The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1900-01-18

1900.
chances there were for investors get
ting a good return for their money by
buying shares. John read it through
carefully.
Its q very handsome article" he
said, "and it is without an error, so far
as can see.'' T.
II am glad You think So replied the
young gentleman, folding up the proof
and putting it in his inside pocket.
"Now, as said before, although I am
not the advertising canvasser of the
Financial Field, I thought would see
you with reference to an advertise
ment for the paper"
"Well, you see we have not had a.
meeting of the proposed stockholders
yet, and we are not in a position to give
any advertisements about the mine. L
have no doubt advertisements will be
given, and, of course, your paper will
be remembered among the rest"
"Ah!" said the young man, "that is
hardly satisfactory to us. We have a
vacant half page for Monday-the very
best position in the paper-which the
proprietor thought you would like to
secure"
"As said a moment ago, we are not
in position to secure it. It is prema-
ture to talk of advertising at the pres
ent state of AFFAIRS
IT think you know it will be to your
interest to take the half page. The
price is s 300, and besides that amount
we should like to have some shares in
the company" e.
"Do you mean for one insertion of
the advertisements .-.....-r
eyes, that is what mean"
Don't that strike you as being a
trif1e exorbitant? Your paper has
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 ire
mendous circulation, it is true, but it
is not the kind of circulation 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 I may
say that, except through the Field, you
cannot get at some of the best men in
the city"
"Well, admitting all that, as l have
said once or twice, we are not yet in a
position to give an advertisement"
"Then I am very sorry to say that we
cannot on Monday publish the article
I have shown you.''
every well, I cannot help it. You
are not compelled to print it unless you
wish. l am not sure, either, that pub
fishing the article would do us any
good. It would be premature, as
say. We are not yet ready to court
publicity until we have had our first
meeting of proposed stockholders"
''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 I
am sure you would find the attendance
at your meeting would be very largely
and substantially increased"
POSSIBLY, but decline to do any,
thing till after the meeting "a
II think you would find it would pay
I you extremely well to take that half
page"
II am not questioning that fact at all.
l am merely saying what have said
to everyone else, that we are not ready
to consider advertising.''
81 am sorry we cannot come to an ar
rangement, Mr.. Kenyon, very sorry in
Decd" and saying this, he took another
proof sheet out of his pocket, which he
handed to Kenyon. IF we cannot come
to an understanding, the manager has
determined to print this, instead of
the article I showed you. Would you
kindly glance it over, because we would
like to have it as correct as possible"
Kenyon opened his eyes and unfolded
the paper. The heading was the same,
but he had read only sentence or
two when he found that the mica mine
was one of the greatest swindles ever
attempted on poor old innocent finan-
cial London!
do you mean to say" cried John,
looking up at him with his anger kind
ling, that if do not bribe you to the
extent of 6 300, besides giving you an
unknown quantity of stock. you will
| publish this libel?'
II do not say it is libel,'' said the
young man smoothly; that would be
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