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Temuka Leader, Issue 208, 9 December 1879, Page 2

About a week ago a ■■■gentleman from Tenessee,. representing 200,00Qdols. in search of a location in which to engage in business, gave us a call, and after stating his mission west, asked to look at our paper. We handed him the Morning Journal. To. our surprise he did. not stop to read our newsy local " picks ups " or our attractive editorial page, but turned -nt once to our advertising columns and commenced scanning over their space; "Well," said he, glancing up from the paper, " is that all? Is that the business of this town ?" "Oh, no," said wc, " here is the Tribune with a few advertisements that do not appear in the Journal" tie counted two additional local advertisements in the Tribune and again looked up with the remark, "And that's all, is it? Why you haven't got near so much of a town here, as I thought you had." And then we explained to him that we had a good many business men who did not advertise. "They are not business men if they don't advertise," was his answer. WecoulVnot contradict him, And we were powerless to vindicate the claims of the city. He left us, saying if he h-- 1 '! time he would look around, but thought this was no place for him. This is one. instance and a fact.