The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-03

tOok OLD
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle in its is
sue of the LIST inst. stated that on the l1th
of this month it will give up the thank
less task of trying t. educate the moss
backs of the Egypt of America" up to
the standard of "A daily newspaper. and
quit publication OF its daily issue. We
regret that this step is considered nee
cssary. on account of ~ good friends
Yerkes and Fell Of the Chronicle. who
have we believe done superhuman work
during the five months existence of the
daily. in trying to make the people of
Bozeman believe and understand that
a daily paper was really a benefit to a
community large enough to support it.
but they have had a most unpromising
and sterile field to work. and they have
wisely chosen to permit the Egyptians"
to go back to their weekly allotments
Of news. realizing that any circulation
Of current events. swifter than that. is
wholly foreign TO the Bozemanists.
The Daily Chronicle was a good pap
er. better than the DAILY IELLwsToNE
JOURNAL in that it printed the Assoc
ated Press reports. but for reasons above
indicated this costly news service was
not appreciated by the many and the
few thai did care for late news got il
nearly as soon and in a more ampliiied
form in the Helena papers. But there
is no good reason why. in IA city of say
1900 to 1000 inhabitants a live daily
could not be M without telegraph
news. The news of the town is. nine
days out Of ten. more interesting to
town people than the general run Of tel
egraph matter. But while there is no
good reason. there Is one very bad but
nevertheless a potent one. and thai is
that the people Of Eozeman are moss
backs of the most pronounced type.
And To these people was given. by the
inscrutable wisdom Of the legislature.
the agricultural college. an institute that
requires to be more than progressive.
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle throws
up the sponge after "a trial trip of five
months. The DAILY YELLOWSTONE
JOURNAL sails along s~erenely in its
eleventh year Of continuous publication.
drawing its patronage from d field about
half as large as that commanded by the
Chronicle. We don't mean to boast or
institute further comparisons. as the
Journal Is not piling up wealth except
perhaps in that safety deposit vault
which il spoken Of as being proof against
moths and rust and thieves. but for
eleven years almost We have existed. and
il is not Il violent presumption that we
will continue To do So. and when this
town gets to be the size of Bozeman We
will guarantee to run a daily with full
press reports and everything else that
pertains to metropolitan journalism.
That's the difference between a live.
progressive town. and a place. Miles
City is not very big. but there is more
git up and git" and progressive citizen
ship. and local pride among its business
men. than could be housed in Bozeman.
We are coming. too: we didn't get the
agricultural college. but we did get the
reform school. aad we are gong to
make il the leader Of all the state insti-
buttons. and if old sleepy Bozeman
doesn't get the agricultural college pref,
ty strongly anchored before the next
legislature sits. we'll just take that. too.
WI are pleased to note that the argu-
ment for increased school facilities