ailbj You Just had to fill In where they didn't, 



CogginsJ Well, something that was too small for them. 



If we could publish s obi© thing for Celifomia^ they 

 eouldn't always afford to do itf bat we eould, 



0ilb: Was there ever any politics involved in trying to 

 get school boards to adopt your books? 



Coggins: There was supposed to be a lot of politics as 

 well as graft in the book business* 



OilbJ Did you hear stories? IM like to hear sorae of 

 the stories, even though they are only hearsay. 



Cogginst They»re the stories you hear about sny selling. 

 People would be bribed one way or another. One 

 publisher told lae that when he went to a town 

 he would go and find out who the political boss 

 was who had the influence in the state or city. 

 Ha said, **I would make hin my agent on a commission 

 basis. When the books cams up for adoption the 

 word got by which books were to be bought." That 

 goes through all business, that isn't Just book 

 selling. Our five«»pe reenters in Washington are 

 not unique. 



ailbs Did you feel that this was practiced by any of the 

 salesmen for your conpany? 



