Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-31
Immense Activity These Days at
The State School Book
Repository.
OLD BOOKS CHANGED FOR new
Manager Lewis Says the Demand is
Fifty Per Cent Heavier Than
Five Years Ago.

The beginning of the new school year
is close at hand and from Monday
September q until Monday the 2lst
the opening OF the doors OF the school
rooms win be seen and heard in all parts
OF the state
Throughout the state, the trustees Of
the various districts are now engaged in
substituting the old school books which
have been in use for the last nye years,
for the new series adopted by the wide
~ advertised text book convention.
some idea OF how vast task this
change Is, can be obtained BY a visit
TO the state school book repository in
the Deseret News Book store. Since this
concern was appointed as the repository
OF school books for the state, by the
publishers who are placing their works
Win the school It has been scene OF
unparalleled activity Not only the
book store floor. but the basement of the
main Deseret News building the Annex
the spaces under the sidewalks, and the
first floor Of the Annex building have all
been occupied by busy force engaged
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books as they came In from the pub
fishers, and sending them out to the
various school districts
In addition to the regular school text
books, the repository Is doing an I'M
meNse business IN school stationery and
supplies, the furnishing Of these sup
plies to the school children free, being in
cluded in the new text book law
In conversation with Mr. Walter j.
Lewis, manager Of the Deseret News
Book store, Il was learned this morn
ing that about Is per cent Of the school
districts outside the city have already
sent in their orders for new books
school stationery and supplies The
others are being heard from almost
daily, and the chances are that by the
time the school doors open, only a few
will remain unsupplled
Mr.. Lewis made an interesting state
ment which shows the decided growth OF
the school population in the state. This
was that the demand for school books
Is fully 30 per cent above what Is was
during the last period OF exchange five
years 20. Part Of the heavy demand
Of course Is due to the fact that the
school books. stationery and supplies are
now furnished outside Of the large cities
free for the first time.
While the load Of taxation on the pub
ne for this year, owing TO the free
school books. viii be heavy to bear II
should be materially lightened after this
year, as there will be no more text
books TO buy, except as the school popu-
lation increases, for another term OF Eve
years.
Mr.. Lewis stated that considerable
trouble had been experienced through
| the tnrdiness Of some Of the districts In
| forwarding their orders Some Of them
had been received so late that ON sending
the orders to the publishers, editions had
been found to be exhausted, temporar-
ly. This might lead TO some confu-
sion at the opening Of the school year,
| hut will be remedled q 9 soon as the pub
fishers catch up with their orders.
The old books which are 70 go out OF
usa are also being received at the Des-
eret News Book store boxed up and
sent back to the publishers In ear load
lots. The school districts receive cred
II for these old books at certain prices
! agreed on with the publishers.
-7-n'' average OF the value Of text
books and school supplies passing
| through the hands Of the state rcnosi-
tory. and going out 10 the trustees, has
run not far from n thousand dollars q
day aimee August I. and viii continue
az .hat rate until the middle OF Septem-
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