The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-13
THE PRINTING BILL.

bill pending IN the legislature providing for
the publication in newspapers Of sherils'
sales and other legd documents required
by law TO bo advertised in some way. This
bill we see has been reported upon adversely
by the senate committee, and while this &C.
tioq does oot nacetariy defect the bill, it is
calculated % do so and ut least throws q
dsmper upon it. We cannot conceive upon
what grounds the committee could baae such
action. Not one single argument presents
itself to u, as of sufficient weight to induce
opposition to this measure If We we're TO
try for week, we do not believe that we
could frame m Argument against advertising
shenf's sales, delinquent tar lists, probate
court orders and legal papers Of the
nature of these, now required by law to be
made public. Then it they should be ad-
vertised, il the rights and the best interests
OF the persons most concerned in them de-
mand that they be advertised, ought they
not to be advertised in tho most prominent
and effective manner possible? As required
By law now they are written out and posted
upin three public places in the county for q
certain length Of time, or rather they are put
up specified lengit OF time before sale day.
We ssk any reasonable man to answer if this
style of advertising Is as promnanl or ofs
fective as would DO their publication in the
newspaper of the largest circulation published
in the county from the courts of which they
emanate, would be? Suppose that when the
no.lces in question are posted in three public
places in tho county, or dozan public
places for that matter, The remain up, how
many people ever see hem? Aud of those
seeing them how many read tbemi 1t ia
perfectly ,ale TO cay that not one person in
ten visiting these public places see them, and
equally safe to cay that not ono
in ten who do notice them
ever read them. They are generally stuck
with tacks at the courthouse of the county,
at the post-oflice in the county site and ut
one or more other places Now, people lv-
Ing in the country come to the cousty site
but seldom, especially if they live any dis-
lance away, and when they do come, they
have business TO attend to which prevents
them from wasting time in reading notices
stuck up here and there. People living in
towns aud cities acquire such habit Of
rushing and attending exclusively to their
owa business affairs, that they never notice
such things So Of what benefit is this man.
ner of advertising? But then It is fact that
these notices three fourths of the time do not
remain posted up The wind tears tho tsck,
loose and blows them of; or the rain brat.
them down; or interested parties seeking to
profit by a sale and wanting rs little compet-
ton as possible, pull them down md destroy
them. What is the result Of this? "A'sr
land Is advertised Tor sale under execution, or
for taxes, or the property of minors is to be
sold to raise money for their support
or TO pay debts of their estate, and when
the day of sale comes around, probably not
half dozen persons know of il, and tho
property, really valuable and that would
have brought its worth, had itl sale been
generally known, goes for song, and "a
is largely loser, or the minor heirs are in
directly swindled, being powerless to help
themselves. Suppose this legal advertising
was done through tn medium of news
paper! The merchant in his counting room:
ths farmer by his fresile; the artisan aud
the mechanic at their work benches;
the professional man in his office
AL classes of people read the paper and be-
como acquainted with Its contents. "a"
secs that his land is advertised TO be
sold ona certain day; his neighbos who
know the value of it see the advertisement
men with money to invest in lands see It, and
the consequence is, that when tho sale comes
ofthere ia a crowd present. all with the in.
tenion of purchase and the property bring
its value and "a" is not made the victim Of
psuny-wi'e and pound foolish ccononv
which sacrifices every year. multiplied tb d
sands Of dollars to save few dollars of cpe
for advertising in newspaper. We venture
the assertion that every member of the legi..
lature con recall to his mind instances
of salos such as We are abiding TO, ,h,,
have come under his own observation where
there we're not exceeding half dozen DER.
sons present and sometimes fewer, and whore
the property sold did not bring 1.-THE of II.
value. Is not the law Of the land con,em.
plated 10 be a protection for the citizen, If
this Is so, should it not then give the citizen
every facility for realizing the full value of
his property when by his misfortuncs ;he au
deprives him of that property There GER
tainly can be no doubt Of the efficacy of
newspaper advertising. II there is we
respectfully refer the legislature to tho bust.
ness men of tho sLate--those engaged in
mercantile pursuits especially, because they
advertise most, and IL they have confidence in
tie judgments OF this class of our citizens
they will soon come to tho conclusion that