The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-07
OTIS THERE JUSTICE?
LEFT TO THEMERCY OFTHE
ELEMENTS.
.It 10 Am Wrong Now!"

III IL All wrong NOWy
Reader, are you aware that the
successful business men of this
country owe their success TO the
newspapers that are pablished in
their midst2 Il il . fact! They
know it; these men were established
in the young and growing city
through their papers, and after they
have reached the top, thsy return
the paper marked, refused" They
seemed to be confidential friends
when the paper was first started
struggling companions. But alas!
they tarn out 10 be nothing but vain
men, seeking their own ambitious
ends, the refused" paperis returned
yes, ut is all wrong Row"--it has
said something, perhaps, . little too
strong in some ones behalf, or
published a floating item that was
not created for them specially. We
ASK, q! is there justice. Such peo-
pie have made q hit and jumped in
to popular favor through their
home -paper; but the returned ire
fused paper shows that "All that
Glitters Ia Not Gold" A paper
like the Greensboro Workman
speaks of in the next paragraph,
will suit the living being here pre-
scented; the returned refused" Pat
ent Outside and Inside paper would
not embarrass the editor, for he has
not said anything in behalf of his
ewn people, nor has the cost been
much. The Workman says:
"a young gentleman Of good APP
psarance and good address came in
10 this Office some days ago having
in his possession newly printed 8
page sheet. q copy of which he
handed TO the editor. The paper
was named after oasof the biggest
OF the big New York dailies. and,
what We supposed TO be its local
habitation, was duly printed under
the main head line.
I'm answer TO Q question the
young gentleman SAID it had not
BEEN decided where the paper would
be issued from, and he was looking
around TO find q place suitable for il,
thus bringing TO notice the first
itinerating newspaper Of which we
remember TO have heard.
''ln view Of the fact that there are
numbers Of small towns hereabouts
that are without newspapers, and
would probably be glad 10 have
them, we wonder that Q location has
not been found; but we suspect that
the condition proposed are that the
place Of publication shall advance q
certain sum Of money 10 buy q small
outfit OF press and printing mater
isl, whick would be one Of The essen
tials TO success, for the patent sheet
inquestion had nothingi il that was
not printed at the establishment in
which it originated. There was mot
q line Of editorial-nothing TO in
sure its adaptation 10 any place or
people. Our thoughts went tswcrk
ON the matter, and we mentally
asked-"ls this one Of the cases
where the community ought 10 en-
courage enterprise2" We are bound
to answer mo" There is ne en-
terprise in ii, and not Q shadow Of
probability that 1t can benefit any
body, noteven the patent outside and
inside maker himself. The only
way TO encourage would be 10 dis
courage contradiction.
Zone OF the great evils ofthe pat
ent inside and outside business Is
that, in consequence Of the cheap
ness OF q newspaper venture with
the facilities offered, numbers Of
persons are tempted 10 calculate on
profits which are never realized, and
FOR the hope Of which they so.e-
times relinquish pursuits, that, IL
faithfully followed, would yield .
support.
"The cheapness Of this patent
plan can the better be appreciated
when il 10 understood that . young
man with . sinking fund Of $50
could start simultaneously . dozen
newspapers in as many different
towns and have money enough left