The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-20

Ia, Dispatch to the Post-1ntelligencer
snsyMpIA. April 19.-Today there were
80 IN the Office of the secretary OF state
.s,sss Of Incorporation OF the westIand
nnass,sb,ug Company. The object for
lss.h iris company Is formed is stated TO
q ~ printfng, binding and publishing Of
s,ots and all that that implies.
~ new company has three trustees
= n Hollenbeck, of the Denny -CoryeII
e-rting Company. OF Seattle: Ethan Al
:. n Of the Allen-LamDorn Company, of
r.s,s,a. and George +. Blankenship, man.
.ssr Of the former o. G. White state print
- plant, Of Olympia. The principal place
4 susipess is 10 be Seattle, and the capt.
x stock is $1,000,
~ organization of this company just at
~ time IL worthy Of more than passing
ssntion. On May next the state board OF
.ssr.f,on IL to award the contract for fur
..ssrs 10 the school children of Wash
acton textbooks they are 10 use for the
-, Ave years About forty different
ssoks are Included in those to be selected,
"A The amount of money involved will be
I NJ peighborhood of si.000, 600. At pres
~ an these books are provided by the big
sssshlng houses OF the East, and II can
,,sthfulIy be said that some OF them are
n, poor and totally untitled for the use
!, Washington pupils.
me westIand Publishing Company Is
sing 10 be bidder for a portion Of these
ssty books, Just which ones IL cannot now
: aid. The company, II is said, has been
s.sared OF the support Of some members
4 the state board OF education that the
lsal books will be given the preference II
s.v are a. good as the others furnished
n he Eastern publishing houses. Already
ssmcrous Eastern bookmen are on the
s,ouud and the award of this big contract
ri not be made without big fight on
,helr mart 10 retain what they now furnish
a. state IN the shape Of textbooks.
STATE Superintendent Browne. who Is the
Ma "a the state board OF education, was
nay asked II he knew of the organiza-
uen and aim OF the Westland company,
md he replied:
y am Informed that the local publishers
4 the state ere. preparing 10 submit FOR
sioptben some OF the books TO be used n
ne schools. | do not know the capacity
4 d local plants TO manufacture, nor am l
lilly Informed as to the comparative merit
Il the books 10 be presented. | have con-
AIRED however, ON several occa sions, VITA
ene q the publishers interested. and have
fyen them TO know that my personal sup
Hst will be given without qualification tc
@al products. II the books are as good
b others presented and are furnished a;
Y the state board committed In favor
Il heal books r. he was asked
30 far "a know the mem bers Of the
lard are not committed to any books or
d any publishers. The good of the schools
b the only object to be considered, 'rhe
)sntemen who compose the board are
highly qualified to think for themselves
I'D what they think will be made known
rhen the bids are opened May 7. | speak
ally for myself when | ay that, Other
eandiiions being equal. will vote tor all
htAs presented by local parties II tbs
ksks are 10 be manufactured In Washing
Ten =
What particular advantage is to ~
pined by selecting local books instead of
kaW published By Eastern huusesy''
Tt . not possible to speak definitely, but
nj enterprise that increases local pay
fs1s h Of interest to the state. Should the