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Show on. position 7 f Do the people of U'a-di iii-ion coiin-I coiin-I ' '. want a local newspaper? We ' lore under the illip-e--inu thai they lid. mid acting under thai i in pre-doll tun in an entirely new plant for the iiiirpo-e of giving- ihoiii a representa-iivc representa-iivc newspaper, but, so far a-- wo have gone we rerlainh feel eery much dheouraged. We were informed that I he lb-Id had bi-eii served some vers scurvy tricks by a man named .lake-man, ind other,-, and that, some ot the people, looked with suspicion upon ill newspaper men in ronsoi uciice. 1'pon learning this wo put in our plant, so that, the people could see tiiI understand that we intended conducting the paper along honest lines, anil did not solicit an advert is-meiit is-meiit until sve sverc making up for 'die lifsl issue We did this especially especi-ally so that the merchants would understand un-derstand that sve desired nothing from them until wink svas done. We then made ti canvas of the business bouses, aim although sve made the extreuicls losv rate of obe. an inch per month lot all ad vs. over ine inch, did not succeed in- getting .over .'! inches space from any our -merchants, except one. the. butcher, . mid sonic of the business houses would not carry tin ad v. at all. ' The support of the merchants and business men is necessary to the 'success of the ' country paper support sup-port du.es not mean ah adv. for $1.50 per month from a leading mer-i mer-i ,'bantile house. The help extended by the merchant, is no loss to him. A good live paper paysi it back Isventy-fold in the good it- does his business, hN ' town and his county. Tho newspaperman iw not a beggar. I lis space is his capital. He holds it for sale as a merchant does his goods. A good deal of it he bestows for charitable objects. Sample copies of the local paper .ire 'continually asked for and sent to business men. people having money o invest, people looking For homes, and others. They naturally look over the advertising column of the paper to see what lines of business and professions pro-fessions are represented. Those that are not represented iu tin; paper thay conclude aro either not there, or if they are there are not enterprising enough to compete with energetic and up-to-date establishments. Consequently Con-sequently the town or county is put dosyn as being 'svay-hack behind the time.-. No country paper can live on its subscription list unless it is backed hy the support, through its advertising advertis-ing columns, of the merchants. We svould much like to remain in St. C.enrge and continue the publication of Tit;-: N'kws. but we icali.e that sve must live and pn our bills to do so. 1 !' sve svere to run with the mea-".-e patronage sve base at present sve would bust up inside of three months. We are not runui'.ig papers for amusement: amuse-ment: it is a serious business matter with us. We have to make a living or quit. We reaii.e that it is better for us so unit right no.v. while sve are in a posit ion to move elses"here. than wo it until sve are completely broke. We will therefore ".lake m-xi weeks paper. No. the hist .issue of Till-; Ni-:v uuless sve reci'ise bcto-r i-ncoura ge-eient ge-eient from the merchants and hu-i- .10. 11. W.SI.'.ls. |