Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-13
The Booklovers Library
SOME FACTS AND FIGURES

SOME FACTS AND FIGURES
The Corporation has never had prompter or
enthusiastic Or for that matter more substan-
al endorsement of its work than in the present sale of
BOOkLOVERS Stock The mail and teegraphic
orders for Shares have reached the Treasurer from
practically every State in the Union The sale will
continue daily until this entire block of 10000 Shares
has been sold This the last opportunity investors
will have of buying BOOKLOVERS at par. No fur
Their announcement will be made No further an
nouncement will be necessary.
The BOOKLOVERS is a library of absolutely new books
After book has been listed six months withdrawn and
transferred other library department. This policy makes
possible give BOOKLOVERS members service hot
the press OF the newest publications. The management
aims to secure rental OF ten cents week upon each BOOK
LOVERS book and above operating expenses So ee
for instance allows S. for operating and SIS for rental The
fees average about $40 per member This library depart
ment has at the time in the United States Canada
and in Great Britain close 100000 books actually the
hands of its subscribers.
The BOOKLOVERS has branches in seventy-eght Amer
and Canadian cities with complete organization of dev
agents and representatives. making possible deliver
books profit practically every city and large
central library Hanover Square London delivers books
throughout Great Britain interest readers of this paper
to know that the membership in Great Britain already includes
OF the distinguished families. The English member
ship fees nearly double those Of the United States
year supplement
throuR RSv sh
privileges every important town IN the
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in the mosta w - ~
We have other library departments which give large prom
ise but which only yet stages organize
ton; the RUGBY library for children the TABARD INN
plan and the TEMPLE library for Sunday Schools both
good properties The addition of these libraries adds practical
ly nothing to the organization We have the machinery
The rents and salaries remain practically the The larger
dainty warranted this extension of the library service
During the past few months the demand from outside
for fused books has shown decided increase.
These orders from Carnegie and other public libraries
and from few large dealers who control
try trade
ra h s has s Collation. % ~ m s the s s s ' pes
It has taken great deal of hard work to build up
this library enterprise and to extend its influence 1t
has cost lot of money! of it wisely spent and
some of it not wisely SPENT but every dollar spent
with the best purpose, and, far the management
could discern, in the best interests of the business.
know Of enterprise which has made itself widely
and favoraby known in three years. Its policy has
been forward one Its management has endeavored
to discern the future and to anticipate and the
rapidly changing book and publishing conditions.
Corporation capitalized $500 900 (s6oooo
Shares $40 each The paidup cash capital is 100000
10000 Shares OF this block 10000 Shares offered
Ten Dollars. The remaining $4,000 Shares will be held
vstors viii have of buying at &c. and this
announcement will not appear again
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President
1923 Walnut Street, PHILADELPHIA
Application Form for BoOkl0Vers Stock
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Date
MI. JOHN E. BRYANT, Treasurer