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About The Democratic times. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1871-1907 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1894)
e Suat«. publlabtd Mood«;« and Thundxy • by ADVERTISING AND JOB WORK. TIMES PRINTING COMPANY. Advertisements will be Inserted in T imes at the following rates Ten tin««, one insertion................................... J! so “ each subsequent Inseitlon....... .. i 0 »» Legal advertisements inserted reasonably. A fair reduction from the above rates made to yearly and time advertisers. CRAM. NICKELL. M amaosm . TIMESPRINTINC HOUSE. Corner Third and C Streets. THE TIMES JOB OFFICE acaacMimoB sat »: is more complete by far than any other office n 8outh< rn Oregon, and compares lavorauly with any in the State. Job Printing cf every imaginable deecriptiondone at San Francisco rates, and tn a prompt and first-class and sat. l«ract.it v manner One year.................................................«2 M) Bix usonthe................ 1 Ml Tbre- months........... ........... W > mt ns« paid for within * year............. 3 St’ VOL. XXIV. ---- ---------------------- ' ---' OFFICIAL DIRECTORT. UB1TIUA STATM. President, Gtover Cleveland; ricc-presldeal, Adlsl Mereneon: secretary of state. Walter y. Ureeliani; Btereiary of treasury, John G. Car lisle, seer, ¡ary of Interior, Kobe Btnlth, secre tary of war, Dau’l b. Lamont; secretary of nary, Hilary A. SeriH-rt; secretary or agricul ture, J rtterllns Morton; postmaater-senem., Walter 8. Bissell, attorney-scneral, B. Olney STATE OP OHEUON. U.B. senators. J. H. Mitchell, J. N. Dolph; si.utfreweinen. B. Heinuuu, W. K. Kills; sov- ernor.B. Pennoyer. secretary of Mate, Georice W. McBride; state ticaaurer. Pull. Metacnan; state printer,F. C. Boker;Hupt. public lost ruc tion, K. II. McElroy; supreme Judaea, H. B. Beau, chief Justice. F. 8. Moire, C. B. Wolver ton; railroad commissioners, I. A. Macruiu. J. B. Kddy. H B. Compsoa; clerk ul com mission. Lydell Baker. 0. B. LAMP OrnCBB. Koaeburg-ttece.ver, K. 8. Sheridan, reg ister, H. M. Vcatch. Lakeview -Receiver, V. L. Snelling, regis ter. W. A. Wilshire. riwrr juuiciau nurraicr. Comprising Jackson, Joaepiilne, Laae and Klamath couutiea; circuit Judges, M. K. Hau ns, W.c. Hale: district attorney. H. L. Henson; member board of equalisation, A. C. Auldon. jAcaaoa coubtt . Senator. H. H. Holt, representatives, J. A. Jeffrey, H. M. Nealoti, Geo. W. Dunn; county Judge. J. K. Nell; cc.umissiuners, B. Furry, W. li. Bradshaw;clerk, N. A. Jacobs; sheriff, B. Pslterson; recorder. Grant Rawlings; treas urer, D. Linn; aas vsor, J. L. Wooldridge; sehool superintendent, Gua. Newbury; sur veyor, K. W Kennedy; oorouer.D. M Brower; stock Inspector Jiu. Helms. JOSEPHIIk OOUMTT. Joint senator, W.B. Vanderburg; represen tative R. G. 8mlth; bounty Judge, J. M. Chhea; commlsaiouers, J. K. rteyferlh, T. F. Croxton; clerk. C. K. Hariuon: sheriff, Jiw G HIati; treasurer. A. Bartlett; assessor. C. M Bl ilea; school superintendent.Alice Carson;aurveyor. B. 1». McCulloch; coroner, W. F. Kremer. KLAMATM COUIITY. Joint senator, C. A. Olga well of Lake; repre sentative, V. Coon of latke; county Judge, C. 8. Moore, tominlMioners, Jas. T. Henley, John Wells; clerk. A. L. Leavitt; sheriff. A. A. F'li h; treasurer, Alex. Mr.rlir.; assessor.A. T. Wilson; school superintendent, Lucy Gordon; surveyor, A. Caatel; coroner, it. G. Galbreath. LA KB C'OHBTV. Joint senator, 0. A. Cogawellof Lake; repre sentative. V. Conn ot Lake; county Judge, K. M. Bratluln: comtiilaaloners, J. Mclllieny. A. V. Laue;clerk, W. A. Maasinglll, sheriff, F. P. Lane; treasurer, J. 8. Field; assessor, V. E. Harris; school superintended!, J. J. Monroe; surveyor. C. K. Moore; ooroller J. W. Howard. rows or JACKSOMVILLB. Trustees. J. Nunan, president, G. M. Love, T. Cameron, J. F White, K. Kubll: recorder. Bliss J. Duy; treasurer, Jas. Cronemiller; street eomuiiHilouer. Wui. Heely; marshal.C. Purcell. The trustees of Jacksonville bold their reg ular sesaions on drat Tuesday In each mouth. MKrrittu or collars The supremo oodrt of Oregon meets al Salem, regular terms commencing on the Ural Mondays In March and October; also at Pen dleton, commencing on IIret Mouday In May. The circuit court for the first Judicial district alts In Jackson county on iirst Mondays in April, September and December. In Klamath county on second Monday In June and drat Monday In November. u> Lake county on the third Monday in May and the second Monday In IJctober. ill Josephine county on the first Mondays In March and August. For Jackson county the county,probate ano commlaaloier«' courts meet every month, ooiuiuuocing with thetlrsr Mouday, For Jose phine county,tue hrst Mguduy In January, Apt II, July and September. For Lake county, ever, alternate mouth, commencing the drat Monday In January. For Klamath county,the drat WoUnewlay In March, June, September and November JACKSONVILLE, OREGON, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 1, 1894. J.:-: NUNAN, General Dealer in ----------------------------------------- R ♦ >-------------------------------------- — OUR FALL STOCK IS NOW OPEN. Wo Offer me Buyer» Exceptionally PRICES THE VERY LOWEST, - sb Men’s Suits, complete, from $5.00 to $20.00. --------------------------------------------------- Cash, or Goods paid for all kinds of Farm Produce. Soliciting your patronage and guaranteeing satisfaction, I am Respectfully, J. NUNAN, Jacksonville. X “ Be thou as chaste as ice and as pure as snow thou shall not escape calumny." ANSWER OF THE AMERICAN BOOK CO. BEST EQUIPPED JOB OFFICE In Xo»itliorn Oregon A.n<l Doe« The Finest Work at City Prices ! ! QFC j VL. il . ANO SEE’i: ”Everybody Wagon” No. 47 With Half Sprinsro, one Seat, Cashion and Shafts. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. WM. M. COLVIC, ATrsOHNKY AND AT LAW. COUNSELOR P. P. PRIM 4L BON, ATTUKNKVS AND COUNSKLOttS AT LAW, Oregon, W ill prwetlcv In all Mirti» of the Mate. Office in itic Court House, stxioud door un I be rivbt of «*iit rane % 4. R. NEIL, AT LAW. » Or. >111 practice »a ill court* of the State. Office !n thcCoMrl House. I mn I (tout un left ul en trance. Lionel K. Webster. Austin 8. Hammond. WEBSTER J l HAMMOND. a FTURN E YS-AT- LA W. Kedlord. .... Greffim. E. KIRCHCESSNER, M. D„ PHYSICIAN AND 8UKGKON. Medford, Oregon. i'thee al r<v>ldetice, south east Corner <■ and till Slreela. Q. F. DEMOREST RESIDENT dentist . Bedford, Oregsa. DR. CEO. O'*. DE BAR. PHYSICIAN AN D 8U HG EUN, JarkauuvHle, Oregon. l>Mc«' and residence on California Street, l.’aila attended promptly day or ulght DR. J. B. WAIT, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Redford, Oregon. once on Mam street, in Childers' Building. Calla promptly attended to day or night. DR. E. P- CEART PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Redford, Oregon. Oltce In Opera House. Residence oppo site Presbyterian church. DR. E. 6. PICKEL physician and surgeon . Medford. Oregon. Calle promptly Attended to day or n g lit. Office on 7th street. DRS. ODCERS A HALL, DENTISTS. Medford, Oregon- Have permanently located In Medford fo> the practice ot dentistry. From a continued practice oi ever fourteen years we are pn- pared to guarantee entire satisfaction. Office over Stover's drug-store. DR. W. S. JONES, PHYSICIAN AND A STATEMENT OF FACTS BY THE AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY TO THE PEOPLE OF OREGON. A public attack upon thejmethods, mo tives, and business interestsvof the Amer- can Book Company, by a. small sub committee of the “Committee of One Hundred,” of Portland, Oregon, has re cently been published iu the “Oregon ian,” a newspaper of that city. The “report” embodying this attack is made up of a mass of misinformation, unsupported charges, baseless rumors, and unjustifiable suspicions. Upon this ex pand sl’owjjpg, with no solid basis of fac^jit P^sMi'atever, upon mere assertionF'Ea, .Iffl^iions, our character and our iusViess are as sailed. Under sueb atvutnstances it is but just to ourselves, and to our many friends and patrons in Oregon and on the Pacific Coast, to make a full and ex plicit answer to these slanderous mis representations. US. Will practice In all eourta of the alate, limée In the Court Houae. AND COUNHKLOH TO ITS DEFAMERS. THE SUB-COMMITTEE’S CHARGES AGAINST Jurlu»Millt, Gregna. riTUHNKY 'Values, Grood 8 U R G|E O N. JfsMTard, Orsgsa. OSes la Hamlin's Block, up-stairs. The box Is ittmly taken off and the gear lengthened out for the use of carpenters an<t magona Thia wagon haa a amooth finisti, is painbid bright ani attract I vu, and ia atning unit durable. Fi r Bpeeiul prices write THB WINONK WHGON CO., MtBu&ctOMraof the CelobraUd KusLtuid Wainm, 1010 W. 6thSt., Winona, Minn. 1. That our corporation was fraudu lently and deceitfully organized. 2. That we caustitute a trust and a monopoly. 3. That this alleged trust and mo nopoly had existed, as such a “combina tion,” for many years before the incor poration of our company. 4. That we have been guilty of brib ery, and that we systematically pursue our business through a policy of bribery aud*corruption. 5^-That our elementary publications are .without merit 6. That we palm off inferior books on what 'the self-constituted censor#, style “backwoods states.” 7. That our profits in Oregon are {30,000 a year. 8. That the effect of tZiis alleged mo nopoly is “disastrous to the public school system,” and thereby “the public are cheated of the right to independent teachers, good schools, and good books.” I Having in mind the full force of our words, we most seriously and emphati cally declare that each and every one of the above charges is absolutely false, and that they are unsupported by any proof or evidence whatever; and we hereby in vite un examination of them in detail.» the amount of capital named. But for what reason was this state chosen »nH cuts stuaii amount ot capital made use ot, and what were the subsequent steps of its corporate development? New Jersey was chosen because its laws are more favorable to manufactur ing interests like ours than the laws of some other states, and because several of our large stockholders, who became di rectors, reside there. As is required and customary, “a principal place of busi ness” was designated in that state. The New Jersey laws, however, are so strict that they require the money which rep resents stock issued to be all actually paid in; or, when the money is not so paid iu, that actual property at a cash valuation shall be purchased as the basis for stock issued. In this latter case the stock certificates issued for property must bear stamped on their face, "Issued for property purchased.” It was therefore on simple grounds of convenience and economy that a company was at first formed with this small capital, with a view of afterwards purchasing the re quired properties and issuing property stock therefor, accord ihg to the statute law of that state. To have done other wise would have necessitated the lock'ng up, on the first incorporation of the com pany, of a very large sum of money in cash, to lie idle until ready to be turned over for the several publishing plants acquired, a very clumsy and expensive proceeding which no sensible man would advise. Within four months after the original incorporation all the subsequent steps of purchasing property and increasing the capital of the company to five million dollars, the actual cost of its publishing plants, were taken and every one ol these steps was official and public, and made matter of record both at the capi tol of the state in Trenton, and at Jersey City, in Hudson County, the coporateseal of the company. Thus,if the whole record were quoted and published, instead of being garbled for purposes of deceiving, by publishing only the preliminary step of incorporation, we should be truthfully and fairly represented. As to the amount of our capital and the size and import ance of our business we have nothing tc conceal; indeed, we regard the great ag gregate of our sales, spread over the whole coun’ry, as the measure of confi dence of the school public in our com panv, and as an unimpeachable indorse ment of the superior merit of our publi cations. In order to make this statement com plete and clear, it should be said that the purchase of all school-book properties made by this company, from whatevei source was upon a uniform basis of cash valuation, and according to the estab lished rules of valuing publishing rights, plates and plants. The price paid foi the Harper school-book interests was nc exception to this rule. No bonus or extra inducement of any kind was offered 01 given to anybodyv "much less was there any undue influence or duress exercised, forming anv alleged “dark chapter,” as basely insinuated in this so-called “re port.” A PUBLISHING COMPANY. The statement in the “ report” that “this combination had practically been iu existence for over ten years prior to its TACOMA, WASHINGTON. ( legal incorporation” is wholly false. 1884. Eleventh Year. 1894. There had been no community of inter ests, no consolidation of business A Boarding School for Oirls. nothing interfering with the entire inde with Superior Advantages. pendence of each firm, nothing that had the slightest effect upon prices of school T his Iiamunoi J MORAL f DiriLOPBiry Givis C ariful > INTELLECTUAL J of th books, nothing that influenced or inter Ammow to th ) PHYSICAL ( S tudoti . fered with their publication and regular sale in any particular. There had been a ZSzszcellen-t Tesicliers, “Publishers’ Association,” which at tempted to restrain the evils and extrav ZBesLVLtifxxl S-a.zroxxn-d.ixxg'S- agances of agency work for the introduc SEND FOR CATALOGUE AND PRICES, tion of school books, but nothing that Address, attempted any restriction of the regulai MRS. SARAH K. WHITE. Princlpsb business as between publishers, or as be tween the several publishers and the pub lic. The traffic was absolutely open and free, and it has never been otherwise. Nearly every reputable publishing house in the country was represented in this THESE CHARGES WHOLLY LIBELOUS. Publishers’ Association or co-operated Although advised by eminent counsel with it directly or indirectly. 'that the charges made against our com Why was the American Book Company pany are clearly libelous, and would formed? The answer is the simplest thing First-class Business ant’ Normal School form the basis of successful suits, both in the world—for economy and efficiency for both Sexes. criminal and civil, if they were made in conducting the school-book business. Eor I’artienlars and Speeiitiens c»f against us as individuals, we shall not It was thought that the combined skill hide behind our corporate organization of the most experienced and sagacious Penmanship, address or wait for the customary slow motion of publishers, the combined judgment of the courts. We do not shrink from the the most accomplished editors, and ju broader trial of this issue by that public dicious use of large capital in Stimula before whom we have been accused, as ting the best authorship, would bring we have complete confidence in its sense the greatest measure of success; that the of fairness and justice, and therefore bringing together of these forces would make this public answer. tend to utilize the highest educational THE SOURCE OF THESE SLANDEROUS RE- thought and crystallize it into the best | “CUPIDENE*' PORTS. text-books. Besides all this, there -.vere _________ _ _ .. __________ lion of » fai'JOMP F rench physician,^vill quickly cure yoc of all ner There is but one reasonable explanation the very obvious economies in consolida- vous or di.si-a.Heji of the gencruuve orKuuu, much ju * Ofc-Manhood Insonu ia. I,.*i.i.3iu ide Buck,Seminal E.ni»r<.iu<, iJebility* as to the source of these attacks. They i ting the agency operations for placing Pimples, L’ntimess to Marry. Kxliautung Drains, Varicocele and Const illation. It atopn all loRses by day or niRhL Prevents quirk- emanate from some competitor in busi 1 the books, and the merchandizing opera __ ti< ss of disrhatpe, which if not checked leads U» Spcnnatorrhcea and ness who has the skill to make use of tions of distributing them to consumers. WaEFORr Bun AE-rrn all the borro-sof Tmpoiency. <FPIJ»»:NF < ieau^jiitb jUver, U jg ANDMriE.» kidneys and the urinary orpanft of all impurities. venal or gullible persons ;o publish and All these economies enable the Company CVPIDEXi: fitrr’ig hens and restores small weak organs. Th.» r.-aaon «»jfTerrrM are rot cn.-ed hv iNK tors is bruise nl.iety per rent are tnaibled with circulate his own attacks aud calumnies to furnish the best possible text-books at ProRsiMtitla. < ri»I I)EN E i8 thv only known remedy to cure without an operation, "ibuo i. «clmoni- ala. A written gnu ran too give u and mnnev retnrned if six boxes does not eUeci a permanent curt for him, expecting in this way to build the lowest possible prices. »Tbe Amer: |l.OTabox.rix for I'koo, by mail. Bend for fuek circular and testimonials. ▲ddret* 1> A VoL. M LulClM £ CO., I’. O. Box 307«, Sun Francisco, Cai. JV jt .Stxle fiy himself up by defaming the character of can Book Company, by at once increas his competitors. These reports, which ing its discount and inaugurating meth are copied as news by the various country ods for regulating the retail prices of journals, illustrate the fine art of procur middlemen, greatly cheapened the cost ing free advertising. of school books to the people; and by establishing its own depots in different A “HIDDEN MONOPOLY.” It is charged that the American Book sections of the country, enabled the pub Company was incorporated in New lic everywhere to readily obtain its pub Jersey, with a capital of (5,000, and that lications at the reduced prices. The Annie Wright Seminary. ■ M. E. RIGBY, Principal, Medford, Oregon. MANHOOD RESTORED Sold at City Drug Store, Jacksonville. "under this modest organization was hid den one of the greatest monopolies ever known in this country.” It is true ths*, the American Book Company was legally incorporated January 9, 1890, and with essentials, namery. Power to control production, and Power to establish arbitrary prices for all such production. Without these elements there can be no monopoly, coercion, or oppression. In the publication and sale of school books the exercise of neither of these powers is possible. Authors, and would- be authors, are as numberless as "the sands of the sea,” and capital ami presses are everywhere available to*print a book. There are at the present tim* in the United States, according to the official trade organ, The Publishers' Weekly, more than a hundred corpora tions, firms, and houses issuing school publications, and there are nearly teu thousand different volumes in current publication. It is a matter of notoriety, among all teachers and school officers, that competition between different houses publishing school text-books has nevei been more active than since the forma tion of the American Book Company, 01 than exists at the present moment. Com petition is even strong enough to stimu late the wildest and basest slanders against a large and successful house like the American Book Company, wherevei and whenever an important adoption is being considered, as is at present the case in the state of Oregon; with the evident purpose of shifting the issue from the merits of the books to a discus sion of personalities. Stimulated by the charges of such ever present and sometimes virulent competi tion, there were brought about two legis lative inquiries as to the status of the American Book Company, respectively iu the states of Pennsylvania and Illinois. In these investigations and bearings the testimony of everybody was publicly in vited—publishers, booksellers, educators, politicians, and public cranks. Each ol the two reports, to their respective legis latures, resulting from these investiga tions, completely exonerated the Ameri can Book Company from being, in a»y sense or form, a trust or monopoly, a» had been falsely alleged. At the Harris burg hearing, all the leading publishers of New York, Philadelphia, and othei cities were present, and, testifying undet oath, each one declared that be knew oi no case where any competitor had been “crushed out” or oppressed by this com pany. And we hereby offer this dial lenge to any respectable school-book publisher in this whole country today to come forward and declare under oatb that he has suffered any oppression in kis business from the American Book Company, or that it is within his experi ence or personal knowledge that this company has ever, at any time, at tempted in the least degree “to crush competing houses and destroy all legiti mate competition,” as charged in this “report.” WHAT OF THE POLICY OF BRIBERY AMD CORRUPTION? In this report the old stories are re hearsed that the agents of this company, in one instance in the state of Washing ton and in another in the state of West Virginia, attempted bribery. Where is the proof that these agents attempted it in either case? Observe, it is tut charged flat bribery was committed, but "at- t:nipted.” The Washington case, after ¿ ragging along in the courts for some t me, with three of the acccused agents and detectives in their Jurisdiction and under bail, was decided in favor of the agents. It was then appealed to a higher court, sent back for re-trial, and finally dismissed for lack of evidence 10 main- tiin it. This “report’’ also states that in tie West Virginia case the agent “was publicly reprimanded and compelled to take back his money.” Is this the usual conclusion when bribery is proved to 4 ave been attempted or committed? These two unfortunate scandals, the results of the sharp practice induced by a very exciting competition between agents (where the "monopoly” does not seem to have "crushed out the competition,”) were the results of palpable tricks set up, one agent upon another; and the Ameri- ci.n Book Company promptly disavowed any responsibility or connection with them. Among the hundreds of thousands of annual transactions of this company, tlese are the only instances ever cited against it, and these are alleged to have U.ken place within a few months after the organization of the company. And though the campaign of abuse and defa mation has been actively carried on ever since, its authors and promoters have not teen able to add to these old and false accusations, grown threadbare with use. After citing the above cases, this “re port” goes on to say: “These are only specific instances; but the history of this company’s operations in Mississippi, Mis souri, Ohio, New Jersey, and other states gives us the impression that its methods are corrupt, and leads this committee to the almost irresistible conclusion that this is a well-defined policy of the com pany itself in the selection of some of its agents and instrumentalities." What does the writer of this villainous attack upon honorable men know of the history of this oompany in the states named? Nothing whatever; and he is challenged to produce any proof of any transaction on our part inconsistent with fair and honorable dealing. This defamatory report continues: “It will also appear that its most reckless aud successful operations have been con HAS A TRUST BEEN CREATED AND A fined to what it probably considers the MONOPOLY ESTABLISHED? backwoods states of West Virginia, Mis A trust or monopoly, as defined by all sissippi, Missouri, California, Washing authorities and by the Urited States and ton, and Oregon, and that in New Eng State statue laws, must possess these two land and many other places its success. if any, in monopolizing the school-book business has been short lived.” We have not been accustomed to con sider the states named as “backwoods,” in invidious comparison with the more thickly settled and richer portions of the country. It is well known that rural and agricultural communities are quite as in telligent, honest, and high minded in their dealings, aud as capable of taking care of themselves and their own inter ests, as are manufacturing and trading communities. The facts are that there have been no new introductions or whole sale changes in books in West Virgiuia, California, and Oregon since the forma- ation of this company, in which it could have shared. The Washington adoption occurred within a mouth after the com pany had commenced business, so that it had little share in that. In Mississippi and Missouri, under new laws, general changes in books have taken place in which this company has shared, after most active competion with many other publishing houses. As to the “backwoods” charge, it is a fact which can be demonstrated by the account books of the company’s sales in New England and the Middle and West ern States—the older and more densely populated sections of the country, where public education has longest been estab lished—that the text-books of this com pany are relatively much more largely in use in these States than in remote and more sparsely settled regions. CHARACTER OF BOOKS PUBLISHED BY THIS AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY. The writer of this “report” has set himself up as a critic and censor of the character and merit of the school books published by the American Book Com pany. He says, while this company has many excellent books, “chiefly confined to the academic and higher grades, it is very weak in the lower grades and in mathematics.” He also says “it is cheap er for the American Book Company to print and furaish an inferior book than a good one, and its profit is greater ujxm the poorer one, although it may sell it at a much less price.” He instances Har rington’s Speller, and says it is a wretch ed book, made of “cheap paper and pasteboard,” which "fairly bristles with tr ¡stakes and inaccuracies.” That the paper, printing, binding, in troduction, and marketing of a poor book costs less and give a greater profit, al though “It is sold a’ a much lower price,” than a correspondingly manufac tured book of higher intellectual merit, is a statement which is simply idiotic. Anybody who knows anything about the publishing business, or who has any com mon sense, knows that the cost of the printing and binding—that is, the me chanical production—is precisely the same whether the book itself be good, bad, or indifferent. It is also well known that the cost of copyright is so small a share in the cost of production as practi cally to make little difference; while the expense of attempting to introduce and place a book poor in merit, with a cer tainty that it will not long give satis faction and hold its place, would ten times outweigh the additional cost ol copyright. Harrington's Speller is an excellent book, prepared by the late very bright and accomplished superintendent of the New Bedford, Massachusetts, schools, and was first published by the Harpers, a house most careful of its reputation, but which thus indorsed it by its great name. This book is also approved on its merits by leading educators all over the country, and so widely used that its circulation has reached into millions. The relative profit on this book, however, is not larger than the average profit on other school books. If there is one characteristic in the American Book Company’s list more pronounced than another, it is the super ior excellence of its elementary books, prepared for common and grammar schools, as all teachers, superintendents and unbiased publishers who know the facts will unanimously testify. If a book is found to be faulty, it is corrected; if it has outlived its purpose and usefulness, it is discontinued. Our uniform and constant instructions to all our agents are to present and urge, in any given section those books of our list whifh are likely to prove most acceptable aud suit able to its school work, without regard to the fact that one book is more or less profi’f.ble to us than another. Our agents are not informed as to which books pay copyright and which do not; or of the relative profitableness of different publications. As a sound business policy, our object is to maintain a high reputa tion and secure permanency of sale by supplying books of the highest merit, and of the kinds which will be most satis factory to our patrons. A contrary policy of forcing poor books that are not wanted upon any state or section is too foolish to merit a moment’s considera tion. IS THE AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY HOS TILE TO PUBLIC EDUCATION? To the charge in the report "that this monopoly is disastrous to our public school system,” and that “the public are cheated of the right to independent teachers, good schools and good books,” we answer that this is a base and mon strous accusation not only against us but against the teachers and school authori ties of the state of Oregon. It says in effect that your teachers and school (Concluded on Fourth Page.) 1 Dr. Price’s Cretin Baking Powder Most Perfect Made.