The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-05-28

on June Il, 1877. on the cooperative
plan, the founders being Mark F.
Bigney, Edwin L. Jewell W. A.
Bryan. Bernard Cuniffe Chas. w
Clark, w. ]. Hammond, w H. Ma
gruder. J. L. Dujarric, Benz Har-
rison. Joseph Buster, T. c. Wlkln-
son and John F. BaIringer.
The first editor of The Itera was
Mark F. Blgney. and the first city
editor William J. Hammond
The printing office of Clark *
Hofeline, at NJ. IL Grayier street.
published the filst issue Of The Item.
Before the end OF The fir; wear the
cooperative plan was discontinued
and corporation
FORMED TO CONDUCT THE
PAPER.
On New Years Day. 1878. The
Daily Item went into its own quar-
ters, at No. SO Natchez street. and In
the year succeeding the paper had
paid every debt contracted and was
the sole owner Of the plant.
During the years from 1851 TO 1894
The Item VS. in the hands Of differ
ent owners. Col j. W. Fairfax was
TIE proprietor and editor for some
years. and sold out t. Miss Julia
Kendall who III turn disposed OF the
IN leo. tl,rs
employees.
On July %, 1884, TIE Daily Item
came into the posses sion Of Mr.. y. c.
o'Malley, the present proprietor
During the three years Of Its exist
! ence under Mr.. 0'M1lley the paper
has
Alta ED UNPRECEDENTED
SUCCESS.
and is to-day the most popular paper
throughout the city and state. Its
circulation is above question and out
numbers any evening paper pub
hshed in the South or any daily pa
per published in Louisi ma. The
contents Of this issue is IN evidence
OF the popularity % the paper with
advertisers.
The policy Of The Item is independ-
ent in politics and upon all occasions
opposed TO cliques and rings" in pol
ltIcs or corruption in Office. The
straightforwardness and cleanliness
OF its editorial page in handling ali
public questions makes it the favor
lite of the masses. The news columns
OF The Item excel any publication In
the Southern States 1t handles the
tuil report Of the Associated Press
and besides has the benefit of a
splendid special telegraph service.
Every town and village in Louisiana
has an Item representative among
the residents. SO that the news of this
state.nlay be kept up with, and given
through The Item in It's full details.
As 10 local ne0s The Item has re-
peatediy presented evidence Of its IA
cilities for obtaining news and pub
fishing same ahead of all contempo-
raries. Scoops" as they are called
In newspaper circles, are frequent in
The Item. In fact almost coming
daily
In its mechanical departments
THE PAPER IS THOROUGHLY
EQUIPPED.
The printing press of the Scott pat
tern now in use in the office its the
finest printing machine ever shipped
to this section and is capable Of do
ms twice the amount of work Of any
other press In the city. within shorter
time. The type-setting departments
is conducted by staff o experienced
printers ara expert operators upon
the great Merganthaler Linotype ma
chimes, OF which the paper has It's full
quota.
Among the public measures adopt
Cd bv The Item within the past few
years was IN the disposition Of cheap
bread and coal the establishment Of
free vaccination bureaus. and only
lately it's grand free picnic for ch,l-
aron TIpon the latter occasion jus;
few DAYS ago. ten thousand merry
children We're the guests of The Item
and were royalty entertained at the
Fair Grounds
To the courts The Item has always
given its heartiest support. 1t has
encouraged judges in the discharge
Of duty, Urged good citizens 10 come
forward and willingly perform jury
service. denounced those men vino
have defled the halls If Justice; II
has advocated every measure tend
ing TO preserve the integrity Of The
courts and conducive T. public veal.
And when even among the judiciary
The lem has seen things which i
deemed subs ersive Of the publio good.
thnn~I, .site~ a t~9uf- -7'fH' - IA
removed from the judicial mind. IT
has not hesitated TO boldly speak our
ire onin,on. no mattyr what the con
sequences might. he.
ENTIRELY TOO LOCAL
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