The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-01-03
VOLUME ELEVEN.

80: ~ VOLUME EL6t6N.
{, WE commence our Eleventh Volume
g &if6 the New Year. Our starring poiot
of time was the 9Th OF June. 1887; bat
notwithstanding newspaper life in
the interior. during the 6rst few years,
caueed ansay failures 10 issue. and carried
us tifus far beyond the initial point. So
that while TIE News is but ten years old,
.deonseng its volumes, it locke back over
"A Vsriod of. time six months greater. OF
coarse il has witnessed and recorded ma.
DyichaDges-much growth and improve
msnt. We see segment Of the whole
from enr window SIS We write: young
aSss5. where, when the TIE News COM
mencsd, was waste of unoccupied
prairie. as yet scarcely crod by the foot
ct whits. men. !. The News was among
the Pioneers. Instead Of wsiting for the
wsSst6 be- smoothed for it. it went in ad-
vance not only of post offices, mails and
stages. but in advance Of settlement. II
piiotsd the way for 4lhe thousands that
followed and proved its faith in the future
Of tie country under diecouragemeute OF
no ordinaEP&ohsraster.. is growth has
been that of cIs country from which lie
support has mainly. been. derived: slow
butsurs. II has Iabored constantly for
LnA>gI0w Tia and sin,<.ss.s .OT tue Wroie
country. and heartily encouraged every
entsrpriss-zipdivtdual OF other-thal
looked to that end. Notwithstanding
diff.rsnces of opinion and the acsl bity Of
pSftaia6 and other contests. We lave Lost
fsw patrons nom Ihsss causes, There
have been mes.ay changes in our pcpula-
non;, but ..lSigs numbers of those who
have Ief: the country stilltnke The News.
and every now and then one of them
drops in on as to say that he has come
back 10 stay and wants his paper changed
accofding1y. We never count subscri-
Der to THE News as wholly lest to Kan.
sas. Oftbsorigiual settlers who remain.
lcarcsly' one but that is on our books.
The association which was commenced
under tie difficulties and disccuragemeute
of PIONEER life, holds fast in more pros
porous times and is cemented by lapse oil
time and a common interest.
or ell the changes that ten ears have
wrougba.;usao~nSaud country. the fewsst
have been f6 TnE.&Ews Office. Material
and management are substantially the
same as at.esaFi9g. The present Editor
and Proprietor has been with the estab
lishmeut fIouqthe beginnieg. When frs
started T:8B. NEWS Office was tue best il
the (tten) Territory, aud The same types
with Blu. few saadiyieus, have done dut!
since. all bufits three first number
of the paper have been set up and work
ed OF iaths room now occupied. whic
has also been Editorial and Bushes
Room. The presses. stands and all tn
furniture, occupy the came positions a
when frst set up, Shortly. however, tn
old types WiIlabs boxed up aud sent off t
the foundry they came from. to max
hope may do as good service as the old
and rscordAs many good things for on
patrons and the country. -
We had hoped to bs able to start th
New Year and.ihe:Nsw Volume with
New Outfit. But circumstances wer
against US aud THE NEws will chow ii
old face to the public.a few weeks MOI
and then give way to the new material.
We have Nw Promisss toSm4ks for tb
future. We have lsbo.sd nard for II
country. and'ftoS deserve the patronage c
the community. We commence the Ne
Year and NsYsEJaams with new streng,
and new hops.sIn proportion as on
patronage is inereesed will We be able
increase the value 81 Tus. News, o.
frisDds can thus do themselves a seFvic
by helping us eoincr.as our subscriptio
list. Not man 10 the county but coul
probably invest from SO to SO in seuC
ing THE News TO his eastern friend.
and many large property owners ougl
10 make it $50. Hundreds of person
have told us. in the last FIVE years. esp'
cially. that THE'Nrws has induced thel
or their friends. 10 come to Kansas. w
ask that our influence in this directic
may be increased. Every merchant 40
business man and pEeperty owner in Il
county las direct interest n this ma