The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-01

fishing Company, and which seeks to
create new offices and to thrust expense
upon the people when it is useless.
3. 1t is clever to ask people to.endorse
scheme about which they know moth
ing, and pay out money to accomplish
another fellows purposes.
1. Does Mr. .Iohnsoh regulate The
Adjournment of the Legislature? How
does he know it adjourns on the Sd?
>. Perhaps it would he Il good plan
to get three or four prominent citizens to
join with YOU is indeed clever. Ii is
So consideratc of the people. Instead
of one man paying twcnty-sX cents for
dispatch he can get three others to
join him, thus reducing the expense 10
six and onc-haf cents apiece.
q. How can Mr. Johnson save the
people % per cent when his promiscous-
~ compiled readers cost SIX CENTS
more then the readers now in uscv--
readers, too. by Il Southern author and
having 10000 more words and more
Southern selections han .Iohnson's
readers?
{. How can Johnson save the people
% per cent when his histories cost
siXty-hvc cents more than those now in
use? BY the way the histories now in
use were prepared by prominent
Southern educator and scholar, Prof
Chambers.
:. The children of this State are not
paying any more for books than those
in any other State-in fact they are
paying even less than many. There 1uay
be slight fall in the price of paper
but any intelligent man knows that
printing, press work. literary ability and
scholarship command practically the
same price that mas always prevailed, i'll
fact higher prices in many instances.
.. "Sugg stions for the true interest
of the people Of the State" shows what
loving father Mr.. johnson would be
for the great State of North Carolina.
Does this State stand i'll need of
guardian? This is all for the children,
and no selfish interest for gain, at any
cost. prompts Mr.. Johnson to be 50 vigil
liant i'll North Carolina affairs!
10. The assertion of Mr.. Johnson that
our people are using books that have
been discarded in many other States"
is in keeping with the character Of his
general remarks since he assumed the
authority to right the wrongs IF this
State and direct its educational affairs
and citizenship.
II. No. BOOK COMPANY AS
4 CORPORATION, NOR ANY
STOCKHOLDERS OF ANY BOOK
COMPANY AS AN INDIVID-
UAL, OWNS A SHARE OF
STOCK in THE UNIVERSITY
PUBLISHING COMPANY, OR HAS
ANY INTEREST WHATEVER IN
ITS BUSINESS OR ANY VOICE IN
IFS MANAGEMENT. THIS STATE
MENT / MADE : WITHOUT ANY
MENTAL RESERVATION OR 81
CRET EVASION OF MIND WHAT
EVER. MEANING ALL THAT Is
IMPLIED, AND I DENOUNCE ANY
STATEMENT To THE CONTRARY
AS UTTERLY WITHOUT FOUNDA-
TON AND MALICIOUSLY FALSE.
Gen John b. Gordon, of Georgia,
Maj. Charles H.. Patton, of Mississippi,
Mr.. f. +. HanseH. of Louisiana. and
Judge Turnbull of Maryland, are stock
holders and directors and have absolute
control of the business of the University
Publishing Company.
II. The men who wrote the books are
Southern men. The money which made
the books is Southern money. The
profits which accrue from the sales of
the books go to Southern people. The
men who direct the affairs of the COM
pany are stockholders and Southern
men. Much of the printing is done in
the South.
Yours truly.
w. b. KENDRICk.