The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-10-25
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Two we'll known and highly respected citizens
met on Tone OF the highways Of Livingston
County, when. refining in their steeds, the fol-
lowing conversation takes place:
Bagley-How are you Blair
Blan-Pretty well, how are you2
Bsgley-Bully, never weighed 30 much in
my life. What's the news
Blair-IIave been away from home, and
haven't had a chance to read the Tribune for
two days.
Bagley-You still read the Detroit Tribune
then, do you?
Blair can't get along without it, Itis
the only paper in this State you can depend on
If you want to keep up with the news.
Bagley-Well. that's so although Its always
treading on my toes Now there are corns on
those toes, and when those corns are rubbed
1t goes against "the grain" dye see {?
SO get mad and stop it about once in four
weeks but generally have to order 1t again
| about the third day. Their arrangements are
20 perfect for getting all the news, that II !
don't take it, generally hear OF something IN
it that compels me to buy it on the street, 30
| might as we'll have it left regularly. Bot
wish they would not be 30 confoundedly IN
dependent politically.
Blair-Why that is just what suits me. II
the Tribune endorses thing you are pretty
certain to find it o. X, excepting Of course it,
position on the Chorpenning Claim, and q
thing or two OF that kind III which 1t dsagrees
with me but If 1t believes thing to be wrong
q
| its support.
Bagley-A paper must be very strongly es-
| tablshed before it can assume that position.
never knew but one paper that could, simply
on its merits, make as good show III that re-
spect, and that was paper OF the "Mayhower'
And when a paper reaches such point, che
needs no one tobaccer
Blair-That IS Just it. No other Detroit pa
perl speak now of the Tribune, and not OF
the tobacco-can adopt such course because
none is backed by such a circulation as the
Tribune enjoys.
| Bagley-By the way, have you seen their new
press? They are now printing on press that
cost them about Twenty Thousand Dollars and
which prints from seven to ten thousand sheets
per hour. tell you it is a beauty. l: is the
only press of the kind in the State, and will
PRINT almost as fast as all the other newspaper
presses in Detroit put together. And the gov
error to their engine keeps 1t along 80 steadily,
too. II there is anything l adore 1t ID a Gov
ernor
Blair Who was a notorious waS and joker
Hal Ha, That's first rate That was indeed
a fine cut But joking, and that's snuff said
on that subject but their circulation must IN
deed be large to warrant the purchase OF such
a machine, but large as 1t is | see they are
planning to increase 1t the present fall and
winter. They will on January 1st enlage the
Weekly Tribune by the addition OF eight col
umns, making it one of the largest papers in
the west. They are also taking steps to make
it more readable and attractive than ever, and
all this must add immensely to the circulation
of the paper. Well it deserves success, for it
is wonderful the amount of work that bas been
put on the old Tribune in the last few years,
All it has earned has gone right back into the
business, ITS proprletors aiming to make it the
modle paper of the West, and looking to the
future for their remuneration.
Bagley-Ies they must be getting great
deal OF capital locked upi this concern. no.
tice that they have just offered q 600 in cash
premiums to the most enterprsing and sue
cessful getters up OF clubs. They throw the
field open to the widest competition and give
till April Let for Agents to work in. busi-
ness 20 managed must grow. Well, on the
whole hope 1t may have good success.
agree with you, and certainly no Michi-
gan family can afford to be without the Trib-
une. / shall see that th.re is a club started in
our place as soon as get home.
Bl,ir-So shall |. You may depend that
feel as much OF an interest in the success OF
the Tribune as you do. Good day.
Egelint Omres,