St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-16

puntment of Gov. Ramsey as territorial
governor of Minnesota. 1t seems that
even in that early day Gov. Ramsey
had attained prominence in the East,
and the feeling was that he should have
had something better. In fact, the cor :
respondent speaks OF "the excitement
created by the selection of Mr.. Ram
sey." and adds that there was "iislp-
pontment that the national administers
ton had overlooked his claim; and
qualifications for another and more
advantageous post" If it was not that
| WAS rscordin the solemn fact of the
birth of a great state, should almost
have smiled at the reading of these
words Of the corrtsp ,adent:
Il an under the impression he will
accept the appointment, though reluct-
antly."
The governor WAS Geographically de
picted. AMI among credita bic things
appeared the statement that ne was
thIrty-,nree years Old, and ten years
before had been a j0urneym1n carpea-
ter. History records that the prophetic
relative to GOV Il I'm ;ey (wiio still re-
mains one of our most esteemed citi-
zens) accepting the position, and it is
greatly to his credit that he hal the
sa gacity to do so.
Mr.. Goalhue had previously been
publishing a paper at Lancaster. Wis,
and his mtnner OF making up his pres
ent exchange list was peculiar, to say
lie least. lie gave the names OF nine
of his old exchanges which he wished
to continue, and invited the st. Louis
| Republican,. New York Express, Boston
Atlas and Washington Union to eX-
| change with him. The others. he an
nounced, would be cut off.
ADVERTISING PATRONAGE.
There were in this first issue six
columns and six inches OF advertising,
which considering all the circum-
stances. and the fact that the editor had
only been on Minnesota soil for week.
was very crcditable. One of the adver-
tisemen.S was headed '.Sloan's Col
umn." fhe touching key line of the
! advertisement was The best and
| cheapest morse medicine in the world. J"
The eXigencieS of the first issue caused
the duplication of this column OH the
! third and fourth pages, so that there
was no lack of ''lorse medicine" in the
first paper printed on Minnesota soil,
whatever else may have been missing.
| The second number of The Pioneer
| proved the wisdom of Mr.. Guodhue i'll
not being politically aggressive. as he
had two columns of patronage ill the
shape OF land Office notices, and there
was 10 occasion to duplicate the adj
vertiSement Of ''Sloau'S horse medi-
cine" This issue contained nine col
umnS and twelve inches advertising,
among the advertisements being bust
ness directory of Saltwater, and an
editorial notice of that thriving place,
| speaking of it as this charming village
nesting III the lap OF an aGphitheater
| OF nils on the western shore of ST.
Cr0iX lake" Save that Saltwater has
| grown to the proportions OF an import
ant city, this description would be as
adaptable to-day as it was fortytive
| years ago.
ANOTHER ''FI RST PAPER"
| Bat in spite OF Mr.. Goodhue'S enter
| prise i'll securing the first press in
! Minnesota, the first paper dated in Min
| nesota was the Minnesota Register. 1t
appeared on April 81, 1919. one day
earlier than Mr.. Goodhue's Issue, but
as it was printed in Cincinnati and
| shipped by freight it must have been,
III reality, quite a venerable publication
! when it reached Minnesota soil. 1t
| should be properly counted as foreign
| invader, and the history which is now
| being MAIZE does not rec0gniZ, it as the
first paper in Minnesota. even thou rtl it
bears the firss date. ~-','F
Besides, it is dated Saturday, April
q, while Saturday i'll reality was the
2Sth, the date OF MIR. Goodhue's Pioneer.
The paper was published by A. RIM
dali d Co.. and its subscription price
and advertising rates Were the same as
| those OF MIR. G1odhue. The motto was !:
we render equal justic,. to all, and
submit to wrong from none" 1T was
six columns 10 the page. the columns
twelve ems plea in width and nineteen
| inches long. Besides the act of con-
/ gress establishing the territory. it ar
nounced the appointment of Gov Ram
sey. with Charles K. Smith. of Mime
sofa, secretary; Aaron Goodrich. of
| Tennessee, chief Justice, with B. b.
| MeekeI, of K.ntacky, aud Dlvid Coop.
er, Pennsylvania, associate justices. Mr.
| Randall was in ill-health. and so far as
| L have been able to ascertain did not
come to Minnesota at all at that time,
| and never made a second issue. He had
been here in 1913. and made som, land
claims, but after this foreign newspaper
| invasion he Went to California and was
duly shot in a brawl, in accord with the
welcome of the '49trs to newcomers
The next issue eXtant of the Cincn-
natl production was No. 8, and that was
printed i'll st. Paul, another press BE-
sides Mr.. Goodnue's having reached
heie. A. Mclean and John P. Owens
were the publishers. On the principle
that 1t never rains but it pours, here was
soon another paper in the field. This
was termed the Minnesota Chronicle
which was started May 81, 1919, witt
Jam = Hughes as editor and S. A. Quay
as printer, SO that within month after
the first paper was started there were
three iii the field where there was
scarcely room for one. History ha:
repeated itself in this respect il
almost every county in the state, anC
tile newspaper business is so attractive
thatit will probably continue to do 81
while time lasts. In the natural eyolu
ton of things. however, the Register
aud Chronicle consolidated on the 25tl
of August under the firm name o
Hughes & Owens, Mclean retiring
Things were rapid here in those days
and this partnership seems to have con
tinued something less than week
because the next issue. dated Sept. l
gave the firm name as Mclean, Owen,
d Quay, Mclean formulating lonl
salutatory, while Mr.. Hughes, appar-
emily thinking least said soonest mend
ed, retired without word. and later