St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-16

pers returned the same price, and three
did not return bill at all, but requested
the officer 10 pay what he thought the
stuff" was worth, and guess he did.
FROM this wOeful appearance of the
lack OF business methods l feel war
ranted Ill saying that what we most
lack Is business education.
AS TO ADVERTISING.
LII advertising space is worth ANYTHING
al all 1t ought to have fixed and mar
ket value. and in my opinion this asso-
ciation has within Its province the op-
portunlty TO take such steps at this
meeting as will lead to a remedy of the
Ills as they exist anu result in placing
this association upon q business basis
when VIII lnure To our advantage as
well as to the advantage of the public.
Ii advertising space is worth anything
1t is worth as much for one purpose as
another. 1t is worth as much for a
card OF thanks and cali for a caucus
as though that space were occupied by
letters announcing the excellent virtue
OF soap. The caucus notice might be a
matter or news 10 some, and unless |
nave been mistaken i'll my Judgment of
the human race, the virtue of soap
would be equally as strange to others,
and just as long as we are willing to do
all these things for nothing, just so long
VIII all ungrateful public stand ready
10 receive them at that uniformly low
price.
1t appears to me that we should come
together and establish uniform sched-
ule OF rates and abide by them, not by
cutting them in two, but by maintaining
them at reasonable and fair market
value. The commercial rating of
newspaper may not add to it's interest.
put IL has always appeared to me that
1t was more potent factor fer the up
building OF community, and was re-
garded with greater reverence and re-
Spect In proportion to its increased
hnancial standing. People respect
ability and have far greater apprecia-
ton of one who is able TO do well than
for one whose only ambition seems to
be To shuttle along and barely exist. We
have all observed that year after year
the business which we are following
is so
DEMoRALIZED IN SECTIONS
OF this state that it offers to do the work
OF the public gratuitously, and not in
frequently offers to pay for the privi
lege. This is indeed patriotic way to
look at 1t, but the man who does that is
the only man who is fortunate to get
that view OF the picture. The practice
is wrong, aud so much worse than fool
L
lie always sympathizes with this victim
OF delusion. and his reward ends right
there. The laborer is worthy of his
hire, whatever that may be, and the
public Is always willing and able to
pay Just compensation for its work.
This may not be in all respects gernane
to the matter of business union. but it
does consider some of the existing evils
which might be done away with by the
organization OF business union such as
would tend towards an education which
would teach us that to sacrifice our toll
for decidedly empty honor is unhealthy,
unWise and decidedly unremunerative.
In conclusion, let me add again that
this is matter of incalculable i'm.
portance, and merits all of the attention
which we can devote TO it. do not
advise union for the purpose OF, de-
fraudlng any one, but upon such lines
as Will Soberly commend itself to all
who understand it.
TRIBUTE TO MAI. NEWSON.
1t could be improper to close this
without some alluSion to the death of
our good old friend, Mai. Newson.
which occurred since onr maetin@ =
year ago. In his death this association
lost one of its best and most valued
friends. A friend to whom we often
turned for counsel and advice and who
i'll turn always returned some word of
cheer, some ray of hope. A friend that
we will miss i'll our annual gatherings
for many years to come. In his honor
memorial service was held in St. Paul
Sunday, April 25, 1898. of which this
association through its officers had
charge. We shall always remember
him i'll kindness, and in speaking of him
choose to use his words and say that
n
may change professions or places of
living, or endure proyerty, or bask in
the sunlight of prosperity, yet true
friendship never dies"