The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-02-16
A REGULAR NEWSPAPER,

SOlu ana Q1SCrlDutou lIho us CotouPoiaL
les. This was done Sept. LIST, 1868. II
then appeared as seven-day paper un-
der the name, Daily Morning Chronicle
announcing its principles in the phrase
eve shall be independent in all
things neutral in nothing" On the
10th of April, 1870, another column was
added to each page, and soon after a
four-cylinder Hoe press, capable OF
printing IL, 900 per hour, was purchased.
On the 10Th of December, 1872, this,
with a couple of improved folding ma
chimes, was put in operation, and the
problem of rapid printing was appar7
emily solved. But in less than six
months the increased business began to
intrude upon the resources of the office.
In June, 1873, the paper was again en-
larged; and in the following October a
corps of artizans was brought from
New York. material was purchased, and
q stereotype foundry was attached to the
Chronicle press-rooms, thereby dupli-
eating the capacity of the press. On
the LIST of January, 1874, the first num-
Der of the Weekly Chronicle was issued,
and in the November succeeding the
daily was enlarged to nine columns. UP
to this time the Chronicles local success
had been most remarkable, and the only
thing needed to make it the foremost
newspaper upon the Pacific Coast, was
the Eastern and Foreign
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
An old monopoly on the coast called
the California Associated Press had con-
trolled the news for years, consisting
of two papers in San FRANCISCO and one
in Sacramento. These papers had spe-
cial privileges granted them by the News
Association of New York, one OF the
proprietors of the paper being the East
ern agent; and the other journals here
were either obliged to copy their news
the next day, or pay for obtaining
special kilograms over the other lines
at ruinous rates. The old San Francis
co Times endeavored to break the mo-
nopoly. but only attested its power by
ceasing to exist. The Herald, large
and enterprising journal: powerfully
backed by influence and capital, subse-
quently repeated the attempt, and, after
brief struggle, shared the fate of the
Times. For long time the Chronicle
contented itself with paying high prices
for special kilograms. But it required
no large journalistic sagacity to see that
this system would not do for q paper
that aspired to nothing less than to win
the proud position of the leading jour
nal Of the Pacific Coast. The step to be
taken was daring and hazardous one.
But the only alternative was to incur
the risk or to renounce the aims which
the founders of the Chronicle had so
al, n1oo
that such was the case, their resolution
was soon taken.
RELYING ON THEMSELVES
and the appreciation of the public, they
entered on the struggle in which others
had signally failed. The Chronicle
waged long war unaided even by the
country press. On the Goth of June,
1876, the monopoly succumbed before
the determined onslaught made upon it,
and the Chronicle startled its readers by
appearing with the Associated Press
news. This was remarkable victory
and, although the fight required great
outlay of money and time, its results
more than compensated. Since the
achievement of this great victory the
Chronicle has eclipsed all its contem-
poraries in telegraph news. The full
particulars of the Indian war in the
Black Hills, and the incidents attending
the last fight and death of the gallant
Custer, were all published first in the
Chronicle, some of them exclusively, and
all more fully than in any other news
paper west of the Rocky Mountains.
BY special arrangements with the New
York Herald, the Chronicle received q
telegram of over 1000 words, giving a
full account of Clusters last battle, sent
by its special correspondent from the
scene of the battle. This was courtesy
never extended to any other San Fran
cisco journal by the managers OF the
New York Herald, a newspaper that has
a world wide reputation for
ENTERPRISE AND ABILITY.
This arrangement with the Herald
continues. The Chronicles Washington
dispatches, and doirgs of the last ses-
sion of Congress, especially that con-
tanning the full report of Bluford Will
sons testimony, have been admit
ted by all to be great examples of
enterprise. Tilden's long delayed letter
of acceptance was presented to the read
ers of the Chronicle twenty-four hours
in advance of any other newspaper on
the Pacific Coast. With the breaking
up of the old monopoly the Chronicles
news from all parts of the world has
been full and perfect-the movements
of the great powers in Europe, the
events constantly happening in all parts
of the United States are faithfully re-
corded. The free and unprejudiced
conrsa Of the Chronicle from the first