Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-10-07
THE WEST VIRGINIA PRESS.

As the newspapers of the country
reflect public sentiment. so do they in
their improvements or their decadence,
as the case may be, reflect the pros
perity, or the reverse, Of their consti-
tuencies. A prosperous press is a
sure sign of a prosperous community,
since it is the medium Of public ex-.
preston in business, as well as social
and political affairs.
West Virginia has cause to congratu-
late herself The recent improvements
made in the local press in almost every
section of the State is a barometer
whose signs are especially encourag-
ing. The editor Of the country week
ly is of necessity close to the people
on whose patronage he depends. and
his prosperity is simply the shadow Of
theirs.
In West Virginia the number and
character of the improvements i'll the
country press are too numerous to
mention in anything like detail.
A sprightly and prosperous looking
contemporary, the Lndependent has
| just been launched upon the sea Of
journalism at Morgantown.
The Richie Gazette is twenty years
old this month and is better newspa-
per than ever. Its editor, Presley
Morris, though politically disagreed
bic to the Register, has its sincerest
congratulations on his success.
The Fairmont Free Press has Just
passed its first anniversary and is a
most thriving infant
Ditto the Elizabeth Times, whose
vigor in striking at the Democratic
party if proof of its excellent journal
istic health, even if it doesn't hit the
mark.
The Dga,7's TaNey Meas has pass
ed its fifth milestone 1t has "wit-
messed the town grow from a country
hamlet, consisting OF store. hotel,
and blacksmith shop, to a busy,
thriving city of fifteen hundred in
habitants, with railroad, machine
shops, electric lights, mills, churches,
and magnificent business and dwell.
ing houses. y And the Meas hopes "to
see during the next four years, the
present population quadrupled.
The prosperity of the town ofElkins
is fully reflected in the prosperity Of
the Nesos. Its able editor, Mr.. S. ID.
Gordon, deserves great credit for his
enterprise and the improvements he
has made in his bright paper.
Our old standby, the Wta-ei Demo
crat, has come out in an eight-page
suit of clothes, and editor Bob Noel
downey never appeared to better adj
vantage The Democrats prosperity
is old Wetzel's.
II Another old timer is the Braxtor
Central, which has just celebrated its
tenth birthday and shows up better
and brighter than ever.
The Phillippi PiandcaAy has beer
greatly improved lately. Mr. J. T
Roger, late of the Davis Times, ha.
temporarily assumed the editorship,
This. by the way, is no reflection OF
Mr.. d. w, Gall, its editor and pro
prietor, who is unavoidably absent a
Washington, serving his country at til,
request of President Cleveland
The West Virginia World has beer
recently started by Messrs. w. P. Rob
inson and w. A. PETER, at Cameron
and gives evidence of prosperity.
The Ravenswood WonQtaiReey ha
been enlarged and improved and is
credit to Ravenswood and its editor.
The Martinsburg HERALD is bang
ing away at the Democracy with i'm
proved newspaper facilities, and Messr!
: Smith & Mowbray, its editors an'
proprietors, deserve congratulatioi
upon their business success.
Although the Point Pleasant Regis
ter has passed its thirtieth milestone
Brother Trippett is growing younge
and livelier and gets out better pape
than ever.
The West Union Re6o,d is anothe
of our West Virginia exchanges who's
recent improvements are evidence O
its and its constituents increases
prosperity.
Throughout the State the stead
improvement of the local press is no
ticeable. 1t is a sign Of the times an
, an encouraging one for West Vii
ginia.-Wheeling Register.