Arizona republican., 1890-11-19
VOLUME II. NO. 1.

VOLUME II, NO. 1.
 Six months ago this morning, May 10, the first number of TIE REPUBLICAN ap- appeared.
 It was most ambitious undertaking to try to establish such paper in Ter ritory so sparsely settled as Arizona, but its success has more than equalled the fondest hopes of it's founders. Probably no business was ever started under more discouraging circumstances than was TIE REPUBLICAN. Not one of the old papers of the Territory had good word for it, at it's birth. Laboring under misapprehension as to the status of it's real founders, many opposed it unjust ly. By others it was called the ''organ, ,' and limit of thirty days was given for its existence. Later this was extended to sixty days, but still the paper con tinued to grow and prosper.
 Endeavoring to give the full report of the Associated Press, it was crippled at the beginning by want of operators ca pablo of receiving the full press report. Having to train mailing clerks and other employees, it at first was crippled in it's mailing facilities. In fact everything seemed to combine to make it's progress impossible.
 But gradually all the difficulties were overcome. Arrangements were made with the Western Union and Arizona Telegraph Companies for special wire leading directly into THE REPUBL:- CAN office. Mailing clerks learned their work and the paper was issued promptly and in time to connect with all the early morning mails. Papers and per sons who opposed the "organ" began to see that they had labored under misap- prehension, and that TIE REPUBLICAN had come, as it claimed in it's first num- Der, ito build up, not to pull down." and from being opponents they became warm supporters.
 Commencing with no assured circula- tion, it's growth has been phenomenal, it's average daily circulation for the last month, from October l9 to November 19, being 571a quires. These figures are taken from the pressman's daily report, and are open for the inspection of any advertiser. They show that the circula- tion of THE REPUBLICAN is now greater than that of all the other morning pa- pers of Arizona combined. It goes reg ularly into every hamlet in the Territory.
 The growth of the WEEKLY REPUBM- CAN has kept pace with the daily. The first number was issued May 29, and the weekly circulation now ia twenty seven quires.
 Now. the same as it began, TIE REPUB- LIcAN employs none but Union printers and pays first-class wages. It's salary roll alone, aside from rent, water, gas, and sundTy expenses, amounts to $350 per week.
 Advertising patronage has kept pace with the growth of sub scription. Beginning with less than four columns of ads, it's advertising patronage is now crowding upon the space reserved for reading matter, and, although our rates are more than double those of any other paper in the Terri tory, further advance of 20 per cent will be made in the near future.
 As it stated in the first number, so TIE REPUBLICAN can say now, it will work for the upbuilding of the whole Territory. The friends of Arizona will be our friends; her enemies our ene- mics. Agriculture, railroads, irrigating canals, mines, mills, smelters and every thing calculated to build up the Terri tory, and enhance the interests of the people will receive the earnest and un- divided support of TIE REPUBLICAN.
 The patronage extended by the people of Arizona has greatly encouraged the editor and proprietors of THG REPUBLI- CAN, and in fact every employe in any wise connected with it, and each and all will earnestly labor to more fully deserve further support, tban they have even done in the past.