The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-08-30

itself by asserting that it pays its
taxes, as though that were a virtue.
Every man pays his taxes and, does
not claim any credit for doing so. The
paper and its management seek to
gain favor on the question OF buying
at home, as though the Review could
not meet it on this question. 1t was
but short time ago the Bulletin adj
vertised as premiums, shears "worth
$1O0 a pair" 1t was false to begin
with. The shears in question were
never worth more than one-fourth OF
that amount. Did the Bulletin buy its
shears of the home merchant? No,
lit paid $500 per dozen and the en-
press, buying from an outside firm. AT
the same time these identical shears,
worth $1.OO per pair, were being sold
over the counter in Denison, one pair
paying the cost of transportation.
Thus the Bulletin was paying even a
higher price for the pleasure OF buy
ing away from home. Not only this,
but every pair of shears he gave away
beat some Crawford county merchant
out of a sale. The Bulletin was fooled
alright, just as lots of other people
are with the idea that it was getting
something mighty cheap, and it never
stopped to inquire if the same goods
could be bought for less money at
home. At the same time the Review
was running a contest and every one
of it's prizes, two pianos, two diamond
rings, a gold watch and two scholar
ships, were bought at home. AS far as
personal expenditures are concerned,
we have no hesitation in saying that
the trading accounts OF the Review
management will amount to at least
as much, dollar for dollar, as will the
accounts of the Bulletin management,
and then some.
In the matter of support of Deni-
son institutions, the Commercial club
is considered as the strongest booster
institution which we have. We recall
that we have seen words to this effect
lin the Bulletin many times, and very
properly so, but the Review has been
"a constant supporter OF the CONNER
cial club ever since it started. Not
a month that it has not cheerfully
paid its dues, lent it's influence and
co-operated with it. How about the
Bulletin? 1t was not great while
ago that the Commercial club resolved
to assist the Boyer Valley Poultry
association in giving a poultry eX.
hibit and corn show in Denison. The
management was in the hands of the
poultry association. A premium list
was issued. Bids were taken from
printing firms, not only in Denison,
but in Dunlap and elsewhere. The
Review was the lowest bidder, got the
job and did satisfactory piece Of
work. The next year the Commercial
club again .cO-operated, but the man
agement was as before, in the hands
of the poultry association. The secre-
tary, living in Dunlap, decided that
inasmuch as the work done by the
Review the year before had been sat
istactory and the price right, and that
if the Review would duplicate the job
at the same price, he would not go to
the trouble of getting bids again. The
Review got the job. What happened?
The Bulletin resigned, not from the
poultry association, but from the Den
ison Commercial club. For more than
la year the editor of the Bulletin re-
fused his support to the Commercial
club, and even wrote disparagingly OF
lit, and gave as his reason that the Re-
view mad printed the poultry premium
list. He stayed out OF the club I'M
til, in an effort to gain membership,
the barriers were thrown down. and
he was re-admitted without paying a
new initiation or without paying dues
| for the time that he was out of the
club. The truth is that the only print
ing of any magnitude which the Com.
mercial club ever had done was the
printing of the constitution and by
laws, and this went to the Bulletin
office. But the Review did not whine
or withdraw it's support or belittle