Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-04-17
Fun te ChacUgO 1SMeS, March I6, ISW.
AdvadsiingqhstDosPsy
Assertions to the Contrary Notwi.h-
standing.

There has recently appeared In the columns Of the
eperat, We system Of newspaper printing and advertise
Ing. which. after careful In vest,eAtioD, 10 found to be
ives, is concerned. The Timss man charges that tue
cooperative newspapers are printed in small aud in
and tina, only Of a local character; that the lists are
padd d ont by the managers Of c~o.opers tive houses
that false presentation .rs made regarding the
circulation OF these lists q ? apers and finally mot Ia
cooperative establishments are a vet u swindlers.
with whom advertisers shou'd have no dealing.
these w. Charges n ~ rrn"rter mas ..u. ON 7. . mn" ~ ~ isrs.. T.
CATION tothe ofice Of the Chicago Newspsp per Union,
s"e Lead Leading ri house :" ENGAGED in mis- industry 10 Cnis.;
make = thorough Sitting Of the whole matter, and,
truth, the Whole truth. .nd nothing but The truth"
The scribe went and saw, and now proceeds to inform
'" Tb ,ei Ne ss Tp i .er t Toion " ma .'i io %,"i o ,si. b,i.bed !, .
large five story - I eI-ffont hui ding at Nos III, i7s
ana =, fiftn s "senns; mr.. nShn =. C,sm.r. the
Cramer, Aikens 4 Cramer, MiI~ Ankee, was ready and
,.nsnIE.s to The .% SS.;I.: all r! r.. Irdor : ::Gs,t for
astonished At the extent Of the establishment and the
ss1 1s;n : On 5art sss sT f,., tS 90 s ~. Il. i ssso.iS. IN roa .ns
handsomely FURNISHED, and th. paper.stoek deo.rt,
one Of the largest aud nue-t In the city. Seven lie.
presses seie kept In constant motion, printing the
muititudiuons papers that 60 out to all parts OF the
Northwest. On the third floor was . large. light and
airy CONT osins room, where some twsn y hne.Iook-
ing printers were engaged ia manipulating the types.
On the sam foor WAS the editorial. room. where an
efficient corps of editors was engaged in the careful
preparation Of news n after to I'LL the various sheets.
In the basement come half-dozen stalls art mes were
at work %wettins down paper and packing and ship
ping the d alt printed newspapers.
After looking over the building the reporter and
president rs.arsed :, The bus. mes. Office; siers the
to the scribe some facts and figures that completely
Knocked In the head the New York pa per's Charge,
First. a list II the paiers printed by the Union WAS
produced, II was arranged in alphahetical order. and
contained The name 81 every paper. The to~n where
On examining the I st 1t was found that the charge
tina, soi;opx,;s,ys ne .sp: ser! rt are al printed in small
some OF The bee, and most widely circulated weekly
ss.ss. ss B.,, vi .nt b sss:nT Joliet, rs R.sssSss. s .asS
L Ls salt T.. L,nsolS G.,e,e"ss. quincy, I nss;,Sr: sysa,
in iliinais; Rens.ha. M"nisowoc, Hiiwsusss. Ia
crosse, Racine and Lancaster in wisconsin; ksla-
asson and Port H.ron II Miesissn; M.rsssiitewn.
Burlington. Cedar Rapids, EIkader. Maauoheta, Wa
,1f,s nna aa NJ s%,,eT L CITY n low" cio Lrar Eeia, tt 'IS
Valparaiso and Wabash in Indiana.
ne WI, xs.s ss ssr. .ine cure t sn.At T.. o q isn uS1@n I. : ,i'i o. w.
found on invesie alton. has not bs<n less than rs ,Ia
copies any one week, and has many times exceeded
50 far from hi. .ystem Of advertising being frs,d.
the public yet devised, tor the reason that the sdvsr.
tiser, when he lays out his money, knows exactly the
to receive. No candid. ai 81 srudSr per.on c.n 81" ais
pute that II is much fAirer than the disreputabl.
practices resorted to by mui!itudss Of papers q small
they have three or four times as many subscribers -
their hooss carr, and charsing advertisers three or
fur times more than they ought to vay. With the
solitary exception Of THE CHICAGO TINES, the Union
IL |. the ssi on" e;, ,ds ,ss. m.ss s 81 n sa, Of i q, e. circulation n"mssl y
readers an advertising patron 10 enabled to reach
The Newspaper Union i. well known to I've the larg.
lts annual shipments through, the express companie.
lar exceed IN number Of pounds that OF any Kind Of
The Un:on asks chicago advertisers to call at any
t1mp and look hrauC b {fa fNhlishrna a nd nnkA a