Show BACK UP newspapers frequently F requel itly wo we are arc so closely associated with institutions or a commodity that we do kotap not appreciate preci ate ato the worth this applies in ill general to the newspapers comments southern california business the official magazine of the los an ali geles chamber of commerce every city town and hamlet I 1 has its newspapers even sometimes a few houses and a store and garage at a 11 wide place in the road constitute excuse enough for the starting of a newspaper and not infrequently that wide place in the road becomes a real town and when it does one may rest assured that that newspaper that seemed to have had no excuse for beginning 0 life had bad a very important part to play in ill the unexpected development so it is all along ploll n the line of progress no city ever gets ets very far without the sincere operation cooperation co of newspapers yet no institution in a city ever gets less thanks or receives more abuse there is oil onu combination that cannot be beaten and that is a good live chamber of commerce backed by unselfish untiring newspapers probably no other one thino thing 0 is a better index to a 1 town than its daily or weekly publications licati ons very often that is about all the stranger lias has to go by in making 0 up his mind about a community if the newspaper newsy aper that falls into his hands bands is a brio bright 01 it looking 0 sl sheet 1 act full of news and has a prosperous air the stranger is certain to judge 0 that it was published in a live progressive 0 town those alio read their dail daily y or weekly newspapers and carelessly throw them aside overlook the fact that they are not doing 0 all for their town that the they y can call if those alews newspapers instead of being destroyed were placed in wrap W rap per pars S and mailed maile ll 11 from time to time to friends and relatives at a distance the good that could be accomplished would soon be reflected in the cites growth chamber of commerce are arc frequently blamed for not getting z out more boost literature to 1 be e sent abroad those who raise these complaints could do a 0 great reat deal themselves Is by sending 0 out the literature that comes into their own hands in in the form of local periodicals |