The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-05-16
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hosts OF subscribers, after having
beer served with their breakfasts for
eight years past, may cause surprise
in some quarters, but we feel confident
it will be an agreeable surprise
THE LEADER has been always an ad-
vocate OF surprises in newspaperdom
and the reading public as a rule is not
adverse TO surprise parties
However, the change Of THE DAILY
LEADER from morning to the after
noon field comea not unanuounced,
and the papers readers, as well as
everyone connected with THE LEADER
plant, will be interested and benefited
by the change.
1t has long been the desire of THE
DAILY LEADER TO enter the evening
field. A morning paper in a city Of
less than $4,000 population, we have
learned by experience, is not scintil-
lating success for obvious reasons, and
Oklahoma train schedules are not ar
ranged for the convenience OF news
papers.
The contemplated action Of our con
temporary, the State Capital, in TAX
ing the morning field, gives THE
DAILY LEADER the opportunity Of APP
peasing its own desires and giving
better service to its patrons Since
the Capital realizes a long-coddled
dream by putting on a morning dress
the two papers are not discommoded
and can pursue their respective courses
without unnecessary loss Of spirit OF
words.
THE DAILY LEADER commends its
newly-framed morning contemporary
on its zeal, and trusts its most san
guine expectations may come true
However, while thus trusting, THF
LEADER will unceremoniously take q
snap shot at itself and feel good
its own success and also in th,
indisputable fact that its contam
porary did not know good thing
when it had il.
Statistics and records show that tn,
afternoon paper is unquestionably the
more popular paper for all classes, es
pecially in the homes and among the
commercial masses. The astonishing
growth OF such papers as the New
York Evening Journal, the Chicago
News and Post, Baltimore Sun, Bos
ton Transcript, ST. Louis Post Dis
patch, Denver Post and Kansas City
Star alone give evidence to this truth
While TliE LEADER does not ever
hope - attain half the remarkabl'
circulation Of any one OF the paper
mentioned, within the next year, i
nevertheless promises to cut a deel
figure in the newspaper business, no
only OF Oklahoma, but OF the who'll
southwest so far as circulation, bust
ness and enterprise are concerned.
During the past seven years Tn
DAILY LEADER has enjoyed large
growth, has made more money. an
with cne exception, has added NOR
equipments to its blank book, bind
cry, news and job plant than an
other paper in the southwest Toda
Tux LEADER has a larger paid eirculi
tion than any paper in the two terr
tories. by PAID is meant PAID-u
monthly, quarterly or yearly subseriI
tions, and ats subscription books al
open for confirmation Of that stat,
ment.
In its new field TnE DAILY LEADE
purposes TO make greater strides. II
paper will be further improved in i
news and typographical department
and especial attention will be given
the city and territory, THt Dan
LEADER is strictly territorial pape
1t goes TO every town and 10 almo
every pestofice in the territory, an
deficient train service alone has pr
vented it hitherto from reaching ever
portion Of the territory on the day
publication.
Arrangements have been eonsuu
mated for the purchase Of anoth'
new fast press, new type, etc, an
these added 10 a first-class day tell
graph service, will place THE LEADr