The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-01-06
10 Our MARYLAND Contemporarles,


We give below letter from George
7. Rowell & Co, asking US to enter
into a contract with them to publish So
notices in the Special Notice column
Of our paper, and also our reply to the
same. We took charge ofthe AID ooArE
in March, 1868, aud from that time to
the present, with two or three exeep.
ticHs, VIC have studiously avoided all
conuection with Advertising Agents,
aud believe that BY pursuing such a
course We have given to our readers
much better paper than they would
otherwise have received A large por.
tion Of the advertisements furnished by
Agents are "elap-trap," and the origi.
aators Of them know that it is only By
advertising 10 the rural-press that they
can reach that class Of people who are
likely to invest their hard earned dol.
lars in something that will make their
fortunes in ga short time" besides a
thousand others equally as fraudulent
We have, repeatedly, through these
columns, refused to have any business
transactions with Advertising Agents,
preferring to devote our paper to home
advertisements thus giving more read
ing matter. La all our business trans
actions We endeavor to treat all alike,
aud cannot see why we should work for
these Agents at less than oue.third the
rates we charge others. If this mode
of doing business was adopted by our
contemporaries throughout the State,
George 2, Rowell & Co. Griffin & Hoff.
man, Pettengill & Co, aud others, would
not be making large fortunes at the
expense aud labor Of country publishers.
We have invested our money in priut-
ing material for the purpose of making
living, aud were reared in that school
which taught that every man should
receive fair compensation for his work,
NO matter what occupation in life he
pursued. This system Of advertising
was started as an experiment about %
years ago, and il publishers generally,
aud country publishers in particular,
had set their foot upon it, it would
have died out long ago. We know how
It is with many country publishers
Business is slack, and there is more
type to be set than usual and in order
to save the expense Of an additional
hand they take advertisements from
Agents or others at whatever prices
they offer. The ADVOCATE for sew
eral years past has given mere reading
matter than any other paper in the
State, outside of the city of Baltimore
When occasion requires il We do not
hesitate to take a stick aud rule and 20
to case or as We have done time aud
time again, set type all day and read
aud write until late 10 the night. II
our country friends will adopt this plan
they will soon have their subscription
lists increasing, and their eouscienccs
will be at rest Let US, one and all,
make a resolution not TO publish for
Advertising Agents, Patent Medicine
Dealers, or others, at less rates than we
charge our own citizens, and we eau
assure them that at the close Of the
year 1872, they will find that their
journals will have more subscribers, and
are more sought after BY tho public and
those who wish to advertise in a legiti.
mate manner. This has been our ex.
perienee. But to the correspondence;
NEw YoaK, Dec. %. 1871.
Publisher OF ABvocArs, Westminster, Nd,
Please insert iBelosed Fifty-two Notices Of
Plantation Bitters, &C., in news type and read
ing matter, one notice each week for tifty-twO
consecutive weeks (every issue,) 10 your week
ly edition. BE particular TO publis In the
order given, commencing with No. !, and
charge our Agency $500, Thirty three dol.
lars. All necessary omissions to be made
good at the end Of the year.
Your obi serv'ts,
GEO. 7. HOWELL a co.
Send paper regularly to "American News
paper Reporter" 81 Park Row, New York.