Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-12-14

shamefuIly miscalled court of law,
even in an uncivilized country, I gave
up the fight, and determined to re,
turn to the states, to old Texas.
It is not necessary to this story to
tell how 1 got back, besides if the tell.
ing took as long as did the trip it
would prove a long story. On arriv-
ing my health broke completely. The
strain and hardships had been too
much. For three months I was flat
of my back at Tyler. and for two
years following was incapacitated
for work.
Seven years ago I came to Pales.
tine, where my brother was employed
supporting his family and the re-
mainder of my own on a modest sal
airy. It was under these circumstances
that we again Joined fortunes Cor
misfortunes), and in a twelve by four
teen room set up shop with a small
dray load of type mot paid forl. and
with no press Chiring our press work
donel. 1t was a feeble effort. There
we're already two weekly and two
daily publications here. This paper
was launched in April On the ap-
proach of summer my health again
gave way, and found it necessary to
spend the hot months in Colorado. It
is not necessary to detail the strug.
gle of the next few months. At times
my brother, enured to hardships.
found it difficult to raise the price of
weeks supply of blank newspaper.
and had he not already passed
through the crucial test that makes
or spoils the best there is in man.
he would have no doubt given up in
despair and ran away from the sick
ening disappointment of it all. But.
endowed with a faith of his ability. |
and pressed by the absolute necessity
of making good. he fought the wolf of |
disappointment back out the same !
door through which it had come. and |
conquered the second hard fight of |
our lives.
The following spring the daily edi-
ton of the Herald was launched.
The progress of the Herald since
that time is matter of history to
most business people of Palestine.
Today the Herald is equipped with all
modern machinery - Hoe power
press, folder, two jobbers. linotype.
and a vast amount of other materials.
and it buys its paper stock in car
load lots. The paper is a paying prop
osition. giving full afternoon press
and with a splendid cir
culation; the weekly edition covers
The Anderson county field, and is with
cut a competitor.
Briefly. this is the history leading
up to our seyen-year-old business, of
which much more could be said, if
space did not forbid. The progress
nede IS but the result Of careful,
earnest business effort, and an Indom.
table will and determination to re-
Jain that which was lost The start
vas made with less than nothing f.
for there were some old
lebts that had to be met to clear our
James. and our spirits, while not
broken, were somewhat impaired, and
ny health was shattered.
Palestine has been good in re-
iponding to our efforts-efforts in
which our greatest energy and expert.
nee were expended. From an indif.
erent lot Of advertisers and news
,aper patrons Palestine merchants
lave grown to be good advertisers.
nd the Herald is one of the best pa
ronized newspapers in Texas.
So, in the future, as in the past. we
intend to give Palestine the very best
newspaper the patronage of its PEG.
lie will justify
May the year 1908 prove a prosper. |
us one to us all. :