The Glenwood post., 1908-12-26
WHERE DO YOU STAND?

In this age of boosting for every
enterprise that tends to make town or
city greater, we would hardly expect
to find anyone SO lax in this spirit As
to do all they can to keep conditions as
they are. Yet, with all the talk, with
all the real earnest work on the part
of some leaders, we find in almost every
community, people who will not assist
in the work of building up their com
munity.
Glenwood is looking upward and for
ward and if we read the signs of the
times correctly, another Christmas sea
son will disclose that our progress has
been great in every line. Our business
men are already learning the advan-
tage of advertising in the local papers.
There are some, who will still hold to
he old idea that eff l remain in the
store, people will come to buy but
there are others, who have learned that
if they want more business they must
reach the buyer and let him know that
read bargains may be found in the store.
As proof that advertising pays, we
can refer you to several of the local
business men, who at one time in their
lives believed that it was a waste of
money to place an advertisement in
either of the Glenwood papers. One
:ase in particular comes to mind. a
local business man told US repeatedly
that advertising did not bring results
to him. He was persuaded to allow the
'ad man. of the Post to word his ad-
'ertisement and thus give one more
trial. Certain articles were selected
that the merchant could afford to sell
lt reduced price. These articles were
given prominence in the advertisement
and few days later the business man
confessed that advertising did pay. He
forgot that he had offered certain arti-
,les at reduced prices, but people from
The country, who read the Post, came in
and called for these articles and re.
minded the merchant that they were
going at reduced prices.
Thus was one merchant convince j
hat advertising does pay, if done in a
businesslike manner
Dnring the past year, a great deal of
money has been spent in advertising
ilenwood in various parts of the coun.
try. A special effort was made to reach
business through Denver. Her visitors
were told of Glenwood and that this
scheme on the part of the city council
and the Board of Trade was a success
no one denies. Glenwood s season oi
fSos was a good one and this spite OF
the fact that other resorts complained
Of dull times.
The attention of the whole stat4
IS now turned to the western slope
People are making inquiries OF oppor
tunities for investment. Hardly week
passes but some crowd of eastern home
seekers visit Glenwood and then go or
to the fertile lands of the Grand valley
They leave here with pleasant memor
les of cave bath or swim in the biz
pool. They do not hesitate to say tha:
If they ever get another chance the,
will visit Glenwood and it is safe tina,
If they find homes on the western slope
they will come many times to this city
They tell their friends of Glenwood and
thus our merits are spread over vas,
territory. We are getting advertising
from this source.
But there is much for Glenwood to do
People are coming here. We have
the name of being the convention city
Of the western slope, but our facilitie.
for handling a big crowd are not ade
rate. We must have building fol-
the conventions. The auditorium will
fill the bill. Are we going to allow an
other year to pass without having pro
vided a place for these conventions
Let it be one of your resolutions al
the beginning of the new year to do all
in your power to make Glenwood a bet
Ter town. If there are people in on,
midst, who throw cold water on the
forward movement, give them duck
ing in the Grand river, but let Glen
wood push forward. Are you pushing!