The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-02-14
THURSDAY. FEE. ~, 1850.
T'!ENtLITEDFGOE1D LOCAL
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PAPERS.
As has been reIcatcdiy said the val
nc of live, cntcr!rising and progress
sivc newspaper to town and commu-
nifty is incstimablc 1t IS the champion
Of The rights and interests Of itspcoplc,
and the promoter Of their welfare. 1t
advertise, its section 10 the world, tell
ing Of its hcaI,hfulncss and attrac-
tons, its opportunities and advantages;
the moral and religious tone OF the
community, the thrift and enterprise OF
its citizens, the welcome extended to
new corners, the cheapncss of proper
tv, the inducements it holds out to
seekers after homes and business invest
ment, and its adoption to trade and
commerce. The local paper does all
this and more, and yet, no institution
IS 50 poorly paid, or gets as little thanks
for its services. As another writer has
said on the subject, at wouId require
bat Il small sacrifice if each and every
business man would DO his duty not
only in sustaining his home paper by
liberal patronage and prompt pay
ment Of bills, but by his encourage
mcnt and kind words in its behalf, to
place it in position to greatly enlarge
its field Of usefulness, and to double
and treble the values Of their PROPERTY,
to increase the volume Of its business,
and to bring prosperity out of adver
sity,"
The Baltimore Manufacturers Rec
cyI, the leading Southern industrial
journal, in speaking Of the Importance
and value ofgood local papers some
time ago, had this to say, and from its
position it is cminently qualified to
speak advisedly on the subject:
One of the brightest and best of our
Southern exchanges coming from a
small town IS the GOLD LEAF of Hen
Gerson, n. {. Like all other good
papers, it is doing ten times, yes a
hundred times, as much iOr It's town as
the town Will ever do for it. And vet
from It's last issue we see that is still
printed on an old-timc hand press, and
that with tive Objects in view. one to
do still more Sood for the town, and
the other to aid in securing money for
the purchase of new press. the editor
announces that he will get out a spe-
cal issue, showing up the advantages
and the business interests of that town
and section. He promises to make it
splendid advertisement to let the
world know what Henderson has and
what 1t is doing. and only asks for the
encouragement Of the business men of
the town Surely this viii lie literally
given, or VIC are mistaken in the char
actcr of Hcnderson's people. The
-UInutGtfycrS' Rtr0rI has often urged
upon Southern people the Importance
OF giving liberal SUPPORT to their To-
cal papers; and we use this case 10 en-
force this point once more. There IS
no better investment that the I.eople
OF any live town can make than TO Sc
cure tlrst-class live papers Ny heartily
encouraging their publishers with
business. y town Is judged by It's pa
perS. and flw outsiders VIII ever be
drawn TO a town wile1e the local papers
snow, by the lack OF well-hlled adver-
Using columns, the want Of energy of
the people of that place.
Southern papers are doing a great
work for their country. In It's Gevel-
opment they are taking the lead, and
they are eNerting such 4 mighty force
for the uplifting ofthe people By steadi-
ly and perslS;ently fighting for the
right and striving to encourage all
classes to unite in pushing on the great
progress of that section as to attract
universal attention. Free to a large
extent from sensational trash and par
ticulars of all the latest scandals, the
press of the South have bent their
whole energy since 1865 to improve the
material interests otthat section. They
have sOwed, but others have reaped the
profits. Certainly, with the improving
financial condition Of the South, the
time has come when Southern papers