Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-09
"CATCHLNG ON. .

THE GAZETTE's esteemed contem-
porary, the Galveston Dallas News, is to
be be commended upon its ability to
''catch on to the ways and means for
making a newspaper when time has i'm
pressed them upon its brain. The man
who recalls what the News was when it
had no opposition but did have all
Texas in swing, with what it is
now, must admit that competition works
wonders and that, although the News
has been trifle slow, it finally catches
on to ideas ADVANCED and indicated by
those who did not start in 1912. THE
GAZETTE prides itself on the improve
ment in the News much as
does the professional who eleotriies a
corpse and indues it with seeming vital
ity.
The latest evidence of the awakening
of the whilom newspaper monopoly has
just been, by chance, presented to THE
GAZETTE in the following circular letter,
addressed to the national bank cashiers
of Texas:
OFFICE OF THE GALVESTON NEWS, }
A. II. Belo & Co. Publishers. I
GALVESTON, TEX, Feb. z, 1883.
DEAR STR-As many of the national banks pre-
fer not to wait for the comptroller's notice by
mail of call for statement of condition, we have
arranged with Messrs. A. S. Pratt 81 Sons, Ma
tional bank attorneys, Washington, D. c., to
telegraph us Immediately each call made, and
upon receipt of these kilograms the announce
ment viii be made in the columns of the Calves
ton Daily News and the Dallas Morning News.
As this information viii be of interest to you,
we trust if you are not now subscriber either to
our publication or the Dallas News, this de-
parture may to some extent influence you to
subscribe.
Permit us further to suggest that if you would
contract with this Office or the Dallas News,
whichever would be most preferable, for the in
sertion of your reports OF condition, it would be
our pleasure to quote you q special rate therefor
The extended circulation of these publications
would certainly make the mediums of value to
you.
Hoping to hear from you favorably, at your
convenience, we are, yours truly,
Isiguedl A. H. BELo & Co.
per John F. Lubben.
In the Washington kilograms of THE
GAZETTE of July Z and December Is, 1888,
these little items of information appeared:
NATIONAL BANKS TO REPORT.
WASHINGTON, July 6.-The land grant for
fixture bill has been passed by vote of la ayes
TO 5 nays.
The comptroller of the currency has made q
call upon national banks for reports of condition
at the close of business on Saturday, June 80.
BANK STATEMENT CALLED FOR.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE comptroller of
currency has issued cali for reports of the con-
diton of the national banks at the close of bust
ness Wednesday. December IL, 1888.
This is but a sample. The national
bank subscribers of THE GAZETTE know
where to look for such news. 1t never
occurred to THE GAZETTE to claim any
special credit or advantage for printing
this news, or to presume that any Texas
national bank required time TO ''fx for
their reports THE GAZETTE printed the
news and gave it no further heed, and if
its esteemed contemporary will con-
tinue to watch the columns of this
paper further improvements may be
confidently looked for in the News by the
readers of that paper. We live in hope
that we may vet make the News truly
great newspaper.