The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-04-09

one man or woman IN tne uOWn WHO WAS
not sanguine that within few years it
would grow into a city of 10000 or 10000
people. But a newspaper cannot live
and prosper on what town expects to
be, however great its expectations are.
The Magic City Breeze very sensibly
and tersely expressed its views on the
subject when it became known that an
other paper was to be established in the
town. 1t said editorially:
I'VE are confident of the future of
Magic City There is no doubt but that
it will become within a few years a
great commercial center, teeming with
business and thousands of population.
Ne are proud of our town, as every Kan
san is proud of his town, and we want
TO see it grow. We are ready and eager
TO welcome here every new enterprise
that is calculated to add to our impor-
lance and growth. We want people, we
want capital, we want business. But,
to use a somewhat common and vulgar
expression, we don't want to crowd
the monkey! We don't want to bring
business enterprises here that cannot
possibly live. Such action is not only
ruinous to the enterprises themselves,
but it works a great injury to our town.
Ii there was room here for another
paper we would say let it come. We
would be among the first to hold out
welcoming hand. But there is not room
for another paper, and there will not be
so long as we are compelled to run
feed store and meat market in connec-
ton with the Breeze in order to keep
the paper alive
Notwithstanding the remarks of the
Breeze, the people of Magic City encour-
aged the new enterprise, and one day
the very next week a wagon drove into
town with an old army press and small
assortment of secondhand printing ma
terial and type. The stuff was set up in
a little box cabin, and in due time the
Magic City Maverick made its appear
ance.
The initial issue of the new paper was
not much to look at for, besides being
exceedingly small, it was so poorly
printed that great deal of it was illegi-
BILE. Its photography was eccentric,
and, to judge by the number of typo
graphical errors, it was evident that no
attempt had been made at proof read
ing.
The following issue of the Breeze, as
is customary with country papers, gave
its contemporary a notice in its edi-
torial columns. 1t welcomed its rival
to the town, hoped it would meet with
success, and then rather caustically re-
ferred to it's mechanical get-up. 1t in
timated rather broadly that the Nav
erick editor would do better if he would
go to school awhile and learn to spell.
It also limited that it might be a good
idea for the Maverick man to invest in
some type and material for printing a
paper since those were very good things
to have and were usually considered
quite essential in the newspaper busi-
ness
ut may do in some parts of the coun-
try" the Breeze concluded with fine
burst of sarcasm, but in Kansas, and
especially Magic City, the day has long
since passed for man to set up in the
newspaper business with sausage
grinder and couple of pounds of six
penny nails and expect to succeed. Our
contemporary will discover full soon
how true this is
The Breeze had very little room to
talk, since its own appearance was not
above re.,s+,ach, and its Typography and
print were far from perfect The Nav
erick had ample grounds on which to