The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-11-12
THE ADVERTISER.
LAURENs. s. c.. Nov. 12. 1902.
Attention Newspaper Meni

In The ADVERTISER appears an an
nouncement of the coming gala week
and iremen'" tournament in Charles
ton. The advertisement was accom-
panied with a check. For years Char
lesion has been having a gala week
and each year the country newspapers
have been asked to advertise it and
each year they have been paid as much
as the business men at the head Of it
could afford to pay for this purpose.
Meanwhile, the country newspapers
have never been paid a copper by the
people Of Columbia or the state fair as
ISOLATION for advertising that great
festival. They have been sent free
tickets to the grounds and to the races.
These were worth a dollar or two to
those who attended. At the same time
the state fair people have advertised in
other ways. They have spent money
In distributing posters and Autographs
but the newspaper offices in the coun-
try have received not a cent. OF course
the Columbia newspapers are supposed
to receive a direct benefit from the
fair but we "cracker fellows are sup
posed to be rewarded sufficiently by
the consciousness that we are assist
Ing q state enterprise. Indeed, we are
glad to help the fair but Columbia and
h fair are at least as able to help
themselves as is the Charleston con
Germ. This year THE ADVERTISER
gave the fair about enough pace to
pay for a free ticket. Nobody from
THE ADVERTISER attended. BY the
same mail that brought the Charleston
check to THE ADVERTISER came an
envelope full of copy about a carnival
In Augusta, Ga and a card of admi.-
stamps were enclosed the card cannot
be returned. The Augusta affair will
have no more advertising from this
sheet unless somebody pays for it. AS
Tor the state fair, some of THE AID
vERTIsER staff will probably attend
next year and the news about tile
show will be printed before and after.
But The ADVERTISER people will pay
their WI expenses n expect no ia
vors and the state fair will expect no
responses to appeals for charity in the
way Of advertising. There is roa-
son to. believe that O show that does
not e%ndeavor to dead head it's newspa-
per publicity has more solid merit be-
hind 1t than one that does. The Char
lesion business men are not paying a
vast deal to the newspapers but they
are paying enough to make them re-
spected and are showing a disposition
to appreciate favors. The country
newspapers have heretofore been the
chief agency in promoting the Colum-
bia show. While the fair association
may be "hard up" it should be as
willing to pay for advertising as for
any other indispensable.
The Gray Court fair is worth more
to THE ADVERTISER in one year than
the state fair has been in the last u
The state fair in it's infancy was wor-
thy OF assistance, but if the time has
not come when it can stand on it's own
legs and pay its way, that time will
never come,
*x*
The president OF Clemson has had
published a column and n quarter i'm
the Columbia State defending the be-
havior of the Clemson cadets in Co
lumbia and the Columbia State pub
fishes a two and a half column edito-
rial In reply. Those who care to read
this controversy may be entertained
for some time.
Nv
In the anthracite coal region the
vote was Republican as usual. Yet
some of u people become hysterical
In their talk about the ''opressious of
laboring people," The Pennsylvania
laboring man stands by the party of
the coal trust.
Iowa went for tariff reform and the
Republican ticket. The Iowa voters
are about such Republicans as the Nc
Laurinites are Democrats.
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On November 5 the editorial depart
ment of the Greenville News fell over
In o four line fit of poetry.