The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-03

For convenience these books can, not
inappropriately, be classed as the Browne
Trust books. Accepting these names for
our present purpose. an ANALYSIS of the
votes taken at the recent adoption Will
show as follows:
For Mongrel book-Browne, Meredith.
Plumb and Friars.
For Trust book-Dumas.
No Browne e. Co. book offered.
Vote ON Primary Civic~.
For Browne q Co.-Browne, Meredith,
Plumb and Frfars.
For no book in those grades-Dumas.
Vote on Eighth Grade Civics.
For Trust book Dole)-Browne. Mere
For Trust book (Mowry)-Plumb.
For no book at ali--Friars and Dumas.
suited: $3.50 wy vas ~ ~
For Trust book Dole)-Browne. Mere
dith and Friars.
For Trust book (Mowry)--Piumb.
For no book-Dumas.
No Browne & Co, or Mongrel offered
Vote ON Grammar.
For Trust book-Browne. Meredith.
Frars. Dumas and Plumb.
No Browne 4 Co. book offered.
One Mongrel was offered.
Vote on Readers.
Browne, Meredith.
For Trust books stepping stones)-Du-
mas.
For trust books tProgressive)-Friars
4 second vote was taken. which re-
suited: y
For Browne g Co. and Mongrei-Browns
For Trust book - Friars. Dumas and
Plumb.
Vote ON speller.
For Browne & Co.-Browne, Meredith,
Plumb and Friars.
For Trust-Dumas.
No Mongrel offered.
Vote ON Primary Geography.
For Trust book--Dumas and Friars.
For none at all-Browne. Meredith md
Plumb.
No Browne & Co. or Mongrei offered.
For Browne 4 Co.'S book-Browne and
For Trust book (Frye's)--Dumas.
For Trust book Grand & McNally's)-
A second vote was taken. resulting:
For Browne & Co.'s book-Browne and
Meredith.
For Trust book Grand q Mentally a.
Dumas, Friars and Plumb.
Vote ON Physiology.
For Browne a Co.'S book-Browne, Mer-
edith, Plumb and Friars.
For Trust book-Dumas.
Vote ON Arithmetic.
For Trust books twalsh)-Browne. Mere
dith. Plumb and Friars.
For Trust book QialD
Browne n Co.'S books were offered, but
no Mongrei
Some things will be seen from this vote:
First--Mr. Brown and Mr.. Meredith al
ways voted together.
second-~They voted for the Browne a
Co.'S books In every instance but that OF
the arithmetcs. seven times.
Thfra--Thay oil IN. that fcf
times and lost twice. once on the geo.
graphy and once on the readers.
Fonrth--They voted for the Trust books
seven times and for the Mongrels three
times.
Fifth-Plumb and Triars cast their votes
with an Independence which can only be
Sixth-Dumas did not vote for the
Browne 4 Co. or the Monsrel books IN a
single instance.
At this stage of the voting It looked as
II everything was settled, and members Of
the board so stated; but they literally
counted without their host Browne 4
Co. had lost two books Al least one of
these must he saved II possible. The
board had adjourned over night. When
II assembled the next morning the scheme
OF salvation was revealed
Mfr Plumb. who had twice voted for
the Trust readers and twice against the
Browne & Co.'S geography, moved 10 re-
consider the last votes on those books.
The votes were Reconstructed. and when
another vote was taken upon adoption,
II stood:
On Geography.
For Browne & Co.-~Browne. Meredith
FOR Trus, boak-F'rye, Dumas.
For Trust beok-tRand & MeNaIly's)
Friars
ON Headers.
For Trust book-fRand q McNafly's)
Browne, Meredith and Plumb.
For Trust books--tsilver. Burdett &
For Trust book--( Ruiier. Sheldon &
co 81 Frtars.
rhe books which have been STYLED the
The Rice Readers.
The Hughes Speler.
The Wagner Geography.
The Krohn Physiology.
An Anonymous Arithmetic.
The AliinE CtvtcE.
~ these tho following were adopted:
The Hughes Spelier
The Wagner Geography.
The krohE PhysioioKy.
Tho Aliing Civics
Thus II appears that Mr.. Browne and
Mr. Meredith. by standing pat and press.
ing Mr.. Plumb, succeeded In lining up
the board perpendicuiariy for t~o-thlrds
for themselves and friends.
Nothing herein said must be construed
into condemnation ~ the wessland Pub
lshirg house per -. or rs membership
50 far rs Il is known n Il simply 4
business venture which has awaited fteelf
% every possible aid which promised
success II It had a stand-in With the
charged q wanid ordinarily I've REGARDED
as a fortunate thing for them. regardless
81 The turpiiuGe involved from = moral
standpoint n Mr. Browne has m ever
had. any personal pecuusaTy interest In
the coIuVany. the question r. not one
~ quality secured under a aVe-s-sars
contract but ~ Violation % official trust
FOR personal gain which constitutes a
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