The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1908-03-21
The Examiner in Its New Office

piece IN the PRONUNCIATION and dissemination OF
its principles, to give the county reliable news
paper at the county seat and to afford Colville a
readable paper. To what extent the Examiner has
achieved it's purpose may be best judged by its
readers. That some degree of approval has
resulted from it's efforts is attested by the support
which has been rendered resulting in four months
in business the proportions of which compel the
removal from the once comfortable basement to
larger quarters.
The new cylinder press is here and with this
issue its use is commenced. The new plant in its
new room is worthy the inspection of any one
interested in seeing up-to-date labor saving print
ing equipment, and the Examiner extends gen.
era invitation to visit it's plant, opposite the
Hickey building.
No paper has legitimate reason for existence un-
less some general good is resultant Accomplish
ments by new newspaper in the period of four
months are not generally or logically great. Yet
the field in which the Examiner was placed gave
occasion for radicasms in many lines of news
paper reform which both of necessity and desire
were adopted. The results have already justified
the party in starting this enterprise, and for the
benefit of the public some of these might we'll be
enumerated:
The democratic party of Stevens county has a
newspaper which in no manner can ever escape
from it's control. No other party can buy or con-
troll it, inasmuch as by its method of incorporation
it will continue under the control of the county g
democracy so long as there are seven democrats
in the county.
Stevens county at last has newspaper at the
county seat which is not discredit Topographic
cally which does not vent it's wrath in discrediting
home merchants or industries, and which does not
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of existence.
Colville has an industry which is keeping an
average of $240 a month in job work from going
to Spokane. This statement is made on the basis
of 81, O95 turned out in job work since this plant
was started and the assertion of the other Colve
papers that they have not lost any of their trade
Previous to the installation of the Examiners new
plant the better grade of work went to Spokane
and Seattle. Now it remains here, and as result
81, 1863. 70 has been paid in cash to printers en-
ployed on the Examiner since it's start.
By bringing competition into Colville the Exam
iner has been the means of saving 87a cents a
square to the city it's printing, besides reducing
and regulating the price different classes of job
printing.
Previous to the advent of the Examiner no
report was made in any Colville paper of the pro-
of the superior court transactions, and but scant
mention of the city councils actions. In self pro-
lection both the other Colville papers have at
length been forced to take notice of this important
line of news
Stevens county industries and resources have
received notice in the Examiner to such extent
that much comment has resulted and many copies
of the paper are sent each week to residents in the
,bo o1 for
attention it is desired to call to this great and rich
section of the northwest The Examiner may be
found in the chambers of commerce and public
libraries in all the large cities of the west, this
without cost to the city or county.
If the above statements seem to the reader like
self congratulations let them go at. that the
Examiner is pleased to shake hands with itself.
But if this summary of conditions should give any
hint to the public of what is really being accom-
plished, the object Of this article will have been
attained
Washington and Oregon flour millers have
reduced the price of flour Is cents barrel Busi-
ness conditions particularly relating to the export
trade, caused the reduction announced by members
of the association, which includes the principal
flour mill men of the Pacific northwest The
statement was further made that retail dealers of
flour had agreed to reduce the price of flour cents
sack, which amounts to reduction of 20 cents a
barrel to the consumer. Further reductions may
be made, if business conditions warrant.
Spokane may have an outing club similar to the
noted Sierra club of California, to take jaunts
annually through the surrounding mountains and
forests and form one of the attractive features of
the Inland Empire. Steps looking to the forma-