The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-25
MILLION DOTS WANTED
CONTESTANTS WRITE LETTERS
 ABOUT THE CHARTS.
But Eight Days of The Advertisers .s Popular Contest Remains and
 the Dot Makers Are
 Getting Busy.

The time for drawing Dot charts is rap idly coming to close, as ony eight days remain to complete The Advertisers con- test.
 Many charts are being filed this week, The great majority will come after next Sunday and 1t is expected that the main rush will take place one week from to- day, the day the last chart will be re- ceived.
 Many curious letters continue to accom- pany the charts. The following is an ex- ample of how certain some persons are of what is possible and impossible: "Dothan. Ala, March 23. 1903.' ITO the Dot Editor The Advertiser. Mont
 gomery, Ala:
 Dear Sir-Enclosed find my chart with order for one months subscription, 65 cents. along with those terrible dots
 T have worked patiently three weeks with dots, and will be glad when I know you are through with dots. I tell you the one that wins that prize deserves 1t and I hope I will be in among the many.
 Please count mine and see if you think they will do that million enthusiastic who says he can put 1,0O0, 900 on the chart. few weeks we will all see who the fortu- nate one is. Mrs. J. P"
 Of course it is tedious job but any one who expects to get $100 in nice yellow
 The following letter from Bay Minette will indicate that the writer had solved the Dot problem beyond a doubt.
 Bay Minette, Ala. March 21, 1903. ''To the Committee:
 Here they are! Only counted one where two run together. The man that said he could make 0 million Is way off for mine is as small as can be counted and I couldn't put another one in the chart. Very respectfully,
 The "verifier'' plays in luck here. Just listen to the sympathy:
 Dear Dot Editor;
 T might have wedged in few more minute dots, but I was afraid that the 'verifler' for your paper would rule me out entirely, and am hoping that these dots wont be considered too small to be counted for each one Is a separate dot.
 How was 1 to know the size that gave no rule whatever by which the con- testant was to make the dots.
 T have been leading The Advertiser all my life, so please remember that when the waste basket-for don't you think that 1 deserve a prize7 Your friend.
 Mrs. K"
 The Dot Editor did not think 1t neces- sary to furnish a sample of the kind of dots wanted when introducing the Dot chart, but thought that the rules and con ditions covered the ground so thoroughly that all would understand. In fact there Is no reference made whatever as to the size Dots must be made except to caution all contestants that each Dot must be dis tinct and free of any other Dot or line appearing upon the chart
 This explanation should be sufficient to put 1t up to the Dot artist with a clear understanding that the matter of obtain ing the greatest number of Dots remains with his or her ingenuity or ability to do careful work in making the chart.
 It is safe to say that the person ob- taining the greatest number of Dots will no doubt be the one who succeeds in drawing in the smallest legible Dots in the thickest possible manner.
 With this intelligence 1t Is to be hoped that many of the hopeless ones will take new courage and stay in the game to the finish.
 WANTED-A chart with a million Dots.