Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-04-13

A WORD TO OUR BUSINESS MEN.
Cheboygan is to-day one OF the liveIiest
business towns in the state. Our citi-
zens gsing on long journeys in other
sections OF the state. or i'm other states,
retqrn and note by contrast the differ
ence, ,!epa always ia favor of Che
boygan. The winter has been disas-
trous one upon the main industry here
the lumber business, but, In spite of all
this and the hard times which all have
heard so much about and felt to greater
or less extent, there is more improve
ment i'm progress here than any place of
its size in the state. Strangers, attracted
by what they have heard of the place,
are constantly coming here to make
their homes and add to its business.
Business of all kinds, taken i'm compare
son with other places, is good. That
this is the case, there is no citizen but
who rejoices. That the newspapers OF
Chepoygan have had great influence
~ StfS-,I,Si3 eh'o St"eO Va aiiditos fetclC dIc
few. srs think. who will Question. Those
who are most benefited by this increase
In population and business, land who
have the most to hope from it i'm the flu
ture. are the merchants and business
men of the place. Then the question
naturally arises, do the business men.
and those most interested in the growth
and prosperity of Cheboygan, properly
appreciate the work that the newspaper
has been and is doing for. them. We
fear not. The letter which We took the
liberty of publishing last week, is evil
dence of this. Every newspaper which
goes out of this town is all advertisement
of Cheboygan. 1t is a good advertise
ment, or bad one, as the case may be.
If paper goes out as has the TRIBUNEI
much of the time since it was established.
with very meagre array of home adj
vertisements, what opinion can we eX- 4
pect the readers of the paper will form?
The very appearance of the paper gives
the lie to the words which we have been
uttering for the past TWO years, and to
the statements male in the commence
ments of this article. We give in every
issue OF the TRIBUNE plain statements OF
facts regarding the business of the place;
1T deserves them, but strangers, taking
up the paper and reading these state
mcnts, naturally turn to the advertising
columns of the paper TO see what class
OF men are doing business here. There
is no business man jig the village who
would be willing to admit that the esti-
mate thus formed would be correct Que.
A town is judged by its newspaper.
The TRIBUNE is "A credit to Cheboy gan
woul@ BE- 10 many u larger place. We
are willing that Ckeboygan should be
judged by its newspaper, as far us our
work is concerned. are our merchants,
are our business men. who have large
peaa estate interests here, willing that the
business of the town should be Judged
by the advertising department of the pa
per? We do not believe they are.
The letter of Hannah, Lay Sc Co..
mentioned above, is more than text
1t Is a sermon IN nutshell to our bust
ness men, who have been lax in their
support of newspapers, from firm do
ing the mostSesf ensive business of any |
IN the northern portion of the state. and |
which has been largely gained through |
g system Of extensive advertising. We
trust that our business men will be BEN
Gifted by it.
The better the support given the TRI-
BUNE, the better the paper ran be made. |
We do not ask it as favor to us. We
believe every person who advertises with |
us Will get his money back, in the way |
OF increased business, and, at the same
time, receive great incidental advantages. |
we trust that those of our business firms |
VINO do not advertise will think of the
matter from all its bearings.