sty, but, in that connection, the mana
ger told me that they were absolutely
separate organizations, and that the con-
trolling stock IN the University Company
was owned by three gentlemen, whose
names he gave me, who are southern
men. Since that time IL has been re-
ported in Richmond that the American
Book Company controlled the University
Company. and Mr.. Patton has published
q card in the Richmond Times DENYING
ileut i know nothing personally about
81. lie has stated over and over again
that the stOck-bOOk of the University
Company was omen for inspection.
Y. By Captain Cussons: one word,
I.ease-open 10 any one who has any
lElt right TO inspect it's that it?
\. He put Il that way. / think ne put
u stronger than that-to any one inte-
rested think, is the way he stated it.
CONFERENCE AT MR.. HENRY&.
"a
question was simply this: We have no
il.rs 40 all TO do with those publishing
houses, and have no idea of having any
ian5 20 DO with them in this investiga
luL We simply desired to see how far
any one might be Influenced by them in
a. / an very glad 10 answer any ques-
l'ls So far as i have knowledge. OF
course. i do not know anything about
lIe private management OF the concerns.
" you VIII allow me. / will add this: /
WI answer question asked by my
mend, Major Randolph, on the floor of
Lee camp some time dgO-that IL the
american BOOK company had no control
over The University Company. why was
u that certain private conference be-
tween some sentlemen-Well, between Mr..
-ta-Hey' -tI. NJ pmack, and Mr.. Minetree
tOlkea-Was held I'm the room of Mr.
Hehiy, VINO was the agent Of the Uni
N-Isily Publishing Company? The an
hNtf 10 thdt is very simple. Mr.. Henry
was q Doaflcr at tnat house; he had been
assent from home. in the State of Texas,
ever since the LIST Of July. and had no
more control over the room at the time
taan the Governor OF Virginia In his
absence Ar- Massey was occupying his
loom as ms private apartment, by such
tifans ment as you gentlemen under
stand. The only interest l have in the
matter is that 1 happen TO know these
.itlsi they have been communicated 10
lle.
Q. And those facts which have been
communicated 20 you do not throw any
A6Ai on the subject we are investigating?
a. No, sir; 1 think not
V. lave you any reason, OF any cha
.r-lci, 10 connect any member of the
History Committee. SO far as you have
iurd2
"a. None whatever, except the rumors,
anu the testimony here this morning.