The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-02-20
HOW WE STARTED.


the breakers Of dark and desperate
wave that is going down in bankrupt
sea. II reminds us Of our prosperity and
the faithful, impartial patronage extend
ed by tho people Of Wood River to the
KEYSTONE from Its inception. We are
grateful In this acknowledgements, and
with the present number Of the KEr-
STONE send out our hearty thanks for the
generous spirit by which our subscri-
bers have repeatedly and continuously
shown their appreciation Of an honest
effort to bring their interests and the
wealth Of the country before the world;
10 live and to let live. We have felt our
share Of the adversely that is inevitable
in every enterprise, for there are enc
mics 10 every project. But we have
aimed at impnrtiality in all things; In
Justice to none; and In general to all
that which Will most speedily present
the truo value Of our industrial and COM
mercial advantages to the sight OF
energy and capital.
The KEYSTONE has from its infancy
been absolutely self-supporting and a
glance ut any number of its publication
will confirm this statement. We began
eighteen months ago with $3.50, and la
bored with world OF disadvantages for
halfn year until such time as n semblance
OF prosperity threw into our reach that
encouragement fgrowth and increasing
patronage by which we were enabled to
step little higher. But for one year
the nnctum. the composing room
and the hand press were presided over
by ono man. Does this look like illi-
Ultimate support Times grew better,
and for six months past We claim to
have done as we'll as any paper IN Altu-
raa county, and have q subscription
list and an advertising patronage on
exhibition We came to stay; we have
stayed, and we SHALL stay; unless "S2,-
600 and choice business house and
lot" Is the bonus OF a better town than
Ketchnm. That amount, equal to about
$4,000, is more than any newspaper has
ever made on Mood River. But we do
not contemplate such Immediate luxury,
We have the impartial support OF the
people because the KEYSTONE has NEVER
received a dollar by donation on Eek
traordinary subscription" from ANYONE.
We are not backed by an iron foundry:
wa do not Brighten weak minded people
into patronage by any matchmaking
scheme: we do not misrepresent onr own
business and lie about the interests OF
others; We do not seek to cxaggerate the
subjects that we are incompetent 10
handle: we do not steal cur leading arti-
cies and best mining news; and then be
so Inconsistent as 20 wish their source
ened FOR sending vile. obscene publiea-
tions through tho mails under the name
of n family newspaper; we do not hunt
mp vulgar acrostic sfor publication
We DO not pratiee calling mana scoun.
druls one dny To take IL back the next
. ia uui spit ubuHt like u blind SNAKE
liz dog days because OF pending bunk,
ruptcy; we do not emil six subscribers j
''hearty and impartial support we are
not compelled % MI our paper Will
p5stvnt medicine atis. that don't pay tol
the paper they are printed upon; we
haye something better; We do not gc
horsenhipped for Matchmaking; We have
never had our nose wrung for misrepre,
senting mine; We never got thrashet
for llbeiious publications, we are not
potoriously the biggest iiaron Wood Riy
err We sheuldn't have the gaui To claim
We started from nothing had wo beer
started hy an iron foundry; We are no
afraid 70 shew MP in the great Upper
Wood River and Sawooth countries: ano
last but not ieast. we do not posses.
that aneaking disposition by which
man seeks to diseredit every effort bu
his own. We shall live and are willin.
10 let 1.-Two.