The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-20

The Herald great competition will not
close for several days yet. Int anxious
every minute is a week to them. No one
has such lead that he or SHE feels safe;
everyone realizes the Importance of work
ing Zealously and without ceasinS for
minute. because ceasing for a minute
might permit some other candidate. now
far down the line, 10 jump ahead and
snatch away the prize This danger, as
explained, is present in every case Tor the
leaders, and those in the vanguard Gust
now are obtaining votes and turning
them in as fast as possible Some may
be holding back for a grand jump soon
er or later. there are certain reasons 10Y
believing this is being done. 1t adds 10
the anxiety OF others, yet a majority OF
Candidates send in votes as they obtain
them. These persons believe a steady
gain each day is good enough ne lCea
is 10 make a gain each day. One day with
no gain encourages the person just be-
hind and he or she, picking up courage,
jumps ahead. Careful consideration OF
the standing OF candidates as II was yes
teTday has resulted IN some discoveries.
Told in & few words, it has been found
that prizes worth hundreds of dollars are
going TO go to the man or woman who
gets in at this stage OF the game and picks
up a few subscriptions. Candidates not
vet named can win with a few days en-
ergetic work How this is possible is ex-
planned in detail further along. II IS
worth anybOdy's time TO look into this
matter SOMEONE is GOING TO. 1t
might as well be you. Beautiful pianos,
elegant furs and expensive mahogany
suites do not grow on the trees. Such ar
ticles as the grand prizes to be given
away by The Herald could be secured
otherwise only by months OF hard saving,
DENYING ones self many things But Dy
gathering few votes any man or woman
can get something beautiful, elegant ana
worth much more than the effort required
TO get it
Tue best men and women in the inter-
mountain region are entered in this con-
test. No matter what position, social or
financial. you hold, there is something
here which YOU VIII be delighted to re-
ceive. And it viii be yours for nothing
but a few days conscientious eItorL
Contests there have been in the west
before, but none like this. Prizes worth
thousands of dollars are TO be gwen away
Thanksgiving time. Scores OF men ana
women are striving 10 get them To give
one and all a fair opportunity The Her
aid divided its contest territory into eight
districts. four In Salt Lake City and four
outside Of Salt Lake City Despite the
fact that every candidate is anxious 10
win a prize. there are chances for per-
sons now way down.. to take leauS,
simply because certain districts are De
ing led by candidates who have totals
representing only a half dozen subscrip-
lions or even less. Yet prizes viii 90 10
them unless. It's really a shame 10 tip
this good thing off. but it's only fair and
lust TO all interested. Some wide-aWake
man or woman can go out and in an al
ternoon get a dozen subscriptions and
thus take the lead by a handsome mar
gin. This is not an unusual condition al
an In other contests similar 10 The Her
aid conpe. itiOn-this does not apply TO
the west for The Herald competition
is the first OF its kind in the west-Candi-
dates have rested on their oars wnile
new and unknown participants have gone
TO work quietly and with one days work
won the prize the resting candidate
thought so safely won In tipping this off
10 wide-awake folks The Herald is giving
certain candidates fair warning OF what
they can expect. No one ever won any
thing worth having without an effort. and
the rule is going to find no exceptions in
this affair II the present leaders do not
take the tip and use IL, someone else Will.
"A word to the wise is sufficient
As an illustration OF how easy it is TO
take leadership away from those who are
ahead at present. take the candidates
who We're in the class having from 20 O0o
TO se.O90 votes in the list as published yes
terday morning The lowest candidate IN
this class had % 500 votes and the highest
had $3.50. This means simply that If the
lowest candidate should secure only TWEEN
ty annual subscriptions TO The Herald and
the highest candidate should stop work for
a day. the present lowest candidate would
lead that class with a good margin in
votes and be right up next 10 the leaders
for capital prizes
This feature is even more striking in
the cases Of the present leaders in the