The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-29

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Into paper in Kansas City. The Star
was nrst 70 sell weekly newspaper
at % cents a year, and is one OF the
lev newspapers thar has never used
comic or color supplement. The
Washington Herald. Mn Scott G.
Bones new paper. adyertises mo col.
OF; no comics Y and has enjoyed a
phenomenal growth, despite the fact
that the ..funy section Is supposed to
be the greatest circulation builder ey.
er invented; Il
Organ Of santa Claus.
The Nashville Banner is the Official
organ Of Santa Claus. 1t publishes
more letters from children each year
Just bsfore Christmas than any paper
in the world. This has, been an annual
custom with the Banner for gener.
alton, and It has become so we'll fixed
that the children OF Middle Tennessee
think they viii not be visited by thsir
patron saint unless they communicate
with him through the Banner. Last
year, from December Is to "a, this pa.
per. published 1892 letters to Santa
Claus, making in all t51 columns.
Many Years Of Service.
The strong editorial page of the
Portland oregonian has given that pa.
per a national reputation, entirely
through the offices of Mr.. H. w. Scott,
who has been fits editor for nearly so
years. Another interesting feature of
the oregonian is that Its manager and.
chief owner, Mr.. Henry L. Pittock, has
been continually connected with this
paper since 1864 years. He began
as a printer, and within five years had
become proprietor of the property.
Mr.. PittocR has thus been chief owner
Of the oregonian for 80 years, and Mr..
Scott Its editor and part owner for
nearly 80 years. There is no parallel
to this situation on any newspaper In
the United States.
Down in Texas.
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Two Of the most remarkable papers
In the country are the A. II. Beio
properties in Texas. The Galveston
News was started in 1912. under the
flag Of the Republic of Texas. 1t was
published for short time at Houston
while the Civil war was in progress,
bat was afterwards moved back to
Galveston. The Dallas News started
in 1885. The two Offices are connected
with leased wire s15 miles long, and
three special trains are run every
morning to carry the papers to dis
tant counties in the State. The Dial.
las News Is housed in one OF the most
elegant and commodioas newspaper
buildings in America. 1t covers the
whole field from Texarltana to Ell paso,
a distance almost as great as from
New York, to Chicago. Such enter
prise might we'll be boosted of by a
paper In a city of half million In,
habitants, but when 1t is remembered
that Dallas has only 10000 people, the
achievements of its great newspaper
are indeed remarkable.
Elected Its Editor.
/. For years the Memphis Commercial
Appeal has been carrying daily par
agraph on its editorial page credited
to the Hardeman Free Press. These,
paragraphs are very funny on account
OF their 1udicrous errors in orthogra-
ply and phraseology, aud they have
been copied by papers In every state
in the Union. The Hardeman Free
Press is the name Of a weekly paper
published in Bolivar. Tenn, but the
funny things It is credited with saying
never appear in its columns. They
are merely the inventions of clever
writer on the commerciai-Appeai. This
publicity gave the Hardeman county
paper an increased circulation and
brought its editor, Jack Reeves, into
such prominence that he was put up
for the lower house in the Tennessee
legislature and elected by a fattering
majority.
A comewhat similar feature was In,
stituted by the Buffalo Times some
years ago. In the upper corner OF
one Of its pages 1T reproduced min,
iature paper called 1.-THE Daily Ham.
mer." The motto of this sprightly
little sheet is with maiiets toward
all and charity for none" Its stock
in trade is local hits, and day after
day 1t conyulses the town with its sar-
castle wit and ridicule.
Fighting the Mormons.
The Salt Lake Tribune makes spe,
cialty of fighting Mormon, rule in.
Utah. In a letter to the writer Col,
William Nelson, the veteran editor.