West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-08-29
THE NEWSPAPER FRATERNITY
Organizations Being Formed 10 Ad-
vance Interests.
TRUSTS RAISING PRICE OF PAPER
Publishers Find No Proht ir Present Gen.
ditiors Increased Subscription
Rates Only Remedy.

The constantly increasing prices
of all material that enters into the
publishing OF a newspaper have led
many OF our brethren to increase
their subscription price. The move
is timely, as the outlook is Tor still
further advance in the price Il print
paper. Many papers in the state
have raised their subscription rates
10 81. so and 81, and from present
indications it is only a question Of
time, and a short one at that, when
the publishers Of Preston county will
be compelled to do likewise The
Hinton Independent Herald has the
following to say regarding the slulI
ton;
"The newspapers Of Grecnbrier.
Monroe, and Pocahontas have formed
an organization which we nave been
invited to join and which we will
take pleasure in so doing. There S
a secret about the newspaper bust
ness which VIC feel constrained to
divulge. 1t is the only profession
on earth that insists on working for
nothing aud bpasung about it. Oc-
| CasiUual'y some untutorsd mind in
the bickwoods will invite the neigh
bors 10 bring IN . snack 10 save a
s )u' from death aud mus hide n
multitude Of sins, bu, that Is not
considered in good taste. The
proper thing to du Is To- So your
paper and do your puulius at Just
half what II is wor,h, CT below cost,
aud ON - credit OF sven years.
Tn,n you ,houl tide your sorrow
and appear happy aud bu - ant Ike
the Russians lid before tn f,i "f
Pori Arthur
ono wouucr Henu Wm,crson
t'kes "a pe>simsuc r,cw uf journal
i'm aud Mark Twain pr'cgimt it
the best profession on earth TO
gait when man $ about 50.
"'Por the last ten years W. have
vainly endeavored 10 beat it into the
heads of the members of our craft
that they were a lot of Holsters IN
business. We have witnessed the
rise OF 2x4s in all other professions
to places of opulenoe and ours, the
most nerve wracking of all, con
tinues 10 remunerate its devotecs by
salaries below those paid the grooms
in fourth rate livery stables. Take
the city of Charleston, for example.
We will venture the assertion tha,
there is not single newspaper in
that city that is paying expenses.
| Doctors and lawyers and Jews and
every other kind of old thing in
Charleston have become rich, and
yet we will venture to say that there
is not a newspaper in the capital
city of The state :hat is keeping out
of debt.
"The country papers, by living
on hog and hominy, can do little
better but there Is not one of them
doing wha' It should do. If they do
not raise the price Of newspapers ia
this section and make the public
pay what they are worth, the sooner
they all 60 the way Of the Charles.
TN Morning News the better. There
is not a weekly newspaper in this sec
ton that ought TO be sold for less
than s. per year, and II all other
prices connected with the printing
business we're in proportion there
might be a decent prof, IN it. AID
the public would pay a decent price
| If 10 was demanded.
we have the labor trust The
| hodcarrier the tcamsler, the brick.
layer, and the carpenter understand
how 20 organize and ct the las,
cent out Of hrs employer for his
labor. The editor is the only thing