The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-15
COST OF BOOKS.
State Printer McNeal Gives Out
Figures.
Says Can Print School Books
for Half Present Cost.
SAVING OF 1924, 900.
First Opposed to 1t, But Now
Recommends Plan.
Cost OF Books in Common Use
Cost OF Books in Common Use
and Saving Shown.

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state of $224,1S9.65.
| In determining the physical cost of
| the books, McNeal figured in every
| item of expense in their manufacture.
added Is per cent of cost price for
| royalties or copyrights, figured in the
cost of charging the state printing
plant and equipping it with the neces-
| sary machinery, allowed $4,000
! year for depreciation of machinery, or
| s per cent. and counted $4,000 per
year for additional heat and power.
Concerning other allowances, Mr..
McNeal says:
81 find that in order to cover the
items of interest on Investment, .depre-
citation and cost of extra labor and
fuel it is necessary to add to the cost
of labor and material used in manu-
featuring the books about II per cent.
I have added to this Is per cent to
cover cost Of royalties or copyright,
and 5 per cent to cover cost of dis
tribution; this would make total ad-
dition to the cost of labor and ma
terial of AZ per cent.
1.-The books in which this investiga-
ton has been made are the ones most
commonly used in the graded schools"
Cost and Saving Shown.
Taking up these books separately Nc
Meals estimate of cost of labor. mater
ial and delivery cost is as follows:
Rathbun's speller-Cost delivered, 500
cents. In all cases where delivery cost
comes out in a fraction. have count
ed the cost to the next whole number;
in other words. in all cases 1 have
counted the fractions against the state.
This makes the delivery cost of this
book cents. The present delivery cost
is IL cents. There were used during the
year 1907-OS, according to the report fur
nished by Mr.. Afford of the Kansas
Book company, 209 sos of these books.
at a cost to the purchasers of $23, 052.
estimate that the same number of books
of the same quality of paper and bind
in q he nv he fat For
SIS, S61. IL.
Wooster's primer--Cost delivered. s
cents per book; present delivery price,
IL cents; sold during the year, SO. 420,
at a cost of $5,011, Could be furnished
by the state, similarly printed and
bound. for $2,673.60.
First reader-Delivery- cost, 10 cents;
present delivery cost, II cents: books
s., 1856. State could furnish the same for
sc, $3.50
Second reader-The delivery cost, IL
cents: present delivery cost. 1877 cents;
books sold during year, SO, 440, at a cost
of 81, 1920. Same number. equally well
bound and printed could be delivered
for $6,97S.S4.
Third reader-Deivery cost. per book.
IA cents; present cost of book delivered,
26 cents; sold during year, 67,519, at a
cost to the purchasers of $16.7 1882. Same
number of books could be sold a a cost
of 50, 452. 66.
Fourth reader-Delivery cost. 16 cents;
present delivery cost SO cents; books
sold during year, 1890. at a cost of $685. |
175. State could have delivered the
same for $12 691 20.
Fifth reader-DeliVery cost per book |
10 cents; present delivery cost, A cents; |
sold during year. S7.645, at a cost of $685. |
563. Same number of books could be |
delivered by the state for $16,652 55.
Elementary arithmetic-Deliveryc cost, i
Is cents; present delivery cost, % cents; |
books sold during year, ia, 224, at a cost |
to the purchasers of $34, ISL. Same num- !
Der of books could be delivered by the
state for $40, 35022
Advanced Arithm etic-Cost of book, |
delivered, IL cents; present cost of |
book delivered, SO cents; books sold
during year. 114.228. at a. cost to the
Of books could be delivered by the |
state for $23, 986.SS.l
Davidson's United States History
Estimated cost of book delivered, 27
cents; present delivery price, 55 cents;
books sold during year, 21,S17, at a
cost of $11,999. Same number of
books could be delivered by the state
at a cost of $5,S9O.59.
Civil ernment-Delivery cost, IA |
cents; present delivery price, "A cents;
books sold during year, 41,S89, at a
cost of $1S,431. Could be delivered
by the state at cost of $5,864.46.
Language IessonS-COst of book
IS cents; present delivery
cost, % cents; sold of this book dur
ing the year, S5,182, at a cost of $1S,-
740. Could be delivered by the state
for $11,O73.66. ~
Hoenshel's commissioning
delivery cost, II cents; present de-
livery price, 80 cents; sold during
year, 3C,159 books at cost of SILL
$40. Could be delivered by the state
for $5.126.S6.
Elementary eography-Estimate
delivery cost, % cents; present deliv-
cry price, 33 cents; books sold during
year, 91.752, at q cost of $30,27S.
s21,102.96.
Advanced Estimated
delivery price, SO cents; books sold
during the year. 104, S04, at cost of
SS6.463. Could be delivered by the
state for $50, 3O5.92.
Physiology and Observation-Disclosures
cost, 8 cents per book; pres
INT delivery price, 55 cents per book;
books sold during year, 1851, at
cost of S37,175. Could be delivered
~ the state for S12,156.3S.
Physical Geography Estimated de-
livery cost, % cents per book; pres
mt delivery cost, SO cents; sold of
hese books during year, 1880. at a
,ost of s10.243. Could be delivered
~ the state at cost of S3,375.60. ;
Bookkeeping Estimated delivery
,ost, Is cents per book; present de-
livery price, "A cents; sold during the
chool year. 5,173 books, at cost of
;2.276 Could be delivered by the
tate for $931.14.
Algebra delivery cost
Der book, 81 cents; present delivery
price, So cents; sold during year of
'2S Could be delivered by the state
or 6,SS9.75.
Mental Arithme Estimated de-