Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-05-20
VOTED FOR coon BOOKS.

Col
VOTED FOR GOOD BOOKS.
The bUuks voted for by Mr.. Lyman
10 be used in PRIMARY ard grammar
schools were as follows:
Wei taoril's ElrmpenUary Arithme-
ic. CHM & Co.
Wentworth's Grammar Schnnl Ar
ithmetic, Ginn & ca.
Montgomery's Beginners u. ) Ia
Ory, CHM & Co.
Montgomery Leading Facts III
american History, Gicn & Cu.
Blaisdell's Child Book Of Health
linn g. Co.
Blaisdell's How to Keep Well, CHM
& Co.
Frye's Elementary Geography, CHM
& Co.
Potter's Elementary Geography
Potter g. Co.
Potter's Advanced Geography, Pot.
ter s. Co.
Normal Readers, Nos. l, 2, 3, 4 and g.
Werner Co.
Reeds Word Book, Maynard, Mer-
rill & Co.
Reed 81 Kellogg's Grammars, May
nard, Merrill, & Co.
Graphic Copy Books, Nos. Lowell
s. Co.
Thompson's Drawing Books, 8 Nos,
d. g. Heath & Co.
Gnfin's Civlcs for Young America,
Loyell & Co.
Brooks Mental Arithmetic, Sower,
Potts & Co.
Webster's Common School Diction.
ary, American Book Co.
[Mr. Lyman's books cost Sl3.23.I
BOOKS ADOPTED.
The books voted for by Prof. Acker'
man used In primary and grammar
schools were as follows;
Fish's Arithmetic, No. l, Am.
Book Co.
Flsh's Arithmetic, No. 2, Am.
Book Co.
Makers of Our Country, Potter
& Go.
Thomas History OF the United
States, d. G. Heath 81 Co.
Smiths Primer of Physiology, Am.
Book Co.
Smiths Elem. Physiology AM
Book Co.
Montieth's Elementary Geography.
Am. Book Co.
Montieth's Comprehensive Geo
graphy, Am. Book Co.
Barnes Readers, Nos. !, 2, 3, A, and
5, Am. Book Go.
Watson's Speller, Am. Book Co.
Maxwell's Grammar, two books,
Am Book Co.
Spencerian Copy Books, Nos. l to l.
Am. Book Co.
Thompson's Drawing Books, ID. C.
Heath & Co.
Peterman's Civil Govt, Am,
Book Co.
Brooks Mental Arithmetic, Sower,
Potts & Co.
Webster's Commod School Dlction-
airy, Am. Book Co.
GMr. AckermaU's bo.,ks cost $l3.06
aud some of them are inferior books
as he admits.l
MR., ACKERMAN' COMMENT.
1t thus appears that 50 far as prices
are concerned, there was no great diff
ference between my vote and that
cast by Mr.. Lyman. Aud IL Is evident
that all the unfayorable comparisons
OF current prices In Oregon with
those current in other states under
contracts made recently are as much
OF criticism upon Mr.. Lyman as
upon myself. The truth is that
neither OF US could vote upon any
prI:es except such as were offered ln
1894, by the companies competing for
the business OF Oregon. That recent
legislation or the course of trade has
made II possible for other states TO
make better bargains since then,
Is no reflection upon either of uk.
[The book-trust law Is 50 fixed that
while 0ne set Of oiiicials selects the
books, another set OF "ofiicial is COM
PEELED by law TO execute contract,
while the trust fixes the prices. Was
there ever more Ubiquitous piece OF
textbook jObbery fastened on the
people Of free commonwealthYl
IL, as Mr.. Lyman intimates, my
voting for so many OF tue publIca-
tlons OF the American Book Com
pany already Ia use indicates that !
am under the Influence OF that COM
pany, what Inference must be drawn
from the fact that at time OF great
financial distress Mr.. Lyman voted 70
dlsplace nearly all OF the textbooks
Ia use 10 the common schools OF the
state. Ia order 10 adopt a list pre-
senIed by CHM 4 Co., which cost