The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-03-09
THE W. T. P. A.

The Woman's Temperance Publication
Association located At Chicago, isa child
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. Under the leadership oi Mrs.
Matilda Carsc, II has been the FIRST, II not
the only, Temperance Publication House
that is selfsupportlng and dividend pay
ing. A leading commercial agency report
says Of the Company ; "'rhey are very
prompt In paying bills and their business
Is increasing and prosperous. The man
agement ls considered able and ecnserya.
tive and they are In good credit for the
needs OF their business
Their plant includes seven presses with
the appliances Of frst.class Office, bat
these are inadequate TO meet the demands
made upon them, even with the presses
running At their full capacity aud much sf
the time doing night work. II speaks
louder than words Of mine can, In praise
Of the business judgment Of Mrs. carse
and her cc-managcrs, that Publishing
House In the interest Of reform, the cap.
itai stock held entirely by women, and =
large majority Of the workers, both by
brain and hand, women, should be the arst
dividend payiag business Of It's kind
Il is token for good that the Temper
ance cause has outgrewa the period when
its advocates must labor for naughs bat the
consciousness Of well.doIng. The time
has eeme when II pays man or woman oi
culture and ability to prepare carefully
and give all attention TO the cause OF Pro.
hibition and just as a school that offers
Inducements to men OF brain and educa,
ton 10 give themselves to work In lts la.
teress, Il, In a commensurate degree. sue.
eessful, 50 the cause Of Prohibition Il vast
iy the gamer that II has reached the pc.
riod Of we'll equipped and well paid advo
Gates.
| The success OF the w. I. p. A. gives us
faith In the Temperance Temple. ThI,
mighty project Is undsr the guidance o
our financial leader, Mrs. carse. An I'm
mense building twelve stories high, cen
traily located In Chicago and to cost $500.
ooo This enterprise aroused great enthu
siasm la the National Convention In Nas,
Vile and 5000 was pledged In an heuri
time. The building will furnish ample &C
commodations for w. c. I. u. headquar
ters, Offices ofthe Publication Association
hall for the public meetings and ether w
c. T. U. purposes. with rooms bssIde, ID.
rental from whiek will yield the Nstiona
Society an income of Sayo,ooo annually q
Current rates In that locality.
To those of US who find Il difficult to &c
cure funds for necessary local expease
the idea seems beyond realization. but
you could see and hear Mrs. earse an,
catch the inspiration Of her courage an,
faith you would cease to voice your unbe
lief.
The report OF the Treasurer for the Yea
ending October. 1857 was fall Of eneeur
agemeat. Nearly SIsoo passed through
the hands Of that officer during the year
and more than $To.ooo OF IL was Iiterall,
the aggregation Of ten cent pieces. Tn
w. G. T. u. has learned the value ef tn
listles, and the courage for the future In
sPired BY Mccess In the past was expresss,
Ia the Thanksgiving prayer Of Mrs. II. w
Smith, 1--WE thank thee Lord, that thos
didst give Ms nearly Sisiooo last year an,
we ask thee te give us ten times ~ mucl
next year r The financial history OF th
w. c. r. u. is an earnest Of her final sue
cess, as well as good evidence OF the In
genuity, persistence aad devotion Of he
members.
Lizzie v. WfLsoS.