CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1898-07-28
a CANDID PROPOSITION.
For forty-eight days Canon City has
been enjoying a daily newspaper.

FOR Iorty-elgnt Gays CdnonClty mas
been enjoying daily newspaper.
From the day it started it has
proved as much burden and expense
to the RECORD office as it has luxury
and benefit to the city.
During this period the Office has
not lost money, because the RECORD
never loses money, but it is serious
fact that the DAILY RECORD during
no week of its existence has paid for
its production. Just how long under
the present amount of business mems
patronage We can keep up with the
daily issue depends on our reserve
bank account. We are making a
strong effort to give Canon perma-
nent daily, and with just little sub
stantial appreciation from the busi-
ness men we will succeed
When we talk the merits of daily
we make no reflection upon the week
lies or semi-weeklies. The daily does
not take the place of the other. 1t
has its own legitimate field TO fill.
There is place for both. We have
long been of the opinion that Canon
should support a daily. Grand juno
tion, Delta, Glenwood Springs, Monte
Vista, Florence and other towns
smaller than Canon, all have their
daily papers, which are moderately
well supported. 1t is an occasion of
surprise to all strangers and newcom-
ers that Canon has never had daily.
II is. they say. another indication of
the proverbial slowness Of the town.
Canon must have daily and il should
be run by one of the existing city
newspapers. If the Clipper will take
up the matter, We will gladly yield to
them the field and help them in their
effort. They tried and with fair sue
cess, but we're unwilling to stand the
consequent loss. We have taken up
the proposition, and II hard work,
capital and little appreciation count
for aught, IL will never be said again
that Canon is too slow to support q
daily.
We have been well pleased and en-
couraged by the hearty appreciation
shown by the subscribers. They are
beginning to feel that daily, even
for local matters, is a necessity and it
should not be long before the mer-
chants recognize its advertising mer-
its.
We do not expect to ill the country
and suburban field with the daily, al
though we now have carrier in
South Canon, who has been literally
patronized. but the time should soon
come when every family in Canon will
feel the necessity of the evening daily.
The low price OF 10 cents a week,
payable weekly, has helped to make it
popular.
We have been modest in our claims
OF merit for the DAILY RECORD, and
yet little comparison with the papers
Of other towns of . similar class gives
US just reason to feel proud. For a
little evening daily in a small city the
DAILY RECORD has been good. A
comparison will prove that we have
given more local matter and more and
better telegraphic service than any of
the dailies in the cities before men-
toned. and the DAILY RECORD viii
compare fsyorably with the evening
paper Of Leadville, Cripple Greek, Pu-
eblo or Trinidad. For country daily
no one can find fault with the paper
we have been issuing.
Shall we continue its publication!
That will depend upon the business
mems patronage during the next two
weeks. We have expected and been
willing to lose some money, but we
cannot continue indefinitely on los
ing proposition. 1t will help the ap-
pearance OF Canon to have daily
paper, but such cannot be run with
out the cooperation of the merchants
Do the people want the daily con-
tinued?
We leave the matter in your hands
to settle as you will, believing that
your better Judgment will decide in
favor OF maintaining it.