The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-06-26
The NeWspaper Praaa.

The Charleston COURIER makes the following
interesting suggestions with ~refarln>e to An
autobiography of the Press of the State. The
suggestion is an importan. onessnnd we trust
that it will be cordially responded to 10y our
country brethren. We will cheerfulIy under.
take our share of the task: and this We may
safely promise. ns our brief history, will call
for no heightened Research among dusty rec
ords.-- Some of our ancestors, however. NAV
be in the condition of those "bravo men who
lived before Agamenon,'' and in that event we
shall hold ourselves in readiness to furnish a
contribution when required:
Nothing is more astonishing in connection
with the American Newspaper Press than the
rapid multiplication and frequency of changes
in its organs. and it has occurred to us that
many interesting and illustrative contributions
could be given to our history. by full auto.
biography of tho Press. In our own State.
from the rapid and cxtensivsp multiplication OF
Presses under pnrty exigencies, the vast influ.
ence welded ly these organs, and the frequent
succession and changes in conductors, the mn.
terinIs for such a task are abundant and stim.
ulatlng. and yet SO difficult of access that
nothing but general cooperation can ever
promise success. If each Pres. now extnnt
would but give us its autobiogrnphy--so far os
mny be donc-and a sketch Of its predecessors
in its Section and range, the work would be
Well nigh done, and vast amount of material
made available for future use.
whaesays our friends to the suggestion and
meeting" II SO. who will begin .Xe shall
! cheerfully contribute towards a history of tho
City Press, but would gladly hear from our
friends of the "rurnl districts" AS they could
furnish more of novel interest and suggestion.
Our attention is now called to. this subject
by accidentally gl"ncing over some references
ON examination of our fields. Wimay Be- of
interest ID fahnt, and may stimulate responses
to ents tsVt6rRsjfiansii we state tho incidents
agd ftcts Ekiclhssre thus presented in q
eNesfdss sslsiseInsnts, &c., of old dates.
-. We md Hnlsr date Of Jan. 4 1917. an offer
forsAIe'ofa printing Office at Cambridge, s. C.
wa: shsns newspaper ever issued from this
On the as. of July, 1907 the subscription
rate Of thseChnrleston dailies-then three in
nunber-was advanced from 81 to 90, by com.
mon agreement, in consideration Of increased
Eexpenses a. stated and explained.
Soon after this date, number Of papers
sPrang up for occasional and campaign puri,os.
vHua bls deposits for any public library. Can
any Of our older readers supply such, or furnish
usany "reminiscences of themi
In MAfsk, 1924, We fad It stated thes foar
Gapers were issued in Alabama, and eleven In
this Stste The review Of ti,eaSodA Carolina
Tress0f IRE & that date ]: found in q card from the
Hon. Wi'lism smith, ttck. u suggestive aad
interesting in other respects. and which We
may = sach produces u conssnisns occasion
90 far as We can gather names essid ;dsts,,s
I IRON this card .hieh only iatsoduess ! sreSSfs
ence TO 70 The frsss, as ;peid dsntat 90 tbe snsiH
scses .sf Jaags snttif 90 plsastisn lie,
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