The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-10-27

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munity not from any selfish angle. but
from the broader viewpoint Of ma
tional good.
Some three or four months ago
there was before Congress a bill on
which the press OF the country was
divided. The magazines the big ma.
tlonal weeklies, the farIn press and
the metropolitan daily papers were on
one side and the country newspapers
were on the other side. The passage
OF the hill would mean creating an op-
portunity for a greater Capitalization
OF the merchandising Of the nation In
few large cities with q consequent
injury to the small cities and towns,
and to the people Of these cities and
towns and the farms surrounding
them. The country press fought for
the defeat of the bill, and In the end
the members Of the committee In
whose hands the fate Of the bill rested
listened to the country press because
they realized that the welfare OF these
country communities represented the
best interests of the nation as
whole. and the bill was killed.
During our participation In the
World war the country press stood
stanchly and unsefishly back OF the
nation. II did nothing to create dis
senslon among the people during the
time of emergency, but II did carry TO
Its readers continuous message Of
patriotism and national unity. In each
community II wiped away much Of
fractional lines, and created an atmOs-
phere of intense Americanism that
welded the American people together
regardless Of place Of birth or an
cestry.
Value Not Always Understood.
But the people of the cities do not
always understand the value OF the
country press. With the Increased de-
mand for war supplies there came a
demand for a decrease In the con-
sumption OF the ordinary needs OF
peace time. Among the things the
consumption OF which must be cut
was paper. A city man was at the
head OF the department that regulated
the use Of paper, and he felt II adj
vlsable to so limit the amount OF pa
per available for the country press as
to seriously, cripple all OF these pa
pers, and to have entirely closed many
of them. II was the privilege Of the
writer TO present the case OF the coun-
try press to this man. and II did not
take him long to see that the govern
ment could not AFFORD to In any con-
siderable degree cripple an institution
that represented so much Of national
good as did these country newspa'
pers.
Country Press Deserves Well.
The country press deserves well OF
the people OF the nation, and especial
" of the people Of the country com
munIties. Individually these papers
may not be large In size MS compared
with the city papers hut quantity Is
not the measure OF their value They
are worth both directly and Indirect
ly far more thnn their subscription
price. For that price they bring 10
you each week the news OF your
friends and acqunintances. TO thoSV
who have left the country home to 60
either to the city or TO some o'her
country home, the country newspaper
Is q welcome weekly letter that keeps
them I'm touch with friends ana Tor
mer associates. To those 1T nome u
carries the news of their friends ana
neIehbors. II records the births ana
deaths, the marriages. the cohll'E'
and goings of those In whom you ARE
interested. II furnishes the medium
Of publicity through when WORK TOT
better and stronger community "
maintained. II voices the consensus
OF opinion Of the community 10 the
representatives in the hnlls OF the
state and national legislators. II N
the paper OF, for and by the people
of the villages, the towns ana tue
small cities.
No country paper worthy OF the
name ever seeks the support OF t"'
people Of It's community on any oi ,
ground than that Of giving more man
full value for all that II receives you
aid yourself. your community your
state and the nation when you support
and read your own "iio'ae Iown
Paper"