Newtown's history and historian, Ezra Levan Johnson . B. Johnson, Frank Wright, Rob-ert D. Smith (the Bee Mans loyal brother), Robert C. Mallette,two other brothers, Allison P. Smith and Arthur J. Smith, finallywon out. Rev. Charles H. Smith came for a little in the and proved what personal canvass could do to add fundsand make subscribers friends, and that able financier, Arthur , later laid the bed-rock of paying advertising. At one time,the Bee Man knew every subscriber, excepting those on the distantmail list, personally, and he closed one year with all but three orfo
Newtown's history and historian, Ezra Levan Johnson . B. Johnson, Frank Wright, Rob-ert D. Smith (the Bee Mans loyal brother), Robert C. Mallette,two other brothers, Allison P. Smith and Arthur J. Smith, finallywon out. Rev. Charles H. Smith came for a little in the and proved what personal canvass could do to add fundsand make subscribers friends, and that able financier, Arthur , later laid the bed-rock of paying advertising. At one time,the Bee Man knew every subscriber, excepting those on the distantmail list, personally, and he closed one year with all but three orfour subscriptions paid in advance and those three or four assured. This personal work, involving miles of walk and early and latehours, was what turned the Bee from a loss into a valuable asset,finally capitalized at $500 in the incorporated Bee Publishing financial spur was the early purchase of the Chronicle for$300, giving the Bee an advertising grip that it has never lost,though the rates were raised when subscriptions topped 1000 and. REUBEN H. SMITH See Page 250
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