The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-05-13
No. 10

oCCICl oOolCtlCo, tlldt SiCWlh iio'
been rapid, population fancifully
estimated for 1920, that in the
suburbs there is not much rain,
and therefore that last feebleness
of noble minds, the dream that
hens can pay, will there come true.
Others declare that within their
borders there is no sunstroke;
others that the town contains the
only daily newspaper south of Bal
timore that carries full up-to-date
news service - or that here is the
only hippodrome south of New
York, or that it contains many pri-
vate sanitariums, or the largest
candy factory, or an excellent race
track, or fifty through trains for
other points. BOston's long suit,
advertised by loving friends, is the
circumstance that it has a FIVE hour
train to New York.
Greensboro, N. c., Seattle,
Wash. and Pawtucket, r. 1. have
devices for advertising on every
piece of first class mail. Envelopes
bear either a Photographic stamp
and a patent opener marked Pull
For Greensboro" or canceling
stamps saying "World's Fair, Sc
attic, 1909" or attachable stamps
with an arborea, design and the
words Pawtucket, a City Beauti-
full.
One southern city circulates a
miniature poster Of portly and
portentous frock coated person of
the southern oratorical or political
type, one hand on hip and with
the other reckoning with two
fingers to the world at large. He
beckons you to come from the H.
lmitable outer darkness. The
very way in which he throws his
head back and his waste line for
ward prepares you for the an
nouncement that if you come to
his town you will come to a geo.
graphical center,' whatever that
may be, and he offers you various
opportunities of an assured future"
and allows you to approach and
experience the boon of schools,
colleges, art, music, health and
that happiness which genuine Gull
ture and elevated associations tend
to produce.
Houston, Texas, is offering a
new induCement to visitors and
homeseekers. 1t has been paying
out good money for the ADVERTISE
ment at so much per word
Her city hall is business house.
She has no wards, no ward politi-
clans, no graft. Her city officials
are public work experts, growing
in the service and kept there as
long as they make good-no longer.
Not single other city appears
to have thought of advertising or
press agenting itself as desirable
residence on account of honest
government
Port Arthur, Canada, has been
running its own lights, telepho mes
and railways for municipal instead
of private profit and reducing the
cost of being a resident there.
Galveston, Texas, has restored
itself, built bulwarks against the
seahoods and started administering
itself on a business basis by gov
erning commission instead of
mayor, etc. The Pittsburg cham
Der of Commerce has drafted bill
to establish the commission plan
having brought the city into as
much disrepute as the sudden
millionaires. Minneapolis h a S
started a city crematory for its
health department which saves
s. 800 in the city heating bills.
New Haven is negotiating the
utilization of its garbage for 100
arc lights, surplus energy for bridge
making. These matters are not
made subject of advertisement
possibly in order not to wholly dis