A QUIET TIP.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 5 August 1920, Page 3

A QUIET TIP.

Of all the occupations which go to make up this work-a-day world, the itinerant canvasser for this, that and the other has about the most precarious. One such invaded Helensville last week, soliciting advertisements for a railway time-table arrangement which was destined to adorn the walls of various hotels and boardinghouses in the town. Apparently most of the business people were "wise" to the scheme, for the result of several hours' earnest solicitation was four advertisements. The printing of the card was entrusted to this office, after an earnest endeavour by the canvasser to get the "quote" for the job reduced by advising the ECHO to also take space on the card. Well, to make a long story short, we thought the matter over and decided not to touch the job, as no deposit was forthcoming and we had been ''bitten" before. When the canvasser called again and was informed of this decision, dire threats were uttered, and -we were told that if any harm could be done this office through the matter, said canvasser would go out of the way to do so, The card was printed elsewhere by a firm more trusting (apparently) than we were, and if anyone on seeing the said card exhibited, is curious to know why it was nor. done locally, such is our explanation. Advertisers are entitled to do what they like with their money, but we would point out that such methods enrich neither themselves or the town, and the itinerants who run these ideas (preferable often to hard work) depart with the proceeds without leaving the town a penny better off.