Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-10-22
WE, US AND COMPANY.

i When We speak of the encourage
ment' we should have from th
people, we Of course mean that th
people should subscribe to our Dc
per and give give it their advertis
ing patronage; but we do not inten
to imply by this that this patronag
is donation. We have a circula
ton fully as large in proportion I,
our population as the great dallle
have in proportion to the population
they serve. but the population her,
Is comparatively small and we mus
have patronage of this sort IN ever
larger proportion before We car
publish such paper as fhe people
desire. They must not expect with
q patronage one-slxth as large az
that received by the Memphis pa
pers, we shall be able to publish a
paper AS good as the Memphis pa
pers nor yet one half as good. II
we are to obey the peoples wishes
in this regard we must have readers
and these readers must subscribe and
pay for the paper. The stream is
no higher than its source. Tho
newspaper Is no better than the PEG.
pie OF the community make it. We
can assure our readers that we ex-
pend IN making this paper very
nearly every dollar we take in. That
Is the fairest evidence OF our desire
to give this public good paper.
In the matter of advertisements
there is some fault to find with the
people also. We do not want any
one to place an advertisement in
this paper as favor to us. We
claim that we have good bona tide
circulation hero in Iuka the sur
rounding country and that our col
umns are attentiyeiy read. not only
by subscribers but most attentively
by borrowers and faultinders. We
believe that any advertisement,
placed In paper of this character,
is worth to the advertiser what we
charge for tho space it occupies; we
give full return for the investment
made with US and therefore honors
are even; therc is no favor shown
on either side; but there is this to
say in general way about advertls-
ing. A paper wcll-filled with local
advertisements is the best sign of
towns progressiveness. Show US
the city where the merchants do.
not advertise, and we will show you
a city where merchants think they
have got all the trade they are able
to'ge,-that city Is not progressive.
The city of hustlers is the city of
advertisers; and there is no use cry.
ing out against the newspaper and
accusing it of lack of enterprise.
The fault hes At the door of the PEG.
pie.
We have many good and true
friends, who appreciate. what VIC are
dong, !. Also. there. are number of
good advertisers. .here--men who do
not let grass. grow. under their feet.
These men let the public know they
are alive; but Their are others who
are not OF this sort. They ought to
move away. : They are TOO selfish,
too selfseeklng to be anything but
hlndrance to town thatEneeds pub
lie spirited citizens. ~, What We need
and what we must have is generous,
united patriotic action to put IukA
ready to buist with uncomfortable
energy. The paper is ready to burst
The same way. - We have had IN
cipient explosions time ard again
for years, and we would like to have
y great big one; but we cannot ex- |
plods with enthusiasm while We are |
scrambling around digging for pen
'aes and meeting with discourage
nent from those who should be- the
irst 70 give our efforts earnest and
asar'y support.
VS. ought not 70 BE- forced to say
his, and yet i i true. Let Us have
change. We contend that wo are