The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-26
ASSOCIATION PASSES REsOLU-
TIONS DECLARING IN FAVOR
OF HOME PRINTING.
Papers Have Helped Merchants On
Every Occasion and It Is Proposed
to Reciprocate.

| At meeting of the Merchants as
ISOLATION held yesterday, members of
| the organization took the initial step
in putting a damper on the olici,ation
! of advertising for various oharita bic
purposes, the action having been taken
upon a letter addressed them by the
publishers of the CITY,
The resolutions adopted by the
Merchants association are as fol-
lows:
Resolutions.
Whereas, the attention of the Mer-
chants association of Walla Walla has
been called to the fact that we are di-
verting large sums of our money each
year from he legitimate channels of
advertising, though the constant ap
peal of soliciting committees and in
j dividuals for programs, directories and
/ various other schemes, and
Whereas, we realize that it is to our
interest to encourage and induce the
people of this city and county to visit
the retail district as often as posi-
BILE each day and each week, and
Whereas. to lend our aid in bringing
about such condition we realize that
our respective business is entitled to
all the legitimate advertising it's an
nual appropriation can buy and
| Whereas, the publishing business of
| Walla Walla represents investments
of approximately 100000 and furnishes
! emp oyment to a large number of all
classes Of people, who buy their clothes
from the legitimate business establish
mentS, and
Whereas. ne newspapers and perio-
d calls have always, upon all occas-
ions, given is their aid in freeing the
city from such .liigitimate competition
as the grocery peddlers, the buggy
| peddlers, the auctioneers, the trading
| stamp schemes, and other fakes; and
! Whereas, complaint has been made
that the newspapers and periodicals
are subject to gross and undue illigit-
innate competition from many sources,
the promoters of which solicit charity
and other funds under the guise of ad-
vertising in programs, directories, eet.,
Therefore
| Be 1t Resolved, That we the Merch-
ants of Wal'a Walla use our best eff
forts and influence toward the discour-
! agement of the practice of diverting
our Legitimate advertising funds to
| other sources and that we denounce
all fake advertising schemes, whether
they be presented in the name of civic
necessities, charities or what not and
assist and encourage the growth and
prosperity of the legitimate publca-
tons of the city of Walla Walla. And
be it
| Resolved that in the future, realiz-
ing the necessity of aiding in the
movement of inducing the people Of
the city and country 10 visit the retail
districts as often as possibl. if we
find it necessary to support such char
| ity or civic organizations, that we
make our contributions in cash on the
spot, and not charge the same to our
| advertising accounts. And be it fur
| ther
Resolved, that We express our appre-
citation of the assistance so freely Civ
en- us in the past by the publishers, III
our endeavors to rid the city of illigit
| imae competition that has frequently
| prevented us from receiving the pat
ronage We are justly entitled to-
MALCOLM MLEAN. Pres.
w. L. VAN DE WATER, V. P.
The above resolutions were passed
| IN consequence of letter directed to
| the Merchants association by the pub
! fishers of Walla Walla. The lette was
as follows:
| Walla Walla, Wash, March 25, 1909.
II. w. Steinberg,
Secretary Walla Walla Merchants
Association.
Dear Sir:
AS representative publishers of
news papers and periodicals of the
city of Walla Walla we desire to call
the attention of the members of the
Walla Walla Merchants associa. ion to
few matters of mutual interest and
ask that you give it your earnest con-
sheraton
The grocers as well as every other
business ms tuition of the city, many
lines each day are solicited to patron
ize various schemes and illigitimate
propositions under the gu;se of adj
vertising. The city is full of people
who attempt to raise money for every
conceivable purpose by the use of al
! legged advertising fakes In fact they
are "peddlers" who haunt the business
| sections of the city and solicit money
for nearly every sort of organiza ton
| under the cloak " advertising. They
sell advertising for charity's sake, and
for this lodge, and that association:
and they bring all sCrts Of pressure to
hear to separate the business man
from his money, all under the rre-ex,'
of some ADVERTISING scheme.
| The publishers of the legitimate
newspapers and periodicals of the city
| represent an investment of approx
| mately 100000, and employ more peo-
| pie per dollar invested than almost
any other business undertaking. The
payrolis alone average in the neigh
borhod of $4,000 per month, and it is
| this money which finds its way back
to the grocery stores of the members
of your association and contributes TO
| the grocery stores of the members of
your association and contributes to the
prosperity of the entire community.
The publishing business furnishes
| employment to all classes of people