The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-08-10
MARSHALL MAILS A PAM
PHLET AND INSPIRES
COMMENTS.

COMMENTS.
We are under obligation to
Mr.. A. M. Marshall for a neatly
bound and printed copy Of his
paper, pittsburgh Plus,' read
before the Duluth Commercial
club some weeks ago. Although
we have not yet had time to give
the pamphlet a careful reading,
we propose to do so and, hereby,
desire to thank the author for
his thoughtfulness in remember
ing us.
This little act indicates some
reasons for Mr.. Marshall's sue
-thoughtfulness, attention to
details and refusal to overlook
or neglect any factor in his field,
whatever that may be. Such
men are highly to be desired by
any city, community or organiza-
ton. Even when their views
are at variance with the majority,
they possess potent possibilities
for benefit in their field of activ-
ity.
The Duluth Commercial club
cannot suffer from fostering
memberships by such men as Mr..
Marshall, whether or not they
agree with the majority in the
club. For. years the Duluth Com
mercia1 club has issued a monthly
bulletin, boosting activities and
giving them that much. official
publicity. Although the Rip-saw
ever stands ready to give space
to anything that will help Duluth
or any factor in Duluth's ad-
vancement, the publicity commit
tee and the secretarial corps OF
that esteemed organization never
yet has mailed a bulletin to this
great family journal. Any infor-
nation of value would have been
gladly printed, freely and with
out price. 49,.
The editor of the Rip-saw has
had a broad experience in many
lines of publicity. He has cred.
liable reputation as a publicity
engineer. Many pieces of work
that he has handled have been
done with conscience and all pos.
sible skill. Not only has the Du.
luth Commercial club utterly
failed to recognize that fact, pos.
sibly to it's disadvantage and
loss, but the player of a lone
hand was sadly frosted and re-
PEELED on the one occasion when
he asked recognition of an i'm
portant piece of work-a work
that was done with skill, con
science and at heavy expense;
work that was equal to anything
of a similar character ever done
in the city.
Some years ago, when hustling
"By" Segog was alive, the pres
ent editor of the Rip-saw was
induced to join the Duluth Com
mercial club. He paid his quar-
terly dues like a gentleman and
even stood a special assessment
to pay for the leather cushions
on which the present members
loll. Financial necessity com
PEELED his resignation. It wa:
accepted without a word of re-
gret and, since then, in the many
"drites' for members, the for
mer member, who quit in good
standing, and who never made
himself obnoxious, never has beer
invited to affiliate with the club
In the past eighteen months
when something special has beer
arranged for the regular meet
ings Of the club, not one single
time has notice been sent to the
Rip-saw and not one single invi
tation has been extended to the
editor to be present with his pen
for beneficial publicity's sake
On such occasions as he has beer
present he has taken his hat ir
hand. scraped his feet on the maj
and meekly inquired, sPlease
may I come inf
If A. M. Marshall were secre
tary Of that club, or if he were
a member Of the publicity com
mittee, it's dollars to doughnuts
that every newspaper in Duluth
weekly and monthly, as well al
daily, would be lined up to use
brains and give space for the
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