The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-07-19
9{ood River @lacier.
The Glacier still Moves.
FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1901.

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The Glacier has a new press. The
progressive demands Of the community
necessitated the move in order that the
Glacier keep up with the procession
The new press is Campbell cylinder
and soon as possible will be operated by
motor power. The press was purchased
OF the American Type Founders Co. at
Portland, and the company's expert
machinist, A. d. Smith, was engaged
during the week in setting it up, With
this press the Glacier can be enlarged
or come out daily without much addi-
tional appliances and on short notice
The meager demands Of the Glacier for
press capacity when it started u years
ago gave little evidence that q power
press would be needed for years to come,
but Hood River has grown since that
time, and the Glacier accordingly has
expanded until the old hand press was
considered inadequate for the purpose.
We don't mean to be left behind, and
other Improvements will follow as de-
mands dictate.
The Glacier put in its first appear
anee in the month Of June, 1899, ss a
five-column folio. Judge Gee. I. Prather
was the originator of the experimental
scheme to publish newspaper for Hood
River at which time the paper was
printed in the old Wasco County Sun
Office at The Dalles, Mr.. Prather fur
nishing the localoand news items from
Hood River and managing the business
affairs of the paper. After three
months trial, in September, 1889, John
II. Cradlebaugh, at that time editor OF
the Wasco County Sun, bought out Mr..
Prather and established the Glacier in
Hood River and enlarged to six-col-
umn paper. After five years trial with
insurance work and a small law practice
on the side, Mr.. Cradebaugh concluded
there was nothing in the newspaper
business in Hood River for him, and
sold out to the present publisher The
Glacier had in fact been established
long before ito time, but with patience
and endurance and an occasional paid
subscription, the advertising patronage of
the paper increased until, in September
1899, it became necessary to add a sew
enth column to the paper.
The Glacier today is established on a
business basis and its patrons recognize
its worth as an advertising medium.
During the seven years the present pro-
prietor has had charge, the Glacier has
awaited patiently the growth Of its sub
seription list and increase Of advertising
patronage, and has crowded no one
Our subscribers, though, have generally
been prompt in paying up, and the Gla-
cier takes this opportunity to thank
them for their support in the past.
Originally the Glacier was 81 year.
but in 1896 the price was reduced to
$l.50. For this price the publisher has
aimed to make the Glacier a strictly To-
cal paper, even to its advertising, and to
present the weekly happenings Of the
community in readable style Inde-
pendent in politics, the Glacier is neu-
tral in all things, believing its function
to be that of news medium only. The
ideal country newspaper can not be
found, and if there are those who think
we should pursue a different policy let
them remember that every one can't be
pleased all the time.
Thus has the Glacier grown. In its
mission to help build up the community,
while serving to make our resources
known to the outside world, it has built
up itself. The Glacier will keep up with
the procession--in other words, OTIS
cold dav when we GET left -