The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-09-10
IS ONE-FIFTY TOO MUCH?

ARE TAKING little time off this week and instead OF
w patting other fellow the back going to put
taps shoulders with the following editorial
from the columns of the American Press
The American day the announcements
papers of the country and the
details such lead the conviction
primarily at fault with those that have
ven ghost That factor the subscription price OF ST.
The charging this price for years subscription are
course greatly minority That only natural for but
papers exist at that rate and those that do merely
dragging themselves along The subscription OF $OO
douby wrong the mistake asking it made the
beginning What there to believe that subscribers will
not willing pay for their paper? What
have publishers suspect that the community which
settled about to settle will not gladly show enter
prsng spirit and materially assist enteprising
should fair mindedness surely not
fail the publisher who has made his mind to the
munty through his paper There doubt in the mind
any who insight into the matter that the country
paper great champion the rights of the country
muny Not alone does fight the battles of it's immediate
community but it greater than met
ropotan paper sentiments of the American people,
But further than this the country accepted
tcay member of family The publisher knows the
prevail every home He is called for adj
this matter and in that he is called for his opinion
in all matters that engage the communtya this aside from
his provide his readers with of
neghborhood and of the county, state and nation This
alone entities him to the most patronage adj
versing well subscription at the hands of the community
considerations be into
the publisher higher subscription absolutely
among almost
every commodity that enters into homes short the in
of living Food prices have up; mater
pay than did formeryexcept when buy
newspapers
The the clothing merchant the hardware merchant the
druggist ohersa of them their prices when the
market demands it, but the at the rate
high cost Of living high cost of living Why this? Is
not the publisher entitled to raise the price Of his the
that every other merchant raises his? Most
suredy he is
At the subscription price of $5O yeahe weekly
read at least by two family costs the reader
little cent For this the reader informed of what
going in his immediate he put in touch
with the affairs of the state and nation he is instructed amused
and entertained AS have said before the reader profits and
the advertiser profits But where the profit that belongs to
the who is producing the newspaper? The solution that
besides making and maintaining strict advertising rates. every
publisher should make subscription rates that will for the
cost of production of his paper The price of $3.50 should be
accepted the minimum Every wide awake community will
gladly pay this price for good home paper.
PATRIOTISM WE MUST APPLAUD
Congressman Doremus, of Michigan which
declines active part in the present political cam
paign declares of sticking the job President
Wilson says:
Certainly this time when America expects every man to
his duty without thought of profit advantage to himself
greater than party America cannot be properly
served by any moment his interest
has,