The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-14
NEW MEMBERS ELECTED
Walter Maas' and c. Z. Powell Arr
Admitted Into League--Mem-
bers Enjoyed ExcelIent
Dinner.

MoAC l0SI AlSAt ~ tAc& ItelalleTS
league, by President Justice at the
climax OF a general discussion Of adj
vertising. At the meeting two months
ago there was some discussion OF
whether the merchants should adver.
| tise in out OF town papers. This was
revived by Jack Klein, who wanted
to know II any action had been
taken.
n. G. Duncan defended the local
papers, saying that he thought they
were the ones to be favored. +. w.
Swan, Jacob Schouten and others en-
tered into the discussion. Mr.. Swan
objected to the advertising contracts
in use and said that when the two
papers here consolidated they raised
the price of advertising and that UNI
lsss an advertiser ayailed himself Of
contract he had to pay higher
Erices.
{ The discussion turned to the propo-
sition as to whether The Gate City
| is getting into Carthage. A motion
was made by H. G. Duncan to the
effect that the league ask the man
agement OF the paper to strengthen
it's Carthage field as much as pos
sible.
Shoot With Pop Gun.
"How many of you merchants are
making 1t worth the while OF The
Gate City to do this" asked Presi.
dent Justice. 'It seems to me that
you aren't advertising enough In the
home paper. Why you put The Gate
City alongside Of Burlington. OF
tumwa and other papers. and you'll
see that you aren't advertising -
+ you should. III venture to say that
YOU could shoot all the advertise
, ments in The Gate City with = pop
gun. It seems to me we ought to 90
into this stronger before we ask the
management to do this sort OF
thing"
The vote on the motion was not
very pronounced and Mr.. Justice oe-
clared that the motion was lost.
Before the discussion was closed,
Mr.. Justice was asked about MS
ideas on advertising. He said he
thought the home papers should have
the bulk OF the business. He said
there was a field that was better
reached by the county papers. prob
ably, and that his firm had taken ADS
in outside papers and had reached
people. He said in four months they
had served $500 people in his store
Keep Trade In Keokuk.
He spoke Of the advertising done.
telling the .out of town shoppers now
to get to Keokuk.' Whatever the
situation was, he felt that keokuk
merchants should work together and
IL a customer couldn't be suited IN
one store, that proprietor should sena
him to another. In this way the
trade will be kept in Keokuk- Mer-
chants must feel not as competitors.
but as being in the same line OF
business.
vertising out of town the merchants
use slogan he is using, TRY your
home town first, and then try Keo-
kuiks.' -
Two new members were voted into
the league. Walter v. D. Mas OF
the Keokuk Savings bank, and c. E.
Powell of the Wells Fargo Express
company.
Enjoy Fine Dinner.
There were sixty-five members
prasent last night. Dinner was serves
IN the main dining room of the Hotel
iowa Mt $40 o'clock. The menu was
one of the best that the league has
enioyed and many compliments were
expressed to Manager Holmes.
Following was the menu:
Oyster Cocktail
Celery owes
Waters
Chicken Soup
File Mignon Steak
French Fried Potatoes
Green Peas
Parker House Rolls
Fruit Salad