The Elk Mountain pilot., 1880-10-07
SzlRZZNGn NEWSPAPER.

STARTING n NE WSPAPER.
A correspondent Of the Salt Lake
2'7bxne writes to that paper as follows:
If the conditions are favorable and
you've got o. : backing, starting a
newspapefsgh ghscossnning, in debt, Is
the easiest thing il. the world. But if
the condltionsa are not wha: they
should Be, and one has to draw on
cheek everlastingly,S there are several
fields, beside bullwhacking as pleasant
and far more profitable.
Not long since l struck 4 town
whose inhabitants were anxious to
make their town the center Of popula-
ton by next census harvest. In Or
der to do it they wanted paper-a
live journal that would properly adver-
! yise the wealth surrounding them.
ere was an opening for a live paper
1 = I man, they said, and it was
tos be nsaed that they knew. l
boarded 4 imk in the best hotel
in town. N k,As on the second
ilevel, third drift , the entrance
and Immediately above ths ,-inse that
Fled to the kitchen in the loser work
hgs. A committee of one. tie Mad
ing light Of the hamlet, ca1lk4 on me
to state the desire of the conamnnitv
that should canvass among tie busi-
ness men, order the MATERIAL and
issue an eight page weekly.
awe want a paper here, and We
want it bad said the committee As
our intefview terminated. s.You'll
find me dealing faro at the X. x. L.
club rooms. Call on me and I'll 20
you rattle for luck" (
So ! concluded to 90 the town a
rattle for luck.
l called on. the proprietor of the
largest apre in town found him
packing lhu ar on mule
s.sI :. 8. 3 - + .sssv;af { .s vim; !;
knew he wasn't in good humor. After
the famous hitch was successfully made
the cinaA being drawn sufficiently
tight--the mule having announced the
fact-1 stated the object of my visit.
eyes, by grab, we need paper
here, sure enough" said he, how
much do you need to begin with?'
4 told him the money was on hand
already to buy the material; all
wanted to know was how much per
month could be depended upon for an
advertisement.
"Oh, you don't intend to raise a
subscription. Well, that's business ;
be Independent and you'll do we'll.
Now of course, you know my politics."
said that politics had not been
thought of in the matter. We wanted
good mining paper, one that would
be for the general good. There was
no need Of political paper in COM
munity where all were building houses
and commencing at the foot of the
ladder.
"Well, I'm out-and-out democtat,
but I'm willing to help support neu-
trail paper m order to boost things
along. Now if you pledge yourself
not to run a republican sheet here, you
can set my name down for, let me see,
we'll, make it s. month, by thunder.
I'll pay that for an ad. if it swamps
me"
set the sum opposite his name and
was retiring with my heart throbbing
feebly down in my boots, when l heard
him yell:
Remember you've got to be
emocratic or neutral in this burg if
you get my support. No republican
sheet goes in here, if l know myself"
said nothing, but thought some.
A man can think fast sometimes.
The next enterprising citizen l ap-
preached grasped my hand warmly.
"You'le the man we've been hunt
ing. Support the enterprise9 You
jist 60 right ahead, order your trlnkets
and I'm one Of the boys that'H stand
right in"
"Well, Mr. t., how much are you
willing to pay monthly for an advertis-
ment? After the paper is once under
way can establish rates, now l merely
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