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CONSTITUTION CALLS OFF
DIXIE HIGHWAY EDITION
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Delay In Opening of Highway and
Consideration For Smaller Pa¬
pers Prompts Decision
For a square deal, voluntarily per¬
formed, without extraneous pres¬
sure, and at a great monetary sac
rifice, you've got to hand it to The
Atlanta Constitution >• The South’s
Standard Newspaper.” It isn’t often
that a business man or concern who
has sold something at great ex¬
pense, and usually “contingent upon
•trikes and other causes beyond our
control,” who has collected the
money in advance, and then finds it
impossible to deliver the goods on
time will voluntarily and without so¬
licitation, refund your money and
tell you that under circumstances a
little different from those antiei
pated when the goods were sold “we
feel that it would be the fair, cor¬
rect and courageous thing to call off
the deal, refund your money, and
pocket our losses, although we
could make a big killing by holding
you to your contract and delivering
the goods at a later date.” But that’s
v hat The Constitution has done,
“recognizing the benefits that would
accrue to the small papers of the
state »»
The Constitution didn’t ask us to
give any publicity to this matter;
they haven’t given any newspaper
publicity to it themselves that we’v*
noticed; and it’s not sueh.-a remark,
able thing for The Constitution to
do; it’s characteristic of most of our
experience with them—except once
some years ago when they had a city
editor without a human heart or
conscience when it came to getting
and publishing “news,” regardless
of truth or the harm it might do;
but he’s not with them now. But it’s
not such a common thing for busi¬
ness concerns in general to do. Hence
our publication, without asking per¬
mission, of the following letter—one
of many like it sent out along the
route of the Dixie Highway, from
Sualt Ste. Marie to Miami, Fla.
August 28th. 1920.
Leader Tribune Co.,
Fort Valley, Ga.
Gentlemen:
Some time ago you signed a con¬
tract for representation in the Dixie
Highway and Good Roads number of
The Atlanta Constitution.
The plans for this number were j
based upon the opening of the
Highway this spring and active work
was begun before the acute shortage
of white paper developed.
We are practically ready to go to
Where? Here
RILL.-Where can I get So and So, Jim ? I need So and So bad and I cannot find it in
this man’s town.
JIM.-Why, have you been down to the Georgia Agricultural Works? You can get
most anything that you can want there in the way of HARDWARE.
.
BILL.-No, I have not been down there. They say they are so high down there.
JIM.-Well, then you are looking for price, are you? I can tell you those folks can’t seli
cheap stuff, but you can get what you want and you will find it to be the best
and they GUARANTEE THE QUALITY and the SERVICE of anything
they sell and if it is not satisfactory, they will make it so, if you will let them
know it.
BILL.-Well, there is something in that. I’ll go down there and see.
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RESULT -Bill came down-we showed him-we sold him QUALITY backed with SERVICE,
and we have another CUSTOMER and another BOOSTER for QUALITY and
SERVICE. Mr. MISSOURUWE CAN SHOW YOU!
Georgia Agricultural Works
FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA
I
press with this edition and the nuni
her represents a wonderful success
t
j from an advertising, artistic, literary
and financial standpoint.
We have contracts in hand that
would give a splendid representation
along the highway from Sault Ste.
| Marie to Miami, Florida.
i \ Under the existing white paper
conditions, coupled with the delay
in opening the highway as per at¬
tached letter from Mr. J. H. Allison*
our conception of the correct and
courageous thing to do is to call the
entire edition off and pocket our
loss.
ihe Constitution ... ..__, does nut . , tee . 1
that it would be right to the many
smaller papers in this state to use
the immense amount of paper that
would , ..iii, be lequired ,■ - in • this ... edition.
We do not feel that it would be the
fair and correct thing to you
postpone the edition for a year and
keep your contract In force for
length of time.'
The number was planned, the so¬
licitation was made, and the space
was sold, predicted upon the open¬
ing of the Highway this past spring.
The opening was delayed and as Mr.
Allison’s letter states, it will probab¬
ly be impossible for it to occur be¬
fore the fall of next year.
Fully realizing our monetary loss,
but recognizing the greater benefits
that would accrue to the small papers
of the state we have reached this
conclusion.
The purpose of the edition was
the general good along the entire
line, and while it is not to be printed
we still wish you to know that your
hearty co-operation is greatlly ap¬
preciated by us.
Yours very truly,
E. Stow
Business Manager.
Check $5.00
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FOR SALE
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Geo. H. Slappey.
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