The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-22
TO Advertise SCRANTON
Scheme Made Known at Last Nights
Board Of Trade Meeting.
INDIVIDUALS TO PAY FOR 1T
Casters Magazine Committee Named
to Investigate the Public Mar.
ket Projcct-Othcr business.

Several matters OF importance were
considered last night by fairly well
attended meeting of the board OF trade
a committee was appointed to invests
gate the public market project: the pub
lication committees report showing a
large advertising contract with Cas-
sicrs magazine was approved, as was
a report Of the manufacturers commit
tee.
The publication committees report
was of especial interest to the coal
trade and was as follows:
To the President and Members OF the
Scranton Board of Trade:
Gentlemen: The publication committee
desire to report that some weeks ago we
were approached by A. II. Chandler. vice.
president and manager of Casters Maga-
zine. who had been attracted to the cheap
fuel resources of Scranton by our adver-
tisement in Power.
on inve sti@ation of our advantages he
became convinced that an issue of his
magazine, exploiting the advantages OF
using low-priced fuels such as we pos
sess for the generation of steam power.
would be acceptable TO manufacturers and
engineers at this time. He made propo-
sitlon to us to publish in connection with
articles on the generation of steam from
culm and other cheap fuels. twenty pages
Of illustrated matter one-half of which
was to be prepared by Nelson w. Perry,
Well-kNoWn uutnOtltN on the SupJcVN,
and the other half to be prepared by some
person selected by the publication COM
mlttee and all to he submitted to the
publication committee for correction and
amendment before publication. The ex-
pense of this publication he placed at 500
per page. or 5000 for the twenty pages.
$4,000 Was Too Bis u Price.
Your committee. while realizing that 1t
would be OF great value to the city and
strong factor In assisting the board in
making known our advantages. coaId not
see how the $1,000 could be raised, as II
was out of the question 10 expect the
board TO make an Appropriation ot thdl
amount. Several prominent members or
| the board who were spoken To on the sub
| ject realized the value such publication
would be to us, ana agreed TO contribute
personally TO defray the expense of the
publication. After canvassng the field II
| became evident that 10 raise 5000 was out
| Of the question, and Mr.. Perry's report,
| prepared AT the expense OF the masazine
| publishers, was Of such nature that Mr..
| Chandler decided to incorporate IL in the
body of the magazine. This, then. made
| IL necessary for us to raise but SlWV TO
| pay for the insertion OF the article focus
| ing the power articles OF the magazine
| on the city.
! Mr.. Chandler then made proposition TO
| us that II we paid for the ten pages re-
| quired for the article specially devoted TO
| this city, the matter could be satisfac-
torily arranged. The question of the board
appropriating $1,000 for this purpose was
| broachei and found TO be impossible oW
| ing TO the nature OF the financial condi-
| tion of the board and the probable eN-
| pense II would be required TO meet In
| furnishing our new rooms. Vhereupot, al
| the suggestion OF prominent member OF
| the board an effort was made 10 raise the
| amount required by subscription among
| the members OF the board having culm
| for sale. who would, In measure, be
benefited by the article.
| Your secretary, together with members
| Of the publication committee, AZ various
| times called with Mr.. Chandler on num-
| ber of gentlemen in the city and succeed
| "a in securing liberal contributions from
| William Connell c. d. Simpson, W. T.
| Smith. the Greenwood Coal company, the
| RAYMOND Coal company, q. ;. Johnson,
| r. B. Sturges and W. II. Richmond. The
| amounts subscribed were so close 10 Sl.Ws
| that. without any legal obligation being
| assumed by your committee, Mr. Chand-
| Ter decided TO go on with the work. as II
! was necessary to rush things.
| As result, the November number OF
| Casters Magazine VIII contain Illustrated
articles by several prominent specialists
| bearing on the subject. and Will also con
tain an article by Mr.. Perry that refers di.
-ectly TO Scranton which, on account Of
| its local character, the editor OF the maya
| zine decided would have to accompany
our own article In the back part OF the
| magazine Immediately following the o..
| dinary news This is practically as good
| > position as In the body OF the maga-
zine.
Miss Dickinson's Article.
Following Mr.. Perry's article will be an
| illustrated article by Mis- Susan T.. Dick
| inson, VINO. at the suggestion OF the chair'
| man OF the publication committee, was en-
| gagged by Mr.. Chandler to write an article
| on the Industrial and Social Propositions
| Of Scranton" Miss Dickinson has written
an excellent article. In a popular vein
| which, while il gives In general way the
industrial advantages Of Scranton, also
| speaks Of the social religious and educa
| ,ional points Of the city. These points
| your committee thinks are OF equa! I'm
| portance with the question of cheap fuel
as It shows the desirable features OF the
| city as a place Of residence for manutac
| turers and their families.
Summarizing the whole matter. you'
| committee would report that the Novem
her issue OF Casters Magazine will con
| tain the best matter that has ever beer
published regarding the advantages OF
| our cheap fuel. abundant water supply
and the desirablllty Of the city as "A loca
ton for factories and manufacturers
| homes II clearly contrasts the advan
tages we possess with our cheap fuel ovel
Niagara Falls. In fact, 1t contrasts tn
two loca tions In a manner decidedly ia
yorable to Scranton. The fact that non'
of the articles have been written by mem
| Ders Of the board, that the board has only
been represented In the preparation %
the articles so far as revising them am
| correcting a few minor errors are con
| cerned, makes this number OF CASHIER.
| Magazine n mass OF EEK parte" testimony
| on the advantages of our city.
| While the board Is under no legal obli
cation to make up the difference Of abou
$3.50 go as TO cover the cost of the ter
pages given u.s. yet your committee feciI
that morally we should be willing to mak'
up part, ~ not all, of the difference from
the boards treasury, and would there
fore suggest that II necessary. an appro
priation sufficient to cover the difference
he made for this purpose. We would fur
ther state that the six pages or Mr.. Perry
article are contributed by the Cassie
| Magazine company on the ground tina
| they at first made a promise TO incorpor
| ate II in the body OF the magazine free o
expense to us. and afterward found !
was Of too local n character FOR that pur
pose, and they give us the ADVANTAGES o
these six additional PAGES OF advertising
In view OF the publication OF this matte
in the columns Of the magazine. the com
mittee would respectfully suggest that M
annual report other than folder show
ing the financial condition OF the board
| with other statistics. he issued for thi
| year. and only enough OF such be prin'c'
| to supply our own membership.
Respectfully submitted.
Rufus J. Foster.
s. q. Kerr.
@. II. Cobb.
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