The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-03-31
Advertising.

vcrtises his business or profession can
successfully compete with IL, man who
does not. No matter how long he may
have been established, by advertising he
shows that he is wide awake to his call
ing and determined to act, trade or sell
By manfesting such spirit he con
vinces many that he will trade or do bu.
siness upon the most reasonable terms
ana thus he secures their patronage.
Many Of our merchants suppose that
after they have been situated in place
short time, they become sufficiently
acquainted to avoid the necessity Of pub.
fishing their business. They forget
that our residents are constantly chang
ing that many peruse our papers be.
sides our regular subscribers; that many
visit our County seats or ether places Of
trade, but 3 very few times in the course
Of year: that seeing an article adver-
tised for .alc st certain store they are
very apt to so there FIRST and make in.
qui,ies concerning it, and if suites; pur
chase the same.
Advertising has effected thousands Of
sales for which it has no credit.
The man who is induced to make pur-
cLases, and directed where to make them
by an advertisement seldom states the
influence which governed him.
AS an illustration Of what may be &C
complished by advertising, we give the
following. taken from the Fort Dodge
Sentinel; and what has been done with
the article mentioned therein, may be
done with many others in any and all
places.
"DoEs IT DO ANY Coon TO ADvER.
r1sE? u. J. Wadsworth, druggist Web
ster City, has sold over hundred dol
lars worth Of Bragg's Arctic Liniment
during the last eight or ten months /;
prs. Bissell, druggists, Fort Dodge,
have been constantly supplied with the
same article during that time, and have
not sold enough to pay the freight on
ten bottles. Mr.. Bragg advertised the
article in Webster City, but refused to
do it in Fort Dodge. Nuf scd.'
1~- The following we're among the
Resolutions adopted at the recent Con-
ycnt;on of Cane Growers held at Wa.
verify, Iowa:
Rcso'vei, Thatwe regard the result Of the past
two unfayorable seasons in growing Chinese
aud African Sugar Cans, to be such . 70
warrant more general attention and more
careful experiments, to perfect the business
as branch Of farm industry.
Resolved, That while the result in the pro-
duct;on Of Cane as crop has been eminent
II satisfactory, AMI while the manufacture
Of Molasses therefron has rot been as success
full as could be desired, we regard the numcr-
Gus samples exhibited to this Convention, and
the numerous statements here detailed BY the
various members as proof positive That with
the necessary experience and suitable appa-
ratus for expressing the juice and its condens-
ation the most satisfactory results may be OBJ
tanned.
RESOLVED, Therefore, that this Convention
recommend to the farmers Of Bremen County
and the State generally, more thorough and
carefully conducted experiment to cultivate
Cane and Manufacture Sugar thercfrom.
Resolred, That in the opinion Of this Con-
vention the highest, drycst, ligh,est land is
he most suitable for the production Of the
Cane.
Resolred Tint this Convention urge upon
farmers the Importance Of testing the.vitality
Of their seed before planting.
Resolred, That in the experience Of this
Convention, that soaking seed in warm water
before planting, forwards the crop from 10
three weeks, and it is therefore recommended
to farmers in planting Cane Seed, to adopt
this plan.
Resolped, That from the experiments detail
ed to the Convention with the Imphee, we re-
gard it as the best Sugar producing plant, and
therefore recommend more thorough test Of
is qua.ities.-[[ Republican.
Famine again threatens the inl,b;tants Of
&c a2ere IslaEIs.