Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-08-06
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now contains seven columns. one more
than formerly, or eight more columns
In every regular issue-more than an
extra page. In year this means our
subscribers will receive 4l6 columns
more reading than heretofore or the
equivalent of more than eight complete
extra copies of the Monitor.
In order to make this enlargement of
the Monitor it was necessary to install
large press and other additional
equipment at a heavy expense. 1t
will be necessary to fill these extra
columns every week, and so besides
the original extra investment there is
continual added cost to producing
seven column paper. Nevertheless
believe in the future of my town and
county, believe in progress, believe
in larger and better things, believe in
advancing.
have been called foolish to invest
more money in equipment when the
old paper was "good enough" Bah
We have no patience with such people.
They are the ones who keep things
"slow." They are the kind who wait
for circumstances to roll them out of
bed instead of setting the alarm to
get up by. The only way ever dis
covered to advance is to ADVANCE.
The calamity howler' and the
''knocker" should be abolished. Barton
and Orleans county are going ahead by
leaps and bounds. The past is past.
The future is the only time in which
to live. For one | prefer to be in the
first boat. Those who wish may wait
and be drawn into the wake after t le
ship has passed.
The Monitor readers are to get the
benefit of my automobile money. That
is, my automobile money land a lot
besides) has gone into this new press
for your benefit. We would like to
have everyone see this machine and
you are invited to drop in at any time.
You will enjoy it most while we are
printing the Monitor, the latter part
of Wednesday afternoon The press
is Whitlock press and weighs nine
tons. 1t is probably the largest and
best press in the county.
With the added room the new size
paper affords [ plan to cover the news
of the county more thoroughly and
will be able to serve it up more accept.
ably. More articles will be handled, ad.
ditional towns will have local news anc
new departments and features will be
added. We invite the cooperation Oh
our subscribers and readers. Senc
your news items. Write US your views
on subjects of interest The columns
of the Monitor will find room for the
letters from the people on all sides OF
subjects, but whenever sending anv.
thing for publication be sure to senc
your correct name and address, or you
will be disappointed. We do not print
material unless we know who is re-
sponsible for it. Your name will mo-
necessarily be used, however. Please
bear in mind that it takes time to pu1
material into type. Don't wait unit
the last minute. We often have five
columns of items to set and time tc
set only four. What would you dc
under these circumstances? Leave GU
one column of course. Then send u:
your communications early or .be con
tent to see them appear later than
you expected.
We've been talking shop quite bi
and taking advantage of an editor
prerogative of using "we' and "I'
INTERCHANGEABLE in signed article
but shop talk is sometimes a goo
thing. In the nine years l have bee
publishing the Monitor PRACTICAL
every piece of type, every too
machine and article entering into tn
making of the Monitor has been re
placed by new and modern things
This new press was the last chang
And now you see we are really JUS
ready to begin to make the Monitor til
kind Of paper we want With tt
continued cooperation of the fine sui
scription and advertising patronae
the Monitor has always enioyed. "
shall endeavor more than ever
deserve your support. It is general
recognized that newspaper. even
country weekly, Yields an unconscio,
influence over its readers. An inf
ence must be for better or for wors
I therefore feel the responsibility
my position and shall always try
make the new and larger MONT
cliff for those things which a
worth while. 1t is needless to s.
that it is source of comfort to
- litor to feel that he has the suppo
substantially the entire communi
Id the leading men of the coun
q his work. This support the MONT
I,noars to enjoy. It's publisher