Americus times-recorder., 1919-03-02
BUILDING FOR AMERICUS.


The publishers of The Times Recorder believe the
time has come for vastly service to the com
munity which newspaper is located and is there
FORE with spirit confident expectation that the an
nouncement is made today great campaign launched
sOr the sole purpose Of increasing the circulation of this
newspaper among the people of the community.
In making this announcement the publishers wish to
be very frank with the public upon whom will depend alb
soutey success or failure of this campaign This
drive for circulation is not in any public or pri-
benefaction-a giving away of lot of prizes for
nothing 1t is business proposition pure and simple
long valuable prizes been assembled WHICH
WILL BE GIVEN AWAY ONLY FOR WORK ACTUALLY
DONE for The Times Recorder and from which The
TmesRecorder expects if not to realize profit at this
time, at least to incur financial loss.
Stagnation means death The Times Recorder must
either grow stagnate Americus must either grow
stagnate Only by business activity Amercus grow
apprecaby. And only by business activity The
Times Recorder grow THE TIMES RECORDER HAS
CHOSEN TO LIVE AND CLIMB and this circulation
pagn the first of series of steps planned by which it
IS ardeny hoped and believed that The Times Recorder
rapidly be built into of far wider reach
and greater influence than any which Americus
had.
The merchants of Amercus who know the value of
advertsing-and it is difficult to determine those
merchants are-NEED A GERATER TIMES RECORDER
The City of Americus greater Times Recorder
And by the "pull-together" of the community
campaign, greater Times Recorder will be realized
nu,o r~
lation at the least calculation This can done with
out attaining 100 per cent. But whether this
mark is reached or not EVERY ADDITIONAL READER
OF THE TIMEs-RECoRDER MEANS ONE MORE CON
,sUMER THAT THE MERCHANT CAN REACH WITH
HIS MESSAGE; ONE MORE CITIZEN TO WHOM THE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND OTHER CIVIC ORGAN
IzATIONS CAN PREACH GOOD ROADS OR OTHER
PROGRESSIVE THOUGHT; ONE MORE FIRESIDE
THAT THE PASTOR OF THE CHURCH CAN TOUGH
ONE MORE FAMILY TO MAKE VITALITY INTERESTED
IN THE WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE
THINGS THAT TOUCH AND CONCERN THE REST OF
US.
The TimesRecorder wants to reach every corner and
section of Sumter, and the other nearby counties
remote and to do thoroughly There is no
other do this by circulation And it requires
and The Times Recorder is to wait and add
new subscribers by the dozen two each year.
The publishers of The Times Recorder are stalking
their repuations-their ntegry-upon the fairness and
squareness of this campaign They are behind it per-
5onay and will stay behind it personally till the end
They are putting on this campaign to lay foundation on
which to build their newspaper AND THEY DO NOT IN
TEND THAT FOUNDATION SHALL BE OF SAND.
The publishers feel that this effort to develop The
is of real Importance to every loyal c
zen OF Americus and Sumter county 1t is their aim at
all times that The Times Recorder shall not only stand
for the best interests of the community but shall accur
atey mirror the thought and ideals of the community If
as their hope to build the paper to prominence that will
not only command the admiration and respect of the
munlty but give expression to the community thought
over large part of Southwest Georgia.
The publishers believe in the future of Americas and
the people of Amercus and asking that the peope Of
Americus BELIEVE in them their ambitions to
and grow and that loyal and every loya ci
put his her shoulder the wheeIjust little hit
and HBLP MAKE THIS CAMPAIGN A SUCCESS