Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-29
TEXAS JOURNALISM.

Mr.. D. B. White has resigned from the
Southeast Texas journal and takes Il
position on one of the big dailies. Mr..
White leaves good record on the Jour-
nal. His successor is Mr.. j. A. Palmer,
under whose management the Journal
will still go forward.
The DEVILS River News is the euphon-
ious name OF new paper IN Sutton
county. 1t is a seven column four page
paper and edited by the Italian, Mike
Murphy. Mike has sensibly left the
pompous salutatory out and concluded to
let people judge for themselves. He is
going 10 make things hum in Sonora
when he gets steam up. The ads are al
ready looming up we'll, and Mike and
DEVILS Run will undoubtedly succeed.
1t is reported that Celeste, Hunt
county, is to have a newspaper. Let
'em come.
The Marlin Ball has done its devoir IN
fine special edition that i5 brlstliug
with valuable statistics, as we'll as full
of cuts of business houses, residences
and business men of the place. 1t is a
valuable presentation of Marlin and
Falls county, and gives evidence of great
care in its makeup Editor Oltorf will
please score one for himSelf as well as
for his town.
The Sherman Register is on the war
path and has captured the. Sherman
Weekly and Sunday Herald. 1t is one
less, but the subscribers will realize the
benefit in the improved service. The
Register now has large circulation.
The Texas Cartoon brings out special
fair edition that is q credit to the man.
lfth ox -tin
beauty. The Cartoon is getting there
with both feet-or maybe 1t has wings.
The Lewisville Headlight at the age of
ten years and eighteen weeks has disap-
peared and the Lewisville Times hobs up
serenely in its place. The metamorphosis
occurred in the change from Mr.. Smiths
hands to Mr.. Laws. The Times Is going
to dabble in politics very little, but will
attend to local affairs, as is very sensible.
Our editors are too apt to tackle heavy
subjects to the expense of their legiti-
mate field. Editor Law has the correct
idea.
The Bonham News comes out this week
with splendid illustrated edition that is
q credit 10 the editor and the town. 1t
CONTAINS twenty-four pages and is re-
plste with concise information in regard
to the city and county. The Illustrations
are admirably done and the whole ven
ture is frst-class success. The News
may step to the head and-stsy there.
1t has been suggested to US by the ed
itors of several of our neighboriug pa
pers, says the Colorado Clipper, that IL
would he good idea for the papers of
West Texas to form a local press associa-
tiou apart from the regular state orgaui-
cation, in order that the editors might
become better acquainted and that they
might meet oftener and discuss matters
of business interest to the craft, unite il
possible in establishing equitable adver-
tising rates, etc. As the editor OF the
Clipper is, In point OF time of continual
editorial service, the oldest on the line of
the Texas and Pacific from Fort Worth
to Ell Paso, we have been paid the COM
plImeut of O request to take the initiative
in the movement. However, we do not
wish to go so far in the matter as to set a
date or call meeting of our brother
editors without consulting their wishes.
1t seems to US that a section OF
country from the Brazos river on the
east to Pecos City on the west, from Es-
facade north to San Angelo south, would
make good district, aud that the news
paper men Of that area could form a very
pleasant and profitable association. We
wish the editors Of this section would
take the matter under Amusement and
write Us concerning their opinion of the
plan, or publish it IN their respective pa
pers. II they are in favor of the idea,
let them also name q place of meeting
and the time. aud If it is left with US to