The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1911-01-27
.IHt COUNTRY plPta
NEARER THt PEOPLE
Independents of rsh'Isa sessss
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ARE MANY EVILS
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Away FOR Various things Md
Rather Too Low Price
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g0ffhffh Nlfasaf4 E1lfoflii $3.50
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snus ceotef liefsld ahd president N
tlo association
"'fhe country newspaper. long re-
tive uhdof the control ~ the party
boss, is daily getting clpsof 20 the
people and ech6ing the peoples
thoughts and ldeas, and ibis is pr .
ticuiafy true m northern Minnesota I
~ is ennd and bealthiul sign and |
one which augufs we'll inf the aeumen
oi The publisher aud fDf his financial
bcttofmebt - we'll
"rhe country newspaper is getting
IN a bettef business basis The pub.
fisher has come o. realize that the
more of gopd business methods he iD-
iects into the operation of his print.
shop the more successful Will he be
in every way. But there are yet OBJ
staclcs to be sufm0unted, evils 10 be
etadcated
"In the FIRST place, he does not re.
ceiye enough for his work There Is
10 money IN publishing an eight page
all home print paper for sl00 a year.
, Even at ~ so, cash in advance, the
paper barely pays expenses, to say
, nothing uf profit. Political quarrels
aud business rivalry have stood In the
way Of raising the subscription price
A This IL not good business policy. The
!. subscription list should pay for itself
i and the sooner country publisher
c stand pat on this proposition the bet
!. ter of will they be.
RATES TOO Low.
] "Rates for advertising and job wOrl
J. are far too low as rule. Then, toe
u price cutting comes In TO reduc
y profits. But these topics are to b
d handled exhaustively by others on tn
70 program. | merely mention them !
~ passing.
p THE festive politician has too Ion
nt fed the country editor on hot air an
to promises OF a job as quid. pro ~
for his support This abuse, howeve
o. is now fairly well eradicated
de SPACE GIVEN AWAY,
u "Too much valuable space Is give
y" away. The church asks free notice
tn for oyster suppers, food sales, fai
w and all sorts of entertainments III
q" preacher expects the publisher to p'
d" his name on the free list as long as
"" is In town, and when he moves on
"o another charge, makes the same d
ck mand OF the poor devil who runs u
es paper 10 that town. In fact, u
ne church aud the preacher who preach
"" that salvation Is free act on the pri
'"s cipe that the country newspap
p' should be run on the same basis.
IRE "But both yet around regularly wi
',y a subscription paper with demaI
al, for contribution to help run t
VI church and to pay the preachers 81
u.s. ary. Ii the church is going into t
>ty restaurant OF hotel or theatrical bu
NY ness, let IL pay full rates for It's a
'ee vertising the same as the boniface
pe, the press agent does.
lou "Then there is that unmixed ev
nus the clipping bureau Institutions
W" this nature are leeches which fast
ow themselves upon the country nev
rn' paper aud suck out It's lfeblood, L
ore clipping bureau sells its product
'nR politicians and their like for
Nv money. 1t steals that product frt
u the columns OF the country nev
paper. BE not deceived by the 81
res cious and nattering allurements
i''' the clipping bureau for an exchan
ecu OF courtesies. Make 1t pay cash
'rei advance for your paper