The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-04-06
THE KIMBALL GRAPHIC
cLATE R. TINAN.
The Official Pauar Of Brute County.
Another birthday,

Another birthday.
The KlMBALL GRAPHIC enters upon its
fourteenth volume today. In other words
thirteen hot summers and as many hard
winters have passed over its devoted head
and its founder and only publisher
and editor during all these years is here
to tell the tale. Whatever have been the
GRAPHIc's virtues or shortcomings they
are due wholly and unreservedly to the
writer of these lines-no other hand
during these thirteen years has had the
least part in shaping its policy. We
have given to it an average of sixteen
hours q day for thirteen Of the best years
of mans life and ii it has not come up
to expectations Of what general news
paper should be in a community OF this
kind it has been solely been because the
field is small and the income of the busi-
ness would not warrant anything better.
But we think it has more than fulfilled
expectations, and we can point with
pride to the fact that to the best of our
knowledge there is not in this state-if
anywhere--a general newspaper pub
llshed in town the size of Kimball
Which has larger circulation or a
greater prestige than the Kimball
GRAPHIC. This will not pay expenses,
but 1t is the one essential thing which
makes possible the success financially of
any newspaper. And while the GRAPHIC
has with other lines of business felt the
effect Of hard times, and in common
with the general run Of newspapers was
the last always to share in the stimula-
ting effects of good times-wlen they
came--yet there has never been day
since the paper was founded but what
any bill against 1t or it or its publisher
has been promptly paid on presentation.
NO business man or any other person
has ever been obliged to accept advertls-
ing or job work in lieu OF cash. Not
alone this, but the foreign advertising,
| subscriptions and outside business has
grown to that point that for years our
books vii! show that we pay out more
money in Kimball every year than we
receive from it. II newspaper of this
character is worth anything TO town
Klmball has il in the GRPAHIC. A mendi-
cant or subject for charity it never will
be while the writer owns it. We try to
do business on business principles. First
by publishing a newspaper that people
VIII read and pay for, thereby making
its advertising columns desirable at all
tlmes; and second By the superior guam
tlty of all work turned cut OF the job
department and other branches of the
business.
And dsspite the fact that the past two
years have been the hardest ones OH
newspapers since 1869; that very few
newspapers have gained in circulation
and most have lost heavily; that about
half the newspapers in the United States
have decreased IL size during the past
year; that many have suspended entirely
and for the first time in twenty-five years
the number Of publications in the United
States show decrease, and that over
| 500 newspapers in New York state alone
suspended publication during the lest
two years, yet the GRAPHIC has been
! right up to the mark every day in the
year. We have never neglect its reading
columns for one day for crush of job
work" or any other alleged reason; and
tried faithfully to have every issue OF ii
interesting and readable and in decided
contrast to SO many country newspapers
which are not necessary to open to know
what is inside. This may explain in
part our satisfactory subscription list
about the only redeeming feature of tbs
business though financially unimpor-
tant-and for this appreciation oul
thanks are sincerely given. And to the
business men OF Kimball who have
through thick and thin helped to make
The GRvPH1c what it is-well it is suei
men who have buii1ed the West ant
make possible the progress Of n common
wealth and its institutions.