Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-08-21
SAME HERE AS WELL
AS OTHER PLACES
Okla homa Paper Hammers Hot
Sparks From tn. Anvil-Do
Any of EN- Strike Your

Some hot sparks are struck right on
the anvil by the Morning Phenix OF
Muskogee. Okla. for the benefit OF the
home trade movement. The Phoenix.
which knows the value OF good news
paper to a town. is a-weary Of seeing
local concerns send TO other and larger
cities for job printing work when Mus
kogee's two biggest industries are
printing Offices. Nearly every town in
the country has more or less reason to
complain of a similar tendency upon
the part Of some of those who expect
the local papers to boom the burg from
year to year and then buy their print.
ing from some establishment else.
where. What the Phoenix says. or
most Of II at any rate. Is applicable to
almost any town in America. The
Phoenix heads its editorial remarks
Town Loyalty"
"In its battle for the town or city In
which 1t is published every newspaper
worthy Of the name makes a hobby of
insisting that home Industries be pat
ronized, and issue after issue labOrs for
an additional tin bucket brigade and
gives more Of its space to the public
than 1t sells to its advertisers. In sea-
son and out 1t works for new indus
tries and gives aid and comfort in
every way possible to those establish
ments that have the weekly pay roll to
meet. and its slogan of 'Patronize
Home Industries is never silent.
True OF publishers in other places,
this Is also true of those operating
printing establishments In Muskogee,
and in view of the existing conditions
here the Phoenix desires to make a
few brief statements and then ask sew
eral pertinent questions. Next to the
government and railroad pay rolls. two
OF the printing plants Of this city are
the largest establishments in the city.
These establishments are the best ad-
vertising assets the city has or ever
had and bring more people to Musko
gee than all other influences combined
These establishments pay large taxes
into the city treasury and annually are
the cause of more wealth being added
to the city than any other industries
operated here. The working forces OF
these plants are union men-linotype
operators. printers, stereotypers and
pressmen-and are paid the union scale
and work union hours. Most Of the
employees have their homes here, and
all Of them spend their weekly wage
In Muskogee. So much for the few
statements. Now n question or two.
why do the city officials, the judi
cial officials and the officials of the in
terror department, all citizens OF Mus
kogee, buy from travelling men repre-
sentlng Kansas City. st. Louis, Gal
weston and Dallas houses printers sup
piles that could be purchased of III
local printing establishments?
why do the banks of Muskogep
send away from home for their sta
tlonery. all of which could be supplied
by or through the local firms at the
same price they now pay?
why will elective county and city
officials pat the local labor unions on
the back and then send their orders
for Office supplies to a Dallas firm
working only women and children and
nonunlOn men?
"Why will the men who most of all
depend upon local support for business.
the bankers, the lawyers and the eec-
tive officials, persist in Ignoring the 10
cal establishments and buying their
supplies ont of town and continue to
howl about patronizing home indus
tries?
How many local officials are elected
by out OF town votes3
How long would the seven or eight
banks OF Muskogee continue in bust
ness II that business was confined TO
their out OF town customers?
How much taxes are paid in Mus
kogee by the Dorsey Printing compa
ny OF Dallas, or George d. Barnard of
81 Louis, or clark n Courts OF Calves
ton?
What have they ever done for this
city that entities them TO a line OF bust.
ness such as would add twenty or thlr
ty men TO the city pay rolls II given to
the prInteries Of this city?
why would 1t not be good idea for
some OF the Muskogee men who send
their money away from home for Of
dee supplies TO get a new motto and
hang II over their desks, reading. Pat
ronize Home Industries and the next
time the out OF town drummer comes
along point TO the motto and tell him
there is nothing doing? Either this
should be done or they should not pose
as town boosters or critics OF the anvil
chorus"