Arizona republican., 1914-12-29
REPUBLICAN
. CARRIERS EAT
AND THEN CRATE
Boys Show Appreciation
Toward Management in
Bargain Offer and Are
Banquetted, Wherefor
Pledges of Greater Effort

For the first TWO mornings OF this
week this paper carried a notice of the
big special opportunity for the carrier
boys that they would have in getting
in subscribers to the Republicans Bar
gam offer during vacation week. As
result Of that announcement the boys
of this paper got busy yesterday and
when the final checking was made the
result was so satisfactory that an oys-
ter supper and get together meeting of
the carrier collectors was arranged for
with the American Kitchen, so that
eighteen bright young chaps sat down
to most satisfactory meal and en-
gagged in a booster meeting that would
have done credit to much older heads
than theirs.
The carrier force has been divided
into two squads and a capital prize has
been offered to each squad in addition
to this each boy gets a chance at an
individual prize, and there is a liberal
| commission offered the young hustlers
This is proving the greatest kind of
incentive to the youngsters and they
are bringing in numbers Of subscrip-
tons every hour of the day Yesterday
was a banner day with them and it is
predicted that today will be another
one.
| After the carriers and managers had
gotten their fill of the good things to
east provided by Sing, speeches We're
made in order and the future senators
and representatives made, many of
| them their maiden efforts as after din
ner speakers. They did exceptionally
well earning the applause of their fell
| lows and the appreciation of their ED
| ers.
Circulation Manager Powell of The
| Republican started the fireworks going
| with a story of his beginnings as car
rier boy and the opportuniti that eX
| list in the newspaper business for
| bright young men He was followed
| by Robert ]. Gordon, assistant circula-
| tor who told a number of interesting
| incidents of starting in life. Then came
! the carriers themselves. Walter Pom
eroy of Route 16 started by applauding
the $500 offer of The Republican and
| the chances it gave the carriers to get
enough ahead TO put some money in the
bank. Bill Gcrig mail clerk and car
rier foreman followed said, Il sure ap-
preciate the way you boys get your
papers delivered in this mud. I ask you
to keep it up" Gerig is the fellow that
starts the boys out in the morning
when Phoenix and the farmers in the
valley are asleep. Glen Jones drew at
tention to the fact that carrier boys
have a chance with the Republican and
| named over a number of them who
were once carrier boys that have now
responsible positions with this paper.
Louis Portere, Cecul Davis and Ed
BALI all put in a word edgeWise that
drew further expressions of willing
ness on the part of the boys to go each
ether one better in getting in subscrib-
ers. Ernest Yelton, captain of squad
number one proposed a vote of thanks
to the paper for the feed and the big
time.
News Boys At II
While their big brothers the carriers
were feating. the newsies were having
the time of their lives at the Regale
theater where they all went as the
guests of Manager Davis. They saw
the pictures and cheered the hero when
he got the best of the villain just the
same as if the picture had been speak
ing parts They had great time.