Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-07-26
1T WILL BE AMPLE REVENGE.

1T WILL BE AMPLE REVENGE.
The people of Boise are, it is stated,
.endeavoring to raise $4,000 with
which to begin the publication of
daily paper which will print full tele'
graphic dispatches. They can obtain
the Associated Press report, they
think, for $50 per month. and thus
sh.ve . good newspaper that will COM
pare favorably with those published
anywhere. These good people will
simply be throwing the money away.
There Is one way in which a good
newspaper can be established and
conducted suecessfully-and only one.
That is not BY private or public COLI
tribu,ions, but by the patronage nec'
essary to make it prosper. OF course,
this presupposes the possession OF
brains on the part Of the manager OF
the conoern-brains supplemented by
thorough training in the editorial aud
business departments, and habits OF
industry acquired by years spent in
the composing.room, and in master
ing the thousand details OF the print
ing trade. If the regular, constant.
cash paying patronage that a paper
can depend upon is sufficient to pay
its running expenses, it will prosper,
and its manager can rely upon the
development of the country to make
his enterprise increase and prove re-
munerst,ve. But If the legitimate
revenue does not suffice, no amount
of private contribution will.
True, = paper can be kept going
for . while on private funds; but
such one eau never amount to much.
1t can not only not repay its shack.
ers" for their outlay; but it must
prove q positive curse to its commun-
ity and to all connected with it.
This is in general. In this partic-
ular case the amount is insignificant
compared to what will be required.
Because q certain quantity OF tele-
graphic news can be contracted for
for 1850 per month, it does not fol-
low that it will ever be delivered.
Besides, the amount contracted for,
even if delivered punctually, will
provo so insiyni6can. when compared
with what such first newspapers
Is tho Orego.'isn and Salt Lake Tri-
buns publish that it will only be a
cause Of modification and regret to
all parties interested, in any degree,
The people who usually criticise
newspapers know little about the
business; and this remark might ap'
ply with great force to the case unde'
consideration. For instance: The
promoters of the scheme think tina
they can secure "alr' the dispatches
for $3.50 per month. We do not be
lieve that, for that amount, they ca,
pay for one. fourth Of what the Ore
gonisn receives. They suppose tina
$3.50 is the whole cost. Well, it i
the smallest item, or comes very nea
it. A FIRST. class man must be EN-
ployed to prepare that telegraph
stuff for the printers-at a cost O
els0 to $500 per month. Then full
six 6rst.olsss printers will be needed I
put the dispatches in type, At cost q
$40 10 sl60 each per month. TIL
FIRST cost of the paper upon whic
to print such dispatches will amour
to fully $1,000 per month. Pressworl
etc.. in pressroom. fully $3.50 pc
month. Other expenses made nee
essa.y by the publication of dispatche,
say, $4,000 per month. This sums u
about xoOOO per month. And this
LESS THAN THK ACTUAL COST would b,
Can Boise afford the luxury At tn,
fgure? Can any snch newspaper b
kept in existence even three n,ontl
with the amount proposed?
But space forbids further discussio
of this SUBJ jet at this time. We wi
therefore conclude: The people {
Boise have always !had a gruds
against the people of HALEY.
they start u $4,000 paper" Halle
can afford to forgive Boise not on
for whatever harm she NAV have dor
her, hut fx all SHE WILL EVER 1
MED a mn 1rroatar culs ro;tv nan H.