Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-06-22
1st. 1t 11th Infantry.
JoHn ]. DouGHBBTY
It 11th Infantry.
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8 fsw days so eelicitipg rs work, and
mads . pretty thorough ossvsss Of the
business hou1es Of town, ;snd ws hsvl
learned aeeidsntly Of o little interest.
ing conversation hs had with one gen.
tleman, Who believes in Lanesboro and
LansSbo10 Institutions. The tramp VA
rafting his samples around snd spin.
ming OF his welt learned story, when
the Ianssborro gentleman remarked:
fhess samples are al good, the prices
I presume are low, and what you have
said sounds all right. but We have Z
printing Office in our own town, which
does good work and which is entitled
to my patronage, and will receive it un.
til I an convinced that it should NO
longer do co." II do not wish to inter.
fsfe with ths business Of your local
printing Office" ssid the man of sam.
ples, s'but I think can furnish you let.
ter -head, note heads and bi1l.heads ct Z
less figure than your local Office can
supply them. although his work may be
Feood-in fact / wss told Of the bank Id
this plaza that certain classes ofprint.
ing done BY your hons ediee for the
bank were better that the lithegrsphed
wsrk they are now using. I am not
trying 70 injure the business Of your
local Iem6eI but am hing What1 have
. right to do soliciting business
wherever there 10 business" ssTrue
enough ssid the man Of business, and
I an doing what / hsy6 8 right to do
and what It is my d1ty 70 do. Now il
you will convince me that . Hinnespo.
lis, StPaul, Chicago, Of Milwaukee job
5printia9.o3es is doing anything tow.
ards building up Lanesboro, or IS doing
IS muc)N Nor nore to buildup the inter.
.ests oftlis plpce th.p 8 man who haa
invested his money bore and who works
week in and ont for On interest which
is mine in common, you can have my
''IPiaSs't By the tn. ourbu.iaess friend had
concluded his remarks the chap had his
samples packed and wasted no more Of
his powder in that direction.
The gentleman whose work was being
solicited left Us nothing to say, further
than that on letter-head and bill-head
work We do frst.class printing, either
plain OF colored, and take pleasure in
referring to those who have used our
work. We only ask the business men
of Lanesboro to give Us the first chance
at their work, and if we do not give
perfect satisfaction We win not feel that
We are entitled to that kind Of patron.
age. Some men are predjudiced. They
seem to think that good, substantial
work cannot come from country Of
flee, and will commend an ordinary job
which they know came from . city e.
tablishment, and turn around and con.
denim . better job il they. only happen
to know. twas done in country print
ing house. 0nr prices are reasonsble,
but probably n6t soIow asithoss ofthst
class of printers who are known among
tho fraternity as rats" We pay for
our, stock and pay our help in cash, and
canpotepfint quits . ichsaply ss ve
could H VI didn't to either Of these; be-
sides this, nearly oil of the cash earn.
ings Of the sffice are either left with
the merchants, millers, tradesmen and
mechanics Of the place, or invested in
property that is : value to Lanesboro.
These. arguments ought to speak for
themselye6.- 6.-La1ssberO JoierRGN ~