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Show i:i:.u uiMi the vi hi. iv. KnorinoiiH Traffic of the Electric Cars of the Hy. "The American people," remarked Mr. P.. F. Cunimiugs, jr., manager of the I'iuh Advertising Ad-vertising Co., to a reporter, "are the greatest advertisers in the world. They arc alo Ihe most practical and ingenious in utilizing and I devising methods for leaching the public." "How about the business men of this city V" ! "They are liberal advertisers," replied Mr. j Cunimiugs "or ouv town could not support four such dailies as it does, logclher w'th nil ', the oilier publications issued l-ere. Some of our leading rcla'l hot'.sis spend as high i.( f.'MHi to H'UKI per year in advc;-:i.-iug. Thi-i Thi-i city," continued Mr, Cuti!;:i:i:gs, I) en j a great Held for advertising fakes of ,, ' sorts. So-called viid. , 'thrcetories,' 'pro. :grannio j, etc., wi,rtli!e--.t, or nearly so. for 1 advertising med.ums. are often patronized ; with asloui-hing liberality. Our n al im.i- ucss iiien tlo not oiscriminu'e beiwe; i, gnoil i and worlhic-s mediums as tiiey .sboul.I " ' "Ibe.v aboiu sLiect car advertising''" j "It is !!,- best and cheaiic.-.! i:i Hie world." ; , replied Mr. Cu:;ii:iing.-, w i;h emphasis. "It i is coming to he r. gui.lul ;is such by adverti-1 adverti-1 scrs in aii Ihe leading cities of America. Amer-ica. Though le;t a few- years old. this method of reaching the public Inn at-la'.r.i at-la'.r.i d immense p. ipuii.iily. It ha- advan-. advan-. tBe over all others. '1 he advertisements are large, conspicuous aud s.rikine. aud i never iook insignia. : 1. 1 1 1 or ofiscnrc Mi-ci.nn-. icallj. th'.v are. or ma) b. .:.:.!. r!.- of ,' art, ' They are in-.-vila'iiy seen l-v v:i-'. uuu'-, uuu'-, bel's of people, a - pas -eligcrs ,-1 1 1 1 -1 look at them, or shut I heir eyes. Vo! kmg'in u vici ! don't subscribe f,.r u-wspapers and ladies i wlio never v id Hum. ride in ::: car-. -trnl ' can't help but si e the large aid a! ;r.e live nil v "tiseir.eiils. 1 "Hotv (!e..s i':!.-. fi,s. of street car . .le:t)s. lng coiiip:ire w ilh that ol other mediums'." 1 "In M;is city, circulation ami ui -play eoii-. eoii-. ciilcr .1. street ear advertising eo-ts but a siMiiM pcrceion .n- of iii -.vs.ifiper advertising. To illustrate: I will piae'e a large .niverlis- i:..;- .ard, haml- mely priiited. I- fore from ' .iri.oio to '.'tHru slree! i ar pas.-e!i.r.s, f,.r ; oo cents. I'. n tiincs ihe money woa'al not ; buy such a circulation through the new s-: s-: papers. . "I did not suppose if possible hi give siicil a circiihi : ion fo advi-ii.., incuts fu the cars," observed the repoi ier. "The passenger traffic of (he electric ear of this city is incredible," said Mr. Cuni-nin: Cuni-nin: gs. "1 e.-tiinate that tin y carry a niirn-; niirn-; ber of pH-sengers enilal to the total population popula-tion of this e;ty, every foriy-i :ght hours, counfiiiL' ti;:nsfcrs. Surj rising a this state, ment may i ,-m, 1 am coiiridcnt lhat it is a ; miulcrate estimate. In this city of magnificent magnifi-cent distances, all the people ride in the street crs. as it is ecu nuy :o do so." "No publisher in I'iah can give anything like the c'reibation to un advertisement thai we can Mi Ihe electric ca-s," continued .Mr. 1 Cuiiiinings. ' Our ofLec is room eo'. ( on-sfitulion on-sfitulion building; oliice hours from t toil o'clock p. in. Mr. Scott Anderson is our agent, and an be found at the Theater ' I st-:ge door i from ! to 1U a. m. Our post- ' office box is (;l.ir " |