The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-01-26
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IN YEAR
ADVERTISING is THE SALVATION
OF COUNTRY MERCHANTS.
A BIG NEW DEPOT is ASSURED
w. M. Robertson Defended the Direct
ors From Vicious Attacks by State.
ment of Accomplishments Hays
and Mr.. Hanson Spoke Splendidly

Nearly 1OO buSiness man of Norfnll,
sat down at tho banouet hoard nre.
nared nv tbo Commercial cuh IN the
citv bau ,oet ni,bt ote deliciors sord.
wicbes drank rich coffea aud sinnod
tho ,ffoire of tbo MAST vaar tho cordi.
tiors of tho rroeout and ,,otbods ro.
p,ol,ir, Norrou, a oroo+or oit,, ,rd
for increasirg the tr,de and n,tror,yo
of ovorv b,eirces boroo within its lin,
its
orot but II ,,.os q ,,,rri8oo,,t s,,,oo,s
,rboro v,oro rreyopt q rorroso,toti,.o
LOT of mo, ord tho iloos l,ro,,cbt ror,l,
and t,1l.od o,.er ,oro or a sorious ~,
t,,ra nc verI nc of q nature ovtror,ol,.
boInrul to NorCo,l, Sootod Of tho "a
hIos voro voII known horl,ors ot,or
,o,,s i,d,ro, ,,,rol,,,+, ,I,,.,ioio,,,,
manufacturere and others And Nor,
foil, today ie etiu tbirl,irg ovor aud
over tho things tbot voro soid
rho hig racortion room, Of tho oit,,
bolI wac convortod into q diriro room,
win ono lono tahlo strotchirg tic
r,,,ito 1orotb fro,,, ord 70 o,d q ora.,.
+ol,1e ot tho soutb ord ord eo,or,1
sralIor +obIos in tho onoIos that ro.
moinod Tboro u.oro oricir,lI,. ,o,,
ort,.f f,,o ohoir, ,1orrod h,,t ,,o,.
didr,t accommodate tboeo who ,,ortod
to elf down and mara s,,ooo bod T., ,o
nrovidod Af,or tho ,,a,, b,d oho+tod
and lurcbed for boIf an bo,,r prosidort
Robertson caIIed tbo r,eoting to order
and doIivorod bis oddrose T., th,. oI,,,,
in which bo noir+od To oo1d foot, &c
sbov,iro tho ,osuIt of +bo fret ,,,,,.,,
v,or,, and in vbicb foo ba fool, no.
coeion IN dofond tho direotore of t,o
Cor,roroiol o,rh From, como of tbo
vicious ooword1,, ottool,o mot bovo
hoon podo rnor thoso tiro1oss u,orI,ore
nv two or tbreo ounronrasertotivo busi.
nose foi1rroe who baye oyorIostiro,,,
nod +boir ,itt1o bo,,,,ors o,,t oooinst
oyorvtbiro tho+ hos hoor doro ond
ayory+bino +bot boer,t boo,, doro
CataIooue Houses
After Mr. Robertson followed Hon.
John r. Hays who discussed the enor-
mons amount of mail order business
that is being done ont of Norfolk. his
nosition allowing him to iudge Or the
almost marvellous sums that are sent
awav from Norfolk each wear for
goods that ought to and can be sold
at home if prOper methods are en-
Moved nv local merchants Mr. Hays
fold in magnifcent sneecb what
those methods are Summed nm in
u line he said .,You have got to meet
those conditions Parcels most is com.
ino and vo,, can't head If off Rut Won
can get tbis trade Inv doing what cat
aIogra bousee do .odvartiea Now
vnu nIace vour goods ON the sidewalk
but huvers must come IN vour store
to see Them. You sav Won can sell as
cbean as ca+aIogue houses If Won
can why in the name of goodness don't
you LOT tho outside neonIe know If nv
advertisineq"
Fremont Advertisers.
A., ,,oa,, ,..or,to,.,, Of +bo Com
,,aroioi olrh o+ Eromont was the last
- ~ +ho ovonina and be told
Norfor, ,,ory tbings that will he of
i,ea,onso , ,aIno ue snol,o of tho no.
nnni+,, 90 anmoniaation Tho nooessitv
os >rc.soIl.,e taI'ina adrontoao of tbe
,aoattan nnd nnshina +ho rocassitv of
~ nnandinn r,oneu an GOOD roads and tho
ponSai.7 80 rc,,,nono, od,,orticino IN
= aood Ioool nowsnapo,. uhiol, roocbes
t,,o ~ r,,noI ,.a,,taa r. this noint ho NOR,
tianod tho Eroron+ Trihuno os on
,I,a,,t 700, ,,n,ua,o,on r,,n On h,si
Soos nr;noinIos oboraina . good
pata fpn ndrontisinn in order 70
i,oan nn;narn and roaohirn tba r,raI
49, I In uonson did no+ I,nou, -
.,'t >Jonfol,, hMsinoss mon do Inow
t,. ,Tonso,r, oIroad,, hos aroo+ar on'
nt,,,i.,, =, this live +bon Eror,ont
~ pTnnsnnI. a ,.,au,s tbot its Doilv News is
a,san,, r,.tit =, GOOD &c orv nonar IN