Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 213, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1912 — Town Sells Cement Walk for Ads [ARTICLE]

Town Sells Cement Walk for Ads

Town Sell* Cement Walk for Ad*. Wishing to extend a cement aide: walk a distance of three or four blocks to the new fair ground, and having no fund for the purpose, the town of Hone. Arkansas, constructed the extension by selling each outlined block of it as advertising space. A plat was made of the walk,'showing it divided into numbered squares. A,

few of the squares were retained, on which to place a abort history of the town, giving names of prominent men. various industries, population at different dates, and the names of county and town, officers at the" time, and the remainder were sold for advertising. In most cases the advertising Was done by forming the letters In the top coat before the final set. but a few

of the advertisers furnished aluminum letters and numerals, about 3 inches high. Although the sidewalk has now been laid for soff’e time, the outlines of the letters are said to be as whes first made. - "—~ r= “