The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1910-06-16
A WORD ABOUT OURSELVES.

Once everv so often we blow our own horn This done
entirely with toward pattng ourselves on the back put DE-
have learned that great many OF our TAKE
an in what dong-outside the publication OF an
issue paper weekly for their deecaon And the
patrons of the provide the weekly meal ticket they are
entitled to some accounting.
The Miner first and only exclusive mining paper wnlcn
has ever been successful this district 1t is the sole survivor
several which essad to enter the lists and mould puDc
favor of general specific mining enterprises ts sue
has been due to extraordinary executive aDy on
the part of the publisher but rather honest effort to give
unpreudced attention great industry which it represents
and treat fairly This has been our constant a
On it we have success II
Since the present management assumed control two and half
years ago December 1907 extraordinary change has
There were who would have given than three months
to live that down month the general
with majority favorng the shorter term One AMBITIOUS
competitor undertook close several times by publicly an
nouncng that last issue had been published and tor long
they had people, friendly frightened out OF giving us
legal publications because they feared would not live to
plete the publications and delay would result.
the time The Miner into hands it did not carry
line of legal publications. 1t months before it did,
The odds great By degrees however the tables were
turned The methods used and defeat The Miner
On it's and gradually have way to the top
glance advertising columns enough convince the most
sepca Last week carried 1873 inches of legal advertising
set the regular advertising type known 6poin This
will carry morehow much cannot be precisely SAID AZ
this writing This much however be definitely stated Out
80 levied in this county as shown on page BOT
ISSUE carrying 26 The Miner These placed voluntarily
by mining companies in the which they consider will best
reach their stockholders No brought to bear No
personal influence solicited simply matter OF business
quarters the fact patent that the only
weekly paper today Wallace recognized by the public The
Wallace Miner 1t has four times the paid circulation of its for
mer rival which tried hard to throttle it, using in
its power fair and FOUL The honesty of The Miner unQues
toned Its audacy in matters pertaining to the welfare OF
Ceur Aenes hateful its enemies and blow has been
the dark with the of doing injury which has
ultimately injured the coward who made the attack.
Twice the plant of The Miner has been moved Each time
larger preentou quarters have been occupied We
plant of which justly proud and visitors from other
towns have wondered at the possibility of maintaining such
plant of this SIZE Last week had two extra at
work part of the time making eight the payroll This week
still hard pressed and have to take advantage of the
t.sy good friend The Times of this city, and OF its
notypes addition typeseng machine to handle
our business This paper while competing with for business
has recognized the unwen ethics of the profession and
cords such privileges SEEK which happy to &C.
knowledge and glad to return when opportunity offers
More possibly than anything else which stimulates to re-
newed effort is the continued of subscribers that
The Miner is appreciated Even while this editorial comment is
being written letter handed to the editor from California
subscriber with his renewal subscription One paragraph Of hs
letter says The Wallace Miner distinctly all right and always
welcome The publisher of the greatest book the I'M
dustry has himself verbally the editor and writing
to the that The Wallace Miner is his estimation the
mining publication in this country because it contains in its news
paid wreup euoge of prospects and be Relied
on as authentic, unprejudiced and unbiased.
we announced the fact before and eerate the statement
honesty investors and courtesy patrons the motto
the Office and if cannot win out these lines salts