The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-10-10


'u .;bsr. ag,, If las respective towns OF the
%.,,[, ". y-,I, he printed at the close OF the
!9 Waldo ounty Liberty Loan Com
aH
rbs Maine Press Meeting.
4, 5s-- srn- sessions of the Maine
" as>cat91 we're held in Water
! ! ,st e. Ttatslsy and Friday with Pres
|. Tbsrss + Fiynt of the Kennebec
~ or4s.Gue There was small
.Is' .a5srf. owing to the illness of men,
hi rrs tal questions discussed
!. 'fa nr- ag of unusual Importance.
F.rnp was reelected president and
pglts7 of Skowhegan secretary and
.,rsr Mayor L. C. Wardwell of
,.r Ne extended the greetings of the
,,r. pleasure of entertaining such
,f.aas. lass of Maine men. He
tall ogt aston to state what he
milf ..- a- to the press of Maine,
4ir Aal here is going to be a
o,r.. -v FOR Maine. We have
|. p u'jng and fishing so much
.-... e.. most intelligent people
.fa. Sma believe Maine to be a
r- We should boost the State
.n eItise it. | think after
mn re we should advertise our
7aul ants, water powers, etc,
h. Maine are worth much more
rmage- in thr South, and yet they
+ meca more about them. |
the press to see that
E 0.fly advertised. We are
Fr.a. real Chamber of Com
ftv and | believe one that
[w ud. We have had Cham
/ q lmn a-ce in the past but they
Eb- rl NOW a real one is being
|.l Nlsa viii help make the city
eleruus.'
|aisr .ynt responded to the well
/ a le nayor and said in part:
he press to advertise
/ HaA publishes a newspaper
.e H3per to do the advertising
and the local Chamber of
rs ID this
| Aa place there are very few
a. - can afford to advertise,
U.s. rue community. You re-
tae ertlSing which is done in
Nal t9 you will find that it is al
r If YOU will take hold
la H5- that are reasonable you
|lti.H a the publishers in Maine
.cla and the papers will take
l-1y aer full share.
| be Of ..r important events of the
'hg yrltr Of the War Emergency
T Gurus all subscriptions to be
|A 3. expiration of time paid for un-
'a5Te ard paid in advance. l re-
!iN as help rather than a detrl-
Aa publishing business.
1aoHst arS of the Kennebec Jour-
aa@t i've probability of such action
lot measures last spring to place
"-f1ai description list on an ad-
NyHs Jasls We raised the price
lapnl 81 per year at the same
We met no objection of conse-
Si'om our subscribers and lost less
Mo4t of list Of 1000. Of this
i4ie a PORTION could not afford to
'daliy paper
'Sl 10 say to those who reduced
inscription price a few years ago
4!s have found out their mistakes.
VIII never find better time to get
wa tam prCe than the present. No
weekly can afford to publish the
lenanded in these days for less
t-9u per year and 81 would give no
Asn a TAR profit"
Special feature of the Thursday
Wy session was the address of Hon.
Moons of Washington, first as
lp'Simaster general He made an
',De ' address, teeming with informa-
specially valuable to newspaper
seS he explained how the war
iIpelled re-adiustments in many
business and that the newspapers
NY. IVY escaped. He discussed at length
a a"u OF second class postage and
E@tem
"uched upon the relative status of
E'ptlS and magazines and remarked
pN oellef newspaper advertising
n1; ;' oeen too low, and expressed
,~js T'Su Nat advertisers and subscrib-
De wiling as rule to pay more.
psaNeF discussed the efforts that
made by the War Industries
reduce the consumption of
Ngaa 1l s&plalneo that in these rulings
''ace department. had no part
Place in operation those that
s5" SoIIS was heard with great interest
~ At the conclusion Of his
s agniied his willingness to
sE questions, and then came an
TNg hour, Remarks were made
Ia. r. Bass and j. Norman Towle
In hi VINO brtught out some points
ue relations of the newspapers
spai'ment that Mr.. Koons re-
ut OF much value to him.
a.,l .SS explained the position of the
,a' fully and demonstrated a
H. Sr@, 70 cooperate, and a desire
MA ga'lon from the standpoint OF
soal publishers that was thor
.rtclated by them.
h. Warner of Portland, chair