The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-08
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New Methods in Advertising.

Railway companies are adopting new
and unique methods of advertising, as
is demonstrated by The publication in
the Four Track Series of the New York
Central road, Of what is now becoming
widely known ana somewhat famous,
"A message to Garcia" by Elbert Hubs
bard of the Phillistine Magazine,
which itself is a peculiar and Interest,"
ing publication as relating to maga-
zines of the present day.
This article is attracting widespread
attention, and has been answered by a
writer in "The Mirror" published at st.
Louis. under date Of June Is, 1899, en-
titled "A Message to Hubbard" which
gives the other side of the American
emplOye.
The Southern railway, the feadrhE
Southern system. spreading from
Washington to the Mississippi river.
and grldirOnng the South, and the only
line to The Land Of the Sky" section
of western North Carolina, has also is-
sued publication out Of the ordinary
in the shape Of an attractive bOokleu
entitled "A Night on Mount Mitchell"
by Henry Litchficld West. one Of the
leading editorial and political writer's
of the WaShinPton Post, a paper wide-
ly and faVorably known for the ability
displayed i'm its editorial and political
columns This story is a description OF
an ascension to the very top Of MOUND
Mitchell which is the highest noun
tain peak east Of the Rocky Mountains,
and 400 feet higher than Mount Wash-
ington, upon which has been erected a
monument TO Professor Mitchell,a l,aafter
whom the mountain is named.I
The story is rcplete with interest.
and thrilling in detailing a trip which
may be taken by any traveller for
health or pleasure, and reminds one OF
Talmadge's description OF Lookout
Mountain, when he stood upon its
heights and delivered the following
Grafton, which Is reproduced for its
graphic description of a location fans
Gus in American history:
THE carriage wound its way up. up,
up Standing there on the tip-top rock.
| saw five states Of the Union. Scenes
stupcndOus and overwhelming. One
almost is disposed 10 take off his hat in
the presence Of what seems To he tho
grandest prospect Of this continent.
There is Missionary Ridge, the beach
against which the red pillows Of Fed.
eral and Confederate courage surgea
and broke There are the blue nouns
tains of North and South Carolina.
with strain Of vision, there Is ken-
tucky, there is Virginia, At our feet,
Chattanooga and ChickamauGa, the
pronunciation Of which proper names
will thrill ages to come with thoughts
Of valor and desperation and agony.
Looking each way, and any way, from
the top of that mountain, earthWOrks,
earthworks-the beautiful Tennessee
winding through the valley curling and
coiling around, making letter IS" after
letter "S." as If that letter stood for
shame, that brothers should have gone
into massacre with each other while
God and nations looked on. have
stood ON Mount Washington, and on
the Sierra Ncvadas, and on the Alps,
but 7 never saw So far as from the top
of Lookout Mountain"
Copies of this booklet and other in
terestinE publications on The Land ot
the Sky" section and Lookout Moun-
tain" may be obtained from Mr. w. \.
Turk, general passenger agent, south
ern Railway, Washington, y. g., or
Chas. J.. Hopkins. district passenger
agent, Southern Railway, S2S Chestnut
street, Philadelphia, Pa.