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

"and these books can be bought under
competition for thirty-fivc cents. There
is another edition which sells for even
less, and 1think It would be fairly
serviccable."
Witness testified as to the s1.s7 copy
OF "Snowbound," and said It was too
fine and costly for travelling school
library.
SIS there any reason why cheap
books should not be bought If they
are serv1ceable?'
"There is every reason why they
should be bought"
do you think as many as fifty
books should be put into ono travelling
library?"
~ think not In the cases OF chill
dren's libraries from twenty to thirty
would answer.
THESE books should not cost over
forty to fifty cents each
Mr.. Eggeston said other school lib
rarics would require more than the
number mentioned, and some might
go up to fifty.
Witness said If properly selected.
| the $4,000 appropriation should have
often $500 titles. which would have
sent out 1876 libraries. The purchase
by Mr. Kennedy, where some $1,1O0
{ was spent, resulted In LIS titles And
Mr.. Berkeley answering a question at
this point, said he had thirty-seyen lib
| rarIes now in the field.
/ "This list" said the witness, was
| not intended to be purchased In full
It was Intended to be used as guide.
! II had been buying the books
don't think would have bought
| over 500"
Underbid Putnam.
| .eHave you made any comparison pc
tween the bid Of tho Educational Pub
1 fishing Company and the prices OF Put-
nam?" asked the chair.
yes sir" was the reply.
.What Is your opinion as to this q
st am very sure the Educational P ub-
l fishing Company underbidt Putnam.
i "r should say about s4nO, if all the
books had been bought
4 IT want to say hero that Putnam s
1 statement that anything like four nun
4 dred Of those books on tnat nst ale
4 either paper-bound or out OF print is ABB
surd.''
q Mr.. Kennedy undertook to combat this,
4 and the witness said. with. much spirit:
4 II viii stake my reputation here and
now that there are not 800, nor 200 nor
4 even 100, titles on that list that are
4 either out of print or bound IN poor
4 paper.
II am certain that within 70 OF
Il these 9, 400 books can be gotten ~ GOOD
81 print; in good binding, and seryiceable
for school travelling libraries
4 Answering Mr.. Kennedy, the witness
] said he thought s32 for fifty particular
books was about II cents each too high
ii, Pursuing this line further, Mr.. Eggles-
1 ton took up the costly copy of Snow,
bound" for which S1.67 was paid, anc
I Nv cofr .
Now, Mr.. Kennedy. to co very frank
with you, Putnam had no right to put
this book off on YOU It Is q reflection
upon YOU and reflection upon Putnam
[ for him to puc in this $3.50 edition Of q
], book which could have been furnished
:, in a serviceable edition for % cents
L Mr.. Kennedy said he was In a hurr
and could not make the examination 9
! all the titles. This was an exception.
st do not blame you, however, MI
!, Kenn edy," said the witness.
Cross-Examined.
BY Mr. Kennedy:
O.. Mr.. Putnam has ssSted in q lette
here that the books actually purchase
l,v mo and sent to US, cost within
shade OF $1,000. That IS his Statement
tn me. and presume 1t Is correct, c
course, Now he charged S1,122 for thos
!, books. That is s122 profit for handlin
sortys our pages CT list, getting the 5aoS
from all over the country, boxing then
x up, ana sending them off to us.
). a. We'll, my reply to that is, thin
Mr.. Putnam ought to learn how to bu
t his books at little better prices.
BY Mr.. Meredith:
@. DO you feel yourself IN situatio
to criticize the ability of buying book
!. in the market by 81 firm like G.
= Putnam's Sons?
$ A. i am not crlticslng theiraabllty.
t Al this point Mr.. Meredith tried har
: to make Mr.. Eggleston say that he Ia
(, presumed to criticize tho ability of
p. Putnams Sons to purchase book
the result Of which was Mr., Egglcstc
! finally stated to Mr. Meredith that J
would stand by his former answer. NJ
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