The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-05
He Tells Of the First Effort
Of Gen r. z. Lee and Others
to Secure
TRUTHFUL BOOKS FOR THE
SOUrHERN SCHOOLS.
What Has Been Accomplished.
Attitude Of United Confederate
Veterans.
Aslssts, Gs. Aug 80, 1900

Mr H. @. Os,sss. Ssussf. 8. G.
Dear Sir This letter 10 written as
ses ssssss'iea Of several Sossh Carroll
sisas.
Mere than 20 ysars sso I became
alarmed % shs sse Of partisan ssssiooal
books in ous schools. With The spprov
sl Of Geo. Robert 4. Lee. aud
osbsr friends. I united 10 90 effort to
expsl ell sueh books from Southern
ssAeols. ssd % far % possible from
Nershsro schools also. I gave Q uum.
bss Of yssrs Of earnest labor to this
sssss. Il became necessary to have
nsv books written. and members Of tho
Faculty Of The Us,versity Of Virgins
ssd oshss Sosshsro sushors. smoss
vho@ vss Commodore Msury we're
esploysd. The Ueivsrsisy Publishing
Csmpsay vss organised. and I,rsveled
over The South raising mossy to esrry
shrsssh shs pssriosis work undertaken.
The soobiasd opposition Of rich pub
iishsss ef ssssioesl books. sad The Low
psiess % vhish they ware offered 10
sssssis sossssss. caused shs Uoivsrsisy
Publishisg Csopssy for sooe years TO
]sss mossy bot even while losing
nsssy. 10 wss sshisvieg . great success
% Ssseisg oshsr psblishieg houses to
shssgs shs sAsssesss Of their books.
While Ne main Office Of The company
b 10 New York. il order to give il
4seilisiss Tor competing With other pub
6shsss. ossh of The work 10 doos 10
Nsv Oslssss ssd Nsshvills.
TIE soopssy 10 under Soushsru
sssseoi. ssd 20 sssssnes or seesimspt,
ssfsis 10 The Sessh. sao By suy possi.
1ilisy. ssssps shs viglses sys Of Msjor
Pattos. vho 10 psssidsps Of shs con.
pssy. ssd . Mississippiss. sm my.
cell. sseskholdsr ssd director 10 shis
se0pssy ssd have been for ,wsusy
yssrs or more.
70 ny psssossl knovlsdss. no other
ssopssy bee any stock 10 The Usivsr.
sisy Psblishiss Osspsoy. ssd no voice
vhsssvss. directly or iadirsetly 10 iss
0sssssesss OF polisiss.
Tho company deserves shs gratitude
es -sus people. think, bsssuse Of the
essss rsvslssioa is has caused 10 ssbool
bssks ssd bissosiss while 90 The score
Il Ossis sless. I think il ssfs TO cay
shss tAe bseks Of this oonpssy are no.
~1eslled.
hsvs eess isso details 10 order that
yse osy clearly ssdssssasd the fssss.
Permit - ID seaslusioe. 70 cay With
sopAasis. shst Ibis lsssss 10 written II
y pesssssl sspssisy aud 10 other.
Tbs Usissd Cssisasrsss Vsssrsss, Of
.sh ssgssisssies I havs shs honor Of
ssieg he Csossadsr. 10 sssirsly tree
tseo partially 10 shis OF sey other
eeopsey % bssm zee vssssre. The
Associates sss properly endorse. and
- ssdosss, boetn which sAe Histori
nl Oeooisess nay rseonoeed % noo.
psssisss bst u wosld b utterly 10.
seesisssss 9th The objects for which The
Usi>sd Cesssdsssss Vsssssos wss
ssessissd. ssd dssssss,ivs to im very
lie. fos u - take sny sssion to promote
shs ossssisl iossssss Of suy company
vAsssvsr. IL 10 scarcely necessary
sss ne 10 cay thai u The U. G. W,
eseesisssiee should propose TO endorse
sAs Usivsrsisy Psblishiog Conpsoy or
ssy eshsr sosssre srgsgsd 10 90 s6or, 70
nsss sossy. I should do oil 10 ny
pevsv 10 pssvsss il.
lse very msly yours.