The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-23
/ GREAT NEWSPAPER
rlat the Papers of the State
ssy Of 'Post-Inteliigencer."
$50 WOODS FRoMAoREAT MANY
- pa-Thass OF the "TsIexraph" .
nsod Thing for Seattle and the
state Of wasssington.

-.
go. Judge Thomas Burke and II. IL
- yarev was Gssh tn these DAYS
- ssfv expended II lavIxh1y wffh the
- tsat their paper came 30 the fronf
-. hans ard pounds. A fortune was
-...masu upoa ii during tke FIRST few
- ef IT, existence. which put ID upon
@s.ndasssn that made It Formidable
s...-..gsor during ali the trying T-esssl-
-. rat ensse1 after the financial back
q. = tke capitalists who brought IL into
@<ss.fnee wss withdrawn At the tine
-s4s szss II wag owned by John Collins.
vrSae me publishers Of the post-Intelsl-
<.pxsr cannot nope 20 raonopolizs the
- neis. 1t viii DC many years be-
-. : rsvaI such as the Telegraph csn
s sastt ~. The nnaw OF the Post-Intell!-
- hsg been tho goal Of every morn
- "a svaper venture OF Seattle. 70 Say
.~.4s.x of the. weekifes and sesni-weekliez
-s'se i swallowed in pioneer days. untl
!. : sew very much like the mariner 81
- ssis-wrecked crew Who 6evonred one
g anssher until he alone survived TO
heSss:
as.f an the cook and the captain bold.
AL he mate Of the Nancy brig.
"a 80 raslsisip mite and the bo's'n tight
Ana the rrew 81 the captains gig-
svstYur REGISTER. THE Seattle Telegraph
s.s been abso. bed by the post-Intelli-
| ysaesr. Even In the metropolis OF the
.sa4s the Geld was found too small for
90 morning rapers. Before the bonn set
I sae four cities Of Portland. Seattle.
~ssaass and spokane were served b. enc
rsfslng daily each. Since that time
aazpne az other sheets had an ephemeEal
eaaer ii those cities. but to-day in all
- soskane there Is but one morning
ssrer and Ii each case 1t Is the one
rsleh has shared with the people the
s.sk Of transforming a pioneer village
sus5 city. Ii Is next 20 impossible for
newspaper - be put on self-support-
.nr basis in a field already filed. and this
aaalses 10 tae country weekly as we'll as
| a. cssy daily. wherever the attempt has
been made ii has been at a money loss
| Is sonse one--l4icre frequently to the
friends than the FOUNDERS of an enter
| srss4 for which there was no field and
| al Inadequate support. To start powder
f.etery III the dominlons OF the arch
| eena wousd be en- a par as business
| tsopositsan With establishing new paper
shere shero IL no room for IT.
Yent Jourpai.-One OF the great sur
rrises Ia the people last week vas the
| sale az the Telegraph to the Post-Intelll-
fsneer. The Telegraph vas started ~ a
esmaany ia 1850 and has been losing
ssature from the start Nearly. II not
este. i've hundred and nfty thousand
! soilafs have been sacrificed by the DIFF
fageat owners in trying 10 build and
| keen the paper on q solid basis. but the
fsef was seif-eyiaant that the field Was
at large enoagh for two such great
newepapers IS the Post-fntelligencer and
/ IL Te,eeraph. Ne. collins deserves more
credit ans honor than he will ever re-
sslse for his sacrifice and ambition 70
| nake the paper the organ Of the Demo-
cratic party In this state. The Post. now
| kasiag tae field alone. win no doubt con-
| ssaae. aAd possibly excel In lis former
| GOOD qualities as a great family news
paper. Every business man on Puget
Eand II directly interested In the adj
tancement Of The PoSt-Intelligeneer be-
eaase II fias done a great deal towards
advancing their interests. Every aa-
| mlEer Of a good ne Nspaper viii Wish the
fest-lateiliseneer all the success imagin-
| ahis.
sislasnaale Republican, post-fn-
| fesllgeacer has purchased the property
AMI good Viii OF the Seattle Telegraph
apd he telegraph passed over 10 tho
Silent majority last Saturday morning.
Toe TeiesFaFa started nearly five years
ara and vas the leading Demeeratic
oFgAn q the state. II was ably con-
dected sud TIRE owners made n gallant
NgM ana doubtless sunk lots or money
= the effort 70 carry II along. Seattle
vas a. enc time nearly as well supplied
nh newspapers as Goldendale, 1t had
70 less than FIVE daillss. but the law ~
survival Of the nitcst has steadily oper-
asS ilH now there are only two. The
Pesi-iatei.seaeer has long been At TIE
hsa4 q the Washington press and the
ssseEatien 81 the telegraph Will tend 70
Atsp It there
SFrasae ladenendent.~The greatest
seNs2aper happening ever chronicted 80
Is state j. the purchase OF the Seattle
4sesTanh by the Seattle Post-fnteiil-
sseesf, ana the consolidation Of both
AAisf TIE name az post-lntelligeacer. No
AsstsFa state, EXCEPT California. ever
ssseksel teo papers as great as the two
sasStea, aud they both happened 30
= enc elty. While Seattle Is, without
assss The most pnbllc-spsrited and liberal
81 = tags state. yet tt was almost too
49, q ask of 81. to support two such
i Nrsfs, AID tho change as chron.cled Is a
81 think an around. II Viii now he
= eeghle fot the Posf-InteiIigcucer 70
hse frst wisce ia the list OF the grea;
4ass Q, The Pacific coast.
asearoEt Tlmes.-The Seattle post-rn-
sesfer and Telegraph have been con-
ztea. or rather the Post-fAseili Eencer.
Fspaohcan organ. hss swallowed the
Aaesasie organ. There VAS rot bust
- eaoasa la Seattle 10 sgppars two
So aafiies. and one was forced - gut.
sasie process ~ weeslag cat surplus
9estlous has beer going 81 all over
senutrE since tie election and Viii
age unul only those having = field
- seit-susi slning are ieft. Fer soue
~sfxe.alnc3 reasen money Is sagan8ered
t3lHs g. continue an ugproniabls
sssaansv wAes Is would act DC con-
ssast tWenty-faur hours IA any ether
sSf'oataele ea'egp~ss@
s.rgssle Cazette The Seattle Post
sencer has absorbed Tire TELEGRAPH
'a4t eity. and TIE onsen Cify has Row
- eee morning paper. the P.-f-. waish.
sSNster Sc ere % tire very best news
Asss - ihe West aud amply able 70
ssee ira entire acia The Tciesraph.
sa@e "away or on politics. Ms an eN-
Ssat paper and during It's faur-years
aee has hsa serae able aua even
sfAaaHt Journalists In its editorial sud