Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-08-06
THE CALLED JADE.

The Advertiser this morning pub.
fishes what purports to be the record
of newspaper sales at the Oahu rail.
way newsstand. These figures are
given with view to discrediting the
Bulletin - not new pastime
of the morning organ-and endeavor
to boost the Evening Echo to a posi-.
ton in the circulation schedule which
it cannot maintain.
The figures given by the Advertiser
are not. unfortunately, accompanied
by the usual Offering o. Affidavit Pear.
son. presumably because Lewis has no
connection with this effort to mislead
the business men of the city.
1t is well for the business men to
remember that the Advertiser Is care
ful not to publish that an employee Of
the Advertiser Office controls the
Oahu railway newsstand from which
the figures are taken.
The Bulletin is prepared to prove
that the newsboy employed to sell pa.
pers on the train by this employee of
the Advertiser has given especial at
tention to pushing the sale of the Star
to the direct disadvantage Of the Bul.
letin. that passengers on the train
have had to ask this newsboy employ
ed by an employe of the Advertiser II
he had Bulletins. as this young man in
crying his newspapers made special
effort to secure sale for the morning
organs evening echo, the Star.
The Bulletin is also prepared to
prove that the gentleman employed
by the employe of the Advertiser to
run the Oahu railway newsstand has
sent to the Bulletin Office requesting
the management of this paper not to
issue so early In the afternoon, as the
newsboys from this office get to the
early afternoon train some time be.
fore departure and thereby reduce the
sale on the train, presumably the sale
Of the Star, since this employe of an
employe Of the Advertiser appears to
have no interest in any other paper
than the Advertisers evening echo.
These facts the Bulletin can estab.
lish. accompanied by an affidavit, as
the Advertiser apparently has pen
chant for affidavits. Among business
men, however. the word of the Bull
letin has never been questioned.
The Advertiser has taken up the
circulation question and it finds the
Bulletin ready. The Advertiser
claims" that 1t has nearly three
times the circulation of the Bulletin
Claim" Is good. Nearly" is also
good. These words cover a multitude
of sins This claim" has been Otter
repeated, and as often has the Bulle
tin onered to open its books to com
mittee of disinterested citizens. Ant
the Advertiser has had nothing NOR,
to say.
The Advertiser being so ready t.
publish the figures bearing upon tn,
circulation Of the newspapers of thi,
city, we commend the figures of tn,
Bulletin street sales to its attention
Average street sales per month
of the Bulletin for the five
months ending July 3lst. .9,23!
Street sales Of the Bulletin for
the first four days of the pres.
ent month .............,..... 1,9f'
Street sales of the Bulletin Mon
day, August 9TH .............. 54l
How many OF these street sale
have interfered with the sale of pa
pers at the Oahu railway NEWSSTAND
controlled by an employe of the AID
vertiser, we are unable to state
Doubtless the Advertiser can, as III
employe seems to object to the sale o
the Bulletin to passengers awaitin
the trains.
The Bulletin has proved itself al
advertising medium superior to thu
Advertiser in every instance wher
merchants have taken the trouble L
make just comparison. leadin
dry goods merchant voluntarily state,
to the Bulletin management that h
has secured better results from hi