The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-20
Press and Banner, August 10th.
ADVERTISING WINTHROP.
A LITTLE LIGHT AND SOME COMMENT
ON THE SUBJECT.
Professor johnson Gives Mr.. Roswell
T. Logan Two Dollars for Each of
Fifty Newspapers-Mr. Logan Pro.
poses to Advertise Out Fifty Cents
Worth in Some of Them - The
Reader Left to Surmise What BE.
come of the Balance-The Differ.
ence Between Public Institutions
and Private Colleges.


A week or two ago the Press and Banner re-
ferred TO the fact that private arrangements
had been made between Mr.. Roswell 4. Logan
and the principals Of the Citadel and the Win
throp Traicing School, whereby Mr.. Logan
thought to put good slice OF 1t In his own
cials who were handling public money. We
thought, and still think full and specific
statement of how this money was spent is
due TO the taxpayers who contributed the
money, and IL Is also due 10 those young Ia
dies and young gentlemen who may desire 10
compete for the valuable scholarships which
are TO be given out by the State. II Is due
that equal and fair notice should be given to
the young people In every part Of the State.
We have heard nothing from the Citadel, /,
but elsewhere we publish a letter from Prof
D. B. Johnson. which opens the way for the
ask ing of specific questions in reference TO his
stewardship in the matter, but which specific
In formation we venture TO suggest Will never
be given.
We ask this: Will MIR. johnson furnish to
us for publication
LIST. The names Of the papers In which his
advertiser ent appeared.
End. The number of times that each paper
published II.
3rd. The amount paid to each
OF course neither MIR. Johnson nor Mr.. Lo-
gan are expected to answer these questions,
Tor the simple reason that they don't want 10
tell, and they will no doubt remain silent or
else assign reasons which are satisfactory to
themselves why such Information should be
concealed from the public.
But Prof. Johnson has furnished enough In
formation for US 10 base an estimate.
He says: "LaSt Spring the Board Of Con-
troll appropriated one hundred dollars to ad-
vertse the examinations for Winthrop Col
lege scholarships In every county OF this Stat e
for the benefit OF the young ladies, mainly"
Not word was said In this about appropri-
ating any money for the benefit Of Mr.. R0s-
well T. Logan. The appropriation was for
"advertising the examina tons for Winthrop
snbEpOnpnt
prove that all the money was not so eXpend-
ed. The Professor admits this. Mr.. Logan
collected two dollars for each OF fifty newspa-
pers, aud then offered to pay some OF them
fifty cents apiece.
He further says: "Mr Roswell Z. Logan.
&c, agreed 10 advertise in fifty State newspa-
Pers,, including datlics and weeklies, for one
hundred dollars"
Now. let the Press and Banner testify lit
tie. MIR. Logan offered us the advertisement
one time for fifty CENTS AT the meeting of
Wallace. of the Newberry Observer. to say
that he had received similar offer. One 9TH
er editor said the same thing. We think II
was Editor Nettles. Of the Manning Times,
who made the statement that he had been Of
fered nifty cents for single insertion.
The Newberry Observer and the Manning
Times are among the very best papers pub
lished IN the Slate. We leave the fourteen
hundred subscribers to the Press and Banner
to say If this paper is not at least an average
paper. II they should be willing to class 1t
with the Newherry Observer and the Man.
ming Times 1t will therefore be seen that three
good papers were offered each fifty cents to
publish! the advertisement When Mr.. johnson
ullorUed Mr.. LDgan two dollars for each.
But We understood each of The three papers
to say that they declined to publish 1t. Now.
were the names OF these three papers counted
in the "iilty Stale papers, including dailies
and week lies?"
public would be interested In knowing what
became of the money
| Professor johnson goes on TO say: "Expp-
rience has shown that this same advertise
ment could not be secured otherwise in more
than three-fourlhs OF that number for the
same amount of money"
| Well now, we know Mr. Johnson too well
to believe for instant that he would know
| lngly make a statement which Is not true.
| But his statement In the above paragraph
could not be borne out by the facts, and In re-
iuling his statement we make no imputatinn
whatever as TO his integrity ur veracty. We
merely wish to show him and the public that
| he is mistaken.
In the first place, the copy Of the advertise
ment as sent 10 us, wa about one inch, posi-
| bly, less. If there is n newspaper In the State
OF South Carolina which charges more than
one dollar for the first insertion. and fifty
cents for the second insertion, we are hol
positively fol every paper In the State except
perhaps the News and Courier. Then al the
regular rates Professor johnson could nave
put his advertisement I'm fifty of the best pa
! pers In the State three times for SlW. But
when we take ii into consideration that news
papers seldom charge educational inSttu'
| tions full price, he could no doubt haYe done
much better.
| If he had sent to each OF fifty of the hest pa
pers in this State IL post Office order for s.
| with the request to publish II for one month
! oreven longer, we venture TO say that not one
OF them would have been returned. Let the
reader not forget that the Winthrop adver
! tisenenL was much shorter than majority
| of school advertisements.
! Professor johnson further says: ut was
the duty of those in charge of the Winthrop
College to work for It's interests. and TO make
the money appropriated by the State go as far
as possible"
in this statement we most heartily concur
and rs an evidence that the Stnle'S mon"y
! has not been handled az carefully, and in the
same way that private individuals manage
and spend money for their own colleges, we
will state that OF the several college advertise