Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-12
SYNDICATE ADDS
La Crosse Tribune
THE FIFTH PAPER
Leading Wisconsin Publica-
ton Purchased by Owners
OF Ottumwa Courier, Dav.
EXPORT Times. Muscatine
Journal and Hannibal
Courier>Post

Lacrosse, Wis. Feb. Especial to
the Courier 1.-The Tribune. the lead
Ing evening daily newspaper of La
crosse, was today sold to A. w. Lee
and e. P. Adler. representing the Lee;
Newspaper syndicate, to be added to
their chain of newspaper properties,
a. M: Brayton of this city, one of the
founders of the paper, remains with
the new company, retaining financial
interest and will be the publisher of
The Tribune.
The above dispatch will be of unus-
ual interest here because of the fact
that only q few weeks ago the Lee
newspaper organization purchased the
Hannibal, Mo-, Courier Post The adj
dition of the Lacrosse Tribune makes
the fifth paper In the organization, the
others being, besides the Hannibal
property, the Davenport Times, OF
tumWa Courier and Muscat;ne Journal
Lacrosse Is city of over 80, 900 pop
uiatlon and the second city in size in
wisconsin. Extensive improvements in
the plant and equipment of the Tri-
pune are contemplated by the new
owners, who will make of it one Of
S--S 1851 OIL us klflu III the
Mississippi valley. The people of La
Crosse will cordially welcome a first
class newspaper knowing we'll the big
advantage to any city to have publish
ed in 1t live, up-to date daily, such
as are the papers comprising the Lee
Syndicate.
FRANK II. Burgess, who for the past
four years has. been manager of the
ROCK Island. office of the Davenport
Times fnI 70 - r
business manager of The Tribune. a
deserving promotion for young man
VINO has more than made good on the
ilmes Mr.. Burgess was formerly In
the circulation department of the Chi
cago Record-Herald. coming to The
Iimes from there four years ago. He
VIII be succeeded in the Rock Island Of
nye OF The Times by Walter March
VINO has had charge of the Moline Of
flee. 49,
All the newspapers in the Lee Syn
dicate organization are handled az
separate and distinct institutions and
each one stands on it's, own bottom.
All the papsrs are combined for the
purpose of buying paper, ink, metal,
machinery and other supplies togeth-
er, and for the purpose of handling
news and foreign advertising in the
pest and most economical :. manner.
While those interested financially in
one OF the papers are, as a rule, also
interested in the others, each paper
must make it's own way and build up
Its own business. All the papers are
run purely as newspapers and not as
the handle or adjunct of any corpora
| ton or interest. They represent the
mass Of the people in each city and
light for their interests at all times
and In all proper ways. This is one
| or the chief reasons for the success Of
! the Lee Syndicate properties and this
policy will be rigidly adhered to not
only by the papers now operated, but
those which may hereafter be acquired
The following are the principal
stockholders in the Lacrosse Tribune:
A. M. Brayton, editor and publisher
| of he paper; F. H. Burgess. new bust
| ness manager of the Tribune; A. w
| Lee. president Of the Lee Newspaper
Syndicate: E. P. Adler secretary OF
the syndicate and publisher of the
Davenport Times; j. F. Powell, pub
| Usher of the Ottumwa Courier. Mr.. Lee
will be president of the Lacrosse Trl-
bune company, as he is of all the
| newspaper companies comprising the
Lee Syndicate.
From the above list of stockholders
| it will be seen that the new paper will
have behind it the experience of sue
cessful newspaper men who will have
| no trouble in bringing the Lacrosse
property up to the standard of the 9TH
er publications controlled by them. Mr.
| Burgess will move at once to Lacrosse
and surround himself with competent
/ staff Of employees. w.