The Crittenden press., 1920-05-21
THE COLYUM

About all one hears these days is
comment on the action Of the city
council in deciding to try and wake
up this town and starting somewhere
with it.
Some of this comment is favor
able-and a lot more is not. No one
is found for instance who objects to
improving the streets-but accord
ing to some Of the obiectors it should
be paid for by the other fellow.
Sure. Somebody else ought to pay
our electricity bills too but they do
not. Or at least that is about as
logical as expecting the other fel-
low to pay for your improvements.
Notice is served right now that
The Press is going to keep on agi-
tating these Improvements until
Marion is the pride Of Western Ken
tucky-as she ought to be. That is
our program. There may be some
people here in town who cannot bear
to read such literature. II so we
feel sorry for them for it is surely
coming. And they are going to read
the Press of course. Everybody does.
This does not mean that we are
sending the paper to everybody in
the county. By no means. But they
all live in reach Of neighbor who
reads the paper and no man would
be too stingy to loan his neigh
Dor the county paper after he was
through with it.
And | just happened to think that
it has been at least two weeks since
called your attention to the con-
dition Of that old relic which used
to serve as bridge, way back yon-
der when our grandfathers went
deer hunting. is still doing its very
best to serve its purpose Of allowing
people to cross a gulley between the
court house and the old mill out on
Bellville Street. Ever see this his.
toric old relic? II not drive out some
time and take a look at it. 1t is one
of the finest specimens Of its kind in
the world. They tear down better
ones in the jungles Of central Afri-
ca.
OF course any one who keeps in
touch with the trend Of the time
knows that one reason why Marion
had begun to lose her grip on prog.
ress was the fact that most Of her
merchants had become non adverti.
sers. This is the fastest road back.
= wards known. II you do not believe
it just go into the freight station
: in any town where the merchants
: are good advertisers and then into
f. one where they are not and If you
can prove to me that there are more
mail order goods shipped into the
town where the advertising is done,
in proportion to the population, |
r promise that will never say anoth-
:. er word about advertising out loud,
e But that is an impossibility. Mail
order houses know that they reap
: their harvest where they have no To-
G cal competition. And it is into ter
ritories where the papers receive the
= poorest local patronage that these
G great institutions go after business
the hardest.
Il Having been in position where
had almost daily business with two
l.. different departments Of the two
J.. great houses in Chicago. ] have
great deal Of respect for them ant
y their policies. They are great msr
' chandisers and go after the busi
n ness where they are most likely Il
,s get it. For which they cannot b,
blamed. But they have the slimmes
=. chance Of getting this business in ,
"a wide awake town with advertising
merchants and they know it.
IN And you never saw cob webs ol
40 the door of a good merchant in you
ID life.
And by the same token you new
II er saw n good merchant in you
"a life who didn't believe in advertising
OF course there are merchant
~ who believe in advertising but VIII
>" do not do so themselves.
~ Doctors do not advertise-that
those who belong to the Medics
ia Association do not-but they believ
in il all right.
m Which reminds me Of what
v said previously about fixing Ii