The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-27
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they are 80 far ahead that day or
80 viii not make any difference. That
IS where they are wrong II 'one
would win IN this campaign advantage
should be taken Of every single day.
Say less about what you expect to do
and do more than is expected OF you.
The people who always do the most
talking are very seldom winners.
subscriptions Count
As each day passes in the greatest
Voting Campaign that Fairmont has
ever seen, the candidates themselves,
az well as the entire public, are com.
ing TO the realization that It is the
subscriptions that coun he most af.
ter all. There are several Of the can.
didates who assumed leading positions
during the past day or two simply by
clipping coupons, while votes run in
series. Some OF these candidates, by
the way they are managing their cam.
paign, show they have not given, the
Golden Festival thorough study. Sure
~ every, candidate In the campaign
knows at least a half dozen people;
have half dozen friends who are not
readers of The West Virginia. These
candidates could easily enroll these
six friends for a years subscription
no doubt. This would mean over on"
hundred thousand votes and these
subscriptions could be gathered up by
any contestant on the list in hall an
hour. Figure the thing out for your.
self One yearly subscription 20 The
West virginian counts fifteen thou
sand votes. Figure again how long
II would take you; how much energy
YOU would have to expend to secure
fifteen thousand votes by clipping cou-
pons.
II you are interested in the cam.
paign yourself 1t is supposed that you
entered TO win. II you were nominat-
ed by friend that friend nominated
you because he thought you stood head
and shoulders in ambition above every
other friend he knew. He nominated
you because he himself saw the op-
portunity and wanted to do you ia.
vor. He thought you would appre
ciate that favor enough to do your
best. Why, when you have an oppor.
tunity facing you like this, will you al.
low procrastination to ruin you? Why
will you put off until tomorrow to do
what you should do today? AS you
run your campaign, so will the reflec.
ton go out among your acquaintance
OF a life we'll ordered or life care.
lessly lived. Your hopes, your am.
billions are reflected in your campaign.
You win only II you are willing. You
viii lose without an effort Put a.
punch in your ambition.
Not Too Late to Enter
II is not by any means too. late to
enter the campaign. In reality the
Golden Festival is Just starting. Clip
the coupons, vote them in the proper
series. and you can be at the head
OF the list without an appreciable eff.
fort 1t is no more an effort to win
the $1,000 than it is to draw your
breath.
The Awards.
The rewards in this Great Golden
Festival are all in gold. There are
ten awards of definite value as fol-
lows: One award of $1,000 in gold,
which is to be given to the person
procuring the most votes in the whole
campaign. One award of $500 to be
given to the person obtaining the Sec
ond highest number Of votes. Then
there are two awards Of 5000 in gold;
two awards Of 500 in gold; two
awards Of $50 in gold and two awards
Of SIS each in gold. In addition to this
fortune, every one else who takes an
active part in this Golden Festival
and remains until the final day II
April 14th-wlll receive commission
OF 10 per cent, providing he does not
earn one OF the above awards. So you
see that everyone earns something.
There is no possible chance for any
one to lose. Many persons who have
been out of employment will enter
this campaign. Many married people
will enter In order to get little ex.
ira income during their spare hours,
TO onset the present high prices, assur-
ed that their ambition will be definite
~ rewarded. Many young men will
enter and make an effort to earn the
thousand to take college course,
some TO start business of th>ir own,
and others for special training. There
viii be those who have thoughts of
wedding bells. The thousand will fea.
Their their nest. To have a definite
desire in life, is to enter this Great
Golden Festival of The West Virgin
ian.
How to Enter.
There is nothing hard to understand
about entering or In fact winning