Billboard advertising (Nov 1894)

MANY FINANCIAL LOSSES. a just ended has proved, buck the World's Pair, especially those iii territory immediately adjacent to Chicago, experienced a cold and chilling frost of moat pronounced severity sad depressing effect, but a great many fairs in the extreme East, South and West did well. This year, however, bad business was general Prom every direction comes reports of very light attendance, deftcita and great financial loss. Truly tbia is a very uncertain world. "What's that?" "The world's all right—its the Demo- crata!" Well, maybe so, maybe so. in a greater degree towards the success of next year's fair than an early start- New Year's day next ought to see the officers elected and the organization perfected of every fair that is to be held daring the season of 1895 eties who adopt this course, not the least of which is that it leads to an early decision in the matter ol the fair date, and tends greatly toward avoiding the and vexation which usually attend the settlement of this important question. Decide upon your date early and let the " F. P. Kispert, the efficient and bnstling an OPPORTUNITY-WILL which is held under the auspices of the Jefferson County and Rock River Valley Agricultural Society, reports very good is some talk of making the track at this Geo. M Robinson finally acknowledges absolute defeat. He made a splendid effort to place the Hlmira Inter-Slate Fair on a paying basis and displayed ability in the methods he em- We intend to make Billboard Ad- vertising especially valuable to Secre- taries oi Fairs, and all who are interested in Fairs and Races. To accomplish this we desire to have the co-operation of every Fair Secretary in the country; we want yon to subscribe and advertise, when passible, and correspond with ns, giving us such information as you may have, aaking ua for points on which you wish to be enlightened. In return for yojr subscription, we intend, aa far as it is in our power to do so, to' make our paper of such value to you that yon would not be without it for five times the amount of the ^subsoil tion We will, from time to time, introduce illustrations The Hamilton County Fair, which waa held at Carthage, Ohio, was the moat succea.ru] There has been a n improvement in the li years in the quality of the [ fair posters. Some of the denigns issued last year were real works of art. Thia year will tee many more of a high The Danville (Ilia.) Fair, in addition to the general deprea- sion w hich affected all alike, had the additional drawback of a very wet week. The weather was simply vile, and the wonder is that the showing made, though but poor, was not won* than It really turned out. The Danville Fair and Trotting Association, under whose auspices the Fair is held, is regularly incorporated, and has been, we believe, since 1890. They have one of the best mile tracka in Northern Illinois, and no doubt will retrieve next year, .---Ir unhappy experience this The Helleberg Photo-Graving Co, ire getting some wonderful results in he way of half tones and line cut. ("heir latest production in color platea ire truly marvelous. of Horses The Tolbert lumber of Fairs this st The Btoeklon (Mass) Fair is one of the few that came through with a balance on the right aide of ihe ledger. Arthur U. Plato, of San Francisco, the .ustling Secretary of the Pacific Coast >ilt Posters' Association, is in New York" W R. Runiitt, of Honey Grove, Tex, 5 one of the live bill posters of Texas rhe takes great interest in his calling. ply repaid by its monthly visil SPECIAL OFFER Every one sending Us a year's subscription by Decernber 1st. will d receive free, a {iaDuSome Calendarl Cr>jpr*l A I MafVrif*P To eM '"' ™~ son subscribing for 'SILL'SOyi'R'D A'pVE'kTlSlJ^G. before <Dec- •5"Cwl/\L 111/ 1 IvCf ember isl,iiSoj, we will send, prepaid,^. Handsome Calendar for MSgj. ;