The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-03-21
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Free Advertising.

charleston, Augusta and Walhalla are max.
Ing efforts TO draw crowds 10 their respective
cities at dates not herein stated for the reason
country printer hasS atgood time boosting
things generally. ,Atdtfferent times different
cities need tree sadverttslng. Then when We
baye circulars from the Confederate Veterans
School Con ventiopA need advertising. Chris
tian Associations and Woman's Temperance
Unions cnd all lsorts OF Ingenious DEVICES for
the parading Of names before the public are
In constant evidence, with never proposition
to pay one cent for type setting. Mark Han
ma IS credited with saying that when he
wanted anything he paid for II. These asso'
Citations and these promoters Of occasions lor
Marks example in2t this parttcdiar, at least,
and pay for what they WANT. We have no
money to spend setting type for the enter,
prises mentioned, though they are all good
in themselves" .%Ss'.'
or which the News and Courier says:
That Is taken from the Abbeville Press and
against the large amount of free advertising G
which "the country printer" is asked 10 do Is
not altogether without justification. Boost
ing things," however, is not an occupation
entirely reserved to "the country printer"
The daily newspaper does its fall share of
i"free advertisingn work, and In this State we
believe that q comparison would show that
the daily papers do more work OF this sort IN
proportion than the weekly newspaper. go
y Wesympathize entirely with our AbbeV1lle
CONTEMPORARY In It's contention that at least
the costof boosting things should De paid
by. those who are particularly and financially
Interested IN the promo otion of"publi ic under
takings. In,}tfhe present case, however,
speaking Tor Charleston and Walhalla, we do
not think ont Contemporaries structures are
warranted a The affair at Walhalla ls the Gel
;ebrations OF the sepi icentennial of the estao-
'lIshmept of thattown. 1t is historical event,
and while IL iss spcssible that some Of the no.
tel and boarding mouse keepers In Walhalla
will make something out OF the visitors VINO
lieye hatthoseFho have the management OF
the eaffairar6 Int teIHsted 10 the extent OF dol
lar In drawing crrwds" to that place.
The efforts which we are MAXI TO draw
motion ofIhe intersstsatt the State and South,
as we'll the iiisare Charleston. II will
mental in 6ringfl NATIONAL Educational
snS II te RSss W vhan mass ass
out OF the Associat40n and the benefits to the
educational interests6oft State and the
South will far outweigh the little proflt that
can accrue TO comparatively few persons IN
this city. H.. E,1
We would say the same thing about the
Exposition. which 1t Is proposed to hold here
next year. This Exposition will bring great
hope, 10 the coming OF many desirable vsi-
tors to the State, and the eipvestmento OF many
millions Of dollars in the deve velopment OF our
III naterial resources; butthe benefits to accrue
throughout the state annSouth. None OF the
Exposition managers has sapything 70 sell. or
any axe TO grind. II would hardly be fair to
expect the managerssofs the 'semi-centennlal
at Walhalla, and thossswho are charged Win
tertainment and the promotion Of the Expo
sition project here, 70 spay for advertising
space In the daily prsWeekly newspapers. In