The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-17
REMORRHAGE ROBS
/. THE COUNTRY PRESS
Takes the Patronage Rightfully
Belonging to the County
Newspapers.
WORKS GRAFT ON BOTH
JOURNAL AND CLIENT
Matter Comes Up in Publica-
ton of Notices From State
Engineers Office,

Ia the Sunday issue OF the Hcmof'
rhage appeared an editorial attacking
the newspapers printed IN Ctah;
known ms the country press. here IS
the article:
We don't know whether these few. re-
marks will result in the reform desired,
or In the cvucinNlon OF the writer. but
we should like TO see an improvement ui
the appearance OF some OF the country
pnpCrs OF Utah, Now, dom let INA |
seem offensive. There arc many hand
some papers IN the state. Every one oil
them speaks for the quality OF the town
In which IL is printed. They show that
men OF ability run them. TheN snow
that the communities recognize ana sup
port men OF ability In their local news
paper fields. And there are other papers
that present a very bad mechanical APP
pcarancc They are not carefully cditcd'
They do not contain the local news lReE
should have They present urtlcicS thaI
arc not carefully composed by writer's,
nor nut into type in a workmautikc man
ncr nor legibly printed. And every Que
OF those papers tells an unpleasant Story
OF the towns IN which II is MADE, IL
is the fate of those towns 10 he judged,
largely, by the appearance OF the local
papers. Sometimes the Judgment Is not
correct Sometimes the town IS very
good, and the paper Is not al an eoou;;
The men who make these lily prepared
plpers should do one of two things.
either make welI-cditcd. wcll-prInted pa
pers or quit. II the business men and
residents of their respective t9Wns wll'
not see the wisdom of giving them ade,,
uuJtc support. the editors should ten
those ucighbOrs OF the stern necessity oil
shutting up the shop. There is the news
at st. George. IL is one OF the best
writtou. best printed papers in any state
far on neal. We speak OF II only be
cause if a handsome paper can thrive IN
ST George, il can with the exercise OF
ability. industry aud knowledge OF tie
printers trade, flourish in amy town oil
Utah. And tbs Washington County news
is only one of many that are models OF
what . country paper ought 10 Dg MaEv
your papcrS better. gentlemen. That VIII
20 far 10 help making the whole state
better For We all are working FOR the
good OF the state. And nothing makes SO
strong q witness for or against a COM
munity as the condition of that c"mmu-
nitys paper.
Hemorrhage Takes Patronage.
I'm article like this appearing in a
newspaper tnat every day takes away
from the country press patronage that
rghtfully belongs TO This press, both
by right aud by stipulation OF law, Is
the greatest exhibition of nerve seen IN
many a day,
The country newspaper, whether II
hc good, bad or indifferent, is II booster
for the town in which il is printed In
many OF the towns in Utah the local
advertising patronage is mcager; in
many instances IL is trade account,
hence to help the press in the way OF
legal advertising. which mnst he paid
in cash. thc legislature enacted laws
to aid this press.
Has No Use for Country Press.
The gang, however, that is in control
of the Hemorrbagc has no use for tho
country press, except in so far as that
press booms and praises the federal
bunch; nor has the gang controlling the
Hemorrhage any regard for law.
Every day in this Hemorrhage appears
legal advertising from state officials
that should, under the law, be given the
country newspapers. The most fsgrant
example is shown in the state engi-
neer's office.
Whenever an applicant desires 10 di-
vert water from any stream or lake IN
Utah application must be made to the
state engineer, After 1T has been fa-
vorably passed upon by that official
notice must be given i'll a newspaper.
The cost of publishing this notice must
be paid by the applicant, and In ad-
vance. Here IS the section of the Re-
ton;
Here Is the Law
l2sSXS. Notice OF application IF not
corrected as required. no further proceed
ings shall be had on such application out
when filed in compliance with this title
the state engineer shall at once. at tho
expense OF the applicant, to be paid 81
advance, publish in some newspaper bav-
Ing a general circulation within The
boundaries OF the river system or water
source from which said appropriation 1:
10 he made. u notice of the application
showing by whom made. the quantity o
water sought 10 he appropria ted. tht
stream from which the appropriate /.
10 be made and at what point on tn,
stream. the use for which jt Is TO bC
appropriated. and by what means; which