The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-08-23
The Subscription Contest.


The fact that The Dispatch will
give away, between this date and
the end of its subscription contest,
twenty-five valuable prizes, aggre-
eating the enormous sum OF six hum
dred dollars, is appealing to al read
ers OF this paper, and they are be-
coming interested in it as never be-
fore The contest will be along the
lines of former contests, and the peo-
pie of the country will be placed
upon exactly the same footing as the
people C the city in the number of
ballots which they Will receive each
week, each weekly and semi-weekly
subscriber receiving two each week.
No ballots will be sold. and the only
way person can secure ballots is
by cutting them from the paper and
renewing their subscriptions, or get
ting new subscribers. Each renewal
gets ten ballots and each new sub
scriber, where the amount of one
dollar is paid in advance, gets ten
ballots. In no other way can ball
lots be secured, and this rule will
not be departed from during the en-
tire contest. It is going TO be abso-
lutely fair, and the results will be
determined by the amount of work
which the candidates and their
friends do in securing ballots.
There are twelve handsome and |
valuable prizes, ranging in value |
from ten dollars to the hundred dol |
lars in gold, which is the first prize. |
This insures twelve of the candidates |
who are entered getting prizes. In
addition to these we will give away |
ten or fifteen prizes between the be-
ginning of the contest and its end.
For instance, three of these will be
the first count is made, and they will |
be presented to the candidates from
Lowndes, Lamar and Pickens coun-
ties each, who has the highest votes
These three prizes will go to the lead
ers. But it must not be presumed |
that all of these special prizes viii go
to the leaders. Not at all. We are
going to give some prizes to the can
didates who are not leaders. For
instance, the candidate who makes
teenth of September, it matters not
where she stands on the first, how
many votes she has to her credit,
will be given a prize. This prize is
offered that those who are at the
bottom of the list may have a chance
% win some OF the premiums as the
contest progresses. The prize TO be
given this candidate on the fifteenth
S handsome thirty-two piece break
last set, the same as the sets which
IRE to be awarded to the candidates
eading on the first. Then there will !
De prizes offered during the contest
which will interest all of the candi-
lates, no matter what their standingI
s. If they are entered in the con-
est they will stand just as good
show as any of the leaders. These
special premiums are offered to make +
he contest interesting and to give /
very candidate an opportunity to
vim something. They will not affect
n the remotest way the awarding of
he big prizes which will be given
way at the conclusion of the con-
est, the highest candidate having /
Ter choice of the twelve handsome
premiums, the next highest her
hoice of the remaining prizes, and
o on, until all of the prizes are
warded.
Remember, the first count of bal 4
OTIS occurs on next Saturday week !
t noon. The ballot box is in this Y
fice for the reception of ballots,
nd you can leave them here, you
an mail them, or you can send them ;,
n, and they will be voted and then
ounted.