The Irish standard., 1896-09-05
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CHANCES there were 1or investors ger
ting q good return for their money by;
buying shares. John read it through
carefully.
\ s'It's q very handsome article" he
said. ...and it is without an error, so far
Is I can see.'
II am glad you think no." replied the
young gentleman, folding up the proof
and putting it in histfnside pocket.
SHOW, assI said before, aJtho ugh I am
not the advertising canvasscr Of the
Financial Field, I thought I would see
you with reference to an ADVERTISE
ment for The paper"
"Well, you see we have not had
meeting Of the proposed stockholders
vet, and we are not in position to give
any advertisements about the mine.
have no doubt advertisements will be
given, and, of course, your paper will
be remembered among the rest"
"Ah!'' said the young man, shat is
hardly satisfactory to us. We have
vacant half page for Mouday-the very
best position in the paper-which the
secure"
!, .'As / said moment ago, we are not
III position to secure it. 1t is prenla-
t,,re to talk Of advertising at the pres
emit state of affairs"
IT think you know it will be to your
interest TO take the hall page. The
price is e 600, and besides that amount
,1,o
the COMPANY
do YOU mean for one insertion OF
the advertisement?
eyes, that is what / mean
Don't that strike you as being =
trife exorbitant? Your paper has a
comparatively limited circulation, and
they do not ask us anything like that
price even in the large dailies."
..Ah! my dear sir, the large dailies
are quite different. They have tre-
mendous circulation, it is true, but it
is not the kind Of circula ton we have.
No other paper circulates so largely
among investors as the Financial
Field 1t is read by exactly the kind Of
people you desire TO reach, and / may
say that, except through the Field, you
cannot get at some of the best men in
the city"
"Well. admitting all that, as have
said once or twice, we are not yet in a
position to give an advertisement"
''Then am very sorry to say that we
cannot on Monday publish the article
have shown you.''
every we'll, cannot help 1t. You
are not compelled to print it unless you
wish. | am not sure, either, that pub
fishing the article would do us any
good. 1t would be premature, as [
say. We are not yet ready to court
publicity until we have had our first
meeting of proposed stockholders
s'When is you: first meeting of stock
holders?''
"On Monday at three o'clock"
every well, we could put that an
nouncement in another column, and l
am sure you would find the attendance
at your meeting would he very largely
and substantially increased"
Possibly, but I decline to do any
thing till afte- the meeting"
II think you would find it would pay
you extremely we'll to take that half
page.
II am not questioning that fact at all.
I am merely saying what l have said
to everyone else. that we are not ready
to consider advertising."
II am sorry we cannot come to an ar
rangement, Mr.. Kenyon, very sorry in
deed" and saying this, he took another
proof sheet out of his pocket, which he
handed to Kenyon. eff we cannot come
to an understanding. the manager has
determined to print this, instead of
the article showed you. Would you
kindly glance it over, because we would
like to have II; as correct as possible"
Kenyon opened his eyes and unfolded
the paper. The heading was the same,
but he had read only a sentence or
two when he found that the mica mine
was one of the greatest swindles ever
attempted on poor old innocent fnan.
cial London!
do you mean to say" cried John.
looking up at him with his anger kind
ling, ''that if do not bride you to the
extent of 6 30O, besides giving you an
unknown quantity Of stock, you will
publish this libcl?''
II do not say it is libel" said the
young man smoothly; "that would be