Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-03-13
Our Forty-Eighth Birthday.
(From Saturday. Daily


Chino valley the site Of old Fort Whpple and in the
environment primitive civilization but of fearless American
spirits the nucleus Of what the Journal Miner into
being forty eight years ago this day
the days when the Apache the king Of
the dscr, and this western frontier ivecoumn
paper four pages printed weekly amid the smell OF powder
and din of carnage setting of blood and the
agony The Miners founder editor Tsda
yielded up pen the result of wounds received from the
redskins and his Robert A. Mcacham suffer
ed a similar fate
early history Journal Miner experienced many changes
ownership well vicissue of all with
it in that period proprietary there only survivor
b. II. Weaver honored resident of this city.
Entering upon its oy-ninth year today, the Journal Miner
enjoys the distinction OF being the oldest Arizona and
indeed there few publications West of age
Francisco only antcdang year birth The exist
the daily from Dec 1872 when the first of
Arizona Miner appeared while the Arizona Journal first pub
scd daily May 1872 the former being established by John
H. Marion Later these daie consolidated the paper
has since appeared under the compound title Of the Arizona
Journal Miner.
AS recognition OF its orty-eighh birthday long
useful past the management gives the pioneer paper
dress and heading today With submit that
the Journal Miner ul its aim Of being geographically the
attractive and artistic appearance well
tents of the State That this Improvement
be appreciated convinced from past experience field
and will be aim to continue improve quality rapidly
the growing OF the community may demand
measure that its patronage usties.
Outside of its usefulness serving the people section
with the local and Geographic of the world
tnct and valuable service that few appreciate With probably
or three exceptions such the railroad store there
is no institution in Prescott that distributes large amount OF
money m wages does the Journal Miner Publishing
For the past calendar the paid employees
to nearly $4,000 and this money through the oa
channels OF trade benettng all classes business
u understood that wo-hirs of the of
rived from sources entirely outside of Prescott
from Eastern advertising and subscriptions obvious
ha as an institution 1t is OF benefit to the
IN addition to its value publicity agent Practically all of its
income distributed in this city while different with
me average merchant The grocery Is per cent
OF ms receipts payment for the first
percentage mus RENTED by the dry goods and clothing
runs from so To 90 cent This disparity
ana the other lines OF business mentioned the former
purely manufacturing industrynded only one in the com
""' buys the raw material and by labor into
product OF greatly enhanced value.
newspaper built the solid foundations of prnc;nle and
business integrity does not depend upon politics its existence
""e" s newspaper established with its primary purpose
ne poca organ ITS usefulness its life of brief
'o were rms No" the accepted fact the Journal Miner-a
newspaper OF Republican atwoud not have existed ,ouo !, m
democratic community would
nor attained the distinction Of being the only daily paper in Nortb
crn Arizona II has survived viii continue 70 s,,o a.
mutations OF politics. simply for the that derives s vital
NY rom s'ct ana conscientious adherence business pocv
Ewing inc P"pe the best value Tor ITS money is the kew
note OF The success of business People regardless of thor
political predictions buy the because gives them com,
prchnsvc and complete service advertisers
because the people buy the paperbecanse has the
he journalist has client patient
10 say The whole community and nothing stand in the
81 his sngcmnded and devoted service of that common interest