Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-06-26

Southern Advertising Agency.
Another Addition to Atlanta's Business
Enterprise.
Concerning tho Advertising Bureau 'estab-
lishod by MIR. Francis Fontaino last year in
New York. o branch Of which he has con>
cludcd to locnto at Atlanta wo clip the fol-
low notices from our exchanges, and regret
that our limited space will not admit of adj
ditional notices:
co. OPERATIVE UNION.
During tho session Of the Press Covcntion
at Cortorsville, Mr.. Francis Fontaino, of Now
York, was permitted to address tho assooiaa
tion on the merits Of Southern advertising
AGENCY which ho has established in I, New
York City. His plan is for the Southern
wccklos to organize cooperative union and
constitute him their agent in New York. All
tho advertisements ho gcts will be insertedin
his contract with advertisers awill bo
bascd on the aggregate circulation of
tho mombcrs Of tho Union. North.
crn firms will nc doubt give. this eDter--
prise hearty support, for it would be much
better than to advertise iD two or three large
duilios aggregating the samo circulation.
Tho circulation would extend over much :
".
met with much favor from the Georgia week.
lies, and his agency was heartily endorsed by
tho convention -Sandersvitte { (Ga.) Courier.
At the meeting of tho Georgia Pross Con-
vontion ut Cartorsvillo. Col. Francis Fontaine-
received tho endorsement of that body. lio
is making up lists Of Southern papors, cxclu-
svely, representing circulation of ono hun
drod thousand, aud takes advertisements for
thcm at dumping" price cash on demand.
Rcwell and his clan will only send advertise.
mcnts to co~opcrativo union lists, and such
papers rs he cnn force into his terms. 1t is
absolutely necessary that Southern papers
hnro q Southern man to look after their
interests in Now York-a man TINT will do
business on tho square. It is to bo hoped
that all weekly papers will put their business
in the hands Of Mr.. Fontaino. Wo endorse
eycry word Of the following from tho Colnm-
bus Times: Figs
We commend Nr. Fontaino to our brethren
Of tho weekly press. with tho conviction that
though his scheme may nfnrd thom only
poor remuneration for their lab"r, IL is inf
ntcly better and moro honorable than other
plans offered to them. We know Mr.. Fon'
taine woll-ho is our advertising agent in
New York-and wo know that u more high-
minded and honorable man docs not live.
lie will sooner sustain loss than pormit
newspaper man to suffer through his agency.
Wo heartily "cndorso" him as not only rs n.
Southern man Of tho true stamp, bnt rs n,
gentleman in every sense. and one who loves
truth aud hates deception. Alanta (Gap
Photograph. Nay 25h.
The Ghdsen, (Ala.) Times Of May 80, in
describing tho proceeding Of tho Alabama
Press Association has tho following notice:
Col L. Fontaine, formerly Of Columbus. Co.,
but now Of New York, asked permission Of
the Association to submit proposition to
organize corporation to establish and adj
vertsing agency in opposition to the plan now
known rs tho Patent Outsidc.'" Aftor con.
siderable interesting debate. tho proposition.
upon motion Of Col. Willis Brewer was re-
ferrcd to II committee Of five to report at :
o'clock r. NJ.
On Motion. Col. Fransis Fontaine Mr..
Mcdowell. Of tho Eagle Of Liberty, of Un'
iontown, Fuyettc County. Pennsylvania, Dr..
II. J. Thornton nd Gov. r. w. Cobb. were
malo honorary members of tho Association.
Mr.. Fontainc's agency was unanimously
| endorsed by tho Alabama Press Association,
and his plan commended by the Convention.
The DispatcA can be found on file in his
New York Office. where Advertising contracts
can be made for it,