The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-15
THE LABOR MEN
MAKE ADDRESSES
They Ask the Board to Adopt Home
Made Books.
ONLY ONE SESSION YESTERDAY.
Mr.. ToIkcs had Something 10 Say About
Mir. Munford's Remarks a. TO Pol
tiles Mr. y. '. Randolph V
he Heard To-Day.
ONLY ONE SESSION YESTERDAY.


Tho state Board Of Public Instruction
continued It's sessions yesterday for the
purpose OF hearing representatives Of pub
fishing houses and others who wished 10
express their viows concerning the con-
tracts that are Go be awarded for school
books
The first speakers 90 be heard this
morning Were the representatives Of the
Federation Of Labor Of Virginia. The
first speaker was Hon. Chas. O.. kizer OF
Norfolk. president of the order In the
course of his remarks he spoke or the
great number OF men the Federation had
on Sos rolls and how united they were
Tor the Virginia publishing houses These
were the people he said. whose only col
lope was the public schools and II they
could stand the expense OF a change
surely those who were more fortunate
should make no complaint Not only
We're the labor associations hearuly IN
favor Of "a change but the business assoc
Citations Of the state were joined win
them In their fight for home enterprise.
AS p printer De sc0ncd the false IDEA
that Southern printers storeoiypers
Nthographcrs. book binders, and electro
fypers were not as well skilled IN these
arts as those of the North lie had
never doubted tho genius Of Virginia me-
chanice and did not think any one else
should DO so after the remarkable work
Of the Texas and Raleigh warships made
in this State.
re closed with an earnest appeal 10
tho board to give AN the contracts 70
Virginia publishing houses as Judging
from tho endorsements they had received
from eminent teachers and scholars they
were undoubtedly the best
MR.. PERKINS VIEWS.
Mr.. w. t. Perkins. Of Norfolk. follow
ed Mr. Kizcr. lie represented the Cen
tran Trades and Labor Council of That
CITY, Mr.. Perkins earnestly urged the
board 20 consider well before placing
themselves on record as opponents OF
home industry He said that the people
of the state were eagerly watching the
outcome OF the struggle between nome
companies and those Of uorthern states
I'm his opinion Southern authors were as
capable of preparing accurate and truth
ful histories and readers as were the
people of amy other section. lie regarded
So as a calamity TO allow our text DOCKS
10 nc printed outside the State. Why
should not the purchasers Of books and
uafrons of our public schools he allowed
10 say who should write them? Nobody
doubted for q moment that they could
De printed and bound as neatly ana as
substantially here as elsewhere, since orr
home houses had gone 10 an enormous
expense Co equip. their plants for QUICK
work
MIR. FOLKES'| TALK.
The last speaker for the Federation was
Hon =. c. Folkes OF Richmond. lie
read tho address of the Federation ana
intcreporsed his remarks with comments
bearing on the subject. lie then ad-
Vanccd some remarks from a political
standpoint which were not only amusing
but % tho point Tie was glad that the
board had boon $50 highly entertained by
the amateur book agents and said he
was forced 90 smile mt the debut Of his
distinguished fellow citizen, Mr.. Mum
ford ss SUCH He earnestly reiterated
the remarks of Messrs kiZer and Per
kins that they were advocating all the
Virginia houses. Ia reference 10 what
had been said Of school superintendent
who advocating northern houses 'and au-
thors and treating with contempt South
ern authors and Publishing houses the
people would yet catch these traitors ana
when they ana 90 would Doe worse for them
than DO was for the foxes whose talls
Samson fired and turned in the fields OF
the phiHstiuCs. The greatest bluf when
had been made before the board. now
ever was the statement that 10 chahbe
the books would hurt the Democratic
party This was nonsense OF ,ae worst
order and 30 would Doe moro like the truth
that ~ the books We're changed the Demo
cratic party would suffer How much
longer were the people of Virginia 10
o.. dictated Go by northern concerns IN
this matter and how much longer were
the ambitions of Virginia authors AND
publishers Go De trampled under foot? To
turn them down now would be disastrous
90 tle honest endcavors OF our people
along This Nnc For thirty years the
Democratic party had from the stump
urocIaIucd through its orators and poll
tlci4ns how SO proposed 10 encourage
"h0mo industry" The people are watch
inc now and they wont DE fooled about
this matter.
ar Fo.kes spoke with his usual earn
oeuess and at the conclusion Governor
Tyler thanked The entire delegation Tor
their patriotic endeavOrs In behalf OF
Virginia interests.
OTHER SPEAKERS.
The other gentlemen heard az the morn
irg session were Mt y. J.. Johnson, rep
reseutlug -. D.. Johnson Publishing com
panv. of Richmond. Miss ConchX. "a we'll
known teacher of Roanoke. who advo-
Gated thc adoption Of chart prepared
hv herself and published by the Johnson
Company. Mr r. a. Kimpton represent
inp Leach Shcweu & Company of Bos-
ton and New York and Mr.. c. H. Ro-
bcrte0n of the j. u. Lippincott company
of Philadelphia
Messrs a. Lowell Company New York
copy books. Miss ONeiis diciatiop
blanks. civl government physiology, and
fhoo-.H st.J nadeu snrM hFdlu iridium
j. TAYLOR strauon.
Hobbs Arithmetic were represented by
The ard held no afternoon session on
gcCouut % the iudisposition OF Attorney
General Montague. ar n. Y. Randolph
viii bo heard today