The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-07-25


.pletes the fist half year Of its existence.
Perhaps no paper in Montana has more
teason ri Congratulate itself upon the
reception X has had and the confidence
repcssd frit.by the people. Starting out
without any special effort in it's behalf,
its progress has been steady and that too
in the dullest part Of the year for Gala
tin county, when money was scarcer than
has been known for years, by reason Of
the demand made for it for investment
in government and railroad lands, which
were on the market, and for the numer-
GUS improvements going on. Another
draw back met the proprietor in asking
subscriptions and that was that the COM
munity had heretofore suffered by ex-
ten1inA aid to papers which either did
not ln6ker public expectation or had
only ansephemesal existence. 1t was
necessary therefore to start a paper
which would bear upon its face evidence
Of success and q determination to stand
by the interest of the country. As We
have said before, the reception and en-
consignment has been as flattering as
under the circumstances We had any
right to expect. The utterances of the
paper have been free and outspokcn and
where it has come short of that, it has
been more the result of caution, than
otherwise. We have endeavored to Gull
the truth from sllthen nsH Of informa-
ton 1t olx command. Our Iocalcolumns
have been replete with the current news
items Of the day, and the editorial col
umns have, from week 70 week been
filed with articles, written upon or de-
,pcriptivs Of some important enterprise
lwhicl, Is Of material interest to our
country. Now the ddllest part of the
year has been passed, we as people are
entering upon a season of prosperity
from which no adverse circumstances
can hinder us. The position Gallatin
county holds in Montana as among the
foremost in wealth and population is -
sured. We feel positive that our assess
ment for 1888 will place us third, if not
second in wealth of the counties of Mon
tana Among the many enterprises cal
culated to strengthen and increase this
wealth, none are more potent than the
home papers Their influence is not
only felt at home, but abroad. But few
people are aware of how much they do
abroad, in giving q distinct idea of the
country and its resources; but few people
are aware of the numbers Of applications
4 paperhas, for sample copies from parties
who contemplate coming to the new and
great northwest, yet the are silently at
work building you up and inviting new
people to settle among us. Realizing
these facts, it is your interest and your
duty to sustain them. Every man in the
county should take his home paper, for
while he pays no more than it is actually
worth to him, as a medium of news, it is
building up his country and himself
We want to extend this influence. We
want to make our paper still more pow
erful for good, and to do this, it must
have the support of the people. Will
not every one who reads this article, bear
these thoughts in mind and give their
aid in extending the circulation. Cannot
each one of our subscribers get one more?
It will be but little for you, but in the
aggregate, a great deal for us. If not as
q whole, have we not some friend at
every poetoffice, who will undertake to
get Subscribers for us among his neigh
bon, ut odd moments. To any one who
win undertake it, we will make the fol-
lowing proposition: For club of five
We will give copy free to the getter up
Of the club, and will give a liberal per-
centge for that number or any number
above that, who will undertake it.
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