Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-07-24
AN EFFORT TO BOOM BUSINESS
AND ENTERPRISE.

All cities and towns of any preten-
sions and claims on emigration or
on capital for investment, are pub
fishing books or papers descriptive
OF the town and surrounding coun-
try, the advantages of society,
schools, churches, business interests
and facilities, &C., and circulating
them through the older and more
thickly settled States, where there
is capital that seeks investment and
people who are looking for new To-
cations.
The Parkersburg State Journal
published a large paper few weeks
ago, devoted to the business interests
of that place, its manufacturing en-
terprises and advantages, companies
aud corporations, railroads, &c.; al
so sketches of the city and county,
churches, schools, societies, institu-
tions, prominent men, &C., with an
outline map of the town. The Hag-
erstown Mail is now engaged on a
book of several hundred pages, de-
scriptive of that thriving city.
OF course such publications in
volve great labor and expense, but
as the prosperity of town is shared
in by every individual, especially by
those engaged in active business
with money invested in it or in prop
erty, so all business men should be
willing to do something towards
booming their town by advertising
their business.
After considering the benefits to
be derived from such publications.
counting the labor and cost,-we
have determined that Martinsburg
shall not be behind hand on the
part of its papers. The fall trade
will open in a month or so, and by
giving it a boom IN the way of ju-
dlcious advertising, business can be
revived to great extent. Besides,
it may be the means of drawing cap.
ital here, by showing to the outside
world that Martinsburg offers adj
vantages and inducements not of
fered elsewhere.
For this purpose we will issue on
or about Aug. 2Sth, 5000 copies Of q
sir or eight page paper, descriptive of
the business interests of Martins
burg, and devoted to the history of
the town and county from the settle
ment of the country to the present.
all will depend upon the encourage
ment and aid given us by the peo-
pie in getting it up. There should
be spirit enough here to enable us to
give engravings of some of the
prominent places Of interest, and
sketches of the leading men in bust.
ness and public life. These papers
will be mailed to the leading men in
this State and to prominent men
and places in the Northern States,
especially to the newspapers all over
the country, which will thus be
moved to notice Martinsburg as an
objective point for those who wish
to invest or locate.
Anyone can see that the cost oil
such a publication will be consider
able, to say nothing Of the labor il
will require. The labor we are will
ing to do for the good of the town
AS it will be an unusual chance fol
profitable advertising, we trust to
that for the payment Of the cash ex
penses incurred. 1t is especially adj
vantageous for the advertising Of
public business, the sale of land OF
property, &C., on account of the
large and general circulation. Bust
ness men desiring to advertise any
thing special, can have 800 or 1000ex
ira copies struck at reasonable rate
for their own distribution. PROF
CHAs. A. HoRNER, a pushing young
man of Martinsburg, has charge of
the advertising and will call Oh the
business men during the week.
Miss LIZZIE CARPENTER has
kindly consented to assist in the pre-
paration of the local history and bus
mess sketches. She is well known
and much admired for the readiness
of her pen, by the readers of the diff.
ferent papers to which she contri.
buteS.
Secretaries Of the different Socie-
ties, Associations, Companies, &C.,
will confer favor by handing in at
once their lists of officers, dates of
organization, and other points of
interest. BY the cooperation of our
people, a very creditable showing of
the town may be made abroad at
little cost to anyone.
Tho AyoraI,iot tpio1e IL, (NI,ao