The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-11-15

automatically handled by contributing
ia their cause" a sum ~ money equal
10 the price 90 tho space allotted -
them. This was NOT acceptable to the
committees az times. because the adj
refreshments of the larger establish
menta were thought necessary to ln
fuHnce the small merchants 70 take
space.
4 soliciting committee in starting
out 10 work the merchants has /
list % prospccs cleaned from preAi-
Gus programs ~ some towns there
are bright young men ~ women who
make a. business ~ soliciting Tor ad-
vertisemeuts FOR any church. society
or school. working ga n percentage
basis They know the easy marks
and can fll up the space tn half
day most of the spaces ~ phone The
iunerant advertising faklr frequently
employs these iogAl solicitors ~ NOT
the itinerant resorts % a glance AZ the
theafer program. tho hauts who
advertise on hotel register hiotters
and the inevitable hotel combination
inkstand and stationery faek ri the
public thermometer 81 elo*k or the
combination mile post along The road
way which paralleIed tho railroad.
error ~ taking Mpaee ta everything
that comes along g. doomed man
One 81 tho humors of this world +
a. expect q travelling man tred ana
Dusty from twelve hours communion
with dust and cludcrs ard innumrf
able black cigars. to finger over Il
hotoi register 90 learn with deep CON
Germ that John Helm deals IA fresh
meats Of all kinds. or 10 be- refreshed
I with the news that Hank RltSle can
be- found az the old stand with fancy
and staple groceries The hotel rer
lister. with the advertising biotter
crowded 20 It's edges with aevcrfls-
ing cards. - ara institution h seems
% hc enc ~ the necessary evils. llNe
the thoater curtt an, which you stare
81 before the show and between the
acts. You Eet 20 hate that art abor
Ton and hate the advertisers Who
made 10 possible
The strange part of ii was that men
II prominence and influence feH un-
der their spell.
one stunt that was pulled off stin
rauklcs IN Tho breast ST. i number of
mcn 1T big affairs from the eotefnor
down 10 Southern city. dog catcher
The ralbhcist who hBpaotised ~
many men and institutions sWoops.d
down on Southern CITY, evidently
from tho skies. That was very pos
slhle Tor ua ono questioned hIs
wherefrnm. nutecedcnta or previous
90 aervttude
Ills schcme was 10 advertise south
eru city and is cnvirons ~ did ~
hlwh powered automobile dressed "a
uvid red hy Asy and brilliant white
81 night Within "a week cir - 40
Was driving the auto u was high
pos erred alright about as nifty Il
wagon a. was huut In those aaya
How he got a. no one knew until
later then one concern knew and Is
stiIi with tho knowledge The auto
was decorated according 70 specified
tl6us. ard Rusollncd by admitting gar
aEea and commercial clubs trans
purency read Us day and nlght across
the top From Southern civ 10 Troy.
~ The transparency and the
electrical system Witch hehted the
letters probably eoet 81. and ~ to
The present time Il il the oBty cxpfu-
diture he put iUta ar sn the machine.
Troy ls Esonsrated.
A. Troy s. ~ Was NOT & party e
the project IA is mentioned boldly -
rive some credenCe ~ mo wonderful
tale snt to our knowledge did the
people ~ Troy Sc up nights waiting
Tor the coming ~ the red projecttie
The scheme went even further A
magnificent hook would b. printed,
descriptive - Southern CITY and
many cities about ii. fer IN that see-
tton ain places were dignificd by be-
ing rert rrcd 10 a. csfN--ths beau