The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-07
ASKS SUPPORT
FOR MOSCOWS
NEWSPAPERS
RETIRING PUBLISHER URGES CIT
IZENS TO GIVE SUPPORT
TO HOME INDUSTRY
TELLS OF CONDITIONS
L. F. PARSONS TELLS CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE TO BE MORE
LIBERAL WITH PRESS

One of the features of the weekly
luncheon of the Moscow chamber Of
commerce today at noon was the ad
dress of L. F. Parsons, retiring pub
Usher of The Star-Mirror, who told
of Conditions in Moscow as they affect
ed the newspapers and asked that the
press of the city be given more recog-
milton and better support. Mr.. Par
sons has published The Star-Mirror
for considerably more than year and
has improved the paper and made it
not had the support it should have
had. 1t has given literally of its space,
both in the news and advertising col
umns as we'll as its editorial talent to
helping every public enterprise in Mos
cow Mr. Parsons has not asked more
support for himself, but in retiring
has asked that his successor be grant
ed the loyal support that a newspaper
as good as The Star-Mirror and pub
lished in town as good as Moscow
should have Mr.. Parsons said:
81 wish to call your attention to
a matter which is of coniderable mo-
ment to this chamber, to Moscow and
to Latah county-the purchase of the
Daily and Weekly STAR Mirror by Mr..
Lamphere, who also owns the Idaho
Post. 1t is Mr.. Lamphere's intention
to combine these two printing plants.
He is making extensive Improvements
TO the Star-Mirror building for that
purpose and proposes to give Moscow
"a modern printing plant. When he has
accomplished this he will have invest
ed approximately $4,000.
''Mr Lamphere is investing this sum
in the belief that Moscow wants and
will support a good, clean, progressive
newspaper. In doing this Mr. Lam
phere is taking considerable risk.
He must have the moral and financial
support of the public, which Moscow
has never given to the fullest extent.
"Some years ago, when I was chair
man of the industrial committee of
this body, I made report on the in
dustrial plants of the city. In com
menting on the printing industry
called attention to the fact that the
two printing offices were still able to
do business that they were giving all
the profits derived from commercial
printing in boosting the chamber OF
commerce, the fair association and
other community interests and | urged
that job printing that was then being
sent out of the city be given to the
local printers so that further profits
might be had for boosting purposes.
s.At that time I was speaking from
~the outside looking in Having had |
a years experience from the inside |
looking out what I said then was
fruer than 1 knew. From my expert
ancesI find that very large part OF
"a publishers time and money is de- /
manded for public service for which |
no compensation can be or is asked
from the public. This service is sup
posed to be paid for by public support
in the shape of advertising space. Mos
COW has never done this. Practically
every individual who has endeavored
TO publish a newspaper in Moscow has
had to pay for the privilege. He has
either gone broke or has been badly |
dented financially. My experience has
been short; it cost me but $10.39 a |
year for my privilege of endeayoring
to serve the people.
Gentlemen, this is wrong. If we are
10 have a good newspaper we must
support it. You cannot expect man
In devote his money and energies on
behalf of the community and do 1t
good naturedly without support in the
way of advertising space and CONNER
cial work 1t is pretty hard for
publisher to keep his good nature at
best He is continually having organ
fzations and individuals asking that
their endeavors be given notice in the
paper at a cost of several dollars to
the publisher and sees these same in
dividuals and organizations take their
iob printing to another shop or send
it out of town for the purpose of saving
a few cents. .ss
"He is constantly being told that /