The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-11
MORE THAN TWENTY MILLION VOTES CAST
IN SILVER STATE CIRCULATION CAMPAIGN
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conducted, and host gratifying in its results Every worker, whatever the
final prize drawn, had a chance for the cal up to the lstm minute of the race
The judges of the contest, as well Is all others who witnessed the open
ing of the sealed ballot box last Saturday night were amazed at its contents
of ballots and money-for the final three days o the competition had been an
.alIcash proposition; not even personal checks we're accepted. Lists of
subscribers were piled up until the pressmans yes stuck out like marbles
on a wall; and even then his guess IS to the number did not reach one
half of the actual contents of the box 1t had been expected the count could
be completed and tabulated in half an hour An hour and a half was
required.
There is n sad feature, or result, of the contest to be recorded. The
old cylinder press which has done yoeman service for The Silver State for
10! these many years. will have to 60 1t is ouclassed- disqualified by
IS a model known to the craft a a Country Campbell" and this model was
famous in its day. In 70, if memory serves correctly, the writer If this
1t is va 10 see TIT od-tmer displaced Although this particular press prob
ably was not born in ~ yet it has been in Nevada a long time and worked
hard stood up through sand storm and blizzard, through chinook and bls-
terng desert suns, and always performed its duty. So long, old boy. You
a artist still All you lack is speed.
A new job press a ordered by The Silver State about three months
age. 1t is % be delivered this month. 1t is, of course, the last thing in this
kind of machinery, and will i've attached to it a somewhat remarkable
49-speed motor, direct acting.
One little idea will give IN inknng of what a stress The Silver State force
for the increased subscription list expected, a sufficient number of ley mail
ing "galleys" and furniture" had been ordered to accommodate the extra
names which it as thought possible % secure. During the progress of the
campaign two additional Geographic rush orders have been sent to the
printers supply warehouse and another order may be necessary. Te list
has nt been put in order rs this column is written.
And this statement about the subscription list brings up another matter
which is of Importance % publishers and subscribers alike. 1t is :oo much
some cases. addresses are missing and workers have agreed TO tun them in
later Subscribers whose papers fail to arrive should fee perfeeuy free TO
notify the office. We will thank them for doing so 1t is nonsense to sup
pose there "a be IN reason other than a mistake for non-deiivery. And
the publishers cannot know a mistake has occurred until they hear from it,
This statement applies to delivery by carrier a well as by mail. Instances
of people feeling dsinclined to kick" arr all too common. We welcome
your complaint 1t is the only thing which will enable u TO make sresce
perfect.
Some people, when approached by solicitors for The Silver State during
this campaign. have given subscriptions for friends. In some instances
stand Why Silver State comes to them Any such re assured that the
subscription is paid for in advance, and there will be n o demand for money
from them.
Again, The Silver State feels that it cannot fully express its appreciation
of the splendid business which has materialzed for it. 1t thanks one and
all who have contributed to a splendid success. And, again. this newspaper
will strive to merit all it has received
We thank you. 4,