The new age., 1907-01-05
AS OTHERS SEE US.
Mr.. Fry, of Tacoma, Commends the
New Age on Its Handsome
Xmas Edition.

! Editor New Age:-The motive that
prompts this letter is to compliment
you for your fine issue of the New
Age of December %, 1906. 1t is al
ways upon my table. l paid less at
tention to this number because OF the
increased holiday business. Three
gentlemen of acknowledged ability
complimented the issue and asked me
about it. This aroused my curiosity
and demanded my attention, which |
gave at very slight sacrifice, to self
interest. The things l noted: The re
fined and big city-like appearance of
the paper; for three solid years l took
the Oregonian-and l assure you, upon
my word of honOr-and as | saw 1t:
Harvey, his devil and assistants, never
gave to the people of Oregon a pref
tier issue Harvey would not tolerate
the increased expense for the splendid
paper upon which you printed the Is
sue, he-Harvey-wou have felt my
thoughts are a sufficient equivalent
for your nickel. Honor to whom
honor is due" he does say some
things worth a nickel. The headlines,
"The Reason Why Bourne Should Not
Be Elected u. S. Senator" caused me
these thoughts: That you are a Re-
publican beyond suspicion; that you
/ believe in the protection of infant
American industries; the encourage
ment of our merchant marine by wise
help: the right Of congress to make
treaties that will be binding upon the
states; that a negro-or any-soldler
should not be discharged without due
process of law Especially after his
bravery has saved PresidenD that
the islands are ours-including Cuba
and that we will hold them, as we need
them in our business, or until the Japs
want them and take them! Knowing
that you share equally these senti-
ments with all Republicans, your op-
position to Bourne convinces me that
he must be a scalawag.
I Dear to the heart of newspaper men
is the ad. 1t means bread, | suppose.
Here, too. you have given value re-
ceived Clean, attractive. don't know
why. not being printer, but It's so.
Such ads as r. l.. Cate-Whole page
is a birdseye view of your CITY. 1nd1ca-
tive of a live, bright man: faith and
compliment to your paper. The war
rem Construction Co.. beautiful cuts;
thew must think well of the New Age.
Portland Railway Co.. Oregon Water
Power and Railway Co. Portland Cen
nral Electric Co.. Northern Pacific X.
r. Co. H. w. Lemcke Co. and others
do not advertise where they do not
feel they'll get a. return for money in
vested.
"Father Time Finishes Another
Round" About this piece OF art, on
the first page, don't know what TO
saw. | don't like to see the poor ola
devil running naked with one foot
upon December and the other upon
January. clothed only with kind of
breechcloth. A fur coat. sucn as Is
usuallv nut unon Santa Claus. to me.
would look better. However, l saw so
many things to admire that | VIII say
I think 1T great piece OF work. Inc
New Age looked good to me and you
deserve much praise. Yours.
D. w. FRY.
Tacoma, Wash. Dec. 2S, 1906.
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