The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-21


to be seen whether the county could
increase it's holdings with these Shaw
nee County banks at three per cent
sufficiently to meet its needs.
Whether this may be accomplished
or not, the State Journals contentious
are absolutely right and correct,
namely that the Shawnee County ball
ances and the Topeka City balances
should pay the rate of three per cent,
which the banks of the city have
themselves set as the proper figure for
State money and for part of the city's
money. The fact that the Ozawkie
bank is willing to pay three per cent,
but under the law is not eligible,
would indicate that the money is
worth just as much to the eight town
banks in Shawnee county. No one
knows, of course, what pressure if
any, would be brought by the banks
of the City of Topeka to hold these
town bankers in line; or just how in
dependent these banks are of the To-
peka banks.
The editor of this paper, is obliged
to leave for New York city this eve
ming to attend the annual meeting of
the Associated Press and the Pub
fishers covering four days important
sessions in New York city next week
The writer should have gone yester-
day, but tonight will be in season. He
has never missed an annual meeting
of the Associated Press in fifteen
years and he needs to be at those an
nual meetings because there are gath
cred together the greatest newspaper
men from all parts of the United
States, and the member from the State
Journal always receives at these meet
ings valuable information which en-
ables him to make improvements in
this plant and property and learn of
the latest facilities in the craft and
embody them, if possible, in the State
journal for the benefit of it's readers
and patrons and mechanical business
and reportorial staffs. Meanwhile
the commissioners and the banks will
have the opportunity of quietly con-
ferring to the end that fair treat
ment is secured.
Matters of less local Importance, too,
can remain in allegiance. Among these
is the suit of the Crawfords for SIS, 900
against The CldIS JOuIIIdl
ing statement of the condemnation
of the condition of one of the opera
houses in Topeka, based on the Of
ficial inspectors reports and instruc-
tions. That suit requires no attention
until May IL.
Then there is T. r. We can't neg
lect him, but he is certainly able to
take care of himself.
The white paper situation is some
what critical. and visit to New York
may clear up something about this.
This printing concern received
notification yesterday that colored
inks for which it has been paying
twenty-five cents have been advanced
to thirty-two cents, and we are in
formed that is what we will have to
pay. We have colored inks on hand
sufficient to run three weeks: The
problem will then come up whether
we shall print Buster Brown and the
Van Looms on Saturdays in plain
black. or in black and colors, blue and
red, as at present. Will our readers
stand for the black alone? There will
be the same good-natured humor, but
the spirited colors will be lacking.
There is another important matter
concerning the State Journal which
may also remain in waiting. This is
the advertising situation. Nearly
every one of our larger local adver-
tisers has realized that it is perfectly
proper for the State Journal to charge
more for its advertising than it did
fifteen years ago. They are also con-
WINGED that independent of the high
cost of raw materials used in the pro-
duction of a daily newspaper. with
the additional service rendered them
would warrant an increase in the rate.
This paper is now giving these adver-
Users more than double the circula-
ton that it gave them when the old
rate was made and since the rate has
been changed to them. The fact that
we are printing more than twice as
many papers as we were when the old
rate was made increases the expenses
enormously; it takes twice the ink;
over twice the quantity of white paper,
and more than twice the amount of
postage, not considering the increased
number of pages printed, and the size
| of the pages. The advertisers have
certainly met the situation so far as
the State Journal is concerned in a
most gratifying manner saving alone
one exception.
| There is one big store here which
wishes the State journal to give it q
lower rate for advertising than is be-
ing paid by the other big stores. This
advertiser has been out of the paper
for several weeks, but it is simply i'm.