The record-union., 1899-09-08

effort made to give some one a posi-
ton. The association once appointed
an agent, and it was not long before
he cut the rates himself.
His idea was to appoint a commit
tee Of business men of the aSsocia-
ton to take hold, find out what ad-
vertisements are offered for, and which
are good. Let them hire a Secretary.
if necessary, and pay him salary.
Spend some money, get up statistics,
and post the members on all phases of
the question. That was the only way
he saw to success.
DID NOT PAY.
Mr.. Oates said he had found foreign
advertising did not pay him a cent.
He thought the association could put
country members on a different foot
ing. If the big papers would stand
together, the outside papers would be
glad to come in He was going tC
have his own plant and have no more
patent outsides The members can
help each other and draw all the 9TH
ers in.
THE ONLY THING TO DO.
Mr.. Thompson thought the idea of
Mr.. Willis good one, and the only
thing to do at the present time. Ii ne
had the power and money to back it.
he would select some bright newspaper
man and have him go to every paper
in the State as an organizer, and the
plan would succeed. He gave an in
stance that happened a few days ago
showing how the papers are being
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by agents bidding against the publish
ers. An agent told him he had S1,20O
to spend in advertising certain firm
among the country papers, and asked
him to set his price for low adver-
tisement. He set a low one, as he
thought, but when he saw the agent a
short time afterward was shown a let
ter from a New York firm offering to
place the ad. in his own paper for less
than one-third the price he asked. AT
this rate the country papers, instead OF
getting the $1,000, would get $500 or
$500. The agents claim to control the
papers, and take from them money
they would otherwise have.
He had made the foreign advertisers
pay more than the local ones because
he made his living from the local ones
Another thing; how many of the pa
pers represented here are publishing
disreputable advertisements? No de-
cent man would carry them knowingly,
but quack doctors manage to get them
in. FakirS come to town and carry
away hundreds of dollars, and abuse
the papers because they will not adj
vertiSe them for nothing. There are
many travelling doctors who rob their
patients by soaring them into the be-
lief they are very sick. Editors of a
reputable profession should not adver-
tise things not fit for the family circle
or such things as he had spoken of,
no matter what they will pay.
He favored Mr.. Willis motion, and
favored amending it to give power to
the committee to employ competent
man as organizer. He had to employ
organized labor 1t was time the news
papers organized and employ organ
izers, and then they would make
money.
THE COUNTRY EDITORS FAULT.
Mr.. Barcar said he would offer his
experience. He was not practical
printer. but he had notions of what
paid and would act on them. If they
would stand up, they would make
money!: if not competition would cut
them down. The man they wanted to
kick is the country editor and after
they had dealt with the weeklies they
should take up the dailies. They are
at fault because they allow the agents