Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-01-05
A LITTLE SHOP TALK.

The Enterprise has been given making complaints
thu its editorial columns Of lack Of advertising sup
po I'VE have been content depend upon very large
ton keep the paper going and yield reasonable profa least
enoughto running expenses Up until this has been
but the great ncreasen the cost blank paper and in fact
other article entering into the paper business including the
great increase the cost of living forces the Enterprise the
business and merchants Dresden that in order continue
giving the class newspaper the past MUST have
liberal advertising patronageand guarantee to make this
advertising pay you 100 per cent your Investment
Dresden small town OF less than 1000 population has a news
paper the equal in size and amount of matter published
looks and in every other respect those published Union City,
Dyeburg Covngton Ripley Humboldt and and yet it
receives less than onehrd the volume Of advertising the papers
those receive-and the Enterprise circulation nearly double
the circulation any the papers published in those towns and its
advertising rate much lower.
This the condition confronting the beginning of 1919
year full hope for the future Astounding prosperity for the farmer
and the business and professional man. the boy and the eve
body, except the Enterprise
Suppose Enterprise were forced through the great increase
production out and quit the plant sold and moved to
other place. how much would you be wiling Mr. Merchant to
guarantee spend yearly for advertising alone wdeawake
publisher who would bgate himself to come Dresden and print
eghpage paper employing six eight people all the me giving
the Of the county week. boosting Dresden and boosting
he county, boosting you and boosting your busnessa
would attract attention IN newspaper office IN the slater what
would contract spend annually for advertising such paper
Wouldn't think hundred dollars small amount
or such an enterprise? .
We're asking that you give the Enterprise anything
SOUL mol We don't need it, Don't have do hat There are
nan for him to do that
But do want to insist that we continue giving Dresden he
harac of newspaper she has had for the past ten
Merchants and business and professional men this town must give
le paper patronage
We just now marketing the hghepced tobacco Weake
uny twenty-five or thirty years. All these tobacco growers
money spend They spend where the greatest
Inducements offered Them They going watch the news
per very closely The Enterprise reaches Of these tobacco
owers than any other paper fact it is their medium OF intorma
n They will want to know how anxious for their trade
THEY ARE GOING TO TRADE WITH THE MERCHANTS
4H0ADVERTISEl
This your opportunity Mr. Merchant Whether deal in
rm Implements groceries, hardware furniture separator
izer CATTLE hogs dry goods building matera-anythng
nghey going watch the take our word
they going trade with those merchants making the
keatest effort to secure their trade.
The Enterprise will aid any advertiser the preparation Of his
vertng matter We will give your advertising choice position
The Enterprise covers Weae county like the dew OF heaven