The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-12-31

ls6s when it became certain that
we were to have two railroads the
country and town Began to fiji up,
and the paper to grow. .Aecor-
dinghy, in 1869, the circulation be-
came so great IS to compel the
purchase Of power press, which
cost in Emporia nearly $I,700. This
was the fret power press ever
brought to Southern Kansas. The
year before we had brought the first
power job press south Law
renee, and Topeka, In 1870 addi-
tional job presses were bought. In
1870 the circulation of The News
ran up to $500. We were also
prihting the Kansas Educationali
Journal, a forty page monthly, ed
tied by GPrOfs. L. B. Kellogg and
Ii. B. Norton, who were then in the
State Normal School We also is
sued from 1900 to 10000 real es-
tate papers per month, for four
real estate firms in this city. The
job work amounted to nearly $4,000
per year. In that year and in the
early part of II our cash receipts
were in the neighborhood of 81 500
per month. oSl We worked from
twelve to fifteen hands, and had one
of the largest and best fitted print
ing offices in the State. This in a
town of $500 inhabitants, backed
by q spaFsely settled country.
Few papers have attained such q
degree of success. In the midst of
all this, when it seemed the dream
of ali our days OF toll and devo-
tionto the ipterestss of the paper,
were realized, -
I n0aNlw n -xlDAILg} ail9 INV
was determined upon. We figured
it all up, just as every fellow who
starts a paper with enthusiasm for
capital instead of cash figures it.
1t was a sure thing on paper.
To cut the story short, we run
this Daily ten months, and found
ourselves out about fifteen humid
red dollars. Then the railroad went
on and the migratory. population
who keep with the send of the
track" left. At the time there
were three weeklies and daily
here. It was necessary to thin
out, SO in the fall of II J. r. Graz
ham and E. E. Rowland bought
the Emporia Tribune, a concern
which had been started in 1869,
and 1t Was consolidated with. The
NEWS The firm was Stotler, Row
land 81 Graham. This continued
about a year, when the Job business
became a separate department I'M
der the ownership of Mr.. Rowland,
who continues to run it. The pa
per came again into the hands OF
the writer, where it continued till
last April, when a half interest was
sold to Mr.. Graham, who had in
various capacities been connected
with the Office for three years.
This is a history of The News up
to date. These changes have been
made, because every man who has
been connected with it knows it to
bedesirable newspaper property. 1t
has always enjoyed wonderful de-
gree of patronage, and has met with
the best success. To-day we know OF
no paper in the State on surer foot
ing, or which commands greater de-
gree of confidence where it is known.
1t has ever been conducted on fair
and honest principles. 1t desires above
all things to do right. Its mistakes
have been those of the head. 1t has
never stopped to personal spites, MOI
been the organ of any selfish interest
There are other matters connected
with this historical sketch which we
intended to speak of, but find our arti-
Gle is already far too long.
The old press, which did duty for so
long was bought by John S. Gilmore,
and his Citizen was printed upon it for
some time. It was, the last we knew.
in Independence, Kansas, and was used
in publishing the Independence Kan
san. 1t ought to be purchased by EN-
poria and brought back here and kept
as a memento of our early struggles.
Dudley Randall, mentioned above,
afterwards made considerable reputa-
ton on the Chicago papers. He is now
the publisher of little daily at Elgin,
Illinois. THE NEWS office has turned
out three successful editors, at least,
to-wit: John S. Gilmore, of the FIRE.
donna Citizen, T. B. Murdoch, of the
Eldorado Times, and F. A. Lanstrum,
of the Knoxville (Ill.l Republican.
Albert Phenis, another News gradu-
ate, holds firsL-class position in the
New York Herald Office. Charles c.
Marble holds desk in the attorneys
office of the Erie railroad in New
York city. OF those who were at an
early day connected with the Office the
picture is only Swallowed by the mem
DRY of a dear and only brother, who
gave his young life in defense of his
country at the battle of Prairie Grove.
This, and the blotting out of the fond
dream that his namesake, who learned
Itype-setLing at the age of ten, would
one day succeed us in our labors, and
give fresh yigor to the pages of THE
NEWS, are the only dark lines upon the
history of the paper.
I We shall have to postpone history
of other papers of this county until
next week, on account of the great
length OF this article. - 50 9
The State Grange at EmpOrIa
Referring to the recent annual session
at Emporia of the State Grange, the Law
renee Spirit says:
The State Grange closed its session on
Saturday night, Dec. 10, after five days
and nights of hard work. 1t was our
privilege to be present during the session,
/ and we could not help but notice that ali
the delegates seemed to be active, and
earnest to accomplish q good work for
the order in our State.
We feel proud to say to our forty thou
| sand brothers and sisters in Kansas, that
| our Order was never in . more flourishing
condition fh an Mt tho T1rasanf Tina Onp