The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-31
INTEREST GROWS
IN SUNS GREAT
$4,000 CONTEST
First Bonus Period Proving
TO be a Most Popular Con.
cession.
Many New Candidates Are
Entering the Contest.
THIS WEEK VERY IMPORTANT

Just one week hence, unless all In
dicatlons fail, there are going to be
great many happy contestants scat
tered about over West Kentucky.
And. of course, there will probably
be some disappointed. Next Saturday
night at o'clock the first bonus
period OF the Suns great $4,000
voting contest comes 10 an end. Re-
porte from The various districts indi-
cate that contestants are fully awake
10 this great opportunity, that th-c'
are leaving no stone unturned. and
no turn unstoned. In the struggle 70
get In on the FIRST and positively the
greatest offer that will be made dur
Ing this great race.
II isn't proving so very diflcult to
eecnre s25 worth Of NOW subscrip-
lions; at least, not FOR the really
active and aggressive contestants.
Many o. them viii secure a double.
and possibly triple bonus. These
votes viii constitute reserve fund;
tower OF great strength during the
closing dags OF the campaign after
the territory has been thoroughly
worked and NEW business will be
more difficult 10 secure.
Time to Get Busy.
This isn't the time 10 permit any
lily bu,As 20 spront beneath your
feet. It's the time Of all times dur
Ing this great contest to exert every,
DIT OF hustle IN your makeup. It's
going 90 pay big dividends and the
contestants who FIRST realize this fact
end act accordingly. are the ones
who will be wearing one OF those
permanent, non-eraFable smiles next
week. Fifty thousand votes Is a big
thing when II Is given in connection
with the regular scale Of votes. Il
means that NEW subscriptions this
week will count Tor practically
double enc regular scale. And then.
this ofer will not be made again.
This r. absolutely the largest oifer
OF extra votes that will be made dur
Ing The entire contest.
The substitution OF the $3.50 Ford
roadster for the $500 In cash as a
second grand prize has certainly
struck a most popular chord through
out the territory covered by this
mammoih contest Tue little road
etcr Is making the moet favorable
impression everywhere u "a shown.
Smithland was simply taken by
storm and II was with regret that
the people OF tina; place saw the
handsome little machine loaded on
the ROYAL Saturday evening. II is
IN Princeton today. where Il Is shar-
ting honors and dividing attention
with the fopubiican county conven-
ton q Caldwell county. The first
grand prize. the $1,000 Ford tour
Ing ear. + IN Fulton today aud viii
take up another week In a trlumphai
tour OF that section
Many New Contestants.
Manyl new names have been re-
ceivcd by the contest department
since the hrst publication OF names
and the interest In this gigantic vot-
Ing proposition Is becoming intensi-
Ned daily. The opportunities 10 win
an automobile have been doubled.
while the 1850 Ia cash as a third
grand prixe u proving mighuiy at
tractha 90 scoree OF candidates who
are after an automobile. but would
he satisfied wth the cash. II Il he
true that money talks. then this
ihhd prize Is carrying on a peculiarly
interesting line OF conversation with
numerous contestants.
The dietrlot prizes have ELECTED the
heaitiest commentator from con-
testants IN every district. especially
the magnificent 500 Ward pianos.
Hundreds OF Young ladies' in every
district have Il In their mind TO win
the first district prize They have
seen, examined and tested In every
possible way the merits OF this high
grade instrument and the contest de-
partment has yet to hear the first
Sword OF dissatisfaction regarding the
prizes. The same mag be said OF the
other district prizes.
As a whole this contest seems
destined to go on record as the big