The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-29
$50. 90 Reward

will show how or give us, or even
suggest, the necessary Information,
argument, lecture, talk, action, ex-
hibition, performance, or thing,
that will awaken the Northwestern
or Omaha railroad company to the
possibilities of Northern Wisconsin
and the Bayfield, Peninsula.
This, offer is bonafide and will be
paid promptly upon the advent or
appearance of a real advertising
campaign put on by the above Rail
road company in question; to any
person, corporation, or firm, who
can show us or bring such condi-
ton or distribution or advertising
matter about, or who will suggest
how same can be done.
We will gladly aid any one trying
to earn the above reward in any
way possible. Will say in explana-
ton of the present ssi.uation, and
it has always been the same, that
this great railroad with it's millions
OF capital, with its hundreds OF
thousands of dollars earnings every
year right out from our own imme.
date district does not spend as
much on advertising as some of the
little 2 x 4 real estate men or coun-
try sfirms located in the same terri
tory. and to what end; the real
estate men make perhaps, from his
sale of land to the average settler
$40 to $3.50, while the railroad re-
ceive an estimated ! to OF the a.
mount of this same profit OF earn :
| ings in accomplishing the sale and
will in turn before. Mr.. Settler is To-
Gated nd railroad fares and freight
on stock and goods paid. probably
exceed in charges from the new
conner an amount about twice the
amountathe real estate mans profit
OF earnings. A NICE system this.
Some one eIse to do the work;
Some one else to do the hustkng;
Some one else to doAthe sdvert.sins;
Some else to do the paying. Z Fff
And o railroad corprahy TO charge
You full fare, BOTH ways while you
are doing the very thing any live
corporation, or honest thinking
company wouldSbe glad to do ..
Merchants. even farmers,s business
| men. professionalism, and Others
on the bayfield, peninsula and in
| northern Wisconsin have for years
| now been organizing into CONNER
cial clubs, boaster clubs, and such
| like for. the purpose Of advertising
their district. Most OF, these mer
and some OF the common laborers
donated money to bring b-fore their
kin, relatives. or friends. the great
advan tages OF this great territory.
Rich it has got to be or it could moi
have stood this triple expense o.
cost of paying for advertising it
self; an enormous revenue to a
sleeping monster for the privilege
Dead would be q better term
dead as a door nail, to all the grea1
advantages and possibilities OF
coming great empire.
Jim Hill can spend millions ad.
vertising semi-arid Dakota farm
lands, Montana sage brush, Wash
ington mountains and rock piles
1.-TWO thousand miles away. But our
Omaha Northwestern can hardl.
afford the postage necessary t.
carry their time tables to our lead
ing hotels in this great distric
right at home. The Rock Islant
spend thousands telling our owl
people how desirable is the scener.
Iof Texas, Wyoming, or Cali
fornia, where thesrattle snake bites
the scorpion stings, and the mos.
Iquito delights you with buzzini
wing; where sand burrs prevail an.
so do ants, and man who sit
down, wants half soles on his pants
land know that they are making
money by SO doing, But our Oma
| ha Northwestern canshardly afford
| few cuts for their own edepots show
ling not one hundredth part of tn
| beautiful lakes this. wonderful dis
trict affords. Now do you Wonde
| that we offer this reward for action
performance. lecture, persuasive o
! explosive that will awaken thos
fellows up? H. H. Peavey.