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About Clackamas County news. (Estacada, Or.) 1928-1957 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1929)
'-C L A C K A M A S 'COUNTY NE^VS, FRIDAY. JANUARY 25, 1»29 IN CLACKAMAS COUNTY NEWS “ EVERYBODY WINS” CIRCULATION BOOSTER CAMPAIGN HERE’S OUR PROPOSITION To those who are less active in the campaign and fail to win one of the prizes, we will pay a cash commission on the business turned in So there is no chance for you to lose, and there is an opportunity to get paid at the rate of $100 per week for your time in selling the News to your friends. The Clackamas County News has more than one thousand subscriptions expiring between the first of this year and the close of this campaign. We feel satisfied that most of these subscribers will renew if personally solicited. This is an impossibility for the publisher, and he must get some one to act for him. He could get a high-powered salesman to go out and collect these subscriptions, but his salary would amount to a considerable part of the amount he could collect. So the News prefers to make it pos sible, and profitable, for some one living in your own neighborhood, some one you personally know to col lect your subscription, and pay them for doing it in- si cad of bringing someone here from the outside to i,o this work. For this reason, we have decided to put on this campaign. It is fair for everyone. Those who enter the contest will be paid according to their ability to rocuce. The man or woman, boy or girl, who gets ; mo credits, under our plan fully explained in this issue of the paper, wins the Plymouth sedan, and the person who places second in the amount of business turned in, will be awarded the Chevrolet coach, and so on down through the prize list. A newspaper does not figure to realize anything from its circulation. It’s an expense to say the least. The income of a paper is from its advertising space. The rate this is sold for depends upon the number of subscribers. The amount of advertising space it can sell also depends upon the number of subscribers. The total volume of business done by the Clackamas County News during the last year is more than three times the amount the paper did in the year previous, due, of course, to the increased circulation. The idea of the publshier is to further increase the busi ness during the coming year, by building a larger circulation, and a more complete coverage of this entire eastern end o f the county. The News has been preparing for this campaign for the past two months. We have selected a prize list that is really worth working for. We are going NOMINATION BLANK I hereby nominate and cast 10,000 votes for M............................................................... Address ............................................................... u. a candidate in the Clackamas County News big Circulation Campaign. HOW TO START If you desire to enter your name as a candidate in this contest, read over the rules carefully, and if there is anything further you would like explained, phone, write or call the News office and the infor mation desired will be supplied immediately. As soon as your nomination has been accepted by the News, receipt books and all necessary supplies with all the necessary instructions will be given you and you will be ready to start. Remember, the earlier you start, the better are your chances to win. Start now before some other candidate collects the subscriptions of a number of your friends, who would rather help you. Hessel Implement Co. CASCADE CHEVROLET CO. Estacada, Oregon 3IIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII iM H iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim m iiiiiiiiiiiiim iiiiiiiiiiiiiiim VOTE SCHEDULE AND SUBSCRIPTION PRICES OF THE NEWS Vott s 12.000 30.000 60,000 120.000 240.000 360,000 680.000 i o 3 4 year years years years fi years 6 years 1« years Price Votes $ 1.50 1 9.0 0 3.00 22.500 2 45,000 3 4.50 6.00 90.000 4 5 7.50 180,000 6 9.00 270,000 15.00 510,000 10 THIRD PERIOD March 31 to Saturday Ni ght, April 6 year years years years years years years EE = == == Price Vote- $ 1.50 6,000 3.00 15,000 4.50 .10.000 0.00 60,000 7.50 120.000 9.00 180,000 15.00 340.00(1 The above declining vote schedule will p sitively not l>e changed during the campaign. A special vote ballot, (food for 100,000 extra credits will he issued on every “ club” o f $20 turned in. This special offer will remain in effect during the entire campaign and will be considered a part o f the regular schedule. Honor rolls will draw 10.000 extra credits. Ladies special stationery will draw the same as subscriptions hut will not commence until the second period o f the campaign. zzzz 1 — Purchased from Price $ 1.50 3.00 4.50 6.00 7.50 9.00 15.00 EE of Gresham fesiargr i year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years 6 years 10 years During the closing week of the campaign, only the candidate himself or herself knows what he or she is doing. No one has the advantage over anoth er and there is no chance of anyone knowing what you do the last week. Up to the close of the second period, the standing of the candidates will be pub lished each week. Purchased from and on display at C H E V R O L E T S IX C O A C H SECOND PERIOD March 10 to Saturday Night, March 30 Now the method of conducting the contest is open to the public. The records of every dime’s worth of business is accurately kept by the News and the contestant. At the close of the campaign, these records will be available for a long time for the in spection of any and all who care to go over them. l First Prize Chrysler “ Plymouth Sedan” SECOND PRIZE FIRST PERIOD Up to Saturday Night March 9 to be perfectly frank with you. The progressive business films from whom we have purchased the different prizes, realizing the advertising value to them of having the cars and other prizes advertised as purchased from them, have made concessions in the cost, and while the actual retail value is as listed, the prizes cost us considerably less. The dealers re alize that they are getting advertising value from this arrangement that they could not buy at any cash price. j j ; 1 i i i j $ i —- THE PRIZE LIST CHRYSLER “PLYMOUTH” SEDAN CHEVROLET COACH FRIGIDAIRE RADIO RADIO SET ROGERS SILVERWARE ESTIMATED CASH COMMISSIONS $ 8 7 0 .0 0 $ 7 3 2 .0 0 $ 2 1 5 .0 0 $ 1 2 5 .0 0 $ 1 0 0 .0 0 $ 6 0 .0 0 $ 5 0 0 .0 0 RULES AND REGULATIONS = EE EE = EE: = Any white person of good character residing publisher or campaign manager. in Clackamas county is eligib'e to enter and com 13— In case of typographical or other error it is pete for a prize. Nominations may be made at any understood that the publisher shall not be responsi time during the campaign. ble, except for the necessary correction of same. 2— No employee or near relative o f any em 14— Every candidate is an authorized agent of ployee of this newspaper is eligible to enter the this newspaper, and as such may collect subscrip contest. We reserve the right to reject any nomi tions from present as well as new subscribers. nation. 15— A subscription once turned in by a candi 3— The winners o f the prizes will be decided by date and extended at any time during the campaign their accredited credits, said credits being repre- beyond the time it was originally turned in for, will ented by the ballots issued on business turned in have the same vote value as though the full sub to the News and coupons clipped from the papers. scription had been turned in originally. 4— Candidates are not confined to their own par 16— It is distinctly understood and agreed that ticular town or community in which to secure cred candidates will be responsible for all monies col its and subscriptions, but may take orders any lected and that they will remit such amounts in where. However there is an increase in subscrip full at fronuent intervals or on demand of the tion rates outside o f Clackamas county. campaign department o f the News. 6— Cash must accompany all orders where cred 17— There will be several bix prizes awarded be its are desired. There will be no exception to this sides a ten per cent cash commission to all active rule. Candidates will be allowed to collect sub non-prize winners, but it is distinctly understood scriptions and renewals and credits will be issued that in the event any candidate becomes inactive, on both alike. failing to make a weekly cash report, he or she 6— Credits are free. It costs the subscriber will, at the discretion of the management, become disqualified, and thereby forfeit all rights to a prize nothing extra to vote for his favorite. Subscribers or commissions. should ask for credits when paying their subscrip tion. 18— To insure absolute fairness and impartiality 7— Credits cannot be purchased. Kvery cent in the awarding o f the prizes, the campaign will be accepted during the campaign must represent sub brought to a close under the sealed ballot box sys scriptions, stationery or coupon credits. tem. During the entire last week o f the race, a 8— —Credits are not transferable. Candidates can ballot box. locked and sealed, will be placed in a not withdraw in favor o f another candidate. Should bank or other public place outside the office of a candidate withdraw from the race, his or her the News, where candidates and their friends will credits will be cancelled. Neither will it be permis deposit their final cash collections and reserve sible for candidates to give or transfer subscrip credits. When the race has been declared closed a tions to other candidates. Credits on such trars committee o f Sandy and Estacada business men, ferred subscriptions will be subject to disqualifi who will act as the official judges in awarding the cation at the discretion o f the management. prizes, will take charge o f the ballot box, break thq 9— Any conclusion on the part of the candidates seals, unlock the box and make the final count of to nullify competition or any other combination ar the votes. In this way no one, not even the cam rangement o f effort to the detriment o f candidates paign manager, can possibly know the number o f credits held by candidates until after the judges or this newspaper will not be tolerated. Any can didate or candidates entering into or taking part have made the final count, which precludes any in such an agreement, arrangement or effort, will possibility o f favoritism and guarantees fairness forfeit all rights to a prize or commission. to the minutest degree. 10 — Any ballot issued on subscriptions may be 19— Candidates are allowed to organize their held in reserve and cast at the discretion of the friends and get all the help possible in the promo tion of their campaign. candidate. The printed coupons appearing from time to time in this paper must be cast before the 20— The Clackamas County News guarantees expiration date appearing thereon. fair and impartial treatment to all candidates, but 11— In event o f a tie for any one o f the prizes should any question arise, the decision o f the man agement will be absolute and final. a prize identical in value will be given each tying contestant. 21— In accepting nominations, candidates must 12— No statement, assertion or promise, either a g r e to abide by the above conditions. written orverbal, made by any o f the solicitors, 22— The contest starts now, and will end on Sat agents, or candidates, will be recognized by the urday, April 6. 1929, at the hour o f 9 o ’clock.