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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1907
Page
4
E L Poindexter editor notice published in Dillon Montana indicating second class mail status under the 1879 act. Subscription price set at 2 dollars per year in advance.
The Dillon Examiner asserts it offers the largest bona fide paid circulation in Beaverhead County and keeps subscription records and mailing lists open for advertiser inspection.
An editorial notes railroads struggle to handle business, urging deep waterways and river navigation to relieve freight congestion. It cites eastern and midwestern routes, the value of canals, dredging rivers, and a shift in railroad attitudes toward internal improvements.
A historical profile chronicles W L Douglas rising from child labor to shoe factory founder and advertising pioneer. It notes his motto that newspapers are the best medium, with millions spent on ads, and his political service in Massachusetts.
Col. William Jennings Bryan announces a new illustrated travel work The Old World and Its Ways recounting his world tour and European journeys. The volume contains 240 engravings based on photographs by Bryan or his party and is sold by subscription through Thompson Publishing Company of St. Louis.
A Forum article surveys progress in expanding handling of raw materials and products, favoring continuous flow over periodic congestion. It recalls the old view of a stream as a road and notes canal and navigable waterways as near realizations, while urging constant development of new transportation facilities and noting railroad leaders' broad view beyond special interests.
A historical note attributes wealth to smart advertising practices. It highlights how strategic promotion built financial success, emphasizing the role of effective, generous marketing in wealth accumulation.
Butte's plumbers strike demanding eight dollars per day has drawn sympathy from locals yet is seen as an unwarranted hold-up. The public mood favors laborers in general but is against the strikers and their chances of success appear slim.
The campaign against mail order houses reduces cheap solicitors in the neighborhood. It calls for burning catalogs and making a clean sweep, urging trade with home merchants.
Dillon receives notable advertising from Barry's ball team, boosting local chatter and interest. The public conversation grows as the team’s presence draws attention to the town and event.
Circuit day on Saturday August 10 draws anticipation for Dillon with likely record attendance and a large hometown turnout. Local officials expect heavy traffic and businesses gearing up for a busy weekend.
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