Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-01-10
NEWSPAPER CHANGES.

The Goldsboro daily 4Argus, of
Tuesday, says the following in
an announcement with respect to
a change in the ownership and
management of that paper:
''With this issue THE ARGUS, it.
entire plant, circulation and good viii
become the property of The ARGUS
PublishingCompany, which when duly
organized, and with Mr.. Jos. Z. Rob
inson as president and Mr.. Walter A
Bonitz, as secretary and treasurer, will
conduct THE ARGUS and general
printing business in this city.
Under the new regime THE ARGUS
will be edited as heretofore, by Mr..
Robinson, and Mr.. Bonitz will be its
business manager, as also Ct the ex-
tensiye job printing department of the
paper.
In coming into the newspaper work
in Goldsboro Mr.. Bonitz needs no in
PRODUCTION to our people-or to news
paper readers throughout the State,
other than the simple announcement of
who he is-for GoldSboro is the home
of his nativity, and in his chosen pro-
fession he is, indeed, Ito the manner
born, being the son of the late la
mented Julius A. Bonitz, founder and
editor of the old Goldsboro 3ueSsenQer,
which built up here under his manage
ment tne largest circulation of any
newspaper in North Carolina, and in
building itself up built up Goldsboro,
as we'll, infusing into her as she grew,
and leaving her as a rich legacy, that
spirit of intrepid enterprise ana heroic
endurance that has marked her proud
progress and sustained ner In dire
sicissitudes-th same that character
lied him through life, carving success
in the face OF adversely and causing
him to rise superior to every emer-
gency."
The u ssnger. is pleased to
welcome Mr.. Bonitz into the
journalistic field and bespeaks
for him and Mr.. Robinson the
fullest fruition of their plans.
Mr.. Bonitz, who is the
son of the founder of the
daily Messenger, is young and
full of pluck and energy, and no
doubt will be a valuable acquisi-
ton toTHE ARGUS Mr.. Robinson
has edited and published The
ARGUS for the past ten years and
by means of his perseverance
and conspicuous talents has given
Goldsboro daily paper that
would be a credit to a much
larger city than Goldsboro. AS
a writer he has kept abreast of
the times and that his ability and
manliness in the conduct Of the
paper has met with appreciation
is shown by the confidence and
support of the intelligent and
substantial constituency within
the limits of it's field. At all
times the paper has been u n
swerving in allegiance to
Democratic party and it's pr
ciples, and the editor in his an
nouncement- of the change in the
auspices of the publication, gives
it out that our esteemed contem-
porary will continue to fly the
flag Of good old Democracy, and
stand steadfast by the policies of
the party and its administration.
The editor also takes occasion to
say this;
1T will be the ambition of the new
management-but no new mbition of
THE ARGUS-to build the paper up in
to truly great newspaper; and this
should be the common ambition of the
community, causing every citizen to
give the enterprise the fullest possible
measure of patronage and personal en-
cOuragement, of which it shall ever be
n "a Ia he paT hI
and without which We cannot accom-
plish--only in proportion-those
achievements for the welfare and pros
perityof our CITY and section we SO earn
estly desire, and, at this time, so con-
tidently expect. -
We note this utterance to say
that if the citizens Of our towns
and cities were half as ambitious
and progressive as the editors of
our papers show themselves to
be, they would stand by their
papers and enable the newspaper
toilers to realize their ambitions,
thus establishing in the comuni-
ties what is acknowledged to be
the most powerful factor for
their Developments prosper
GUS and substantial newspaper.
The Messengers best wishes
are with Messrs. Robinson and
Bonitz in their publication of
The ARGUS. ~ Wilmington Nesse1e-
ger.
The above from our esteemed
contemporary is exceedingly
graceful, and it is inexpressibly
aLddceiated in this office.