Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-07

The Shares of THE BOOKLOVERs LIBRARY
Corporation have had unparalleled record The stock
held in the United States Canada and England by wide
y known literary professional and business people Among
the lbrarys shareholders hundreds of familiar
almost every cultured home No broker banker
underwater has had hand in the sales The sole backing
of the has been its enterprise its continuous push
and its arseeing business policy. Every dollar invested
shows hundred cents worth of extended and established
earning capacity.
The plans outlined from time to time have been carried forward
in said
would We planned extend the BooKovERs i'm
libraries there We
Montreal and
the work England aav the the talk London:
distinguished families We promised
BOOK
LOVERS the TABARD INN.
Of
This In
will Of
the BOOKLOVERs Last fall announced the preparation of
monthly THE
complete
of each
We building into the future; the whole book and
publishing trade is undergoing rapid and farreachng
changes there book published in the United States
every hour day and night and this output
have its distributing machinery. Millions invested in
trail storehouses of granite marble change the
popular current. The American people up-to-
date service books well newspapers, and they
willing pay for it with their cash There is no
denying the fact that the Bookovers already trener-
dous power among the book of the country;
has batted its way the front, where it STAY
We need central library and Office building of
and intend to build just as soon as desirable
central property in Philadelphia be secured This
the next important thing to be done. The block of $4,000
Shares of Stock referred below has been aside largely
for this purpose.
In connection with this public offer of comparative
y small block of Bookovers stock there are four inside
facts which want to make public my signature:
The Bookovers earnings during the three months ending
February 18th the largest IN the history of the
prise 2 The operating expenses per library member
never smaller than at the present time The used books
wholly taken of at good prices by auxiliary library
departments 4. The Corporation pays cash. and has
debts other than its current monthly accounts.
No additional capital needed for the BooKLovERs:
creased capital being used at the time extend the TAB
ARD INN and other these auxiliary libraries
opportunity
The Corporation is capitalized for $26OOOOO 100000
Shares at $40 each OF this 10000 Shares have
already been subscribed and paid for the par value of
$40, making the present cash capital $1,9OOOOO There
remain in the Treasury only 10000 Shares OF this
naming block the Directors have authorized the Treasurer
aside $4,000 Shares be offered for sale May Is
next, at SI2 Share The remainder consisting of
10000 Shares, offered the public in lots of Ten
Shares at SO Share The per cent
with the application and the balance in sixty days Stock
applied for by telegraph will be held FIVE days await de-
post and formal application See form of application be-
low The sale of this block Of 10000 Shares $40
and OF the remaining block of $4,000 Shares May IS at
$2 will give the Company completely paid up Capital
This announcement gives investors the last opportunity
they will have of buying Booklovers at $40 a share
The Bookovers Corporation has paid dividends the
rate Of 10 per cent year since August 1900 The last
half-yearly dividend was paid February 2oth The
halfyearly dividend periods end June goth and December
31st respectively The Corporation has bonded debts
and its stock when fully paid worcestershire All Shares
become dividend bearing from the date of final payment
Dividends payable in February and August.
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