Inter-Mountain Republican | 1907-05-30 | Page 10 | Courts Favor with School Book Men

COURTS FAVOR WITH SCHOOL BOOK MEN Agent Talks of Attempts of City Official to Enlist Services for Contracts 4 4 Courting favor with th the tho army of book hool agents that thaI ills his invaded Sail Salt Lake LaIH Is n a pleasurable a pastime tim anti and lies lias lIen been excessively l cl In indulged in in by hy byone one ono of the PIC present lIt city officials not connected with the tile board loard of or Lion tion On the pretense that he Is in a t position to use influence with the oard loarl In the tho letting of tho the contracts tot for school hooks books the ch city official o hassent has haR sent enl a n general Invitation to the book hoole agents to In come and ancl see me to Some of or them ha have com come anti and others nt hn Th The Tho wise vIse ones are arc Inthe in inthe the he latter class elas One well velI known representative rep rep- of an eastern publishing house louse said aILl Salt Snit Lake City has a reputation over 1 the United States for 01 log lit the squarest oil city in th the union In n the mailer of hook book contracts ui i-ui their theil concerns nis a representatives N know now it There are arc some om places In Inthe Inthe the he United States where boo book bool concern con- con cern erns set el n aside several ern e thou thousands ln l' l of or dollars ollars to make male campaigns for OJ contracts con con- tracts but bLit that i is not the case n in Salt Sail Lal Lake ake e. e Merit alone counts I I 1 know mow of or sonic some of the honk book n agents who vho ha have hah h been en courted by hl this tilts man wile who ho I understand holds hold a n position In Inthe inthe the he all oilY city administration I am not mentioning mentioning- nn any names because it would do no good Tie lIe sent ent for Cor m mo rue but nit as mc i I am an familiar with Itil the ion tion here I knew ho could do no good I encountered him at al hotels hotel with v p. p re until one ono by by- byon on ame caine to in Itlo know the u cles n- n 0 it it H nd away nr