The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-12-31
TEXTBOOK TRUST
WAS D0WNED
Every Time at the Albany
State Teachers Assn.
Gov. Geer Sustained in His
Determination to Appoint
a Business Board.

Agents oi the textbook trust that has
had monopoly nj furnishing Oregon |
with schools books for eighteen years
were very active at the Albany state
Teachers Association the pact week bus
met with signal defeat.
Governor Geer Sustained.
According to the report furnished toI
the Salem Statesman by It's city editor,
ex.Supt. Jones, who was present, Gov.
Gecr was sustained ~ follows:
There seemed 10 be disposition on
! the part oi few teachers 10 criticize
| Gov. T. =. Gecr in his expressed deter
mination to appoint but two school men
ON tho Text Book commission, to ne
selected during january. Proi D' v
/ ). Reid led "A movement TO secure an oN-
uression at the Association on the sun
! icct lie moved that special com
! Intee he appointed 10 report a resolution
10 the Association, demanding that
more school men be placed upon lhe
Commission than the number contem'
platcd by the Governor. g. w. Jones
M once moved that the motion he lald
Ion the table, which shut oil all discuss,
ion ON the subject The motion hi'eh
10 carry. After number OF amend
ments were made to the original lnoil"h,
Senator b. +. Mulkey moved thh' re-
ontion he presented he adopted ~ wv, u
substitute for the original molloh' NC
resolution congratulated Governor Noei
\ nm his opportunity 90 render signal
.ervire to the achools oi Oregon by the
commitment OF competent ana trnst-
wnr,hy Commission, and expressed lalth
IA, Lis GOOD intention and discernmenl
IN appoint a body OF men that wonli ~
every way he satisfactory 10 the best ln'
tarest. of the schools Of the state. Altei
A lively discussion the resolution passed
, bv decisive majority.
Ten Of Resolution.
. Following is the substitute for the
Reid resolution. presented by state Sen
a,or Mulkey, Of the faculty OF the STATE
Normal schoolat Monmouth, a champion
,al the Daly bill, while all Of l'eid'
moyemcnts indicate that he is an Amer
lean book trust agent;
uBe il resolved that we, the teacher
|. ol Oregon, in convention assembled' u'
. b.rel,v congratulate Ills EScellenrl
IGovarnor +. +. Gerr upon the great "P
un,tupity that has come tn nm !" ~
Y u,e people OF this state such signal se'
r vice In the appolutmcnt oi yAPaD"
textbook ronimiF-ioni bee H inrlheI
Resolyrd. That We have the utm"7
Pr aim in the Governor 4 dlsiulereslehhes
al, and yooI discernment Jo serve hls sla'
in this behalf and that We await WI
confidence the result Of this great lex
O. book experiment.
ais Reid No! in Favor
Vi. The state teachers Association aga
ma declined 90 interfere with Governs
Inc 6eer'- work ct naming a commission
ave Tn, mstlci was thought mp inst he'o
m. close of the session boy Prof Ee'
us. vino introduced resolution askl'
isit Governor Gecr 20 appoint lady 'e''l'
-. an the commission, but the res'ln''
was promptly lana ou the table.
The Trust was Downed
~" ,, the first time iu tne history OF '''
~ r.acber- association ia the r','
~" ''u state organization has been perlec
" infant tool mite hands. Headed ny
STATE snperiudcui of schools and
ley, reading associates it ha, dictated les'
D. Z" ton, shopcd policies and 'an'io
we're adoption of it- own teAthophs. a"
Mrs adoptions. Of high priced ana '",g .
ih~ hooks have been the work OF u' ]
opera,iug through these "rdn''''n
ii'rd ticians," including majority "'
'e,ns Comfy superintendent res"'''
''ke' toitir-.
two The Ring wnhia hiag
book grfor. hc Albany Associa''on
uust combine was dnHned 900
vote. liut 300 thc $50 ral'rd "p'pa''
of superin,cuderte, composed "'
stress ~ and city superu'rudr"'s' 'e-''
'''''' aas adopted endorsing 'hem'el''
VERY persons who 4aNe dome 1000
work Of the past, as ihe proper "
adopt textbooks ~ iolloN-