The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-16
Our Prosperity Christmas Edition

This issue Of The News contains greater number of pages
than any paper ever gotten before in Hattiesburg even
in the boom DAYS of Hattesburg And if do our
selves it better reading matter matter giving more
general nformaton matter calculated to help South
Mississippi and all the institutions of South Mississippi than
any paper that has been gotten out South Mississippi
Last December tight, business dull, that
The News did attempt any Christmas edition OF
special size Our advertising felt the pulse OF the busl
ness community and said, whats the use2" The business
here get They made virtue of necessity there
lore and piked along saving wood and saying nothing
This year when they felt the business pulse they found
strong and they went after Christmas edition. They
said I'VE can get edition of thirtywo pages which
would have been four sections In few days they SAID
make FIVE sections forty pages; later they came back
and said make six sections ortyeight pages and IT "
had time and larger force, could easily eds
enough justify another section.
Do you know what that means2 1t the difference
business conditions and last December Last Decem
Der hard shedding get hold of enough advertising
copy to fill regular advertising columns This year
easy fill half Of ortyeght pages The pages of this
year ago reflected the gloom and depressed condition Of bust
this section then The pages Of today paper reflects
the cheer and hopefuness of business in this section
is all the difference in the world, don't you think2
That why call this Prosperity Christmas Edition.
This the first Prosperity Edition The News has been
permitted issue under its management Six years
ago when The News fell under its present times
were hard and they kept getting harder and harder till this
year. when they grew suddenly and seriously The
first nine months of this year the highest months on
business generally and The News in proportion other
business institutions the panic year of 1907 1t
hard make buckle and tongue these first nine months
But Joy cometh with the morning, and the New Year
approaches the outlook for business this section better
than has been that memorable panic year. everybody
talking it everybodys believing it. and if the business is
here The News has the least of doubt lest it will
get its share.
With all the hard times however, The News has grown
these last years The perectng press installed by
The News this year. much as the entire plant Of The
Ihei
which has been added to the plant of The News under the
present did nearly large volume of business
and cleared money this dull year. than The News
did 1908 he actual pay subscription list of The News
today than thrice long years ago. The
News now has about twice many women and boys
its employ it had years ago, and it pays higher
scale of capita than it did then. The volume of
business done by he News this year, dull business
orally nearly if quite four times much that
done in 1908 or 1909.
So The News has quite good deal to be thankful for
And grateful Not only for the patronage have
received but for the good will Of the good people this home
of adoption Our efforts promote the general good
have been apprecated mistakes which have
been overlooked and forgiven For business and
social courteses its entire staff The News appre
ciative
But satisfied We Hattiesburg to grow
and grow with it. We the
into fuller Of prosperity and render
to this community fuller of service We believe
have before the coming year. people and town,
Year of Great Opportunity For our part to
fully every Opportunity that comes every Chance that
offered for the advancement of good for the
promotion of every good enterprise for the upt Of every
needy for the moral advancement and physical
growth of this community and the commonwealth Of this
great State.
The News would be content to fatten like leech
upon this body polite the business institutions of this city
In true spirit of Reciprocity live and let live
give and take be factor the growth and development of
the town. and for reward grow and develop according
the service we render unto others.
With that purpose and to that end The News offers its
services all the people and extends best wishes all
and hopes that Peace and Prosperity Health and Happiness
may find abiding place. alike in every cabin and palaa
home in all this land