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Arizona republican., 1908-05-17
THE EDITOR.

Hiding behind the plural pronouh I've" in every newspaper office, there is a singular and somewhat mysterious person to whom is attributed more than ordinary intelligence, some lh- tuitive foresight and a rather pro nounced measure of conservative judgment. He is known as The Edlt- or" and his mission is to do lot or thinking and then write things rlght out of his head" He is provided Wlth a pair of shears also but is expected to use them with extreme carefulness and then rarely, except to expose the shortcomings of others by the deadly paralIeI'' or to recall some pertinent incident of another time and place. In the case of The Arizona Republican this intellectual nerve center is J. W.. Shear. familiarity known to his friends as Billy and more widely though inn personally known from coast to coast as Little James," This nom de plume was adopted some years ago as the signature to a humorous and sat- iricaI letter in childish dialect, design ed to point a moral in the eXigency of a local crisis of community interest. The incident gained such public recog- nition the letters were continued and
Arizona republican., 1908-05-17
FIRST BIG PRESS.

The old Cottrell cylinder press, a good machine in it's place, but of linn ited capacity gave way in 1898 to a Duplex perfecting press, manufactured in Battle Creek, Mich, and which has now been displaced by a new and larger press made by the same con- cern. This was also a great achieve ment in its day for at that time there was but one press of this manufacture on the coast and those papers not still numbering along with the old fashioned machines previously in use in Phoenix, were tue few larger metropolitan pa pers in the-coast cities which were eX- perimenting with the smaller of the large type of rotary perfecting presses now in use. The Republicans press attracted great deal of attention even among newspaper men who have since equipped their offices with them.
 This however did not occur until the second Mergenthaler linotype had been installed. With the advent of the new press the paper was able to enlarge to seven columns and print a great deal more matter In the meantime the people of the valley were beginning to appreciate that The Republican was to become a real newspaper. Its ad- vantages over it's competitors were al ready apparent and the patronage of the public began to swell rapidly. Not only was the subscription list length ened daily but large display advertise ments began to make their appearance. crowding out the miscellaneous matter previously printed merely to fill space" with something readable, that there was no business demand for. From that time forward the story has been one of constant expansion. Space was soon at a premium at going rates and in order to keep things in propor
 ton and expenses within the income advertising rates were raised. That meant for a time, smaller space for
Arizona republican., 1908-05-17

may well be considered as one of the
 pay roll'' institutions of the city, the
 contemplation of which brings solace to the general merchant and business man, for it is almost automatic that the money paid into a good newspaper is again paid back to the comm anity where it is published, except that part of it that goes for material and paper. In the course of its career in Phoenix The Republican has liberated into the channels of local circulation, a good many hundreds of thousands of dol lars. The men employed not only re- ceive their money promptly. but the wages paid are good and there are more employees receiving over $100 monthly than there are working for lesser remuneration, most of it to be turned back into the channels of trade. Next to the pay roll the next heaviest expense of the newspaper is for roll print paper which costs an enormous sum in a year, as the tonnage for a newspaper of this size is almost un- believable and the price of paper as most people know, is soaring these days.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-17

composing the forms that are locked in chases and then transferred to the press. Both the news matter and the advertisements are deposited here for the makeup man who places each where it ought to go. generally. Some times he makes a "buu' of things and gets a funeral headline over wedding story. But people are forgiving and lots of them know how newspapers are made and know that any one of five hundred things might happen at any time to interfere with a well laid plan. The wonder is that there are not more ludlcrous mistakes.
 The ad alleys are the rows of old fashioned cases such as are found in every printing office. the one sacred fundamental of a print shop that has not been materially changed from the beginning of the craft in modern times. At a case like these every printer first learned to stick type" When ma chine composition arrived the setting of the body type" of the paper from the cases was a thing of the past, but the display advertisements which con- tain all sizes and styles of type, to- gether with rules, leads, etc. still have  to be set from the case where the printer selects such material as his artistic sense suggests. The cases in a similar way are an important basic feature of job printing establish ment.
 THE MAILING ROOM.
 In the southeast corner of the build ing is the mailing department where the papers are wrapped, addressed and sent by the sackful to the postoffice, and where also the papers are counted out to the carriers on the several city routes and sold to the neWsbOys.
 The remainder of the lower floor is given over to lockers for the safe guarding of the more delicate machin- cry, the accommodation of machinists tools and supplies, a big furnace uti- nzed in the casting of cuts for cartoons
Arizona republican., 1908-05-17
THE REPUBLICANS STORY.
A Short Sketch of Its Eighteen Years
 Of Usefulness.

Eighteen years ago on the 18th of this month The Arizona Republican was given life and being by the initia- tive of some of the leading men of the territory and the sanction of the terri torial statutes. During it's eighteen youthful years it's record of usefulness warrants the management in devoting some space to historical reflection. Moreover. the occasion of moving into its own building, newly constructed, the first real home it ever owned, as perfectly equipped sit can be for present needs, justifies some eXultation in celebration of this particular anni- versary of its natal day. Its early years are recalled with something of pride for it was a great paper, even at the beginning, too great to be long maintained on such a scale It proved to be a case of everything going out and nothing coming in" The service given was too great for any income possible from the then population. and as soon as the promoters had expended all the money they felt that they could afford on a bluff game, the paper be- came more modest in its pretensions, and passed into the hands of other men during whose ownership it's wan ing prosperity verged on pitiful pover- ty. This was succeeded by another owner who established a new order of things, brought order out of chaos and inaugurated an independent business policy. Eventually the present man agement acquired the property and perpetuated and improved those bus mess policies that had begun to dem onstrate success. The well founded faith of the management now is that with the cooperation of an appreciative constituency, under the new condi- tiOns in this valley which The Repub- lican has striven so earnestly to bring about the newspaper like every legiti- mate and well organized business un- dertaking in the city. is assured of permanent and a growing prosperity.
 THE FOUNDERS.
 The original owners of the paper were Lewis WolfIey. then governor of the territory; Clark Churchill attorney general; John A. Black, commissioner of immigration; Robert Paul. United States marshal; Royal 4. Johnson,
Arizona republican., 1908-05-17

the confidence of the people but to no purpose and in october 1896 the paper passed into other hands. Two incidents of the Wolfley management will be perpetuated with pride by The Republican. One was the securing of the exclusive morning franchise of the Associated Press. The other was the installation of the Mergenthaler lino- type machine in 1895. The Republican being among the early papers on the coast tO adopt machine typesetting as an improvement over the old hand set type. In fact there were no Mergen- thaler's in use on the coast, except in Los Angeles and San Francisco and but few of them there. In Los Ange- les at least the few machines in use were looked upon chiefly as an experi- ment.
 ON THE UP GRADE.
 What might be called the modern history of The Republican, began in October 1896, when the property was purchased by Charles C. Randolph. an experienced newspaper man of Wash ington, D. C. MT. Randolph had a wide acquaintance in the east that was helpful to him in bringing attention to his new investment in the west. He endeavOred also to so conduct the pap CT that it's influence would be felt even beyond territorial lines as represen- tative of the coming greatness of the state to be.
 MT. Randolph found the property but poorly equipped and proceeded to re- habilitate the plant as well as to re- organize the business methods of the paper. He did more than that for he taught the people of Phoenix what a newspaper was and what it's mission should be. Instead of being maintain ed by charity as an enterprise of town pride he insisted that it's space was valuable to it's owner, or soon would be if the paper really had a mission in the world. But to become valuable either to the owner or the public it must be made a newspaper in fact as well as in name.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-17

paper ere it's crispness and freshness has deteriorated.
 A special feature of the paper which attracts no little attention, es- pecially among the women readers and in the home circle, is the So ciety" department appearing in the Sunday issues under the caption About Phoenix People, This de- partment is under the direction of Miss George Bailey, than whom there is no more talented or popular young woman in the city. And testimony to that effect it may be added, has been secured from disinterested sources. Miss Bailey though not a native of Phoenix has lived here from childhood. is widely known, is conscientious in her work and it is appreciated both by the management and the patrons of the paper.
 Closely allied with this department also is that of correspondence. The Republican has a reliable correspond ent in nearly every community in the county who is heard from as occa- sion suggests. There are numerous others from more distant points with and without the territory, and a ca pablo correspondent looks after mat ters of interest to the paper in Wash ington, D. c.
 There is one other who should be mentioned in connection with the news force and that is George Mac donald high school boy of Mesa City who possesses notable artistic talent. He has recently finished an art course with great credit and has done some chalk splate cartoon work for The Re publican. It was most satisfactory and it is expected that in the days to follow more of it will be seen by our readers.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-17
THE REPORTERS.

The reportorial staff of The Repub- lican consists of c. s. Scott and Roscoe M. Dawson. as desk men, and about five hundred men and women in Phoenix who have been so harrassed by the reportorial augur that in self defense and through love of The Re publican as their family paper. they have been taught the duty and advan- tage of putting the reporters wise" when there is anything going on.
 The ancestry of Mir. Scott was Yam kee, with the proverbial cerulean ab- dominal decorations, though Pennsyl-
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perform it's function properly and to the engineer the measure of its merit is known but the world at large views only the operation of the perfected machine. Nevertheless there is indi- viduality in newspaper making as in other things, or should be, and per sonality is not entirely lost, however impersonal the product as whole may be. For the satisfaction of the curious, therefore, the following sketches are presented and The Re publican feels that each in his re- spective sphere is worthy the trust reposed in him.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-17

present general manager MT. Lee was made a director of the company.
 The uninterrupted prosperity of the paper is his testimonial of success and it needs only to be added that it has been achieved by keeping abreast of the times to the fullest extent war ranted by the field The Republican is filling Its patronage has been lib- eral. the best evidence of the public's appreciation of progressive methods and frequent changes in system. such changes always being for the better and suggested by the constant evolu- ton of the printing business and the advances in the local commercial world. MT. Lee has kept in close touch with the practical operation of other newspapers. especially those of the Pacific coast with which Arizona is more closely connected than with any other outside field.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-17
STAFF ORGANIZATION.
Little Sketches of the Workers Who
 Turn Out the Daily Issue.

It may be of interest to readers to know something of the personnel of the toilers by day and by night, upon whose energy and cooperation de- pends the appearance of the morning newspaper with certainty and regularity. It is not in tended to weary the readers with long biographies, nor would that be possible in describing so large a working force. The scale of activities in twentieth century methods, in re- spect of newspapers as well as other things, has grown so large that per sonal identity has become a lesser factor in all larger enterprises, so far as the public is concerned. Each wheel in the engine of progress must
Arizona republican., 1908-05-17

and advertisements, the sink for the washing of the forms and numerous other details. to say nothing of ample room for the storage of a couple of carloads of roll printing paper 10 sup ply the voracious appetite of the big press.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-17
THE BUSINESS MANAGER.

The most important functionary in connection with the financial success of a large daily newspaper, though one who is less in the limelight of printed publicity, is the business manager.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-17
COMPETITOR ABSORBED.

The only recognized competitor of The Republican in those earlier days was the Phoenix Herald an afternoon siX-day paper of republican faith. In 1899 this newspaper was absorbed by The Republican together with it's en- tire equipment, job office, etc. The chief smechanical advantage of this move was the requirement of the Herald Mergenthaler linotype, which then gave The Republican an equip ment of three machines which have been in constant use to the present time. One of these old machines has now been sUpplanted by the latest model linotypes which gives The Re publican a larger typesetting capacity than any other plant in the territory.
 THE NEXT CHANGE.
 In November 1900, The Arizona Pub fishing company was incorporated by pr. George w. Vickers and Col S. NJ. McCOwan, each owning one half in- terest, for the purchase of The Re publican of Charles C. Randolph, the latter returning to his former home in Washington D. C., well satisfied with the success he had made in the re- building of the newspaper. Harvey J. Lee, who had been connected with the paper since February 1894, and who was made business manager on it's ac- quirement by MT. Randolph, was re- tained in the same capacity by the new owners and is still serving in that office. Col. McCOwan, then superin- tendent of the Phoenix Indian school, assumed editorial management, but in a short time he was transferred to a
Arizona republican., 1908-05-17
SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
 When the second linotype was added to the office equipment the paper also began the issuance of a Monday morn ing edition making 1t then a real daily, or -days-a week paper, resuming the custom which had been started by the initial management but which sue cumbed shortly after with the subse- quent stringency. The new press be- side answering all the needs of a growing circulation enabled the paper to issue additional pages when special occasions demanded them. without em- baTrassing hindrances. This feature has grown with every other feature of The Republicans business until the larger papers are looked for on Sunday and many other times during the busy season. Though originally an eight page paper during the last year it has most of the time carried from ten to fourteen pages
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1908-11-11
BUYING VOTES WITHOUT
CONSULTING THE
VOTERS
For Explanations Of Why the
Goods We're Not Delivered
In Full '"See ShOrey
About 1t"
Yuma, Arizona, Nov. 10, 1908.

Yuma, Arizona, Nov. 10, 1908.
Editor Yuma Sun: This morning S
Yuma Examiner contains a reference
to me as the ''late foreman of the Ex-
aminer, taking much-needed rest F"
The manifest inference of this is that
l am no longer connected with that
publication. The resignation or dis
missal of an employe of any institution
is matter of common occurrence.
Only unusual circumstances justify
calling the attention of a busy public
to such. The facts in this case are
thus:
Six weeks ago I announced to Mr..
Shorev, proprietor of the Examiner,
that at the end of the campaign, and
the extra work incidental thereto, l
desired to take a vacation. He acqui-
esced. This was at the end of eighteen
months of continuous employment,
during which, with>all due modesty,
contributed, aside from mechanical
labor, the only business management
the paper has ever had. except for the
brief tenure of the able business-get-
ting efforts of Mr.. C. w. MacDonnell
During the campaign was at all times
suffering from a severe cold, contract
ed through the unhealthy conditions of
the Office, and would have suspended
work then but for the fact that the
office would have been seriously incon-
venenced. On election day a certain
Democratic candidate and member of
the Democratic central committee
came to Mr.. Shorey and complained
that had worked for the Republican
ticket, and particularly for the Repub-
lican opponent of the candidate refer
red to. My dismissal was desired, Evil
lentally the Democratic central COM
mittee thought that when they bough-
the political policy of the Examiner for
$500 they bought with it the votes and eff
forts politically of the employees of the
paper Mr. Shorey lodged the issue
with his usual squirming attitude, led
me to believe that he had ignored the
matter, but privately tried to fill my
position locally.
At the end of the week l stated that
| would enter on my vacation Monday.
There was no objection made, nor any
intimatiop that was not considered a
permanent employee. Shorey preferred
to ''hand it to me" covertly and be-
hind my back, as he did in Tuesdays
Examiner.
This is no plea for sympathy, which
neither need nor desire is plain
statement of facts to believers IN fair
play and honest manliness. / gave Mr..
Shorey year and half of conscien-
tious over-return for an ordinary week
ly wage. The eliminating reward was
to be dispossessed for an independent
exercise of the right of franchise.
RICHARD L. KING.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1908-11-11
Notice Delinquent Assessment Sale

Ariznr Prince Mining Company,
principal place of business, Redlands'
California.
Notice is hereby given that there Is
delinnueut on the following described
stock on account of assessment leVled
on the capital stock of the above named
CORPORATION on the 4th day'of Septem-
Der. 1903. the several amounts set 0ppo-
site the uames of the respective share
holders, as follows:
No. of No. of
Name Certificate. Shares Amount
+ n. Clark .l28 .I15 49,. .S2.3O
And in accordance with law and an or
der of the Board of Directors OF said
Company, made on the 4th day OF Sep
TENDER. so many shares of each parcel
of stock as may be necessary will be
sold at public auction at the residence
of Charles J. Creighton, $50 Brookside
Ave, RedIands, California, on the 18TH
dav of November, 1908, at 10 O'Clock a.
M, to pay the delinquent assessment
thereon. together with the cost OF adj
vertising and expense of sale.
Melvin r. Gay,
Secretary.
Office location, $50 Brookside Ave-,
Redlands, California.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1908-11-11
Freak Election Bet Paid.

From all over the country comes the
customary batch of freak election bet
stories, the time-honored wheelbarrow
stunt, as usual, being the most numer-
Gus. One of these obligations WAS dis
charged in Yuma last Sunday. Some
time before election Billy Koran aud
Paul Savigny made BET on the out
come of the vote for delegate to con-
gress, and Paul won, having bet on
Cameron. Ply the terms of the wager
the loser had to wheel the Old French
man in a barrow two blocks up Main
street. Paul boarded the vehicle at
the stage Office and. amidst the plaud-
it's of the crowds on either side Of the
street, Billy did his enforced stunt with
becoming grace but not entirely with
ease, rs Paul weighs about 40 pounds
and is all there in bunch. Paul car
ried Al American flag which he contin-
ually waved along the route and WAS
heartily cheered, especially BY the Ia
dies. Paul Savigny was born inFrance
70 years ago, though he doesn't look a
daY over so. lie served in the Civil
war and marched with Sherman from
Atlanta to the Sea" and is proud Of it,
for he is thoroughly American despite
his French lineage. Billy Koran took
his medicine like a man and would
doubtless bet the same way again, as
he is good Missouri democrat" of
the sort who have to be shown" sew
eral times, IN election matters, before
they are convinced
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1908-11-11
The Right or Wrong Deal?

w. A. Deal with seven others was
arrested on election day for illegal vot-
ing. Deal was given herring before
Justice Redondo on Friday last. AT
that hearing District Attorney Robert
son employed Timmons & Baxter To as
Sist in prosecution. Deal was defended
by Attorney Thos. d. Molloy and b.
Wupperman. After the territory had
closed their case, Justice Redondo dis
charged the defendant, but the Sheriff
refused to give him his liberty and held
him without warrant until new
complaint was filed.
Then Robertson drew up complaint
which alleged that Deal voted illegally
in the county.
This complaint was taken to
Somerton and filed with Justice Elmer
-. Sergeant by Deputy Sheriff Roy
Sexsmith. Justice Sergeant then issued
4 warrant for the arrest of Deal. After
Deals second arrest his attorneys sued
out a writ of habeas corpus and had him
taken to Tucson where the matter came
before Judge Campbell Saturday morn
ing.
Judge Campbell transferred the case
to Phoenix, where it was heard Tues
day.
Judge Campbell held that the issu-
ance and service of the second warrant
for the rearrest of Deal was regular
and legal; denied the writ Of habeas
corpus, 'and remanded the case back
for rehearing before the justice of
the peace at SomertOn.
Deal voted in Yuma precinct, and
was arrested Immediately after he had
cast his ballot. He had registered all
right and witnesses testified they had
known him here for three years. Deal
is mechanic and has every appearance
of being an honest, hard working man.
He is very sincere and earnest in his
statements, and there as every indica-
ton that he was d qualified and legal
voter here.
Besides the attorneys, some fifteen
Yuma citizens went to Phoenix as wit
nesses in the case.