The billboard (Apr 1911)

1 -T6eBiIIboam- AMERICAS lEADING AMUSEMENT WEEKIY r^H225ST^iETsoCINCINNATI W'')sssnmim^Eni L liii.1T.' C-^CBICA0O The Billposting-Circus Cpntrov^sy ^jmposliim of Opinions Contiibated by Representative Hnnbers of The Blllposlers* Associations- Effort to Arrive at the Actual Spirit of Influential Billposters Results in Gratuitous Discussion. Since the Indlteiiient «if Many of these L^tcc^Several Association Billpostintf Companies and THE MIILAOELPHIA I WG CO . 4;-ini. Tto BtUbeud Pdk. _ CtDctooaU. OUC a«aUcnM:—Rrfcnlac lo Tear hnr 9t Mtfrtl W. w( vsoU advlM that tb« writer 4M» Bit <«rr lo oukr *ar rxprrMlaru ntaClT. t. n. bUlpwtrn' and rlmn rootrorenr. W* tkaak n. (or tht iBTlulloa bat would M«ttt aiC t* MUtaQftf la tbe matter In aar vaj. Toora T»ry tralj. TBB PBILAOELPUIA B. P. CO.. Buir Ik Ou«r> •. PRATTa 1 M ADISO N AVE^ N. Y. n. MtaaM VMk Ofc ***** TMpaMSrilr^ aou alt. it«i*«4 «■ mj rrtvrm tm tU. aAc* IM. .iwl.a ~ ~ oplnlu. oa mrita at wtlBUl M BlUpealn*' tmnUUm M4 Ikt t AUIaM*. to r» ■ " aattrr tkat la ta Ik* Tarr tnlr. 8. PBATT. KnmcyiLLE billposting co. _ Knoxnile. T. TW milWrd Pi*. Oa.. •«* ■«*flmt Ike i i M » t «t (k. SMk iMt^ IB wkkh s«« M- nD«at that we farnlah joa tor poblleatloa an vxpreaaloo of onr views of the cootroreray tke- t attu I.. BUlpoateta' Aaaoclatlao and tbe CIr- CM M««'s All la nee. and wblle we bare our TTcwa tt tbe ritaaUao. we a. aot belieweoariltlaBa taipraied hf aajthlac we -adckt aajjm *• an It tta be calM neb. la elai aad aa ao a ci e aai e u t baa bmi.algaed tor -tbe ceaias anaoo. it remaiaa Ut eaeb ladUldaal blllpoatrr to auke aoeh rootiact^ wttb tbe c<r- raa people aa be deema wlae. We haTa' tbe bl(beet respect (or tbe elm* trateraltT, and ataad ready aad wniUuc to aerra' tbem .to tbe best of oar ability, and at -a. ri ainaable ptofl^ te aanelTea. We hare no -crltfrlaa to Mkr. either aa.to the action of the ti<Huii>liir csca Bilttee bariae tbe asatter in aa Ika «elr- cn« people's or(aalxat]0B. -, . . ' BeterHas to tbe clippWn' MMssd 'Wtl' year latter, bes ta atate ttal 'va ' aaair. aM a kifc Poattaff BuiUi. petals, aa a whole hU letter, la ear-aplalaa. dara oat do Jostlcc to either tbe bOIiNater.or tbe cIrcBi aua. lit. Cnrraa's letter has oar hMr«« spproTs): bat of eosrsc it teackea aaly aoe phaae Af the sltaatlott. ; « z . ' Tbaakiac yoa for tbe to a rleay at aMkB onr oplaloa la IMs Miter. «• ate. Taata tnlr. 8 P. B. .CO.. J. E. - Mr. Weick, a( tU.Cttlx CRAWFORD BiLLPOSTINQ CO. WIebUa. Ba:: AaaM SL JtU. EUltor Tbe Billboard. Claeloaatl, Ohio. OentteiBea:—la aiy eplatoa the flcfat between Ike BUlpaatcte' Aaaaelatlsa aad ■ tbe Ctrre Men*a Alliaaee la fooilsb. The elrenses nwii tbe blUboarda and tbe bUlpoaters have apace to sei to tile circuses aad tbe tblns to do Is to get tocctbcr. The only qoeation of Tltal tnipartancc to tbe billposter la tbe nse ot opposition iMaida. Tills qiast not be allowed. Erery othec polat eon- ceaaloes could be made on aad tbe agreement settled.. Peraonslly It doee not make a xreat deal of dilfeieace bot for tbe Kood of tbe Asaoelatlao coaceasloitt sh o o ld be made to a costomer and aU flsbxias arolded. There are many thloxa that coold be said on each aide, la my own case jtronnd rents bare duaUed in ten years. Labor coats more, paste coats mare, mote time most be taken lo postlse tbe paber. Oa the other hand the eircnaes post their own paper and .fnrnlab tickets besides. Space will aat pcraat toloc oTer all tbe unaad. bat I tliink Ika daeaa men are broad minded ' caoaRh to aT - Taaia' «err tndy. E. L- MARTUKG. ilKt. ikan la THE WOOOSTOCK BILLPOSTING CO. Woodstock. Ont.. Can,. AprU S. 1911. Tbe Bltlboald. Cincinnati. Ohio. Oentlemen:—Rrplylnc to.yonrs of recent date. rccardloK tbe Clrcns ARecmcnt. My nnpreiadlced opinloa la that tbe circa-., people baee made a (rest mistake In snbmlttlna an nltlmstnm to tbe Assodatloo demandlne con ceraioaa in the way of commissloaa, etc., wblrli jBstitoblc or not, ceald not poaalblr be coaced- ed by tile committee without caoalna munr la- tenial dissatisfaction than . their refnsal ta -mt- cept other thaa axUtiaa teraa, Xhc attarikt m the Clrcna Uca'a AllUaca ■wun a u to aO* pKol with the ladleUaal p— l s r a aftar b ttaB tnraad «■«■ la .a alMnlte.waak aOMt. as I nndiWtm It tba tamm .Wn «Ar for maklBs tbcaa limaita WMlSb fiiS tbat ,tbere ware some liiLUBslalaaHn la-raiea. sarely there » no JoaUacatkB la CMHk back at tba AaaoeU- tlon o*cr aaeb a tllrlal matter that eoccenad only tba drcna peo^ aad tbe isolated palBt> IntolTed. The small poster wUI not foraet that when the cootnctlojc acent oilers him baalaeat and with no resnlar sehedole ss to rates tbai are likely to par what tbey hav e In th e paa> ma ybe more. Wbat abmt--iocai tn0aaaaaT .Jf the ^GOtractloc snata .«n mi|ht ban eajlaiarttfc^lkalr , tbe local poster la seantlmia of casat-i In cloainK tcssoaable a aatiai la witk r wm kara tbe moral anpport of nearly eeeo — — as tbey bara worked wonders la per- •B wmUntlaa tbat soaie of the aar "—"ia alicaB exeeotleo teased sa • aC a ca-operatlTe body for tbe - •(-the bHIfwatlac b<i>lai»> ▼atrtnlr. SIOUX FALLS BILLPOSTING CO. SIoox Falls. Soatb Dakots. AprU 4. 1S11. Tba Billboard Pnbllshlnx Co., ClncinaaU, O. ^ GeatlemeB—1 belleTe tbat If tbe reptaacataitss of tkr Clteoa AandatloB aad tba ' (Oaa tlBBea aa pace 38.)