The Topeka state journal., 1922-08-24
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Twenty Tons a Day From
Printing Plant in Topeka.
Kansas Dealers To Be Stocked
> Up by First of September.
SALES AMOUNT TO $500. 600
Increase Is Due to Publication
of Algebra and Music Series.
Nearly 100000 Saved to Pupils
and Patrons in, State.
SALES AMOUNT TO $500. 600

This is a busy time of year at the
state printing plant here. School books
are being distributed thruout the
state at rate OF twenty tons a day in
order that all dealers may be stocked
up" when school begins the first week
in September. These shipments have
been under way for, more than 80 days.
according to State Printer B. P.
Walker. Secretary j. H. McIlhenny OF
the school book commission, figures
that approximately 100000 volumes
will have been sent out by the time
school starts. He said today that or
ders were being filled just as rapidly
as they arrive and that the commits
sion is up to date on all its shipments.
Nearly 100000 will be saved to
pupils and patrons of Kansas this year
turned out by the state. Messrs.
Walker and McIlhenny said today.
Mr.. McIIhenny cited the records for
the school year 1920-21 which show
that the saving on $40O,00O worth of
text books published at the plant dur
ing that year cut about $1ss,0oo off
what individual publishers would have
charged for the books. The state sales
this year, he expects, will reach the
100000 mark.
Using New Books.
The increased sales. Secretary Nc
large measure to the publication of
an algebra and a series of six music
books which will be used for the first
time in Kansas schools this year.
Every STUDENT therefore, he said, will
be required to purchase a snew music
book and those students studying all
zebra must invest in the new book.
A book on civil governm ent which
will also be used for the first time this
year has been taken over by the state
printer and is being rushed thru in
order that it may be in the hands of
all dealers for the opening day. State
Printer Walker said 10000 volumes
of the six music books alone were be-
ing published.
Profit of is Per Cent.
The books printed by the state, it
was explained. are shipped to local
dealers. who are allowed profit of
15 per cent. The cost of materials.
packing and shipping, etc., are all
figured in by the commission and
printer to determine the price which
books. Secretary McIIhenny gave as
an example OF the saving made to
purchasers, the primer used in Kan
sas schools One large publishing
house has the book marked at 81
cents while the retail price of the vol
ume published by the state is 22 cents.
Mr.. Walker and Mr.. McIlhenny both
expressed pride over the work being
turned out at the state plant Rep
resentatives OF various publishers.
they said. have visited and praised the
work being done. Every volume
turned out is made from raw mate
rials. Mr.. Walker said. The plant has
a floor space of 100000 square feet
and a regular force of $50 persons.
This force. however, he said, is aug
mented somewhat by the rush at this
time of the year.
Only Two States Print Books.
California and Kansas are the only
two states printing their own school
books, Mr.. McIlhenny said. Texas
is considering the installation of a
state printing plant and representa-
tfveS from that state have been here
going over Kansas plant. Much COR
respondence is passing between him