Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-11-11
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The ooiquity Of the printing press is
on. of the characteristics of the age
Every corporation and company must
have its special organ to advocate its
peculiar advantage; every village must
be. represented by an "Advorate," or u
.-Wafchntan," or ',Torchlight." Whs.
few years ago was confined exclusive
ly to the cities, is now extended to al
most every village aud town III the
country. The press is an Indispensable
requisite to advance the character and
interest of any locality ~.
1t is 4 very easy matter for a few in
dividnals, interested in some enterprise,
to convene and do the wind work to-
wards establishing an 'orsan;" but to
come up promptly with the. ';material
aid is. widely different TO promise
Eve, huRdred Subscribers, to produce by
mysterious, method of addition thou
sand dollars to. be made by job work
and advertising, is easier than to hand
over two thousand dollars.
Now, the good citizens of Biowtown,
wanting to increase the value of ;''cor-
ncr lots and beautiful suburban resi-
dences,, determined to establish a week
ly paper. 70 mature this design, in
Vulnerable meetings were held at the
stores and such places as we're most con.
veuient. At these meetings Squire
-Pussyman. Elder Blowhard, Squire
Easy-and slow, Uncle Ultraman, ard
the Messrs? Skinfint took the most
proGiinent part. The matter was pre-
senfed In every possible light Pussy
man thought the enterprise of vital i'm
portxnce; one which would do great
good without much sacrifice ON their
part. Elder Blowhard urged that a
press be immediately established; though
they should at first be compelled to
make title sacrifice, they would real
iize double the amount in six months, in
the way of rise in property,
name 0i their beautiful institution-the
Cofnhill college-would be sounded
abroad, aud Blowtown would be known
afaf. off. Esquire Easy -and-slow said
he was for the measure. Uncle Ultra
man thought a paper would pay the
business men as they could advertise at
small cost and receive great ben
eft; besides, if they could once get the
ching dgoing, they would shirk all
responsibility on the Individual en-
barking in the enterprise, and he could
not back out, and if there was any loss
it would be the publishers. The
Messrs. Skinfiint said their motto was
1.-THE greatest good at the least cost,
and. that they believed a press would
do the thing.
s'For a press" was the verdict OF
the eitizensI of Blowtown The mex
thing was; to find some one to engage il
the ,cnterprize that would control the
paper and puff the town. This was
easily accomplished. A young printer
who was attending college at Blowtown
by fattery, fair promise and misrepre
sentation was seduced from his studie:
and persuaded to assume the responsi
bilities of editor, publisher and printer
of the prospective paper, to appear un
der theg title of ''The Blowtown Scien
ti6c Investigator" Subseripticn paper.
were circulated and signed by men
women aud boys, SO that in short tim'
a toleEable list of names was presented
But then. whats in q name ?? Th'
fire hRidTed names were made up ii
about the same style of "Kapsas elec
<ionl rotarns. 4 few individuals sub