The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-04
SCHOOL BOOKS TO
/ Be SHIPPED NOW
Satisfactory Conference Held
Between State Officials
and Publishers.
CONTROVERSY is SETTLED
Proceedings Will Be Had Sep
tember 8 Along Lines Of
Agreement.

There is apparently every prospect
that shipments Of high school books
published by corporations located out
side OF Virginia will begin to-day and
that the whole controversy between
Attorney General Samuel w. Williams
and these concerns has been settled
with the exception OF the actual sign
ing of contracts. In fact, the settle
ment dates. as stated in The Times
Dispatch, from the time the agreement
was made on Thursday between Judge
William F. Rhea, of the State Corpo-
ration Commission, and the Attorney
Generals office.
BY the terms of this understanding
the contracts between the Attorney
General, representing the State Board
OF Education, and the publishers of
high school books will be signed.
Later. when business has been done by
virtue of these contracts, rules will
issue against the publishers who are
incorporated elsewhere than in Virginia
requiring them to show cause why
they should not bo fined for doing bus
mess In this State without first having
obtained certificates Of authority.
Conference Held.
highly satisfactory conference was
held yesterday morning in the Office
OF the Attorney General. Those pres
ent were Judge Williams, Assistant At
torneyGenera1 w. 4. Bibb, r. C.
Stearnes, secretary of the State Board
of Education, and Arthur Lord, repre-
senting the majority OF the out-of-
state book publishers. 1t Is under
stood that the leading firms, and prob
ably all those whose high school books
were adopted. will agree to Mr.. Lords
decision.
me conference lasted more than two
| hours. AT Its conclusion at / 20 o'clock
the Attorney General made short
statement for The Dispatch. He
said: Our talk was satisfactory. We
decided to meet again on next Thurs
day. September 8. at which time be.
lieve all matters will be adjusted to
the satisfaction of everybody con-
cerned and without prejudice to the
rights OF the State"
| Mr.. Stearnes said that the confer
ence was highly satisfactory. Every
thing was harmonious, and all showed
disposition to get together. There
is little doubt. think" commented Mr.
Stearnes. shat at the meeting on mex,
Thursday all questions will have been
| settled"
May Begin Shipment.
ASKED If he thought the shipment
of schoolbooks to dealers would be
begun at once. Secretary Stearnes said
he thought 1T might be possible.
Mr.. Lord was communicative, say
Ing that he did not wish to give ou,
| Information, preferring that 1t come
from the office of the Attorney-Gen-
eral He was unwilling to express ar
opinion as to the settlement OF IN.
matter further than to say that h,
hoped for the best. When he wa.
asked by Times-Dispatch representa-
tive II his firm would begin shipping
books at once. before the signing o.
the contract, he did not deny that thi.
might be done. but remarked that h,
moulo consult some hard headed bus.
mess man before doing 1T.
Ihese sparse statements, put 10.
getner. lead to the conviction that ;
positive agreement has been arrived
| at and that all questions at issue ar,
| as good as settled