American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-08-08

ADvkA aOsNO ~A08NNeoOs
To the existence of the above
M med institutions, more than all
other backs combined, do
country newspapers owe their want
of prosperity. We are daily in re-
ceipt Of prop ositions for advertis-
ing, from these Bohemians, which
are positively insulting in their
character. For instance Messrs.
Sheffield s. Stone, of st. Louis,
mail US copies of sundry small ad-
vertisements-''A book for the mil
Ion" "Marriage Guide" etc..-very
choice reading, which will aggre.
gate half cOlumn-tO be published
by us one year, fifty-two insertions,
for three dollars and fifty cents, nett.
Now, our regular rates for publish
ing any one of the 'sads." sent would
be at least ten dollars, and for them
all, as one contract, not less than
forty dollars. Verify, "these are the
days of cold blooded men," Meesrs.
Sheffield & Stone have recently
failed, (no wonder1 aud "who is
there to weep for Logan Z" Ger
family the country publishers who
may have had business with them
shave DO tears to she'd" Here are
others almost as "cheeky" as that
of Messrs Sheffield & Stone.
The United States Advertising
Agency, New York, j. A. Vose,
proprietor, sends us advertisements
TO occupy about one column in our
paper, for one year, worth at regu-
lar rates one hundred and fifty
dollars, for the 'Cherokee Remedy"
"'Egyptian Vermin Destroyer. etc.,
to be paid for in a new quilting ma
chine, valued at fifteen dollars, and
new "Family Sewing Machine"
valued Mt forty five dOllars-nett,
sixty dollars. This firm does not
propose to advertise either of the
articles offered in payment for our
work. because Of their very worth
lessness.
Dickinson & Co., New York, offer
us one hundred dollars worth OF
miscellaneous advertising, to he
paid for in "The American Fever
Eradicator-a pleasant tonic and
appetizer" at $50 per dozen; we to
deduct their usual commission
about sixty per cent. As we have
no intention of opening a wholesale
quack nostrum depot, just at pres.
emf, We are forced to decline this
liberal offer.
Now, there are papers IN the
Sta:e doing business with these
very firms, if they have not &C.
cepted these selfsame propositions,
and as long as this want of indie
pendence exists with country pub.
fishers, the business cannot ad
vance, for any publisher who will
take such contracts as those cited
will actually lose money in filling
them, as the figures stated won't
pay for the ink and paper consumed
much less the press work, and
other details not worth mentioning
hut which amount to considerable in
tie aggregate. We have had bust
ness with Messrs. Geo. p. Roweli s
Co., and 8. NJ. Pettingill & Co.
New York, but with neither of these
firms have we ever deducted a,
much as ten per cent, knowing al
the same time that they were max
ing more profits on the contract.
than were we, but always getting q
fair price from them. And thest
gentlemen know US. When they
have liberal offers to make, they
notify us. but never send us pi opo
sitions Of a poor house character
for such we never answer OF take
any notice Of
Pcttingill and KOwell are clever
ana prompt men, and our business
relations with them are always sat
islactory, but for the majority o
Iaud sharks in the "Agency'' bust
ness We have supreme contempt
aud for all country editors victim
lied by such, we have no sympa
thy.
Advertising Agents, hear ns, ant
forever sitter hold your peace! Ii
view OF the hard times we will ad
vertise for you cheap, 1. e. ten pc
cent. uuder advertised rates, (as ~