The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-02
BUYERS PRIZE WEEK
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could eliminate number Of these
cases If the merchants would re-
sort to the credit bureau for infor-
nation reg riding their customers
The credit bureau Is simply a his
tory of mans ability to keep his
credit good and not his appearance
to pay.
Fire Prevention Day
Theodore Williams gave q short
talk in which he appealed to the
gathering to CO. operate with fnSur-
ance inspectors during the Fire
Prevention Day on November Z.
From thirty to forty five marshalls
and inspectors In the state will
visit Mankato on that day aud
the city relative to aseertaining fire
hazards. A banquet will be held
durino the evening at the Saulpaugh
Hotel to which Mr.. Williams invited
the merchants to attend.
E. A. Boie, president OF the Ad-
vertising Forum which fostered the
Buyers Prize Week" praised the
work of the various committees who
have made the extensive prepare
tions for the conducting Of the
event. He said the slogan Of the Ad
club, Truth in Advertising" was
lived UP to In Mankato. for when he
took Office the members Of the or
ganization had declared their Will.
ingness to help, and the recent work
Of committee appointed on Buyers
pectations.
object AZ RuysrsS Week
J. e. Brett, chairman Of the gen
eral committee on Buyers Prize
Week." told Of the purpose Of the
project and the good that was ex-
pected to develop as q result OF the
work OF the various committees.
r. G. Julsrld, advertising mana
ger Of The Free Press, then took
up the matter OF Co operative ad-
vertising Of the merchants. He ex-
planned that each merchant was TO
have a uniform space two column
chant was to advertise a real bar
gain for the Buyers prize week.
This advertising was scheduled to
appear Thursday. November 8.
Monday, November IL and Thurs
day, November Is. On those dates
The Free Press will send out ap-
proximatelyx 1000 extra copies of
the publication to non subscribers
living in the trade territory in
Southern Minnesota. Mr.. Julsrud
said that over fifty merchants
lar kind Of advertising in conjunc-
and will be represented in the CO.
operative advertising pages. Those
who have not been solicited as yet
and who desire space in these edi-
/ tons are asked to communicate
with The Free Press.
| r. r. Hamilton, chairman Of the
) advertising committee, told Of the
efforts OF the committee to fully ad-
;vertise the event in Mankato and
all Of Southern Minnesota. Circu-
lars are to be carried to households
leading from Mankato. The radius
covered by the various routes win
be over forty miles from Mankato.
Paper slips announcing the Buyers
Prize Week" have also been provid-
ed for merchants to slip into pack
ages.
VIII Spread the News
The latest advertising stunt,
which Hamilton indicated might be
tried. was the sending Of 500 night
kilograms to households throughout
Southern Minnesota.
| Reports were also made by M. F.
Sullivan, chairman Of the finance
committee and by William Meix-
ner, chairman Of the decorating
committee.
c. w. Fisher complimented men,
bers Of the two organizations on
the SPLENDID turnout to the meeting
and the CO. operation Of all members
in aiding in making the BUYERS
Prize Week" an assured success.
He also complimented North Man
kato merchants for being one hun
dred per cent for the affair.