The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-07-13
OUR FIRST YEAR.

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With this issue THE ST. lNClE
County TRIBUNE rounds off its first
year Of existence and reaches the first
milestone in the journey toward the
goal which was set at the beginning
1t is with pride pardonabIe we hope -
that we look back on our record for the
past year and review the efforts made
for the advancement and upbuilding of
st. lucie county and the East Coast
section.
Close upon the creation of the new
county. realizing this was good field
and with the hearty endorsement and
support of nearly all the business men
of this section, We purchased complete
newspaper and job outfit and launched
The ST. LUCE COUNTY TRIBUNE,
Our first issue was received with open
arms and congratulations were showed
upon us for its neat appearance,
amount of news contained, its policy
expressed editorially and the general
tone of the paper, while from all sides
came words of encouragement. That
first issue has been followed 10y fifty
one others equally as neat and brim
full of news, and it is our boast that
not once has it failed to be in the post
office on time, viz: $50 Friday mornings
although this has meant considerable
burning of midnight oil on numerous
occasions.
The three main points in our policy
have been, first the advancement of st.
Lucie county; second, to give the news
correctly and promptly; third, to issue
the neatest geographically and other
wise) weekly paper in Florida. Results
now and in the future will determine
whether or not we have been successful
in the first, while every resident of ST,
Lucie and adjoining counties well know
that THE TRIBUNE is always from
tWcnty-four hours to eight days ahead
of all other publications in giving the
news and happenings of this section,
Our brother newspaper men of the
State, who are the best judges in the
matter. confirm our opinion on the
third point, and many have been the
compliments paid us by our exchanges,
Our second issue was mailed to over
200 bona fide subscribers and this num-
Der has been steadily increasing every
week. until now, although the Youngest,
we lead all other East Coast week lies
in circulation, and the list continues to
grow at a gratifying rate. We have
never run any sworn CO statement at
the masthead, but postotlice receipts and
freight records will show how We COM
pare with others in that line. This issue
is printed from the first of our fifth ton
of newspaper since our starting "a ton
every three months. The freight
records at Fort Pierce will convince any
doubling Thomas.
While THE TRIBUNE during its eXis-
tcnce has not worked any miracles.
built towns or made the wilderness
blossom, it has by persistently and ever
lastinGIy telling of the advantages of
this section induced settlers to come
among us and several homes have been
built by those who first knew of the
county through The TRIBUNE columns.
1t is not our purpose to eXtoll the
good deeds or virtues of our publication
but rather let each issue speak for it.
self and to that end we wish to put it
into every home on the East Coast, and
the northern friends of the East Coast
residents.
In conclusion we wish to thank the
public for their generous patronage in
the past and promise continuance of
our policy for the future, with new and
better features added whenever circum-
stances and volume of business will
warrant so doing.