Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-02-18
Direct Slap at Home Industry.
eugene Guard.

OuBuly advertised Town IN tne North
west. The methods employed have
been as original as they have been
effective. All the printed matter
used was produced here, and the
money contributed by the citizens for
promotion work was practically all
spent at home, instead of being with
drawn from circulation by being sent
to the San Francisco Headquarters
of the Southern Pacific company. II
Is true that the agents of the cor
Doration dogged and trailed Manager
Hartog from the time the first boost
er fund was subscribed until he quit
the job. He. however, understood
the subject of advertising and knew
how to make a campaign far more
productive Of results, and at the
: same time keep the booster money in
Eugene.
Roseburg and a number of other
Oregon towns listened to the siren
song of the glib-tongued agents of
the Southern Pacific and for two
years past turned their promotion
money over to the corporation. At
the end OF each year they emerged
from the campaign bankrupt and
with no results to show for the money
spent. In fact, all the advertising
books issued from the Southern Paci-
Tic printing shop look alike, except
that one may have "Roseburg" on
the cover, another Harrisburg" or
some other place, because the rail-
road Is no respecter OF persons or
places. 1t Is after all there Is in
sight, and promises Just as much TO
the little town OF 1000 population
which scrapes together a fund of
$500, as to a city like Eugene. where
there Is about $4,000 In sight after
the boosters salary and other fixed
charges are paid. Eugene has put
up this year will have It's name in
black type in certain publications.
and Will appear to be lust as I'm
portant as Slverton or Brooks. pro-
viding those villages have contributed
to the company because they will
appear In black type, also.
Roseburg, however, is one town
that has learned Its lesson by bitter
experience with the railroad graft,
and this year is boosting after the
manner inaugurated by Eugene two
years ago, while this city has gone
backward and taken up the discarded
and discredlted Southern Pacific
plan, That Rosoburg has been wise
Is proven by the pages OF news mat
ter that city and Douglas county have
received free of charge during the
past month. Eugene used to be
treated the same way, but hereafter
the only notices we may expect In
the metropolitan press are those re.
lating to drunkenness in dry"
town.
The Guard is In earnest about this
matter because a vital principle Is at
stake. II holds that no town can he
built into a city unless home indus.
tries and home business men are on.
couraged and patronilcd. That isl
why local newspapers urge their
readers to "cut OUT the mail order
houses and trade at home when the
Y. NJ. c. \, building was being erect.
ed and furnished The Guard urged
that only local architects and build.
ors be- employed, and the furniture
be purchased through local dealers
The same has been true OF the new
hotel and the froternal buildings
erected during the past two years
In brief. the money OF Eugene should
be kept here whenever possible TO
build up Eugene business houses and
give employment to Eugene work. |
men. That the plan has been bone
fetal In It's working no one can deny
1t has made this city the most PRO.
gressIye In the whole Pacific North.
west
Now the whole plan OF camnairn
is to he changed. it seems Local
photogrophcrs are to be- dlsplacod a,
southern Pacific mon. and $4,000 |.
worth OF printing that would ewpr,y
two or throc printers am entire wear
who In turn would spend tho mono,
with Eugene landlords grocer. and
other business men. is fo he sent =,
san Francisco to swell tht -.,.pt,
of a hls railroad corporation \rlr
evet' time one o' the book. is m,i,,J
+" am Eastern inquirer bearing , f.
Sun Francisco Imprint it win stamn
Entenc as q way station which Is|
compelled to buy lts goods I'm b,|
larger cities ot the coast
Every business man OF tho ety