The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-08
ADVERTISEMENT r,ps WV W v-s
OF TEXT BOOK COMMISSION FOR
SCHOOL BOOKS FOR THE
STATE OF OKLAHOMA


In accordance with an act approved
May IS 1908, and in pursuance of
resolutions adopted at a regular meet
ing of the Text Book Commission To-
the state OF Oklahoma, held in the
city OF Guthrie o the 3rd day of June,
1908, at the office of the chairman Of
said Commission, the Text Book Com
mission of the state Of Oklahoma will
receive bids from publishers Of school
/ text books. registers, records, and ap-
/ paratus for use in all the public
schools of the state Of Oklahoma, in
cludlng High Schools, for a period of
five years from August I. 1908.
/ All bids must be sealed and deposit
! ted with the chairman OF the Text
4 Book Commission on. or before 10
o'clock a. m. of July 20, 1908, to be
opened at j O'clock p. m. of the same
day, and must state specifically the
retail and exchange price OF the books
offered. The publisher or bidder must
file with his bid statement showing
the lowest price at which the book or
books offered for adoption are sold
anywhere in the United States under
similar conditions.
Bids must be accompanied by
sample copies Of all books offered,
and by deposit of not less than $500
for the first book offered and $lQo for
each additional book until maximum
of $1,000 is reached, payable to the
Treasurer of the state Of Oklahoma,
said sum to be forfeited to the state
Of Oklahoma IL the successful bidder
fails Gr5 refuses to execute contract
and furnish bond in the sum OF not
less than Ten Thousand (S1O,OOO.OO)
collars for the faithful performance
of the terms OF his contract said
bond to be executed within thirty
days from the time the successful
bidder IS notified.
Each bidder shall subscribe to an
affidavit as to whether,
1st. Said corporation is stock
holder of or is financially interested
in any other school book publishing
company, or firm, and II SO give the
date when such interest was acquired
and the extent of such interest.
2nd. Whether said corporation Is a
borrower or lender of money directly
or indirectly, or through any third
party. from or to ony other school
book publishing company, firm, or
pabllsher.
3rd. Whether any individual stock
holder. director, or trustee OF said
corporation, is acting as director or
trustee either directly or through any
third party of any other school book
publishing house, firm, or publisher.
4th Whether said corporation has
any agreement, contract, or under
standing. either directly. or indirectly,
with any other corporation, firm, or
individual publisher, whereby the pro-
fits that may arise from the contract,
or the expenses incident IN securing
the same are TO be in any way divided
or pro rated with any other corpor-
alton. firm, or Individual publisher.
All firms and individual publishers.
submitting their bids, shall file a
sworn statement as to-
1st Whether said individual pub
Usher or firm Is a stOckholder or Is
financially interested in any other
schoolbook publishing company. or
firm.
End Whether said Individual pub
Usher or firm Is borrower or lender
Of money. directly, or indirectly,
through any third party, from OF to
any other school book publishing
company, firm, or publisher
3rd. Whether any individual pub
Usher or any member or trustee Of a
school book publishing company, is
acting directly or through any third
party. or any other school book pub
fishing company. Arm OF publisher.
4th Whether said individual pub
Usher or hrm. has any agreement
contract. or understanding either di-
rectly or indirectly. with any other in
divldual publisher, firm. or corpora
tion whereby the profits that may
arise from the contract, or the expen-
ses incident TO securing the same
are 10 be In any way divided pro rata
with any other corporation. firm, or
individual publisher "That no mem.
Der Of the commission is interested
directly or Indirectly IN said firm. cor
poratlon. or as an Individual publish
er or bidder"
All afidayits shall be executed and
sworn to IN regular form by the prop
er officers and individuals. (Blank afh-
davits may be had from the Secretary
or the Commission, Rev. Theo r.
Rrewer) II IS provided that II the
facts adduced in these said afddavits
are such that said Text Book Commis-