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Show H ADVERTISE THE CITY. HB The bencllts to be derived from a HB city or town advertising Its advan- HH tages as a location for the establish- HB of manufacturing concerns employing HB small or largo numbers of working people cannot be overestimated. If a HB lncrcliiint can sell his goods by adver- HB tislng, and of course ho can, there is HH no reason why a city or a town or even HB a wilderness cannot attract people and HB factories to it by a Judicious advertls- HB Ing of Its special advantages, says a BB trade Journal. BH Many cities tluoughout the country HH arc now engaged In advertising their HB peculiar advantages by means of books, HB pamphlets and circulars and even by HH nowspapcr advertising. HH The business men of Fort Wayne, HH N lnd are following this plan with re- HB igaav. workable success, Recognizing that hhJhhhh--- they liave a splendid clty.they propose to spend some money placing the fact before others, using such suitable mediums me-diums as will lead to the results desired. de-sired. In Dallas, Tex., a club lias been organized or-ganized to use Its efforts to Increase the population to IGo.ooo. This organ, ballon has Iloo.ooo pieces of advertising advertis-ing matter concerning Dallas ready for distribution. It also proposes louse space In Texas newspapers to tell about the city's advantages as a business busi-ness and residence center. In Rostbern, Canada, the town council has appropriated t."oo to assist a local organization in booming the town. At"U7 Eighteenth street. Denver, Is an association called the Colorado Press Hurcau, formed for the purposo of telling the world about the great state of Colorado and Its daily advantages. advan-tages. This bureau sends out printed matter once a week to leading newspapers news-papers presenting interesting occurrences occur-rences connected with the state's growth. The city of Williamsburg, Pa., has one of the most energetic publicity bu-icaus bu-icaus In the county, and so has Niagara Niag-ara Falls, '. Y. Logan can in a small way do as the other cities are doing and Is sure to reap a reward commensurate with the extent of the advertising. |