Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-06
NEWSPAPERS MERGE

NEWSPAPERS MEkUE
jefferson Bee and Souvenir Consolidate
and Will Be Issued Under Name o
Jefferson Bee.
Jefferson, Iowa, August ga notable
newspaper merger has been negotiated
in this city by the terms of when the
jefferson Bee and the Jefferson SouVe'
mir consolidate and will be issued II
future under the name of the Jefferson
Bee.
Concerning the transaction the Bee
will say on its issue today:
For nearly twenty years the two
papers have existed side by side, a:
active business competitors and a:
rivals in the field for republican patron
age and influence. AT times they have
stood fairly over against each other as
the representatives Of factions. and as
fomentors Of divisive strife within the
party. For several years past, however
there has been a disposition Throughout
the republican ranks to give more at
tention to the cultivation of the olive
branch than to the sharpening of the
Ratchet and the newspapers have fos-
tered this disposition by manifesting q
spirit for scrupulous courtesy and toll
Grafton for one another, as well as fol-
all the members Of the party, whether
they happened to speak exactly the
same political dialect as the publishers
or not. The growth of this spirit OF
harmony has manifested itself con-
cretely in increased republican majori-
ties and in the formation of the strong
est and healthiest party organization
within the history of the country. The
consolidation of the rival republican
newspapers does away with the last
vestige of internal strife, and marks
the consummation of a new area OF
peace.
Plans Of Consolidation.
'.The new Bee will take over all the
subscription lists, good will and BUSH
ness of the Souvenir, and the publica-
ton of the Souvenir as separate
newspaper will terminate with this
week. Both papers have maintained
abnormally large lists of subscribers
for country papers, each having issued
more than 1000 copies weekly for many
years. The consolidation Of the lists
will give the Bee at the outset cir
culation of approximately 1000 copies
weekly, which is by far the largest cir
culation patronage enjoyed by any
country paper in Iowa.
1.-The Bee Of the future will be issued
from the present Bee office under the
complete editorial and business man
agement of Mr.. Paul E. Stillman. Some
relative to the hopes. aims
and purposes of the paper in Its
broader field are deferred until next
week. Naturally the new editor. who
is also the old editor, will strive %
make it bigger, better and newsier
paper than ever before"
The new concern will be known as
the Bee Publishing Company, and will
be capitalized at $4,000, and incorpor-
ated under the laws of Iowa. The
are Frank j. Stillman,
Paul f. Stillman and Gardner S. Tur-
rill, the old Bee firm of Stillman Bros.
retaining three fourths Of the capital
stock and Mr.. Turrill getting one
fourth
The Souvenir, which passes from the
stage as a newspaper entity this week,
was started as society journal by w.
NJ. Ferguson in the fall Of 1884. The fol-
lowing spring A. M Head became a
partner in the business and the paper
became political in character. Fer
guson & Head were succeeded by Fer
guson g. Beverly, and this combination
was changed to Ferguson & Garner.
Mr.. Turrill bought out Mr.. Gamers
interest in 1893, and shortly after took
over the entire paper. year later V.
Fl. Lovejoy became a partner under
the firm name of Turrill & Lovejoy,
and this partnership lasted until two
years ago, when Mr.. Turrill bouglt
1ut the Lovejoy interest and became
sole proprietor.
Mr.. Turrill disposed Of his printing
equipment yesterday to Mr.. Grak of
The Standard for $4,000 cash.
Inc JcllClSoll Dec, lilc OlhSSl IiSWS
paper in Greene county, was estab
ished as the Jefferson Era in 1867 by
Il. and L. Money In 1872 the paper
passed into the hands of Rhoads &
latter now being United
States consul at Southampton, Eng
and-who changed the name Of the
paper to the Jefferson Bee. About the
year 1875 Mr. Swain sold his inter-
est to o. r. Gray, and later Mr.. Rhoads
of his share in the property
o Eugene Billings. About the year
1880 Mr.. Rhoads again came into pos
session Of the Bee, Mr.. E. B. Stillman
purchasing the property in October,
1884. In July, 1891, Mr.. Paul f. Still
nan bought half interest in the pa
Der the firm of Stinman & Son con-
inuing until January 1. 1895. when Mr..
frank j. Stillman took over the in
crest OF Mr.. f. b. Stillman, since
which time Stillman Bros. have owned
the paper.
The officers and directors Of the new
are Frank j. Sdllman
president: G. s. Turrill, vice president:
Paul f. Stillman, secretary and treas
lrer.