New Ulm weekly review., 1878-04-17
From the Chicago Times. March l6, 1873.

There haS recently appeared in the columns Of the
operative system Of newspaper printing and adverts-
ing which, after careful investigation is found to be
West is concerned. The Times man charges that the
cooperative newspapers are printed in small and in
that only local characters the lists padded
by the Of the cooperative houses the
false made regarding the crcula
e OF hfs
ratve set Of swindlers, with whom
WITH view Of ascertaining the truth or falsty Of
these charges reporter was sent on tour ct invest
the leading house engaged in this industry in Chicago
with full power to 70 perso3's and
without setting down aught in malice, report '.ths
s % % av and s the na1
the reader Of the result Of his mission:
largeve story 75-feetfront building at Nos. IN ls
and 1871 Fifth avenue, MIR. John r. Cramer the Presi
he o.
mpart all the information asked for touching the bust
extent Of the establishment the apparently large
amount of capital invested in the business On the
nshed, and the paper-stock department, we'll stocked
ws of 5 or h
finest in the city Seven Hoe presses kept in con
so TO al If ss
floor large, light and airy composing whore
Es the t OF efs Was the
editoral where efficient corps of editors
FIJI the various sheets. In the basement some half
dozen stalwart were at work wetting down paper
and packing and shipping the hafprinted newspapers
:, After LOOKING over the building the reporter and
M to the
the scribe some facts and figures that completely
EaE prnsd m
produced II was arranged in aphabetical order and
on examning the list it was found that the charge
is utterly untrue. The catalogue embraced
of the best and most widely circu.ted weekly news
BeIvidere Dixon Joliet Ka9kkakee, Elgn, La Sale,
Kesesha, xas Milivaakes Ls Crosse Raens,,
il Michigan; Marsh town. Burliag edar Rapids
port Grown Point ElRhart 7slparaiso and wabash
The aggregate circulation Of the Unions list Of 400
ps
| any one week, and has many times exceeded 25O,0OO
far from this system of advertising being fraud
it undoubtedly Of the farest modes Of reaching
extent the circulation advertsement is going to
that is much farer than the disreputable
y of
three four times subscribers their books
ton Of Hn oA1oAso MES the Union is The e.a only
\
\ that makes secret of the number of readers an
advertising patron is enabled to reach through it's
| urnus
The Newsyaper Union is we'll known to be the largest
shipper by in the entire city of Chicago.
annual shipments through the express companies far
exceed in number of ponds that of any Kind of busi-
4 ness in he West.
The Union asks Chicago advertisers to call at any
time am look through its establishment and mat
fair and impartial examination the character of
papers it prints and its of doing business
has established areputatop for business integrity and
honorable dealing which It cannot afford to forfeit
by false to the business pub of the
Northwest It asks responsible ADVERT er tor his
patronage until he hal satisfied himself that what it
claims is correct
ith these facts before them the great public are
left to Judge which is the greater fraudan establish
/ ment like the Chicago Newspaper Union, which coz
ceals nothing which adyertisng patron has right
| to know, concern like the New york Times which
keeps of Its circulation as profound
as the grave, and resents impertnence any in
qutrie, in regard thereto.
/ For circulars and full information address
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS UNION
ISL Fifth avenue Chicago, H.