Billboard advertising (Feb 1898)

THE BILLBOARD iran Tobacco Co., exclusively; Liggett & Meyers, exclusively: Drummond Tobacco Co.,-exclusively; H. O. Co., exclusively; La Belle Senora Cigar, exclusively; La Cigar, exclusively; Pepper " rely; Coon Cigar, exclo- tnmble about getting wort. Don't be afraid of opposition. They mate business for you; they mate you hustle. What's the difference between a bill poster and a newspaper? In San Francisco we have six of the largest newspapers in the United States, they all make money. It all de- pends upon how you conduct your busi- ness, and the policy you adopt. This idea of making rates for all over h [os (try if you can) they know the United States, is ted, a very poor policy. In a thing, that owing to the position that the Executive Committee of the Associated Bill Posters have taken with the firm of Siebe & Green, we have made a combina- tion whereby, if an advertiser wants ; work done throughout the State of California, and gives his work in San Francisco to the member elected by the A. B. P., he can not be posted in Oakland, Alameda Co., Los Angeles, Petalnma, Ukiah and s people pay but very small rents, n what sbe,—if a man can take paper at four cents, and can make money, he ought to take it, and if a man can get twelve raght to take it There is no use of try- ng to get rich in a month. What a position this must be when a solicitor for the A. B. P. can be a member jf the executive committee, and dictate o all the bill posters. We don't permit >ur employees to dictate to us. When an and our rival only one. We control ex- clusively Oakland and Alameda county and numerous other towns, and have made a combination with the Wilshire Posting Co.. at Los Angeles, When a man does not post with us here, be can not post with hear from us agaii With kindest regards, and hoping our brother bill posters will take this for what it is worth, and thanking you for your kindness in publishing this open letter, we are, Respectfully yours, Siebe & green. B1H Porting Ordinance The case of the dty agaii West of the Rochester Bill P is appealed by the di West * fined by Judge Ernst. He the ground that the ordinance was '.in- constitutional, in that it restrains legiti- The city claims that the ordinance is valid, and that instead of being prohibitory it is restrictive, and that the bill posting company can comply with its terms with- out hardship. -Chronicle, Rochester, N Y. inter of tl . Do you for one moment believe that an advertiser will give work to a solicitor of the A.-B. P. when he falsely represents that our rival concern can give as good a applies is a dnty that every elation should have a voice in the matter, and should be allowed to give a vote for ■^ftote LOUISVILLE, KY. We are particularly anxious that the readers of Trre Billboard know the true state of affairs in this city. We have the best boards, the mast boards, and the best The following postal is being sent out to newsdealers by George Munro's Sons, 17-17 Vanderwater street, Xew York City, to-day, before placing your orders for the State of California with the sohcitorsof the Associ a t ed Bill Posters, kindly write _ Sea oar rates and we shall give yon in- ducements far more superior and far bet- ter service than the solicitor of the A. B. P.. and we will guarantee such service. Should you not be satisfied that showing is far better than oar rivals, we do not want a penny of your money. That is the stand we take. We have plenty of catalogues which we recently issued on hand, and shall be only too glad to send them to any bill poster or .HUM II arge city ir will be the first oi the ae ready and willing to <n principles that will gain the confidence of advertisers through- out the United States, and not make it a iogand bulletins and have a uniformed The fact that an unscrupulous officer of the Association of which we have long been members, is trying to belittle us in the estimation of advertisers, causes ns no We wish to send you, say. 500 cop- ies of Special No. .578 of The York Fire- in your city. We will pay you at the rate of One Dollar per Thousand {payable in our books at trade price) for this work. If you care to do it on these terms let us know at once. Yours truly, Billboard is fair stay. We kno The even worse than druggists. What they would do with five hundred sample copies which they wen paid fifty cents in trade for distributing can be better imagined is of the A. B. P. charge yon sheet'for any posting they the following offer: from now on, the rate for posting any paper sent to ns from any part of the United States, will be 4 cents " per sheet, 30 days display and showing guaranteed, and- the very best service. Contracts can be made with ns for posting for stu months, but no paper must come through a solicitor of the A. B. P.; if it to and to insult our firm? We say no. Brother trill posters, what >n God's earth have the solitito: fave they better. Service is what ad- vertisers want, not dictators. Proper ser- vice pays them, and they continue to be advertisers. But then, the idea of an as- sociation^ telling an advertiser, Yon must service yon have it; if not, go to the other fellow if he U cheaper. Our price is so service, and if you think yon can gain by getting cheaper service, "God bless you". We know that we are up to date,. we know we can get plenty of work; in fact, the only thing that worries ns now, is to get more good spaces to do business with. Our plant Is getting packed with work, and still we are looking for more. Our plant in Louisville is now in fine shape and is growing every day. We have not asked for any business, eicept theatri- starting new departments. Every department started when the City plant was started; bill pos buoug, sign painting, sign advertising, bulletin advertising, and- poster printing, with experts in each line; Orcutt Co. will make a bid for theatrical p>- and if you don't say we are m it. you are blind. ^ Falls Citv Bill Posting Co. The News Co., of Newhurgh, I 1 theatrical windo graphs. The work is very good indeed with the bill posters is that they are afraid to have teen proud and happy that we to them. They ought to thank ns instead of laying us aside. we know how to take our id we know how to give med- what it is worth. Weare losing no sleep, Mr. Maurice Weintraub directs onr at- tention to a mistake made in our January issue. We said : "In tSou he covered all of New England for the California Fig Syrup Co." We should have said : "In 1896 he traveled in New England and New York for the California Fig Syrup WANTED—A ■nan wl mand trade for a h large commer- capable of accept- To proper par-