The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1920-09-02
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4 and who has made himself widel,
4 known for his work on the metro
politan dalies, has gained his frs
and in some ways his most valuabl,
u experience on country newspaper
j; II is a fact, too, that men who hav,
d gone from the newspaper profession
finto other walks of life have beer
immeasurcably aided by the exper.
tenee gained in following the pursui,
that you gentlemen are engaged in
The profession is an honorable one
filled with rare opportunities for
service.
"What can newspaper do for u
! town." What can it not do? What
\ does it not do?
There is not worthy project con.
templated or set afoot but the news
paper espouses and champions the
cause.
No building is ever erected, but
what at every step from foundation
Ito capstone the progress is made n
matter Of record in the home paper.
It is the merchants channel of
communication with his patrons; and
tit is equally the buyers market
}place. The honesty of present-day
Advertising commends itself to the
public, and moro and more the space
Of the home paper is being demand
cd for legitimate advertising pur-
fpcses. The time is coming when the
necessity Of bringing pressure on
some business men to get advertising
will give way to seeking for space
by honest advertisers rs the most
available means Of reaching the pub
lie, and the cheapest.
The newspaper Il Argus eyed; it
Sees everything; knows everything;
records that which is worthy of re-
rording; and the editorial sanctum is
Aften the cafe repository and final
lljFe PLACE el, many I sordid and
|GnW0fehy ivory that never M-rerftt.
ed publication.
The newspaper is the intimate
friend of every citizen; it knows
everybody. 1t praises the good; can
sures the evil, and stands four
square for the uplift and bettcrment
Of the community.
It greets the newest infant, ard
rsjoices with the happy parents; it
rings the wedding chimes, n.,d tolls
the knell of the departed. /. is Joy
Gus with the happy, and sad with tho
sorrowful.
II bears an intimate mcssn"e in
every issue to those who have remov-
ed from the old home town; ana CO...
veys news to the home fo)ls7 from
those who are away.
And withal It is never n scandal
monger. With fine discrimination, il
diffcrentiates news from gossip; it
exploits the achievements Of men
and covers with silence their mis-
takes.
II Is the truos. Of icrds. for il
never fails to call attention to IL
fects, ever Mt home, an. by holdinG
up the advantages of necessary i'm
lprovemcnts il ere ,uragcs develop.
lbnent and progress,
81 II n town were to check up ils as-
sets. chief among them would be its
newspaper. II is the one valuable
lsomnon possession. No matter who
towns the stock of the company TINT
publishes IL, or who sits in the cdi-
torial chair, the newspaper belongs
TO the people. and in very real
sense town and it's people may be
accurately judged by the kind and
quality Of the paper that is sent
forth. II it is live, pushing, for
wnrd-looking publication, the town
lives and moves forward. II IL Is
/ spincless and without purpose except
to sell subscriptions and advertising
space. not much can be hoped in the
way Of community progress.
"What can newspaper do for n
town." II cnn do more than any
one single agency to insure unity and
advancement. With II Is thriving
condition, every industrial, social and
moral movement is assured Of cffcc-
tive leadership. which makes for ac-
complishmcnt; without II town Is
silent and dead, for silence. how
ever golden, IL u sign OF death. -Ex.
Rev. Henry J. Cnttcrnll Is In at
tendance Mt Methodist conference
week. Mt the Grant Avenue NJ u.
church in Denver all this week. Rev.
G. NJ. Cooper will iii the pulpit in
his absence Sunday morning and
Raw. A W. Rice will prcnch in the