The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-13
HANDLE BOOKS HERE.
Shirer & Afford VIII Continue as
state Agents.

ARRANGEMENTS have been MADE Oy
the book concerns which secured
contracts to again secure the SCI
vices of Shirer & Afford as their s'a.e
agents, and locate the state distribute
ing agency in this city, as it has Deen
located for the past five years
The law requires that each COM
pany shall maintain a state agency
through whom all books snaH Dc
handled. Shirer & Afford hanoleu a. az
of the Kansas text books curing ~
past five years, and gave euTi So
service that each Of the DOOR coIt nv
panies securing contracts TINS yea yea
agreed to place the agency 1o[ Les
books in the hands OF the saiiA0 49, -
for the ensuing five year term. AFFORD
II is the business of Shtrer & AtoTo
to receive and distribute to the TeiI-
ers of the state all OF the teNt 0G1 e1-,
used In the common schoois- HaIt S
carloads of books are recelaedd then
season in big packing cases ana ~
broken I'D into smaller packages -
distributed throughout the state. Ine
same firm also receives IN eAcIIa!so
the old secondhand books whlch uLl-
der the law can be exchanged Tor new
books ar one-haIf of the cost of the
what becomes of all the old books
received?" was asked this morning VI
Most of them are simply shipped
to the paper mill and ground up IIleo
paper pulp was the reply; - 49,
may be a few books which VIII pc sem
to some other states for sale as secottu
hand hooks. The physiologies can De
disposed of in this way, and tne p4tS
teal Biographies, and possibly lew
other books. 1 don't know OF any
DIaca where the Kansas readers are
HSed ANY book which was printed as
a special edition for Kansas Is aoso-
IuteIv useless, except for the paper
mill I anticipate that neary I'M e. a
fourths of the books sold curing ne =;
first wear will be on exchange. mat -
what eats up a good deal of the pro ll,II
for the publishing houses We WI
receive all the new books anu
them out during the summer, put eite
old books on exchange VIII not Oe9A
70 come hack before December.
II do not think that the retAllers -
the state were caught Win NO. On
the present series OF teXt DOORS -
ali the retailers the first OF last yea
warning them that this would De tn
last wear for the present series, en- to
advising them not 10 STOCK re-
heavily. We have recently 49, al
ceiving orders for one or TWO poOhs
a time. showing that the bearers @A
taking no chances on being caught
at believe that the present series Oh
text books is a very fine one anu w w.
~ viii give first class satisfaction. w
Iii begin to receive shipments OF
+besa hooks within a few weeks
The book firms are now ming men III
18th the state superintendent OF
education. and these bonds mus. + az
forwards be approved by me ne go md
the 1i Contract signed up. the company Is
- ,ibartx- To commence shipping in It's
books. -, , s,ecia1
on June 1. there is to be a specIai
of the state text book com
MISSION for the purpose of approving
mans. charts and school apparatus;
Fairchild has secured
from Attorney General Jackson an IN,
,,-bicb limits II strictly to things |
which may be considered as direct &C
ressortes to the teachers work Tne |
asst text book commission, under the |
provision. put It's aPpro-
,-si ON a lot of desks tables, chairs, |
etc. of patent design. intended for
schoolroom use.