The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-14

or individual publisher. whereby the
profits that may arise from the con.
tract, or the expenses incident I'm Sc
curing the same are to be in any way
divided or pro rated with any other
corporation, firm. or individual pub.
Usher.
All firms and individual publishers.
submitting theE bids, shall file a
sworn statement as to,
1st Whether said individual pub.
Usher, or firm is stockholder or is
financially interested in any other
school book publishing company, or
firm
2nd. Whether said individLa 1ub-
Usher or firm is borrower ~ 'snd.
er Of money, directly, or indirectly,
through any third party, from or to
any other school book publishing com.
pany. firm, or publisher.
3rd. Whether any individual pub.
Usher or any member or trustee OF
school book publishing company. is
acting directly or through any third
party, or any other school book pub
fishing company, firm or publisher.
4th. Whether said individual pub
Usher. or firm, has any agreement.
contract, or understanding either di-
rectly or indirectly, with any other
individual publisher, firm, or corpor.
alton whereby the profits that may
arise from the contract, or the ex.
pcnses incident to securing the same,
are TO be in any way divided pro rata
with any other corporation, firm. or
Individual publisher. That no men,
Der of the commission is interested
dire tly or Indirectly in said firm,
corporation, or as an individual pub.
Usher or bidder"
All anidayits shall be executed and
sworn to in regular form by the prop
er officers and individuals. (Bank
aiIldayits may be had from the secre.
tary of the commission, Rev. Thco.
f. B ewerJ 1t is provided that II the
facts adduced in these said afIidavits
are such that said Text Book Commits
sion considers that there was not
fair and open competitive bidding
among the publishers, then, no con-
tract with any corporation, firm. or
individual publisher. failing to make
satisfactory allidavts to the commits
sion, shall be executed.
It is further provided that II il be
as Nertained that at any time during
the continuance of any contract made
in accordance with the foregoing pro-
visions, any part OF the affidavit made
as herein provided be untrue. then,
and in that event, said contract shall
be null and void and the bond given
herewith shall be forfeited TO the
state OF Oklahoma.
All the foregoing stipulations as to
l'Ab bpbhS HtItlhDtlOIe COuldlutu
are made applicable to cases in which
manuscripts may be submitted to the
Text Book Commission for their con
sideration.
In order that bidders may be given
an opportunity TO present the merits
Of their books, the commission will
hold a meeting at the ofIloe OF the
chairman OF the Text Book Commits
sion at Guthrie, beginning on the
2lst day OF July, 1908. at o'clock a.
m. and remain In an executive ses-
sion until all bidders shall have been
given an opportunity TO be heard. At
this meeting, bidders, or their ac-
credited representatives, may pre-
sent oral or written arguments as to
the merit OF their book, or books, or
manuscripts. No private interview
will be accorded any bidder or repre-
sentative Of any bidder. All commu-
nications concerning the merits of
the book or books, or manuscripts
must be filed with the chairman Of
the commission at Guthrie. Any per.