Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-01-05
House Phone, Black IS.
GIVE A THOUGHT TO u
MARSEILLES; BOOST!

To the many who are so busy with
'helr own Efforts to attend to their
own business as not to take serious
thought on how others are doing their.
we would state that we have been too
busy IN boosting Marseilles to spend
any time in standing on the street
corners and yelling Boost Marseilles"
And we would further state that I'm
our estimation, Marseiles does not
need any such effort to attract atten.
ton to what her merchants have 10
offer, their goods speak for themselves
being good as the best and CHEAP as
the grade can be purchased anywhere.
Besides, merchants do not consti.
tute the whole of Marseilles, there ara
other business here, several profes.
sions and a few manufacturing inter,
ests. These are certainly part of
Marseilles, and we humbly submit
that all be treated alike
Our coal is good, the miners deserv.
ing of being employed through the
patronage our our citizens. Foreign
coal must necessarily cost more, for
the railroad haul costs money.
One of the best printing plants In
the valley finds opportunity to build
up and carry on profitable business.
Its owner, like all successful business
men did not receive a bonus nor any
special inducement to enter business
here. merely toiled hard to trade he
thoroughly understood and achieved
success through merit of work well
done.
Our doctors and lawyers are good
as any in the county. and can be con-
suited without cost OF fare to Ottawa
or Joliet. or Streator. Our merchants
and groCers offer goods of excellent
quality and can and do meet any
prices offered in any adjoining city,
being enabled to meet foreign compe-
ttion through having less overhead
expense. Our meat markets. our va.
riety stores our cigar stores, each and
all are good as can be found anywhere.
The Free Trader gives to Marseilles
news one page, which carries no OF.
tawa ads. despite the endeavor OF
ottawa merchants to gain place on
that page Could any paper do mora?
Daily the news is given as accurately
and completely as one person can comb
pass, with no thought OF anything save
Marseilies' best interests.
This being the case, we deferen-
TALLY suggest that there is no occasion
for putting In headlines every day
Boost Marseiles," for the whole Of
the Marseilles news is one grand ef,
fort by doing work in a satisfactory
to call attention to the mani.
fold advantages pertaining to Mar.
settles and vicinity To us, Marseilles
is the hub of the universe, and other
places important only as they affect
but we discreetly endeavor
to veil our supreme satisfaction with
our city. and permit other citizens to
retain their local pride in their own
city.
In conclusion, a few words of a
more personal nature: There is not
a business on Main street nor any
where in the city, which we have not
boosted this last year by mention in
the news columns of the Marseilles
news. which news mention is consid-
cred of so much more value than or
binary duhblllSluB ludt II 10 CdSNiy
sought by all the business. And this
with the consent of the managers OF
the Free Trader, without whose per-
mission it could not have been done.
And again, the principal owner OF
the Free Trader-Journal is Marseilles
boy, born within a stones throw OF the
depot, who retains an interest in all
things pertaining to Marseilles, and
IS as pleased with prosperity OF this
native city as it is anyone now living
lere, and who is as willing that Mar
settles should be advertised In the
columns of the paper of which he
owns a controlling interest as can be
anyone living in this city.
The space allotted Marseilles is one
If the most desirable in the Free Ira
Ter, being next the editorial columns.
which are written by one of the best
writer's on current topics in the state,
nd having the Everett True cartoons
which one woman said were enough
n themselves to persuade her to take
he DaDer.