The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-12-30

To THE COUNTRY Passive have re
ceived from Messrs j. F. Place & Co., o
San Francisco, Agents of George P. Rowel
& Co., New York, an advertisement of Perry
Davis & Sons, to occupy two squares, sub
iect to monthly change. for which they pro
lpo~e to pay the sum of $l7 for its appear
ance in our paper fer one year. We receive
more than double that price for the same ad.
vertisements now in our paper. We are re-
liably informed that the same firm have con-
tracted with other Eastern advertisers, for
space in our columns and also in other
papers in this State, at rates equally as ruin
Gus If these advertisements are once &C
cepted bv publishers throughout the State, it
will be almost impossible to bring prices up
| TO living rates again. Eastern advertisers
have learned too we'll the value of the intiu-
ence of the country press to refuse to pay us
the proper prices for our labor, therefore the
remedy is with us-refuse to publish the ad-
refreshments sent bv Messrs. Rowell & Co.,
OF any other advertising agency that may
contract for ads. at prices less than rates.
We are not publishing papers for glory and
we think it would be better to close up shop
than to devote our time and energies for the
pecuniarv advancement of others, without
receiving a just recompense.-1ruckee In
bU1e.
The above alludes to a subject which
is of much importance 10 "the country
press" and one which should receive
its close attention. The long esrab
lished newspaper agents in San Fran
cisco-Fisher, Boyce and Lake-have.
no doubt, done a profitable business
through their transactions with the
country press but it has been legi'i
mate business, so to speak, because,
from its very nature, they have been in
terested il keeping up the prices of ad
vertising. Moreover, they are strict,
prompt business men, responsible and
accommodating. Now we have moth
ing to state or insinnate against Place
& CO., for we know nothing derogatory
to their integrity but to their system
of dealing with the press We have y
most decided objection, regarding it, as
We do, as calculated to do much harm
to publishers. Their plan is: To hire
one column or more in a newspaper, per
year, at a certain price, and fill it with
when and how, and as ,
few or many, as they may see fit. In
other words, they pay for the space and
then use it as they most probably can
Now there would be no objection to
this manner of doing things if it worked
with equal advantages all round but
it does not. Every publisher knows
tn at it is the small advertisements thar
pay and, certainly, if the country press
sells It's columns to a contractor
such as Place Il Co they shut them
selves entirely out from any chance in
he profits arising from that character
IF ads.
Now to prevent this undertaking of
heir value as advertising mediums, the
lewspapers of the interior of California
md Nevada should agree upon and sus-
ain uniform price, and refuse to farm
ut their columns at any price. All
hat need be done is to adopt fair and
easonable standard of prices and stick f
o them and they who want to deal a
nth US will be glad to come to our t
arms. To do this there should be
oncert of action !; and to bring that Il
bout it would be worth the while for ?
le publishers of the country press to !,
old something in the shape of con- .
enton and talk the matter over. But F
hatever is done, Place & Co.'S plan tt
,ould meet with no encouragement. p
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