The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-09

Meredith again insisted on aN answer,
and asked this questions:
O.. Mr., Egglcston, with your exper-
fence, do you feel yourself In situa-
tion to criticize The book-buying ability
OF Messrs. G. p. Putnam's Sons In the
/ market?
A. If criticized them 1t was simply
because Mr.. Kennedy's question was SO
constructed either consciously or uncon-
sciously, as to call for criticism.
Mr.. Eggleston said further:
"Other companies. jobbers or pub
lishcrs,j could furnish those Identical
| books at cheaper prices than Mr. Tut
nam did"
Mr.. Kennedy Insisted.
Mr., lEggleston in answer to a ques-
| ton, said that he made up q list OF
2,3o3 books because Mr.. Kennedy had
| Insisted on having a list OF $500. lie
further stated he thought this list
! would be too large. as he doubted his
! ability to find that number of good
| books for children on the markets that
Mr.. Kennedy. however, insisted he
could not undertake to make up these
| travelling libraries for children unless
| he had $500 books from which to SCI
| lect. Therefore, Mr.. Eggleston laid.
| he finally agreed to do the best he
/, could along this line. but added that
the list he gave Mr.. Kennedy was one
! from which he expected MIR. Kennedy
| to make selections.
| Mr.. Meredith attempted to show that
/ If Mr.. Kennedy did not select all the
list given by Mr.. Eggleston, 1t would
be changing tho books on Mr.. Ken
4 nedy's part, which he would have no
authority to do. Mr.. Eggleston replied
that there would be no change unless
Mr.. Kennedy put some book on the
q. list which was not authorized by the
! superintendent. Mr.. Meredith stated
4 that this would have been a change.
but Mr.. EgEleston held his position
firmly, and read obstruction No. 4" to
show that his position should have
been clearly understood by both Mr..
Kennedy and himself
Heavy Firing.
After a good deal OF cross-firing
between the member Of the Library
Board and the Witness, this question
was asked by Mr. Meredith:
q. Suppose you had bought some
seyenteen hundred volumes OF books
at a net price of SLIPS, and there
were some three or four hundred books
X not on the Putnam bill, but bid on by
Educational Publishing Company, and
~ an examination had been made as
pertaining that the price Of the three
or four hundred volumes was Sl09; and
Il then subtracting that s100 from the
Educational Publishing Company's bid
would it put it on tho same OASIS as
Putnam's invoice?
Mr.. Eggleston asked whether this
d had been done, and Mr.. Meredtth's re-
Il nlv was that Mr.. Kennedy had made
inst such a calculation. Mr. ESSleston
and Mr.. Meredith could not agree on
the figures. and after some sparring
between the gentlemen, Mr., Egglestor
y said:
Meredith, you cannot deny, that
}. @. The import of my statement Is
based upon Mr.. <ennedy's writer
| statement which you have heard read
A.. No, sir; I have not heard 1T read
ICdid not hear Mr.. Kennedy when ht
: testified, but I suppose from what yot
! say, quoting him. that the gist of Mr.
!, Kennedys argument or the effect o.
I It, was this: That Putnam furnished
+ 1 17T1 books for $1,16S, and yet the
), Educational Publishing Company Of
:, fered to furnish 2.400 books at $1,22l
> a difference of $50 T.srretcgs the En-
, port is that on the books that Mr.
putnam did not furnlsh-and said HI
!, could not get in anything but shodd.
:, binding, paper. etc-nmounting t
some COO titles. no could have sottel
G those 600 books for $50. Is that 1t?
Matter of Figures.
s @. do not know whether it is or not
). MY recollection is that tho statement
made by Mr.. Kennedy was that tbs
amount did not include $46, tho last plir
, chase that came In in January. 1t was
! J, based upon the previous statement.
O A. Mr.. Kennedy has put In his state
= ment and I have no desire to criticize
s. It. have put In mine, and stant
u by 1t. If you can furnish COO title ut &3
70 then all right 4.
!. g. Where did you get the idea OF 6V