The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-06-21
One Sensible COuntry Publisher

We have received the usual hot-air
letter from the secretary of the Inter
State fair, asking US to join the band
Of hot-air merchants and peddle the
news OF what they intend to do this
fall, al rate that would starve a church
mouse. Now. j; is time that the news
paper man was taking a tumble 10 him
self and not jump at the letters Of
charity, as they are more able TO pay
than We are 10 give. We would ike
10 know what 4 man Of unadulterated
gall expects for a cent. "-Hillyard
News.
Yes. we receive a lot OF the
same kind OF dope every week,
marked news items. The coun-
uv press has so long been nd
den with all sorts Of schemes for
the free use OF its columns
to help some enterprise along
that It seems good to register
one who has the nerve TO kick
against the custom. Why should
all the country newspapers give
the free use Of their columns to
advertise the attractions OF the
Spokane fair; or, for that matter,
the Alaska-Yukon-Pacihc expo
siion? 1t is quite true the Spo-
kane and Seattle newspapers de-
vote column after column to this
purpose. But then they have a
direct pecuniary interest in pro-
noting the success of their re-
spective big shows. In addition
to the general benefit to the town
the Spokane newspapers, large
and small, viii make from $500
to $1,000 each every year as a
result OF the big crowds IN at
tendance. II ten people from
this town go the Spokane fair
they will leave at the very lowest
calculation $3.50 that would have
been spent right here at home.
Part OF this goes TO swell the
profits Of the city press.
Why have the people OF Seat
tie given SIX or eight hundred
thousand dollars TO put the Alas
ka-Yukon-Pacihc exposition on
its feet? Was their action prompt
ed BY motives Of philanthropy?
Bless your soul, no. The whole
scheme is cold business propo-
sinon that might well be COM
pared TO that favorite pasume OF
railroad managers, called water
ing the stock" During the ex-
position year some twenty or
thirty million dollars OF extra
money VIII be poured into the
lap OF Seattle. This will find
its way to the pockets OF the real
estate dealers, the proprietors OF
hotels and boarding houses, mer-
chants, resorts, and last, but by
no means least, into the Golfers
OF the Seattle newspapers. As a
result OF the exposition the COM
bined profits Of the city press
may be safely reckoned at a
round million dollars. To which
every town and village in the
state must contribute its part
Is the country press expected
to urge It's patrons to attend the
big show, impoverish themselves
so that they viii have to put OF
paying their subscriptions to the
local paper, all for nothing? 1t
is true many Of them have done
this very thing. Many Of them
are doing so right now. Print
ing column after column Of free
advertising matter every week.
What is the sound reason for
this?
The Echo viii continue TO
print all and every kind Of stuff
that viii promote the growth
and development OF Leaven-
worth and the surrounding coun-
Try, free. The employer and his
help viii work nights and Sun
days TO put the stuff before the
public in the most forcible and
persuasive manner. Right there
his interested public spirit calls a
halt II other communities want