Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-06-19
SOME REMARKABLE COMPLIMENTS
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The fact that your paper IL listed in
\ this guide to the BEST newspapers in
| the United States il something you may
well De proud Of
! All the dailies Of Importance from the
/ larger cities and the BEST paper from
each Of the smaller cities and towns il
what the Newspaper Blue Book con-
tains.
Every paper has been selected solely
on it's MERITS by comparison with its
competitors by expert readers Of the
2Oth Century Press Clipping Bureau.
II is part Of the business Of the goth
| Century Press-Clipping Bureau to know
which paper m each town and city con.
tains the MOST NATTER OF INTER-
! EST TO THE LARGEST NUMBER
| OF CRITICAL READERS. The News
paper Blue Book has been compiled and
printed ~ a guide 10 the BEST PA
PERS published In the United States
Our thousands Of readers will find the
above on page n the Blue Book.
Harry Arney, who conducts news
paper advertising agency at l0s Dear
born street, Chicago, wishes 10 class the
WEEKLY Journal among what he terms
'one-hundred hrstclass weeklies " lie
says the circulation reported by most
newspapers is horribly STUFFED" and hc
would like 10 have us make such show
ing as would be "truthfui-looking."
The above compliments to TuE JouR.
SAL set us 10 thinking. May it not be-
possible that the Blue Book Of the
Twentieth Century Clipping Bureau il
mistaken in naming this paper as ONE
OF "the best papers published in the
United Statcs2"
May It not be the BEST paper in the
United States, ar its possessions, Can
ada, or the WHOLE WORLD. for that
matter so far ~ We know, for the size oi
the town where il is published?
Mark what We say carefully; For the
size of this place, ten 10 twelve thous-
and, with a surrounding country popu.
iation OF ~ many more, considering that
this is thinly settled Pacific coast state
ruE DAILY JOURNAL at 81 a year by
mail is the BEST newspaper IN THE
WORLD, 40 far as we have seen. There
may be better and II there be We
would like TO receive a copy and would
take pleasure in having the matter fairly
decided.
Please bear in mind, We are not say
ing this paper could not be improved in
many ways. Is isa paper that pays all
it, bills every week in the year out Of its
own legitimate earnings, has no mort.
gage, no political appendix, does not ex.
ist OH puplic pap or by the 'gracc Of any
corporation or millionaire aud does not
ASSESS stockholders!
IL Is not IA perfect model newspaper /
by any means. II is not able 10 employ |
the best editorial and reportorsal talent.
IL has not even good drst-class proof |
reading Hut il claims the following
merit;
!. IL is free and independent news
paper, financially politically, rclgiously
and conscieutiously free 20 serve the
hest interests OF the people.
?, II seeks to cover the field Of local
news completely, accurately ncwsily
and attmctivoly.
B. II presents AS large aud complete
AN Associated rrcss report ~ il H. pos.
slhlc to carry la "a city the size oiSalcm.
4, IL maintains editorial and literary
criticism covering local, state, national /
and world topics and current events.
Il rs not our ideal ofa newspaper by
amy means. Hut la the present status
'i social progress IL is the BEST that is
possible, As Americas greatest living
poet Of the people, James Wmtcomb
Riley, says
Whom Your hest- done aud your h,st
ls had
.nn't worry and fret and feel sad.
hni simply allow its the bost you had.
Says old John Henry"