Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-07


The copy books amount to per cent
of the total adoption, or about $i050 /
The American Book Company's We're
the highest priced of any offered and, OF
course, were adopted, altho several 9TH
er books which the county superintend-
ent insists were equally as good, and
some better, could have been adopted
for 1921 lese
The American Book Company got the
Biographies at $1.39 per- set, an item of
about So, 900. Rand McNaIIys & Co. Of |
fered a good set at s1.15 over $3.50 less.
The county superintendent favored a
two-book advanced series, for the rea-
son that in the case of the Americana
Book Company book the advanced ge-
ography, being In u single volume, must
be bought by all grades, while if it were
lin two volumes, as in the McMillanll
lCompany's the first Investment would
be much smaller, and while the two
books would cos 10 cents more than the
one. yet the county superintendent's
Irecords show that SO large a number of
pupils drop out in the later grades that
actually much less money would be
spent for Biographies. What VAS the
argument in favor of the American
Book Company's geography? Was it
1.-THE entertainment in Chicago. Mr..
Dockrills sudden visit TO Marshalltown
ldirect from the accounting department,
or Mr.. Pierce's influence and friendship
with the board? And why was it SO
definitely decided beforehand that on
1.-The morning of the adoption before the
board had met Mr. Arney could tell one
man that the little Englishman,
meaning Butler, Sheldon g. Co., could
Iget only u per cent, and then have 1t
transpire that he got just exactly q per
Icent? MIR. Arnes must have known
What he was talking about. Mr.. Pierce
ilitold the book men that he was helping
MIR. Williams in his campaign and that
Mr.. Hargrave was a great friend of his"
Mr.. Pierce received books for his influ-
ence Did he receive anything else?
Perhaps Mr.. Dockrill's visit was merely
a friendly call and perhaps Mr.. Pierces
Iconstant attendance at the headduar-
tiers of the American Book Company In
i the fremont hotel was all because of
Friendship, which hallowed relations
4 should not be judged by the fact that
4 said company received IS per cent of the
A whole or $11,400 worth of business
.lgranting $4,000 TO the twenty other COM
Iipeting companies
N CHICAGO.
4 Following the auditors argument of
9ilnersonal asss,11t tI,a editor of the Ts-R
land MIR n T2inford AN attorney at
3ltended convention of superintendents
lin Chicago where they could talk with
4 the many book men who would NAT
5lrrally be present. 9unrayel certain srrlys-
slsteries regarding the attit,1de of the diff
A ferent hook cnrnna,,ies ami learn If
aEthere vas e,-idanoss that woull convict
i any one of trflojng They we're
.Stol,l that Mr. IIarrravsa had made a
I. hurried visit ia the American BOOK
.t,ompanvss office ahead Of them and
they wondered why. They talked
. with hook agents and hook manage rs
i Land at no time did they find anyone
.lwho woi,Id DENY that money had been
& .offnref1 members of rhe Marshall conn
4 ty board. Howeyer. many of the yari-
5. Gus book companies seen, 10 be cornpan-
a ie.ns in the same kind Of book business
for Mr. Hi1to1,s manager. or CHM r. 90.
q said 10 thosa gentlemen thai If he had
i srositjve evidence thai wo,1,,l convict The
4 ths American Rock Company of brib-
s l;np any member of the Marshall, county
Slshoar,l he wn,las MT eivefit I'm
. No biol, man here seemed tlisnosef3 1,
!. leo an a witness srand with evjdene,
Islitiiat woul,, convict any ma 8,,f bribery
II for ii ,s seldom, that shrewd men To-
! amy ona see money change hands in i
q transaction of that Kind. they said they
.iknew the Marshalltovn flaal was ROT
.5lten.., They. kna,, sif heca,,sa from their
ex,erienee IN off,er cmntiesthey knew
,vhnf IN exrs.est III one, I,pfk came
Ion the ground. Dnckrill IL ~ confidential
!, agent from fine aceonnti,ap department
s. "a, tho American RnoL 6,omnany Hs
VI docs not talls hooks hit mal,rs o,,,y nc
Il rasional trims when needed. He arrived
lin Niarshalltown. on FRIDAY morning al
s tho week Sbaf,,ra the Monday of IN !
. afIontion Ha visited Mr.. pierce. MIR
/ u sr,,ava Mr.. yt-iltiams and Mr.! arney
Il !, nd 10 ,,rne "a to chicago SATURDAY even.
linp t),,as t,ools man said .Wye are moi
fools We know What Jimmy Dockrill
4 ZONES for,
n might he Ss.at.sa in extennaton that
d q Mr. An,,rus who e said Ia ha tne
I sa,1a kim, of am agent for CHM a. ca.
lstbat Nj 1Doelkril, sis far the America, !,
a Eool< ron,panv Was also nresent a,
sunday n,o,.ninp I,nt This is exnla,ned
4 nv tho boo,. men nv rho fact that CHM
4 e co.'s agents thought. they had good
s show 10 got tho business M, nnti, sun
{ cav ni,,bt when tbeir state agent to,t,
81 so;tszens ~ Marshalltown that ha was
Il sheatan 4a also lola his friends that