Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-30
Newspapers in Texas.

The announcement of the Galveston
News of its purpose to print daily
edition of the News or establish a
branch publication office in Dallas,
naturally evokes liberal comment on
the movement from the newspapers of
the state. While the Dallas Herald Is
generally and obviously regarded by
the state press as the most nearly af-
fected by the presence of an active,
able and wealthy competitor in the
same town with itself, THE GAZETTE
cannot affect ignorance of the fact that
some journals seem to think the re-
moval of the News will have vital
Interest for this paper as well as
for the Herald. This supposed in
terest on the part of The GAZETTE Is
ascribed to the intention of the News
to Iun special engine from Dallas to
Fort Worth, rs that paper now does
from Galveston TO Houston. THE GA
zETrE begs Its esteemed contempora-
ries to take no concern for Fort Worth
no one paper can command or "holdu
the entire field Of journalism in Texas,
or in any grand section of the state,
and only those papers which, them
selves, aspire to monopoly, or believe
monopoly possible, will feel the slight-
est cause for Inerv THE GA.
zETrE divests itself of all personal
considerations In discussing the mat
ter, for 1t Is one that more involves the
existence, ambition and growth of
cities than the personal fortunes of
any newspaper or individual.
Newspapers are the creatures, the
results, OF the cities In which they are
printed. Had Galveston been hope
full place, the News had never an
nounced Its purpose to leave that city
even In part. 1t may flstter the Gal
vestonian to be lulled with the assur-
ance that its newspaper representa-
tive sends out a feeder merely to draw
more of the sustenance of Texas into
that portion of the state which
c'amors for deep water and IAN even,
symmetrical development OF Texas -
but the dream will be broken when Il
dawns on the Galvestonian that the
Oldest rat in the city had taken earli-
est occasion TO leave 1t. Galveston can
not maintain the News In the position
won 10y that paper before competitors
arose to contest with Galveston com.
mercial supremacy, and the News ia
compelled to seek abiding place In that
section where the sharpest and most
powerful of such competition exists.
Galveston was once the commercial
emporium of Texas, and the 'holdu of
the News on the journalism of the
state was extensive with the
commercial grasp of Galveston
on the state, Conditions changed
population flowed into North
Texas, railroads penetrated this
section, cities We're built up and de-
manded newspapers. For long time
Galveston and the News fought the
inevitable In vain; Galveston cannot
move, but the News can and nm
nounces that 1t will do 90. The mere
presence of the News in Galveston
could not save Galveston, and could
not impede or prevent the progress
based upon conditions more potent
than sge, sentiment, wealth and ablli.
ty, and the mere presence of the News
In any other locality VIII be as impo.
tent as 1t was at Galveston.
The News announces that uthe
movement is not In the nature OF a
change OF base, but Is forward effort.
by securing an additional base, TO
overcome time and space In the matter
OF distribution, and to hold for all
time the great field of Texas journal.
ISM" The wish, ambition and hope
OF the News to "hold for all time the
great field of Texas journalismp are