, 1882-07-14

moorcd at their final destinations, in
order to avoid increased expense, but
our business men should see to it that
trade which legitimately belongs here
should not be carried to other points
when such a course might be avoided.
| WITH pleasure we announce that the
DAILY ARGUS is paying little more than
current expenses, though barely a mar
gin We believe it has given local salts
faction, generally speaking, yet there are
some who imagine that they ought to
receive as large Il paper AS the OregOnidn
because that daily costs no more. Lend
Us your ear, Mister, if You are one of
those. We want to whisper to you that
that those large dailies all had small be-
ginnings. As the boy said: Great aches
from little toe corns grow" If Port
Townsend people don't support their
daily in its infancy they can hardly hope
to have the benefit of it after it has
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never grow. We shall endeaver to faith
| fully chronicle all local incidents asking
the public to let us know everything of
interest that transpires, and at the same
time we will give as much general news
as can be got in type with the limited
force of typos that we can afford to
employ. If business men and property
owners here do not find the paper up to
their expectations and desires, let them
subscribe and advertise more literally,
and they will find that such dread cast
upon the waters" will not be long re-
turning There a few property owners
who have not as yet offered to aid the
paper dollars worth, yet they are just
as eager to borrow copy from some
body to read as though its life depended
upon their perusal. Such persons are
really more interested in the success of
the paper than its publisher is, for it is
destined to aid in the growth of the
town, enhancing the value of property
therein; the owners of land here will be
benefited more by this paper than the
poor editor who has no land Already
several strangers have been more favora-
bly, impressed with the town and its sur
roundings than they would have been if
no daily paper had existed here; and as
to residents here, a gentleman recently
remarked: latter that daily has been
published awhile folks wont know how
to get along without it," We aim to
treat all impartially, keeping in view the
public good. If any have grievances
they will be candidly heard. We have
an abiding faith that this daily is going
to live long and prosper. 1t occurs to us
also that the public will pay for larger
and better paper before they get it.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BUILDING
Great activity in the building of sacred
ediices is generally considered mark
of denominational prosperity. The
Presbyterian church has had the honor
OF erecting 2l3 new places of worship
during the past year in the United States
which is an increase of 81 upon the pre-
vious year. These churches were dis
tributed through 80 states and terrific
ries, and are under the care of 80 Presby-
teries. Our Presbyterian friends evil
IDENTITY believe that 1.-The prophet Israeli
alone can cure Naaman of his leprosy,
and accordingly have planted 25.
churches in Utah-the plague spot of
America. Three have been raised in the
wilds of Alaska, and four in our own
Territory. 1t is reported that there still
600 Homeless Churches" Of this denom-
ination in the United States, and an ef-
fort is to be made during the current
year to build on their behalf. An &C.
centric individual once, while remark
ing upon the pioneering qualities of the
Methodist Church, said he believed that
this country would be taken yet by dog
fennel and MetbOdism. If Methodism
don't look we'll to its laurels, Presbyte-
rianism will come out ahead.
In recommending our readers to sup
port the West Shore, we take pleasure in
noting the fact that it is not only rep
resentative journal Of the great north
west, but that it always keeps in the adj
vance line. Mr. Samuel has made it
from the start a successful and enter
prising publication. 1t is now in its
ninth volume, and continues to improve
in attractive features It's value to the
country consists mainly in it's profuse
and lifelike illustrations, together with
descriptive articles These afford stran-
gers a better idea of this wild country,
than all other agencies that have ever
been employed. Another very impor