Bisbee daily review., 1913-01-12
HOTCHK|SS WOULD
 PROTECT SCHOOLS OF C0CHIsE COUNTY
County School Superintend- ent Warns Trustees of Those Who Would Graft School Funds
ADVISES CARE IN " MAKING PURCHASES

N ,Hotchkiss has been investigating pur
 chases made of supplies and equip ment for the public schools of ths
 county and has onnd conditions thai | ullyi warrants the following circular
 letter which he-has sent 10 the school boards throughout the county:
 | To All Trustees-Another apportion. inent has been made and all disfricts now have ample funds for all pur. poses. would like to call the at- tention of the trustees 10 the neces- sitss of safeguapiing these funds. In the fasr, various school sapply out. fits have sent men into this county or the purpose of soaking" tif may ] lIse the term the school districts. | Two CahoFnia outfits" have been he worst offenders. and trust the trus- tees G this county will. should these gentlemen again appear in our midst. ,undly point out the nearest road hack to California. l have just issued two warrants to these parties for sup plies. desks, historic lmpT ar bys.ao plies. desks. historical maps, etc. The desks, single autos. were billed at S39.O0 or six desks. with a s l-3 Der cent discount if paid in sixty days. Fortunately the clerk in this particu- lar instance. mailed school order tcl cover before the sixty days had elapsed, although he was not aware of any unds to pay the account, Eno. ip acj no funds were available at the. time, or the g l-3 per cent discount. :. that they impress upon you so he:ty
 fly, would have been thing history.
 These SaT could have been pur-, chased fft, COChi3e coua'y cpncel q. for $?.25 each. F. O. E. shipping Ioint, snd The Teight is no more r.ola rpc point than rom the other. Just n; tie ar thmetic. by S2.25 eqEals, SlS+. -f,Is hULgs merchant ( .? i.i,-, n Cali:o, aia y25 20 anI remember; VIC JIst fot inside of thai :3 l3 PT. cent Who paid the taxes that ycGi might have the most money per cap ita on average attendance in the, tforld? Assuredly 1t didn't come rom California The Cochise couty concsrl ItId $ per cent on the hundred 0Cl lar assssaad valuation for county pur
 Inses alone. note shat liquid u.k
 scIstch paper. penc,ls. etc. etc. are beIng bought in California, GLicaso. etc at greater prices F. F thes pnints. than yonr. 'ozsf merchEHt al iEs cross roads. would charge yaL. WHY CANT WE PATRONfZE HOME MERCHANTS UNDER THESE CONDITIONS?
 have repeatedly offered my ser vices to the school districts a; this county in obtaining prices on, youl school needs-both from the home
 merchants and rom the reputahle SPOT CASH supply houses 1 viii got tie prices for you anl give the order t9 the lowest Bidder. or I will get tht psicesfor you and allow. you te Rsaks yogr own selectIou-sI do this, uOt thai | lam reauired to do so, but s.,at ] may. tighten your lsbors, and 2t the &2me time De. of some service ID ;hg taxpay CTS Won't you avail yours slyes of this offer2 <, | wish that all districts in this county now having kns account witt any sof these outfits" would send mi arI itemized account of their in iebted ness I swin endeayor to make settle gent at air prices. In the future. !. case you don't avail yourselves oi mt offer, won't you get the opinion c; yonrs teacher beose buying charts, maps, etc, and won't you al least Siys the home merchant a chance U 5ia on your needg z want to help you that the senOos Of this county may be run in an ea nomical manner. | want to see eyery school supplied with necessary aIpar- atus. supplies, etc. Out l do depIore the way money has been squanderea in the past
 Yours truly,
 H. H. HOTCHKISS.
 County School Superintendent.