New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-19
COME TO THE POINT.

care Advertisers to be Cheated r is the be-
nevolent inquiry o. our esteemed contemporary IHE
We sincerely trust that no advertiser who understands
himself will be cheated He certainly will not be II he
places his advertisements In the great and booming
World But we feel it our duty TO quietly warn him
against the secretive aud seductive TRIBUNE Every
who inserts his advertisement in The TRIBUNE In
tho bssul belief that It will be seen BY any consider
able number Of his viii be Ne assured. %sn ca
possibly be cheated who advertises IN The Worla In
Ssr are IN
do print and circulate three times as many papers as
ton ia assuredly times greater than that of THE
OF our IL s aS.a
tser publicity When he pays good round price for
in q p9se be-
about as badly cheated as though no had inserted IN
cheated.-rThe New-York World.
The booming World should not become merely tho
"blowing World" Disparaging as 1t TO our ingenious
and successful neighbor Pulitzers Intelligence, we
really hope that he believes what he says,
for in that we shall have some
fun with him. He is Juggling with might and main to
raise money for the Bartholdi PEDESTAL Now we are
ready to put him in the way OF getting much money
for it in hour he has got in fortnght-proyided
he has told the truth the above. II he hasn-but let
US not anticipated!
We are ready Monday morning to deposit with f.
X. Wright, cashier Of the Park Bank, certified
check for ten thousand dollars to be contributed
by him for us to the Bartholdi fund, on con-
dtlon that perfectly fair and impartial committee the
president of the American News Company the president
OF the Adams Express Company and the Editor either OF
The sun The Herald, as Mr.. Pulitzer may
prefer after a full examination of the books and
records of both THE TRIBUNE and The World with full
right to examine employees and witnesses under oath
and with full access to both pressrooms shall decide The
Worlds statements about the comparative circulation OF
tho two papers, above quoted, TO DO rue'
and on the sole further condition that
Mr.. Pulitzer shall have first deposited
with Mr. Wright a certified check for the same amount,
TO be by him turned to THE TRIBUNE Fresh Air
Fund II said committee decide these statements OF
The World to be untrue.
Now, Brother Pulitzer, II you told the truth,
here's good lift for your fund; II
you didn't tell the truth, even your naughty
misdeed snail DO oyerruled help the children Of the
poor.
Then after that check disposed Of you can havo five
thousand more deposited with Mr.. Wright, you to de-
poslt the same and the same committee to award as
follows: II 1t find that you told the truth when you
said The Sunday World had five times the circulation OF
THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE the whole OF our money to go to
the Barhold pedestal If you didn't tell the truth, the
whole OF yours 20 20 TO THE TRIBUNE FreshAir Fund
III it find that you told four-hfths Of the
TRUTH that Is n It hud that The Sunday World has not
five times but has four times the circulation OF The
SUNDAY TRIBUNE, four thousand dollars OF our money
10 go 10 the PEDESTAL; IL you didn't tell four
rfths OF the truth, four thousand OF your
money TO go 10 the Fresn-Air Fund. If the committee
lind that you told threefths OF the truth, or did not
toll three-alths Of the truth. three Thousand
20 20 rs before. II the committee ind that
you told only two-nfths OF the truth, then
two thousand OF money to your fund
II you didn't twOhfths Of the truth. then two
thou Of your money fund And. finally If the
committee find that you told even one-fh OF the TRUTH
and that The Sunday World has bona Fde
paid circulation large as THE SUNDAY
tribune. even then your fund shall reap the
reward OF your putting only fourfths fasehood into
your statement by getting thousand dollars from u.s.
You Will observe that this Is very easy on YOU After
your brag IS disposed OF, then the subsequent
punishment is reduced instead Of raised In pro-
portion as the fiction I'm statements increases! But
there ia reason for this we don't want TO drive you
into bankruptcy
Brother Pulitzer rise up and come forward, -blushing
and prompt Cashier Wright is waiting for you. The
Park Bank is door to The Herald Building on Broad
way First he has thousand dollars for your fund,
IL your statements In lump are true. Then as soon
as that ten thousand dollars is disposed OF he is ready
TO make the usual discounts scaling the truth In your
statements down by nfths. Even II they have onehfth
TRUTH you sl get thousand dollars for your FUND
Rise up, Joseph Don't be bashful, and dent be slow