The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-21
A Square Business
Proposition.


There are but few people that are not
deshous of attracting attention. This
desire is not always prompted by vanity.
II is a matter OF plain business with prob-
ably a large majority. The means by
which people seek to attract the attention
If others are as varied as the differences
IF the people themselves. Some will Sc
'ect parrot or a mocling bird, knowing
hat either will attract attention. and
hey count on, as II were. riding into
lotoriety ON the parrot or mocking bird
Or monkey or whatever 1t may be. Others
with ideas rccklessly artistic paint the
own rcd" Hut all this is not good busi-
ness.
For business notorlety, to attract the
attention Of the public to your own merit
Or to the merits of that which you wish
to dispose OF for coin or Its equivalent.
there is nothing so valuable as the news
paper.
This fact was brought to mind forcibly
by tour OF the city yesterday. In new
houses and in old houses. In big houses
and little houses. could be seen cards
ma shingles and tin signs. and signs Of
all shapes and sizes and materials, bear
ing Inscriptions sometimes legible, some
times almost illegible, intending to inform
the passerby that within were rooms to
rent furnished or unfurnished, plain or
fancy: with board or without board Peo-
ole who wish desirable quarters in the
city often drop into the Astorlan office
to enquire where they can be found In
cities less or more metropolitan than AS
toria, Il would not be necessary for the
seeker for shelter and residence quarters.
20 make tour OF the city on foot or In
4 costly eqiipage to find location. He
would simply look In the morning paper.
where he would find In u classified list
4 description OF oil the rooms or lodgings
10 rent In the city, that we're worth hav-
ing.
II the manager OF this paper had moth
Ing else to do he would take pleasure in
sscorting inqulring friends and strangers
over the city to show them all those
places where they might secure the ac-
commodation they wished. But as this
Is out OF the question, the next best
thing win be done.
The Astorian's advertising agent, J. j..
Ryan. will visit every house in the city
where there Is public notice of Rooms
to Rent" ETC., and he will offer to place
an advertisement in The Astorian on such
special and favorable terms that II will
not be to the interests Of parties interest
ed to refuse. Just think--when anyone
wants rooms or house. he can quietly
sit down and look at the Astorians class
lied list. He will most likely see a
notice OF your offer. when he might not
visit that locality for year were II not
brought to his notice In The Astorian.
One can look over the entire list OF
rooms to rent In this city In a few minutes
II properly listed in the Astorian, when
II would take him ten days hard
TO attempt to find them all on
foot.
No one but our advertising agent, J. J.
Ryan Is going to do that Give him your
advertisement and he viii put II where 1t
will do the most good.
This Is Just business talk to business
people.
Sunday an Austrian named Charles
Bendel made his appearance at Pasco
covered with blood. and asked for the
services OF doctor. He was frightfully
cut about the head and body, and told
4 story Of being assaulted In a box car
by a companion, near Relief, Yakima
The two men had been travelling
together from Seattle and were bound
Tor Spokane where they were compelled
10 bo 10 get their time checks cashed.
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