The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-03-02
Newspapers and Charity.


The general association of the news
paper business with poorly fed and
half clad editors has long been joke,
which Is often INDUCED in by the men
who publish country newspapers, says
the Yamhill Reporter. "Biggor
patches ON our pants. y "Bring us
butter ON subscription. eve are
under obligation to Bill Jones for
mess of spare ribs, - and all such
nonsense is occasionally met in small
country papers, and it is refreshing
now and then to see one editor who
has the courage to announce a policy
of business according to business
principles One of these il the Bend
Bulletin, published at Bend, Crook
county. This is the editors senti-
ment
''The Bulletin is business institu
tion. 1t gets its living by selling
advertising space and papers. With
out these sources of revenue it could
not live day. 1t costs money to
run paper--a good deal more than
some businesses that have larger in
come. A newspaper which does its
duty, does of course lot of free
advertising for community. But,
special, private advertising is on the
same basis as calico, sugar, labor, con
cert tickets or anything else in legiti-
mate business. There is no more
reason for expecting the printer to
work for nothing than there is for cX-
pecting other workers TO serve for
nothing. 1t is proper that news
paper should do its share in the inter
est of charity or public benevolence.
1t Is also proper that it should be
done In manner that shall not
make its burden too great. There is
only one way to secure this. Put the
newspaper on the same basis as other
business institutions. The Bulletin
will do its full share for anything that
is of public benefit. We think the
subscription lists thus far circulated
here will show that it goes into its
pocket quite as deeply as it ought, 1t
does its share just as others do theirs
pays in cash. 1t doesn't ask
church to take its subscription out in
advertising. 1t pays the church cash
and expects the church to pay cash
when it needs printers ink just as it
pays its janitor, its carpenter, its
preacher. The idea that newspaper
srevice is something to pc paid for by
a dish of pale ice cream or an invita-
tion to pound party or ticket to
the concert Is one that is not produC-
tive of self respect at either end Of the
bargain. 1t grows out of the custom
Of providing the paper with facilities
for making good report of the event,
which is perfectly proper. Most OF
these things are only half news, but
! their promoters like to have good
notices written about them ana for
that reason see that the press is
afforded every facility of getting a
good report. Out of this custom
which is frequently violated by 10th
press and people, has come the notion
that the newspaper space can be paid
for by such courtesies. Hence the
rule: Meetings of any nature calculG-
ted to make money for anybody si uld
pay the printer for advance auEo, ce-
ment il they wish his seryi ice. b-,et-
ings not calculated to make money or
anybody, and of beneficial nature,
may have reasonable amount Of free
space. 1t should not be forgotten
that while one citizen is interested
one church or one lodge or one CHART
or one business that finds il desirlilb
to use the printers service on oCCi y.
ion, the printer is the victim OF all %
them all the time. For this reason
the Bulletin speaks of the matter now,
not complainingly or in a hostile
spirit, but in order that there may be
a fair understanding between it and
its friends, the public.
ChambeTlain's c Remedy Elects Alderman
/ can heartily and Consci ntIOusly
recommend Chamberlain 5 Cough REM
edy for affections of the throat and
lungs" says Hon. John Shenick, 22J
So. Peoria St., Chicago. "Iwo years
ago during political campaign, [
: caught cold after being Overheated,
which irritated my throat and | W -
finally compelled TO stop, us could not
speak aloud. In my extremity friend
advised me to try Chamberlain G. rugh
Remedy. | took two d,,ses that after
noon and could not believe my senses
, when found the next morning the
Inflammation had largely subsided. |
took several doses that day, kept right
, on talking through the campaign, and
thank this medicine that won my
seat in the council" This remedy is for
sale by Williams Pharmacy.