The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-07-07

much as you are with much less Ian
and expense. The secret of his h.;
ness is, he is swapping a dollars worth
of paper for a dollar in silver, and ba
gets his profits in the difference h.
tween half-paid labor and what it ips.l,
deserves. My policy has been-and 7
hope the same is your's-that if l hav.
to give the profits of my business 10
any one it will be to the EMPLOYEES 90
my office, and not to the banker. mer.
chant OF professional men who are abl,
to pay for what they get.
Every paper should make a good
profit, and the newspapers of Miss;s.
sippi that do not make over 90 per cent
above the cost of material on their
work need never expect to accumulate
anything for old age or buy a new ont
fit when the present one is worn out. 7
can imagine now / hear some veal
brother say, "You are wrong there
brother, for if we don't do the worL
low they will send off after it." Yes
we will admit that there are in everv
town cheap john merchants who send
away to these cheap concerns for the ir
work, but l am glad 10 say there are not.
many in Mississippi who will send ont.
of their w town for printing when
there is a printer in it who can do the
work, and all they ask is a fair profit.
If there are. God pity them and the
future OF their town. From our three
years experience in the newspaper
business we nave learned thut the only
intelligent way to run a newspaper is
to find out what it costs to do the work
and then get a price that will leave a
profit. The printer who has not
learned this, and is still charging his
customers less than double the amount,
he is paying the man who does the job,
because his competitor does, is robbipp
himself. his family and his creditors.
This cause could be remedied by the in.
dividual printer, but more effectuallv
through organization, because as a
member of the same they have but TO
refer their customers to their adoptea
scale. This has already been expe-
rienced by every newspaper man in the
State when the price of a legal notice
is collected. In this case you simply
have to say to the kicker, the legisla-
ture fixed the price, not me-and the
money comes without a murmur.
Many a newspaper has been saved
from suspension by this Legislative act
alone. Such being true it is the duty
of the association to discuss the matter.
select a committee composed of its
most successful newspaper men, and
let them get together and adopt an ad-
vertisement, subscription and job rate
that will insure a living and a profit for
every paper and member of the ~associa-
ton, who can adopt it at will. To say
it can't be done is folly, for, knowing
the cost of labor, material and c~ircula-
ton, any boy who can repeat the mul-
tiplication table can calculate the price
to charge. In proof Of what l say I
refer you to page 65 of the Inland
Printer of April land right here let me
say this is a book every newspaper man
in Mississippi, whether he be editor or
printer, should subscribe for if he de-
sires to improve or inform himself on
his busiuess), and you will see a rate
card made by Harry NJ. Kenny, of Car
Isle, Pa, which shows it can be sue
> cessfully done. Now let this work of
reformation and organization be taken
: ganization should appoint committees
I today to look into this matter, discuss
{ it on your trip to the West if possible,
- and shape it for the next meeting. Al
. the next association let there be a
! three days business meeting held in
; the city from which the association will
. take its pleasure trip for the discussion
y and transaction of business relative tc
{ the organization. Again, we would
} suggest that the business to be dis
Il cussed be announced in the minutes Of
' this meeting and sent to every newspa
e may see that the old order has taken OF
i new life and that their interests de
: mand that they connect themselves witt
the organization. If such n course i
: pursued at this meeting I feel that j
9 will increase the interest in the organ
Satiohs INSidih many VIZ ~
cure new ones, and result in genera
> good to all.
- Mississippi yves much TO the pres
for the great industrial movement tina
!, is now being in~augurated all over tn
y commonwealth, which portends in
:, few years to rank it among the first !
manufacture, agriculture and wealth
=, The duty of preserving her history fall
as much to the press as it does to tn
> historian in giving to the coming ger
:. GRAFTON the truth from living lips an
impartial pens. To the press it look
for the unfolding of political scheme
and to the exposure of men who woul
- destroy the honor and integrity of til
State in order to secure Office an
:. power. With such duties-importar
duties-as these devolving upon us it d.
mands that our meetings be given u
y. to something more than pleasure,
:. that we may prepare ourselves to fulh