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4. Kendall, Montana, July 7, 1903 KENDALL CHRONICLE Published weekly where the bi g mines • are situated. 5. it. CLEVELAND Editor and Proprietor: SUBSCRIPTION RATZ8 : One Year $2.00 Six Months $1.25 Pay in advance and avoid the disagreeable dunning letter? Weak Points in Advertising The CHRONICLE IS in receipt of a letter from the Commercial Bulletin and Northwest Trade, asking it to dis- cuss \how and where, in our opinion, the average retail merchant 'falls down' in his advertising.\ It is the intention of the trade journal above mentioned, to republish many editorials upon the question which will, no doubt, be in- structive to local dealers in giving - then - I -- some valuable ideas as to how to ad- vertise profitably. The CHRONICLE IS glad of an oppor- tunity to co-operate in the discussion of a question so important to merchants and the press alike. The CHRONICLE has to deal with general retail merchants in two separ- ate toens—in the mining camp of Kendall where it is published, and in Lewistown, the county seat. Kendall is a new mining camp, now but two years old, and its - general merchants have had their entire mercantile ex- perience in this place. These mer- chants say they do not believe in ad- vertising; they think it is money thrown away. We have argued with them, but it has been time lost. Occasionally these dealers get caught to the extent of $io or $20, by some smooth talking fakir, on some advertising \scheme\ that is entirely useless. They usually prefer the kind of fake which gives them a personal \write-up\ that ap- peals to their vanity by devoting con- siderable space to their progressive- ness, honesty, and prominence in local affairs. Failing to receive any good results from such fake advertising, they regard all advertising in the same light, and turn their backs upon the local paper which would be glad to co-oper- ate with them for the advancement of 'their interests [which are, in a way, identical with those of the local publi- cationd and for the upbuilding of the entire community. Again, ee have several merchants of a more varied ex- • perience, men who have lived in larger cities and have been associated with up -to date business men ; these men in- variably advertise in the local paper, but are less disposed to rush into fake schemes. They are also more inter- ested in promoting the welfare of the whole community, and realize that the success of one depends, in a measure, upon the success of his neighbor, and not upon his neighbor's downfall, as seems tobe the opinion offhebliiitTess men first mentioned. In Lewistown, which is a well estat- fished place, the business men advertise quite liberally, and even patronize the Kendall paper well. They are pro- gressive, and do not remain contented with the home trade, but reach out and draw business from towns located many miles distant. 1Ve notice that the local dealer who does not advertise in his home paper is the one who loses a large trade to the Lewistown merchant who advertises for that business. One noticeable feature about the dealer who does not advertise in the local paper is that he is behind the times in numerous other ways also, while the progressive advertiser usually keeps all other departments of his business up to modern requirements. We know that some of the Lewis: town business men subscribe for trade journals and that they pay particular attention to the advertising depart- ments in those jSurnals. These men are leaders in the business world where they are located. The trade journal of today is doing more to educate the business man in advertis- ing, and to open his eyes to the advan- tage of co-operation with the local papers, than any other medium. Last Tuesday the town of Forsyth, Montana, came nearly having a repiti- tion of the Heppner flood. A dispatch states that a wall of water thirty feet in height rushed down a coulee into the valley where Forsyth is situated. The inhabitants of the town were terror stricken for awhile and things looked mighty serious. It is only a few weeks ago that the editor of the Forsyth Times threatened to write poetry upon the subject of the drought of that time was not soon relieved. His threat evidently \worked\ all right. The officers and guards who allowed Harvey Logan, the Montana outlaw, to escape, are the subjects for severe criti- cism by the press of the entire country, for such neAlect of duty as was shown. It really looks like the Knoxville sheriff and the guards \stood in\ with Legan's escape; either that or the famous des- perado had them all \buffaloed.\ In either event the keepers of Logan should be removed from office and, if possible, punished for their misconduct. As for -Logan, he will probably never again be captured alive, and he may live to execete some more hold-ups. There is no hope that he will ever be \good\ until he is dead, and there is little chanze that he will die a natural death. A very noticeable feature about the relations of capital and labor in Ken- dall is that they are on the most cor- dial terms. One never hears any talk of discontent among the miners of this camp, with the conditions under which they are working ; and the mine own- ers, in return for every reasonable con- sideration allowed their employes, get the best services the latter are able of performing, and the employers fully appreciate the men's efforts to do their best. This is a poor camp for the man who would stir up strife among its workmen, who would try, through the teachings of socialism and by organiz- ing socialistic clubs, to make the mkner discontented with his lot. We waht none of these agitators in Kendall. The North Moccasin Miners' Union is a solid, conservative organization, thor- oughly competent to conduct its own affairs and to protect the working in- terests of its members. This camp is prosperous, the careful working man is accumulating property, and things will continue successful just so long as the present agreeable relations exist between employer and employe. With painful regularity the daily pm ess chronicles news of terrible disasters in the industrial field, and the losses in some cases have footed up into the hundreds of lives. The latest catas- trophe is a gas explosion in a coal mine at Hanna, Wyoming. The low- est estimate places the number of dead at two hundred, with not a single man in the mines at the time escaping. The cause of the explosion is not known at this writing, and it probably will always remain a secret. Why is it that so many accidents happen in this age of enlightenment, and perfection of me- chanical devices? There are more safe- guards against accidents than ever be - kite, and modern inventions for -the speedy and safe operation of all big enterprises are in use everywhere; still the number of human lives sacrificed daily that greater results may be ob- tained in less time, is increasing largely. It would seem that the pace set by in- dustrial kings for the man of lesser ability to follow is too fast. Here is a question for serious consideration by the labor commissioners. Every man who is entrusted with the care of human life should always be alert and have a clear brain when on duty, and no man should be Taxed beyond that condith n Lewistown Hotel Telephone 58 CHAS. E. WRIGHT ji e a Proprietor e a js The Best Hotel in the Judith Basin Tilt MAiltSTIC LEWISTOWN MONTANA YOUNG & WYDERT, Proprietors LEWISTOWN'S SW WELL BUFFET Join Your Friends at the rlajestic Bowling Alleys Sole Agents for Hamm's Velvet Bottled Beer Geo. R. Creel Main Street, Lewistown Licensed Embalmer and Undertaker Local and Long Distance Telephone Calls Answered Day or Night W. J. Wells & Co. The Only Exclusive Men's Clothing and Furnishing Goods House Un the Judith Basin. ag W. J. Wells &. Co. LEWISTOWN. MONTANA. • Judith Steam Laundry LEWISTOWN, MONT. .0 1 Strictly first-class work. Particular attention given to Kendall and outside orders. SMITH BROS. Agents in Kendall. Harry Smith Frank Smith J. E. WASSON Attorney at Law GILT EDGE, MONTANA Mining Law a Specialty Judith Basin Bank Lewistown, Mont. Incorporated Under the Laws of Montana Paid -Up Capital $75,000 Surplus and Undivided Profits $30,000 HERMAN oTTEN, President. DAVID HILOKR, Vice, -President GEORGE J. BACH, Cashier. W. B. MINER, Ass't Cashier DIRECTORS: Herman Otten, Louis Landt. DavidHuger, Matthew Gunton. H. Hodgson, John Laux, H. hi . McCauley, W. B. Miner, Geor g e J. Bach. A general banking business transacted, includin g the purchase and sale of State •nd County Warrants. and Bounty Certificates the sellieg of exchange on ell the principal cities of the United States and Europe ; the transfering of money by telegraph. Careful awiption g iven to collections, and the eel* keepin g of valuable papers._ Interest equal to that paid by any Bank in the State allowed on Time Deposita CHRONICLE * 2 . 00 A YEAR
