The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-31
FINDS ysa0lSlA S0ok conrA
4 ~rnUsr.s DUr " lGAns
LESS vAnlErr.
! MINORITY REPOR|
Nh love DExIEs THAT coIaPAI
n = TMUsr AVID sAYs II
HAS Doxn srATn Ex-
cELLENT snnvrcE.
he virginii Book compAny = !

But II II q truRt which. ulldeT ~
contracts between the state heard
Education and the book pubtisht1
c0ncerns, can do no harm.
On the other aland the ''trust" ~
rendered the state good serviC4, ~
has organised . fairly good eynte1
OF distribution Of school bo0ikA
! Book company ofIictala havS hN
ebceedtnBly fair and frank, rdady ~
willing 10 give all possible infOrn
ton,
This ID about the gist u The III
jority report of the special book ecu
mittee Of the House, appointed earl
in the sessson to invcstfgate tl
rumors that had been gong About
TO the manner in which tn bod
company WAS conducting buSa1See "a
the prices that were being pQzd n
school books.
The report was made to the Hour
yesterday morning by the speciatxcc1
riittee. consisting Of Delegates KpA
Wsileroy and Love. the ttfee ~
sixning the majority report ina n
last named signed 4 minority repoII
Merely Dtsat1buting Aient.
Mr.. Love In his minority rep0,
stated that the Virginia Book con1
pany was not q trust. but merely |
distributing agent for the pnhllsnlE
companies. Mr.. Love nsDsrta th2I
constdering that the book c0mpas
did not begin operation until July
last year, thu company hAd msde
remarkable record In inStallng l,
systen OF distribution.
Tne majority report - . vo3uminos
document and Ia part 10 ~ follows:
following resolutions respectfully b
leave to report an follows:
.ti) Whether the Virginia Bod
Company II a trust"
Ii the word trust ~ here us<|
Ia intended to indicate a mpnopnl
OF school books which your cummt/
tee believes Id intended. then yot|
committee IL OF opinion that the Ha1
Virginia Book Company Ia a trtxts m
your committee hunA that the Aal
Virginia book Company has excnI
sive control at the public sc.auol horSl
adopted by the state board cf Educ1
tion Of Virginia. ~ to liking fh1
prica 10 local dealers and dec4,iin|
which local dealers shall. and Wind
shall not, sell the said putiic scho}
books. This your ctrlmittee neii~yd
to be In violation Of tho contracts ID
tween the state Beard ct ksaaeaticl
and ths publishers that have rean I'd
tered lato hnuer the laws OF TIL
state a. Will more fully appear iat4
in this report
Names ~ stoekhsldsrs.
Section Of the report, Etvax III
names Of the stockholders III the Mn
9fnta Book Company ~ Victor \
Smith. Atlanta, Ga; J, r. He'll Cd
Inc. Lynchburg. Va; CaIdweii-Gits|
Co.. Inc, Roanoke. VA: I. 3. Bsci}
With a Co. Inc. Petersburg. Va; an
the Eel Book and Stationery Co. Ind
Richmond. Va.
Mr.. Smith owns twessy-flve a. III
nifty shares OF stock outstandtnx Il
the company.
The contract between the vtr9inL
Book Company and the book pub
ltshers II described by the cummif]
tee. The committee notes that fnorl
liberal arrangements are INSIDE MOI
than q short time back with the iocs
book handling. concerns.
your committee cannot 80 ho1
tho existence and activity ~ III
Virginia Book Company can affcx|
school public policy consistently q
tnconsistently. directly or indir1ktlS
under the present system X thu pub
iiahcrs Of school books are reanirea
to perform their cOntrncta with III
state Board cf EdneMxicn."
TAa cnntraet ssss4stss between n,
stats hoard of Educntton, ana IN
publishers II described by the com
mittee, and the committee states TIN
Il 10 convfacAd that the State q PIT
tccted by ample bonds, enabling Il q
enforce tn contracts. and under thenl
circumstances. IN the Qp1faiofs az u