The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-14

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The bookloY J Library
SOME FACTS AND FIGURES:
The Corporation has never had q prompter or
more enthusiastic Or, for that matter, Q more
substantial endorsement Of its work than in the
& present sale Of Booklovers Stock. The mail and
y telegraphio orders for Shares have reached the
Treasurer from practically every State in the
Union. The sale will continue daily until this
s the last opportunity investors will have Of buy,
ing Booklovers at par. No further announcement
will be made. No further announcement will be
necessary. 3}
The Booklovers lisa library Of absolutely new books
After book has been listed six months i us withdrawn
policy makes it possible to give Booklovers members
service hot from the Of the very newest Pubca
tons The management aims to secure rental Ct ten
operating expenses An So fee, for instance, allows s.
Incorporating and IS for rental The fees average about
$40 per This library department has at the
time ii TIE United States Canada and in Great
Britain close upon 100000 books actually out in the
hands Of it's subscribers.
The Booklovers has branches IN seventy eight
American and Canadian cities with complete
az and
possible to deliver books at profit n every
city and large From its central library II Hanover
Britain It may interest readers Of this paper to know
that the membership II Great Britain. already includes
Of the most distinguished families The English
membership fees nearly double those Of the United
States 3
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Tabard shall have revolving
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We have other library departments which give large
promise but which only yet in the initial stages q
Organization the Rugby library TOR children, on e
Schools both good The addition q these
Libraries adds practically nothing to the
expense We have the machinery The rents and sala-
rie remain practically the same The larger buy the
more cheaply we buy The results have abundantly
warranted this extension 81 the library service
During the past few months the demand from out
Side concerns for fused books shown very decided
increase These orders come from Carnegie and other
public Libraries and from feWlarge dealers who control
an enormous country trade s8 3ss
III. business strides during tho past year
approaching condition which will make the earning
81 per dividend It's entire capitalization much
sap RfI saia e on2
it has taken a great deal Of hard work to build up
this library enterprise and to extend it's influence II has
cost lot OF money some Of It wisely spent and some
Of It not wisely SPENT but every dollar spent with the
best purpose and far the management could dis
Germ in the best interests Of the business know Of
ENTERPRISE which has made itself sowdey and favor
lbv known in three years Its policy has been forward
one is management has endeavored to discern the
future and to anticipate and meet the rapidly changing
book and publishing conditions
The Corporation IS capitalized for $a,6ooooo (26o,-
200 Shares at SO each) The paid-up cash capital is
100000 Shares at $40 each) There remain
in the Treasury 10000 Shares 81 this block 10000
Shares are now offered at Ten Dollars The remaining