The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-05
THE EXAMINER FOR SALE AGAIN.

This morning, on the front page OF
The Morning Examiner. there appeared
an announcement that the paper was
for sale. The present publishers set
forth that they hold 4 five-year lease
on the paper with privilege of re-
newal for second Ave years and that
they are also owners OF the Wasatch
Printing Company and can not con-
duct both enterprises, That. in ef-
feet. is the announcement but II We
were asked to read between the lines
We would read as follows;
we took lease on the Morning
Examiner six months ago We eX-
pected the Democrats OF Ogden to
support us. but up to date the ogden
Democracy has not only refused us
support. but has not even taken sufh-
Client interest in the paper TO recog-
nize our existence An important city
campaign is about TO commence and
1t appearing that the Democrats oil
Ogden expected us to pull their chest
nuts out of the fire and help them win
an important victory, all this without
recognizing us, or even giving us the
support OF single dollar, we have
decided TO sell out our paper and let
the Democratic party look out for
Itself"
OF course We have no authority for
making such 4 statement, but we be
lieve the foregoing are about the
facts In the case, The Democrats of
Ogden have been bitten so often..and
have been worked as suckers by so
many propositions for Democratic
sheet. there Is little wonder that they
hesitate to take hold Of the new ven
ture,
But the facts are that the Demo-
Gratis never had j better chance TO get
newspaper than the Morning Exam
iner under its present management
Ogden. Utah, cannot support two
daily newspapers conducted from In
dependent plants for the reason that
the expense is too great, but where
two newspapers can be conducted. as
at present. from the same plant each
paper can save from 81 900 to $1.500
per month. This saving is worth while.
Just what the result Of the an
nouncemcnt of the sale of the Morn
Ing Examiner will be We do not know,
but the Democrats will make a serious
blunder II they fall TO take hold of
the morning paper.
We understand the present owners
can show from their books that the
paper has not been a losing venture
In the last six months, and that they
arc ready 10 sell the lease thcy have
for 81. pay up all the debts and col
lcct all the money due them Such
q proposition should not so begging,
This paper conducted the Morning
Examiner for several years In connec-
ton with the Standard, and even then
1t was not losing proposition.
The people OF ogden make mis-
take If they allow the Morning Exam
iner to die 1t will be a long time
thereafter before Ogden viii see
the Associated Press dispatches for
O morning paper In ogden. if the EX-
aminer franchise is surrendered
l, 4. L..
suming the publication of the Exam
incr again, but when we published
the Examiner there was a feeling
among the people that we were try
ing to monopoli2e the newspaper
field. We have. therefore, preferred
that someone else take the Examiner
We think it is only a question Of
time until someone will come In and
buy the Morning Examiner ard pay a
good price for it The Associated
Press franchise alone Is worth $4,000.
If it is worth a cent We know the
paper can be made paying PROPOSE
ton All IT needs Is sufficient money
TO carry the paper for the first fifty or
sixty days.
AS matter of self-preservation this
paper may be forced to again publish
the Morning Examiner, though We do
not want to.
The present people have bona.f1de
lease on the paper for five years with
a renewal option on the paper for an
other five years. They can print tho
Morning Examiner from our plant and
save $1,000 10 $1,000 per month or
they can pay that much more and
print from their own plant 1t makes
no difference 10 us.
We hope the people OF Ogden will
take hold Of the Morning Examiner
and keep 1t an Independent paper, In.
sofar as the Standard is concerned
OPENING AN EXTENSIVE