Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1914-12-31

merchandising center. Neverthe
less the amount Of grain shipped i
ample evidence of the fact. Lin
/ ton S numerous and welI-equippet
general stores draw trade from ;
much larger territory than that d.
roctly tributary to the town. As
the county grows so does Linton for
the connty seat will always secure
/ added advantages from every in.
creasc IN settlement anywhere in
he county.
4. The Record has no complaint 10
make from a financial point Of view
The income has been good. although
IT has been hard and steady grind
| to keep NJ with the work and still
provide the Records list If sub
scr:hers with good, ncwsy county
seat paper. or course, the usual
ups and downs in a political way
have been experienced and forced
I opposition has been threatened
by political enemies. However. it
has been found that the practical
printer with the necessary capital is
not looking for a location which re-
qures large outlay without ade-
quate financial return. And the
other class is insufficient to make the
proposition go. Further thnn
that. the ordin ry business man is
not particularly interested in polit-
lcal troubles and does not readily
lend himself TO aid new ventures of
a purely political nature. The sec
ond paper as rule means doub-
ling up of expense for the adv.r-
tiser. And that feature does not
listen good" to the rank and Tile Of
business. Ho"ever. 1t IS n,e of he
fortunes Of war That where news
paper 1s>f!anF. enough to tell its
readers 'tn-<thines. which are tran
splrI!,s Unofficial circles. that paper
oftertfmes draws an effort to sup
press it by being run out of bust.
ness. However, the Record is too
securely intrenched TO be scared
out by any such prospect and it will
continue on the more OF less even
tenor of It's ways despite the rum
bllngs and threatenngs of the dis
satisfied. It will be the aim of the
Record in tine future. as in the past,
to give value received for patronage
received. So far as il is within our
power we will fill the wants of those
who desire to patronize the home
paper. Our money is made here
and here 1t is spent. We are anx-
lous to see the town and county
grow and prosper for with such
growth our own prosperity is as
sured. We cannot and will not
agree with all the people all the
time. But we will give the facts as
we find them at all times to the best
of our knowledge and belief. The
former editor Of the Record at.
tempted to conduct the paper along
such lines. He kept it up some
thirty years. During that time he
experienced all the vicissi.uIes of
the business. Competitions of vari-
Gus kinds sprung up. He was Kept
upon his mettle most of those years.
We are unable to state. Of course.
whether or not we will still be
pounding away at the old stand
when thirty more years have rolled
away. But as long as we are the
same fearless, even methods will be
pursued for the best interests uf
the town, county and the Record, as
well.
We thank our many patrons for
their liberal patronage and sup
port during the present year. We
will endeavor to merit the same dur
ing the year which is just beginning.
May their prosperity be assured and
with it the the prosperity and sue.
cess of the Record which is fast
rounding out thirty-one years of
continuous service in the county in
which VIC live.