La Junta tribune., 1909-12-04

! Seven" said Johnnie again. ant
with the same ppomptness.
I II am surprised At you. Johnnie,
said the teacher. How on earth
would you have seven.'
II got two In me pocket" said Johl
ME.
Last week the three banks Of Il
Junts published statements showing
their condition At the close Of busi.
ness November 10th. and give evi'
dence Of very flattering financial and
business conditions in La Junta. The
three statements show combined as
sets Of 1902 ,00l. Sc. and total de-
posits agsresating $766. 6.564.6s. Some
people are trying to make out that
business conditions In La Junta are
not all that they should be. but this
array Of facts and figures surely In
dicates that they are not nearly As
bad as they have been painted. When
you see such evidences Of prosperity.
and then think prosperity, nearly all
the good things that attend prosper
ity will be added unto you.
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The editor OF the Bunceton. Mo-.
Tribune says It Is amusing to note
the alacrity with which some Of his
business friends and merchants OF
the county bring or send In or mail
clipped articles to fight the mail or
der houses with" and then to note
how the tune changes when he sug.
gests that q little advertising In the
Tribune would be a mighty good form
OF ammunition for mail order fighting
ITS all very nice to let the other
fellow do the fighting. Just as long a.
he will furnish his own board. clothes
and salary" The fact Is, the editor
can do but limited work in this line
Many an editor. realizing the enor.
nifty OF the injury resulting from buy
ing abroad, would be willing to figh,
the evil without cent OF pay II he
could accomplish the desired result
We believe Mr.. Zeigle OF the Tribune
would be among the first TO do II. but
one big merchant can do more than
the combined newspapers Of town
or county. and he Will be well paid
for IL too. The editor can encourage
the fighters. educate public sentiment
and direct the fighting. but success
lies with the merchants. The most
the editor can do is to admonish, and
advertise. The greatest of all agen'
cies Is advertising.
Russell Sage gave now prosper
Gus New York merchant a start in
life. Don't laugh. The merchant says
IL is fact, The young man went 10
New York from the country. but after
five years OF struggling and severa
changes he WAS getting but fouI
dollars more u week than when h'
started. In his disbursement HI
went to see Mr.. Sage. who knew hh
father we'll He was glad to see hin
and listened with kindly interest. III,
put his finger tips together. noddet
to himself thoughtfully. then asked
DO you drink" The young man ad
mitted that he did but very moderate
ly. well. stop It Stop II for ,
year. Then come see me again" Th'
young man stopped drinking for
year and then went back. Mr.. Sag
remembered all about him. chatte
pleasantly: then asked II he gam
bled. He admitted that he did some
times gamble. He was told to sto
II and come back In = year. In turl
he was told to give up smoking an
come back In . year The merchan
laughed. Il never went hack, bs
cause II had. Mr.. Sage would hav
told me that now that ] had give
. up drinking. gambling and smoking
, must have saved enough money I
, start myself In business. Il was tru,
? bad saved enough money TO staI
myself M business. That shrew,
wise man had set me. almost Will
: out my knowing II. on the road I
success"
: II gives us Z great degree OF pal
to turn down paid Ia advance Advc
} tising. but that's what we had 10 d
this week. We received . paid
; advance contract 10 print IN advc