San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-01-05

however, the other paper having a
different name, character, and mis-
sion, we have concluded to count,
hereafter, only from the beginning OF
our own administration, fourteen
years ago last fall. Hence we style
this the Fifteenth year OF the FREE
PRESS as expressing the exact truth,
which above all things wo like.
Again, by omissions during Christ
mas week for most of these years,
the termination of the volume has
been brought nearer and nearer to
the beginning of the new year, till,
by counting two extra weeks on the
old volume, as explained i'll our last
we now have the new year Of tho pa
per beginning squarely with the new
year itself
RETROSPECTIVE AND PROSPECTIVE.
II we had time and space we could
give n quite interesting sketch OF our
journalistic experience throughout
all it's various ups and downs.
In our paper of October, ii, 1873
We find an editorial from which we
quote n passage. After referring to
our experience of fourteen years as
newspaper editor and publisher,
mainly in city of some ten thoua,
and inhabitants III one OF the oldest
and wealthiest counties in Indiana,
in which which we had to meet the
active competition Of the leading pa
pers there, as evidence of our capa-
city to publish paper, we said
this:
Had we como to Texas merely to
publish newspaper, or run u PRINT
ing Office, there arc other points in
different parts Of tho State, towards
which, with our experience and such
an Office as we have, we should ma
turaily have been attracted as more
promising of immediate results. This
must be obvious evon to casual OBJ
server But us we stated in our in
troductory, We cumo here from con-
siderations OF the health Of our faml-
ly; and tho same considerations
make it proper that we should re
main. Hence we resume the busl-
ness here, believing, withal, there is
future to San Marcos and surround
ing country, which promises fair for
a newspaper enterprise after time
and prefering its beautiful, healthy
surroundings rs u homo above mere
monoy-making.
The above will show our real pc
sition and purpose in engaging in tho
business here, enemies aud cavilers
to tho contrary Notwithstanding. Ga
tlut Inc We WCnI lOl N''lt, iSOltuS
that we were on safe and honorable
ground, and to-day our little craft
still floats, while the wrecks of IN
Vulnerable others in adjoining and
adjacent counties are strown in its
wake.
On this point suffice it to say that
of ull the papers then published in
this district of country only three
others besides the FREE PREss are
still published under the manage
ment which controlled them at that
time, viz: the Bastrop Advertiser,
tho Columbus Citizen aud tho Victor
ia Advocate,
However, ours has been hard won
fight, scarcely worth the cost save
from moral standpoint aud rs II
point of honor to the duty which lay
right before Us. Pocuuiarily we only
secured aud thai by inccssant toll
and close economy mere livelihood.
Our humble hons, and nearly all else
We possess were derived from the tolls
aud savings Of years prior to our ad-
vent in Texas.
We would no doubt have done
better here bat f.. ;hJ tact that We
ka.o Jceu followed ut almost every
step by a certain narrow anl intu!,r
an, influence. winch has seemed Jy-
torlniuol th1t We shall not saCcol, cr
u It c0uI not ,IIsh u. would per
NIT us ouly the most moaEre c1mpcH-
sation Tor our labars. aad cripple a.
Il. every Ely possible.
I5ut We are uloa-,lto sly that such
has lot bCau tle e.. ling oi tlc llass
Of tie po1T- among whom see llv.
..va.I and tllel tr. aL-: vs have
o1u-ec1s5Er- i-E.--I % o. -ti.
grll-ast good t1 dr. E--ltt uHl
b.. TE,F e1lEl .-.a anil favor
we r1--s more t.- asa.r- -r8 s-rI
never forget SHE .- l-t.