University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1913-02-19
EXTRA! THE COLUMBIA BOOMER.
Versatile Editors, IS, II and 13 Years DID,,
Scooped the Town--The Missourian In
cluded-on Two Big News Stories.

John got lots of people on their pa
per routes to subscribe. So there arr
seventy-five Subscribers.
They intended to have advertising
! OF course there wasn't any N the first
issue, but after they had their sub.
scription list they Investigated that
advertising proposition. 1t looked az
il 1t might add to the bank account
But the first merchant they approach
ed said that the Boomer wasn't ap-
proved by the Retail Merchants As
sociation, and there you are. What
could fellow do about it? But may
be they will approve this publication
soon, and then 1t will have a chance to
grow.
Johns press was too small. 1t was
all right for the Bedbug Weekly, but
the Boomer was SO large that only
one page could be printed at a time.
But that didn't make any difference.
Darrell's father said he would set the
type at noon for them, and the man
at the Statesman said they could print
their paper on his little job press
after supper. So after supper Monday
night the Boomer goes to press. Dar-
rell's father has the form all locked
up for them and they put it on the
press and kick it off," If you don't
know what kicking it off, means you
show your ignorance, for that means
that you are running the press by
a foot treadle, just as mother does
a sewing machine. It's not so easy
as it sounds.
The Boomer Publishing Company
pays for the use of press, type and
paper by working around the office,
carrying bundles and things like that.
1t doesn't cost a cent to issue the
Boomer, just some work and a lot
of fun. It's all profit. Figure it out
for yourself, seventy-five papers at 5
cents month. And remember, each
one gets a third when the proceeds
are to be divided. The entire edi-
torial staff has taken two trips to the
picture show on the proceeds already.
They "Beat" the Whole Town.
But back to those scoops. The first
issue contained the news of the death
of Mrs. G. c. Broadhead a halliday
before any other paper printed it.
Darrell heard about it, so they hur-
ried and got out their first paper
noon. Then the Guitar Shoe
store burned and c. B. Bowling's
house, both on Sunday. SO they got out
the Boomer day early and the people
who were so fortunate as to be sub
scribers got the fire news early Mon
lay morning and the other papers had
20 wait until Monday night.
They pick up news everywhere.
Each one of the editors carries in his
pocket a pad on which to write all !
he news he finds and it is turned in
Is copy to Mr. Parker, so he can set
when he gets time.
They boom Columbia. On the edi-
orial page the editors declare that the
Boomer is devoted to Columbia and
Ter interests. The editors have long
hought that new fire equipment was
leeded in Columbia, so they have been
fter it.
"You bet we hit the fire depart
nent some," said one of the editors.
Now we are going to have a new mo-
or truck.
Then the editors are strongly in
avor of cleaner streets for Columbia.
hey are starting to agitate a clean
p campaign. They haven't thought ,
T anything else to boost for just now.
ut they will when they get what they
re after now.
How long will the Boomer last? .
he editors do not know. 1t looks ,
ealthy now and may last a long
me. Maybe it will be a big paper
ome day. Anyway, the editors hope ,
, enter the School of Journalism ,
ome time and then they will run
Ig paper. C. ME