The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-01-13

DEAn PHOENIX: friend has just Stepped in
and warned mo to stop writing to you. He
eeys i don't. that that fellow At the moral
idess and progressive patsy's pewS Spsperofa, Q
willsliug lux It msnntitJ ami stsined black
enough; i ~.u going 20 asy faget City Hall
contract. but they don't Jet shat color in at
shat door. Oh. mol. Their business Is outsids
at tho polls. voting in the cold. Talking
about cold. it 10 mighty uncomfortable ont
hero. to-day. Don't you think that the City
Council would tako me in II I put them up to
little contrxot2 "Entre NOUS" III tell you
what it is. "murn 'st thswordi. adue ums ago
Tweed and Connolly rant tho city of New York
'.eopiract mAehine." Now. don't claim the
merit OF originality III tiiis hdhSmSei. II is
theirs. They paved Broadway wish cont traSts.
Think OF it. What q chance yonr City Uopn-
street, either. Why, those men woa1d dle
''gentlemon of the City Council" pave the
streets OF Columbia 1T once. gnd d-n. az.
pensesl Don't be afraid that contractors, will
be backward in making bids; your past etpe-
rience should make you feel sec,iro in th hAt re-
spect, and We. ourselves. will take contract
out this way to pave the roads with, sapds at
$40 square yard. That's New York prices,
and you certainly would not let Columbia be
behind any other city in Americat Gentle.
men, the honor OF our capital is in your keep
ing; keep it up.
Not far from hero, Dear PHOENIX. thete is aahh
advertisements nailed ON piue tree--thef peo-
pie In this peishhorhood being too poor TO ad-
vertise in the newspapers. They say, that
It randa, r. M .l1.i-t,'t ~, t.'',
.wAnted--Ten thousand live. Yanuees In
this County, hioh landR yfpr sale cheap, and
can be rented low. We .don't cara what poll
tics are. Come and settle am6ngst nB; ahd,
in tho name OF hum anity ..ahd fraeernisy, help
as shppors yIlE ,afesa. Gu whom To't.@S che
r;shed for 80 long," e.,
IN. B. None OF the State -offieials or Legis-
istors need apply, 40 We undeystend that they
nave q quasi ooplract. to work the Governors
o saa ehra e%ssis =
too much like Jour Thoniases, your Shiyers
and your Hopes" '.sr0.l-
"tsigned).
THE PEOPLE OF grOhnAND.."
MR. PHRNI1, that Advertisement. won't
work. Brush tho ashes out Of your eyes and
flap your wings and fan your fire into a bright
or or glow, and you will see why it won't work.
tract in that advertisement 1000 miles of.
No, sir. it won't work. repeat h,it won't
work. This is the way thst that advertise.
lnent should wind mp: "The character OF our
can't be- ss @ Ths iass1ss Of ons ns
State of1icialsis far beyond suspicion, tthat
word .beyon is 3 slip Of the pen, and ought to
90 read above Onr Legislature is pure and
AuCoAkuphpto, dll0 u6Ver ulAR6 - Q1In0 C0f9ld6
OF theiy pay, land what the Governor, gives
them about Christmas timesI) And our taxes
are mere song, not even enough to support
few gentlemen of moderate wants and more
modest desiresi Come one, come all! Well
be glad to have you'll" That's the sort OF thing
that would take for the agricultural regions
ICE. c:....s:::!e es soe: hnsts. ard. II you want
people In your oity, induce the city govern
ment to adopt my scheme and advertise for
20 600 street contractors. and you will not
only have your city in u fourishing condition,
in wonderfully short space OF time. bnt
when you drive out this way you will see all
fourishing in 'sTHE VICINITY"