Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-05-03
THE TRICKY TRIBUNE.


The Salt Lake Tribune labors hard
to smooth over the trouble into which
an unskil.ed or careless member of its
staff got it, in the absence OF the edi-
tor.
we appreciate all of good intent
that may be In the Tribune editorial
of April 30th, directed at US, and ut
the same time think We can read the
venom between the lines. We be
lieve that editorial would never have
been written if it were not true that,
by telling the truth, we caused the
Tribune uneasiness in regard to its
peeuniary interests in the Wood River
country.
We have no personal dispute with
the editor Of the Tribune; on the con
trary, are his friend; but we repeat,
that OH more than one occasion, noted
by us at the time, the Tribune did
misqnote and misrepresent us.
We repeat that it sneered at and
tried to belittle this COMMUNICATION
has been helping, with liberal hand, to
feed and support it, blanketed as it is
with debt to one Of those bonanza
kings, whose lives are passed in grind
ing the poor and the working man to
enrich themselves.
We repeat, that Wood River is
under no obligation to this Utah
newspaper, which has never done a
good deed or SAID kind word for
Idaho, unless it was paid for it, or had
a master outside of Idaho whose in
terests Mackays Salt Lake branch
concern was compelled to advocate,
advertise and sustain. We repeat,
that the only interest the Salt Lake
Tribune has had in Wood River, has
been measured in quantity and quail
ity by the amount of money as sub
scription or advertisements, either reg
ular or special, like the New Year
notices, aud that COR the former the
full price has been paid, and for the
latter, in numerous cases, less work
was done than promised, and almost
double the sum agreed on was
charged.
If this is not robbing people
whose money has helped to pay tic
debts and feed the Tribune, we are al
a loss to know what is. We have in
stances at hand to sustain this asser
ton. We give one for the Tribune's
satisfaction. The Tribune agreed t.
do certain "New Year edition" worl
for this Office for sum agreed. |
sighted the work, and sent bill 10
nearly three times the sum agreed on
The bill was put aside until the pro
prietor went to Salt Lake City. II
called at the Tribune office, saw tn
business man or bookkerper, told hin
of the swindle, paid him half the pric
SO dishonesty charged and sen: to thl
Office, and the Tribune received it il
full without demurrer, apologizln:
for the attempted robbery by sayin
"some change had been made in tn
management Of tie paper" Doe
the Tribune wish for more instances
We repeat to our Wood River pee
pie that as II newspaper, the tie
egraphic department OF the Iribur
is good, and worth tbs subscriptio
price. That, like all other proper,
owned and controlled by MONEY king
like Mackav, Gould and others, Il
Tribune has a monopoly of the assoc
ated press dispatches in its sectio
But we solemnly warn our Peep
that, except SO far as that cormoral
can bleed them and take away the
money from Idaho, it cares nothir
for them or their section. Aud Y
advise them to keep their money
home; to spend it here among the
neighbors, friends and fellow orke
who can give them as good service
Monopoly Mackay's Salt Lake Off
can. And now we are done with Il
matter forever.