The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-17
KANSAS COAMENT
NEWSPAPER AND THE TOWN.

People may fool themselves into a
belief that their town has entered on
an era OF prosperity and trade extern
sion ana growth but they VIII never
IacI until the -~u-snaperS show the
evidence in the advertising columns.
Ihls evidence must show up not one day
or one week. but every day and every
week. This kind of a showing would be
worth more. in helping build up the
TOWN. and its business than any other
action that could be taken. That is
the nrst step IN procuring other III
stitutlonS to come to town. The man
VINO expects to share in the business
or the town without doing his share of
advertising is of no benefit to the
town. Advertising should be viewed
from, a broader standpoint than the
mere professional benefit to an individ-
ual business. It should be viewed from
the standpoint of attracting business
to the town for the general welfare
OF the town. Tf all men would quit
advertising the town would be too
dead to bury. The man who does not
advertise is attempting to profit from
the efforts of the newspapers which are
always standing up for the town. If
merchants, manufacturers, profession
al men and mechanics would get to-
gether and organize an advertising
campaign and never allow a newspaper
to go out of town without their bust
ness being advertised in some way they
would be surprised at the impetus it
would give to the business growth and
prosperity of the town. Tell the people
why it is to their interest to trade in
your town and especially why 1T is to
their interest to trade, with you. Give
Them something else to read besides
mail order house and Chicago wreck
ing house catalogues. This applies to
all towns. but applies very forcibly to
Marysv1iie Just nOW.-Marysvllle News.
D.
WHERE THEY AGREE.
w. ]. Bryan is going out to Arizona,
or is there now Che no longer attracts
| as much attention as formerly, and
we forget whieh). to K in, favor OF
the constitution of that wild and woody
realm, which Is to he voted on as a
step toward statehood. President Taft
is somewhat opposed to that same doc
ument, because it is too radical. Taft
and Bryan are also as far apart az
ever on bank guarantee, the tariff, and
| a number Of other paramount issues
| But We find one point on which they
| agree pretty well. Speaking of booze
| and the booze business, Mr.. Taft says:
Leave drink alone, absolutely! He
who drinks is deliberately disqualify-
ing himself for advancement. Person
| ally. refuse to take such risk. dc
| not drink
And speaking along the same line
Mr.. Bryan says:
| 'HTne average saloon is the most dis
reputable place in the community; il
is a bureau of information on vice; Il
| is the first place one would enter II
inquire for gambling hall or for &
disorderly house. 1t is. likewise, thu
| first place visited by the officers of TIM
! law when they are locking for a crimi
| nal, and the first place closed in cas-
| of riot and disturbance"
! And yet you can find men on any
street corner who think they can foo
with the stuff without endangerins
| their efficiency. But the chances ar,
against their ever being president, Of
making a great race for it three times
| or making much of race for any
thing except the bottom of the hill
| Atchison Globe.