The organizer., 1850-07-06
MOTHS & co.

through their corps of sub agents, are pre-
pared TO supply the reading community,
with any Newspaper or Magazine publish
in the United States.
Also with American and foreign Books
ShoOl Apparatus and Scientific Cabinets
ThiJ Agency was first established upon.
principles reasonably supposed to be per-
manent. These were to furnish Opportun-
tiles for all 10 make a iudiciOus selection Of
reading matter. and to afford a safe and
convenient medium Of payment for the
same.
These objects had been heretofore OBJ.
structed, partly by the imperfecIion of
agencies and the diff culties incidental to
our currency, and partly by the want of
general information, particularly as il res
poets Newspaper publishing.
In the establishment of the SOUTHERN
AGENCY, there was much TO contend with.
Newspaper publishers had been so often
deceived by their agents that there SEEM
ed settled disposition on their part TO con-
slider every applicant with suspicion, and TO
advertise him for swindler The first OPP
frauded by pretsnders until their confidence
in any class Of agents was much weakened.
The title adopted by this firm of "'Fhe
Grand Southern Agency" placed them at
once in active collision with other agencies
which were, almost without exception,
Northern establishments.
Add to these difficulties the general es-
innate of Newspaper Agency, that it was
Of itself an occupation Of some discredit,
and the reader will perceive the amount
of time, labor and means required to estab-
lish il upon a secure, successful and honor.
pble basis. Within less than two years
the object has been attained.
Il is claimed that this Agency is Of gen.
eral utility for the following reasons:
/. We give 10 eUery person the choice
from every description Of useful Magazine
or Newspaper reading. Ia this day Of
periodical success il is a tWO-fold waste TO
be confined to an inferior paper; yet, be-
fore this Agency was established, but few
Of our interior settlements had any appre-
citation Of the amount and value Of modern
Newspaper literature, and even now, many |
Of the Post Office lists are confined TO large |
clubs Of two or three thrashy newspapers.
One proof that change for the better has
been already accomplished, is seen 10 the
act that nearly every Post Office has
doubled IFS list under the operations Of this
General Agency, and in some cases the
ratio of increase is five.fold. There should
be a further increase Of "one- fourth Of a
million dollars" to place US on even ground
with the older States.
2. This Agencyn secures TO everysUb-
scriber the safe trasmssion Of his funds,
and offers in all cases this general guaran-
tee, to fill he order or return the money.
Those who have been repeatedly defiaud-
ed by pretended agents can best appreciate
a business which is based upon sound bHsi-
ness principles II is not pretended that
this agency is infallible, or that mistakes
cannot happen, but that The order shall be
filed or he money returned.
3. There is a sub-agency at every Post
Office in the State, furnished with printed
instructions and perfect facilities for carry
ing on the business on the principles Of this
general agency. Each sub-agent operates
through the hands and by the authority Of
the general agents. This, 81 once, places
AL the advantages that were originally
sought for, within the reach Of every
person.
4. The Southern Agency engages TO
procure and deliver, at any point in the
State, any American or Foreign Books, st
"a advance on Eastern retail prices Of lees
than ten per cent. This unprecedented
offer will merit liberal patronage, especial
ly when il is considered how exOrbitani
are the New Orleans book rates, and what
difficulties our professional gentlemen and
general readers have suffered 10 filing
their Libraries.
5. Il is proposed 10 those Who have
Books, Pamphlets, or Music TO ba bound.
that the Travelling Agents Of the GeReEal
Agency will receive them, forward them 10
che bindsry, and return them 10 the owners.
Other objects hight be detailed, such as
procuring Scientific collections for Colleges
md Schools; furnishing sets Of SchOol sp
pau ns; Supplying the various affiliated
uslsises with hsgalia and Books; procu~ U
riaQ iaformation Cor TEACHERS and prules-
uioSal Reatlemea. and cOlleel;aQ accounts
Of an kiads. Bot enough has been said to ;
giva a Sketeh Of the SOukkern Agency me- i
fem. nad further Information Will be furp- :
ithed al any time upon application TO Head !
Quariers. III Il