The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-01-08

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indiana y ssed state uniformity De
Iaw in lVgl IN wh.ch maximum prices ov
were hved on each book and tae sew 20
.ral locks were TO be equal In size of
and oual'ir 10 standard books named 70
in The law and then 10 general use
tbrouehou. te state Az the hrst
biddine the Indiana School Book Com
nany was practically the only bidder 20
and the books supplied by that com "f
many were largely obtained from the 81,
contractor for tn state Of Minnesota
The reauers secured were originally I,
published for contract purposes N
California. At later biddngs the re- te
eular school book houses have com. p
neted either with special editions cf Il
standard books or with books MADE Il
especially for that state II IS wei
known that the fixed maximum price :,
has excluded from the state some "f
The hest and most popular books in Z
publication and changes have been
/ so freurent end sweeping as 10 pc
come burieneome to the people. The r
legislature therefore provided In 1903 G
/ that all books except history. copy
books an Biographies. shall be
adopted 10 a period OF 10 years.
Rejected BY Missouri.
Tho etafe Of Missouri passed law
established ng sia q uniformity 1881.
In 1905 an act was passed repeating
the law which had created school
! hook commission County boards OF
: education are AGAIN the authorities
70 select r. o. for their schools.
!. In 1897 Kansas passed a uniform
law resembling the Law OF Indiana N
| naming ,ravimrm price for each
: book Nearly aH the books have been
: changed nj e.c1 adoption. thus fore
i inc an entire purchase Of hooks eacn
+ five years. ami these changes nave
made the cost cf school books mnch
more than the cost Of the best BOOKS
* IN the open market
In 1904 Kentucky passed law lot
contracting for uniform text DOCKS
This law. which is like the laws n
indiana and Kansas with respect 10
ne fixing maximum price at wnich DOCKS
ar must he sid. differs radically from
ks the laws i'm those states as To the
he method of their selection. The boards
GO ~ education in each county or ths
IRE state express their choice OF pook'
10 he used throughout the sta'e
ne These ballots are canvassen an'
,te ,ahuIated by the state superintendent
IN nm official capacity and the Dook'
no ha,,,ns the greatest number OF votes
VII are contracted for
he The state of Washington had es
ON perience with uniformity ana nd
IN GONE 70 local selection and a cholc
the Of books from all tha' are :" p'''
of cation
ent II is notorious that at state aool
ivil tions the character and quallty ai
in onlv talked about for show. The pu'
ma fishers. agents are present IN pc
,wn son and by attorneys and each agei
arn. e allowed 10 present the claims
.ere his series Each claims as muen
Of the control Of the English languaE
,ool narnits Each one claims TO nav
The hest and by the time score
sneeches have been made OF abo
,ere the same kind. the board has the !,
, in press on that AL the books are ai'
late and OF equal value
,der Book Houses Combine.
oos The public and the agents are IN
with shut out and in executive sess.o
not the iockeying and trading beein. \
buy cb.nces are that some group
aste agents has pooled issues anu asie
be secretly upon division Oh .he
4 OF between houses that are III lhe co
pri. hine II in a board OF seven the CO
,ople htne can control -four votes, the q
a TO ,s sure II is customary at the Q
mon 60, for the members TO resolve
Tor z annearance sake that all adopu'
.hau no u~a 1llnous This enables
es to .oor,l,ne' to conceal from the pu'
rhool 80, votes and the four who
was combined have the v ties OF the IN
, the o,,,s,ders in their pockets II
: the enables the tour WHO cohs'''u'e
lot combine" 20 divide among u
single sa,ves any incidental income or
vantage which nay arise from U
books srccess IN carrying through
4 the scheme aged rnon
TO Sc Books adopted by 2 state DC
no Aid -, eelnom retain their sales D
boons second adoption They are ho'
,os, hooks in the market ana
- ave wears OF experience OF !
tho use IN the school room demonstr
n uni this tact tNe'Y every
state brings ch""SV ~ - s.aoa 20
nnder IN use The people are forced 10
: was every four or exc years an en'
, rorgb now lot of books for eacn chiid'
,a,nrv nroperty VIII ch has cost me %
mann. 81 the state large amount OF M
80 "a q rendered valueless snce
80 20 hooks can no longer he used
,n All state monopolg is no better
,.r,,,en anv other Lind of monopoly
= NOT. and constant competition IN the
che,n. market and close relation pei
= h,rb buyer and seller is the most eco
rs, cal method of supply for any
> and school books are no exec
%s%u .aa'.s Favors Home Rule.
market Inc '"N .se,,.ho,, n 81;
IN" s,,s comparable with law that
reouire all carpenters to use un