The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-10

How do you explain the patience OF
a public servant who would tolerate these
charges"
II don't know. sir. The librarian may
have overlooked IT,"
Don't you think it would be a great
monopoly to work off n lot of old stuff
on the Slater"
Il certainly think So,
Well, the temptation / refer to- re-
joined Chairman Byrd, with character
istic sarcasm. Putnam seems 10 have
succumbed tor
Witness was examined as to a great
many specific cases. "A Trip to the
Moon cost the library sl.3o. and Mr..
81 ofield said 1t could be purchased for
fifty cents.
This discrepancy seemed to hold
through a long list OF books called by
the chairman, witness saying at what
figures they could be purchased In Rich
mond.
AT 1 o'clock the committee rose to
reconvene at 2:3o P. NJ.
Afternoon Session.
The committee resumed at 2:35 P. NJ.
and Mr.. r. C. Stearnes, secretary to
the State Board of Education, was in
PRODUCES and examined by Chairman
Byrd.
Did you have any conversation with
Mr.. Kennedy with reference to his pro-
posed trip to New York to purchase
library books?''
"On or about September Is Mr..
Eggleston was taken sick and 1 was
acting superintendent. Mr.. Kennedy
Game into the office and asked for an
order to go to New York and buy books
for the library, which he seemed to
thfrb Nv L~J NJ
Eggleston later sent me a list, which I
forwarded Mr.. Kennedy, but 1 took the
ground that any order to go anywhere
to buy books should come from the
Library Board and not from the super
intendent. I reported this to Mr.. Eggles-
ton and he approved my course"
Did Mr.. Kennedy assign any reason
why he thought no should have instruc-
tons from you 10 go to New York;"
II don't know that he did. He seemed
to think that he could do better by
going to New York in person. and in
sisted that Mr.. Eggleston had promised
to give him the order he asked for"
Witness was now examined as to his
views with reference to the single and
multiple lists. lie thought one decided
objection to the multiple list was the
employment Of loca attorneys by the
competing book companies In order to
get their books Oh the lists.
Mr.. stearnes declared that he fav-
ored the single book system.
For the Single List.
Mr.. F. It. Norvell, editor for the b..
r. johnson Publishing Company, who
had charge of the last adoption campaign
for his house, was next examined.
He thought the last Adoption had cost
the publishing houses over $4,000. The
sample books a amounted to about
s62, 900. These samples We're sold by
those to whom they We're sent, and the
local dealers purchasing them sold them
after the adoption In competition with
the successful contractors. His firm
had sent out to examining committee
men and others in the State some 20 900
volumes. He thought the postage and
express charges of his house for this
purpose had been $1,000 or $4,000.
Witness thought during the last adop-
ton campaign there had been In the
State some 200 agents at a salary OF
5000 per month and $40 per day ex-
penses each. He was of opinion that
attorneys fees had amounted to about
$3.50 per county, though his house did
not employ m local attorneys,
Witness believed in the single book
list system, and said that its adoption
WOulu, IN MS OpiHioH, reSult III ciAopA'H6
the patrons to get better prices.
Mr.. Norvell took n comparative state
ment and read from IL d long list OF
books published by his house and sold
in single list States for less money thin
the same books are sold In Virginia,
where the multiple list prevails. He said
his company sold books In all the South
ern States except Arkansas and Florida
mt lower prices than they We're sold In
Virginia. Arkansas and Florida, he said,
We're multiple list States.
Mernpers of Board.
Mr.. S. s. p. Patteson. a member Of the
library board, was called at 4:30 o'clock,
and Chairman BYRD called his attention
to Mr.. Bells references to tho witness.
~ am in the habit Of dealing with the