Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-07-03
Southern Advertising Agency.
Another Addition to Atlanta's Business,
Enterprise.

duVIueT duultlOH 10 AtlRntaS BUSINESS
Enterprise.
Concerning tho Advertising Bureau estab-
lishcd by MIR. Francis Fontnino last year in
New York. u branch of which ho has cons.
cluded to locate at Atlanta. wc clip tho fol-
low notices from our exchanges, and regret
TINT cur limited space will not admit Of ADJ
ditonal notices:
co. OPERATIVE UNION.
During the session OF the Press Covcntion
mt Cartcrsviilc, Mr.. Francis Fontnino, of Now
York, was permitted to address the associas
ton on tho merits Of Southern advertising
agency which he has established in Now
York City. His plan is for tho Southern
wcckies to organize co operative union and
tho advertisements he gets will be inserted in
oil tho papers belonging to tho Union. and
his contract with advertisers will DO
based on the aggregate circulation Of
the members Of the Union North.
crn firms will nc doubt givo this onter--
prise hearty support, for it would DO mnoI
better than to advertise 10 two or throe largo
dailies aggregating tho same circulation.
Tho circulation would extend over q much
larger territory. MIR. Fontaine's proposition
met with much favor from the Georgia week.
lies, aud his agency was heartily endorsed by
tho convention -iSanderSpiNc (Ga.) Courier.
at tho meeting of the Georgia Press Con.
vcntion ut Cartcrsville. Col. Francis Fon,ninc
received tho endorsement Of that body. }Ie
is making up lists Of Southern papers cxclu-.
sSely, representing Il circulation OF ono hun
drcd thousand, and takes advertisements for
them at n dumping" price cash on demand.
Rewcll and his clan will only send advertise
ments to cooperative union lists, and such
papers as he can force into his terms, 1t is
absolutely necessary that Southern papers
have n Southern man to look after thoir
interests in Now York--a man thut will do,
business on tho square. It is to bo hopcd
that oil weekly papers will put their business
in the hands of MIR. Fontaine. We endorse
every word Of the following from tho Colun.
bus Times:
We commend Alr. Fontaine to our brothrcn
OF the weekly press. with the conviction that
though his scheme may affnrd them only.
poor remuneration for their labur, !. is inf
nitcly bcttcr and more honorable than othcr
plans offered to them. We know Mr.. Fon.
taine well-he is our advertising agont in
New York-and wo know TINT a moro high
minded and honorable man does not live.
lie will sooner sustain a loss than permit n f.
newspaper man to suffer through his AGENCY.
Wo heartily endorse" him as not only ns n ,
Southern man of tho true stamp, but as n
gentleman in every sense and one who loves
truth and hates deception. ANantu { Ga),
WonogyupA, May 25M.
The Gadscn, (Ala.) Times Of May 80, in,
describing tho proceeding of tho Alabama
Prcss Association has tho following notice:
"Co! Z. Fontnine, formerly of Columbus, Co.,
but now of New York, asked permission Of
the Association to submit proposition to
organize n corporation to establish and ad.
sertsing agency in opposition to the plan now
known rs tho Patent Outsdo.''" After con.
siderable interesting debate, the proposition.
upon motion Of Col. Willis Brewer, was re-.
ferred to committee Of five to report at 7
o'clock p NJ.
On Motion. Col. Fransis Fontaino, Mr..
Mcdowell, of tho Eagle Of liberty. OF Unr
iontown, Fayotto County, Pennsylvania, Dr..
r. J. Thornton cnd Gov. r. W. Cobb wore
made honorary members of tho Association.
MIR. Fontainc's AGENCY was unanimously
endorsed by tho Alabama Press Association.
and his plan commended by tho Convention.
Tho Dispatch can DO found on flo in his,
Now York Office. whore advertising contracts,
m n, ho n,o5o c,r