Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-04-04
A Pioneer in Fact a Well a. in Name.

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A Pioneer in Fact ~ Well ~ in Name.
The March number Of the Northwest
magaz zine gives somes interesting facts
in connection with the growth and pro
gress ofthe Pioneer Press, II says:
"The Pioneer Press establishment is
more than a private enterprise-it il an
institution which has always been close
ly identified with every phase Of the
rapidly developing civilization Of which
it was In fact as well as in name, the
pioneer The Pioneer Press as news
paper stands forth AS striking illustra-
ton Of the growth and prosperity, not
alone Of the cities of st. Paul and Mime
apolis, but Of the empire OF states and
territories Of which these cities are the
centre and type. With the first daw,
Of political life in the Northwest In 1919
the St. Paul Weekly Pioneer made It's
appearance, its founder being the famors
James NJ Gss,ssssss;;e, aud from that germ
has grown and blossoined the Pioneer
Press Of to-day. Other. journals have
come and gone in endless procession,
and their very names are almost for
gotten, but the Pioneer Press has coE-
timed its resistiess march.
The Pioneer Press traces its lineage
from the Pioneer, established April 2S
ls49, and from the 81. Press, founded on
the first of January, 1861. The iionc-r r
displayed snap and vigor that soo,.
enabled it to outshine and absorb all its
democratic rivals. and il grew into -
strong and selfsnstaining journal. The
st. Paul Press, in turn, absorbed the
republican papers that preceded IL, and
this paper, under the management Of
the present propriet"rs of the PHmeer
Press. soon commenced that career of
marvellous prosperity which i. scarcely
parallelrd in the history Of journalism.
For about twentv-three years it has
never ceased to grow in stature AMI
strengthened a single year hiss passed
that has not shown circulation and
volume Of business greater than that OF
the year preceding. There has been no
pause in its development, and at no
time has it ever taken i step backward.
In 1875 the Pioneer was taken into
the embrace ofthe Press. the consoiidat-
ed paper being the Pioneer Press, and
from that time to the present, as it.
readers VIII checrfntfv testify, the only
changes in its character and personnel
have been in the direction Of improve
mrnt aid enlargement as rapidly as
means and opportunities presented
themselves for meeting the increasing
wants Of its widening circle Of patrons.
rhe Pioneer Press is regularly sold by
train agents upon the more than 5000
miles Of the eighteen lines of railroad
which are directly tribu ary to the
locality Of its publication. Four hull
dred and fifty local news agents. sell the
Pioneer Press at cities and villages on
all the.e lines. and it also has a large
subscription list supplied by mail direct.
II is one Of not more than four news
papers in the United States, publishing
every day, IN it's own columns, sworn
statements Of its circulation.
The paper is printed from stereotype
plates, upon Hoe perfccting press, which
is q marvel of mechanical ingenuity,
with capacity Of 1900 sheets per
hour, every sheet being cut from con-
,inuous roll of paper, and coming from
the press printed and folded, ready for
delivery"