The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-01-26

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excitement, to a paragraph read
mg:An atrocious tripe murder"
Once more has the "Merg." failed
to send down the letter 81" and
unless You have recently been con-
verted that's what you think.
You remember the day when ron
listened with bated breath to the
soothing voice of the suave Saw
DRY, accepted one of his telegraph
pole cigars and ordered the
"Merg." The same day You sent
to Sears-Roebuck for their latest
automobile catalog, and you stin
have the catalog. For Mereen-
thalers, like unto women and facts.
are stubborn things, and after pay
ing OFF on most any old SATURDAY.
night In the solemn hush of the
deserted shop, you wish you had
married a rich wife.
Gentlemen of the Association.
while God made us to laugh as well
as to cry, still I am reminded of.
the fact that a boor is an individ-
ual who talks so much himself that
his associates have no chance to
talk at all and seeing others here
wanting to talk, I shall detain you
only q little while longer. This
occasion Is not the time for a set
speech, any way, but partakes
more Of the nature of business
meeting,-s discussion of daily
conditions to be met in a newspa-
per Office. But / wish to offer two
suggestions which, if properly
worked out, may improve the
fnancies of our North Carolina
newspapers. shall mot go into de-
tails for / have already consumed
too much of your time.
First, / would suggest for mem
bers of the Association, n pur-
chasing agent to contract for all
the news print, job stock, ink, etc.,
used by them.
Second, . would advocate a uni.
form advertising rate.
Referring to my first sugges-
ton, | viii say that as purchasing
agent for the+ State the Depsrt
ment of Labor and Printing, the
affairs OF which l have the honor
of directing, saves hundreds Of
dollars annually in the purchase
of stock for the various state pub
icans. We buy at attractive
figures, save freights and take
advantage of all discounts. 70
a single department, a saving
of $3.50, In this item alone,
has been realized the past two
years, 50 that you can see
at a glance what the system
means 70 the State In. placing Or
ders for tens of paper needed by
the various departments from time
to time. The members Of this As
ISOLATION use an enormous amount
of supplies during the year which
could easily be contracted for, in
the manner recited, to the adyant-
age of all. Of course, some cash
basis of payment would have to be
agreed npon in order that said
purchasing agent could guarantee
the prompt adjustment Of all bills.
AZ 10 uniform advertising rates,
I mean inform IN proportion to
circulation. It occurs TO me that
this could be done and that ten
cents an inch for each one thous-
and circulation would be some
where near about right.
I am glad to note that an in
ereasing number of influential
North Carolina newspapers are
excluding liquor advertisements
from their columns. Personally,
/ am in absolute accord with this
enlightened step and congratulate
those earnest journalists, who
would place the newspapers of
their grand old State upon so high
a plane. Finally, brethren, do
not forget the need of just simp1e'
plain hard work if you would at
tain financial success. Without
hard work you will never be in j.
Pierpont Morgan's class. You
may as well go sit on a rustic seat
in some green and rolling pasture
and expect the COW to "baek up
to be MIXED as to anticipate any
substantial returns from your
newspaper property without hard
work and plenty of it.
Finally, for the final time,
brethren, want to thank you for
the honor conferred upon me.
There are some pleasures in this
world that money cannot secure,
any more than it can buy the Wag
of a dogs tail, and this, to me, is
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