Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-15
Weekly Papers Indicate
Prosperous Conditions
GROWTH OF WISCONSIN WEEK.
LIES PROVE ASSETS TO
ALL COMMUNITIES


Wisconsin's population makes it one
of the best fields in the United
States for the publication Of weekly
newspapers The state with total
population of 2,631,839 1920 census)
ranks thirteenth among the forty.
eight states. While its relative rank
among the states has remained un
changed it's population has increased
mare than half million during the
past twenty years.
One Wisconsin city in 1920 had a
population of more than 10000 which
ranks it as a city of the first class
according to the legislative classified
ton. There were three cities in the
second class with populations between
10000 and 10000; seventeen third
class cities with populations between
10000 and 10000; 125 incorporated
cities under 10000; and 33 incorpor-
ated villages. Aside from the popula-
tons in these cities and villages there
is a rural population of 1,115,599.
The great majority Of the 458 cities
and villages with populations of less
than 10000 are social and business
centers for strictly agricultural com
munities and ideal locations for sue.
cessful and influential weekly news
papers.
Wisconsin's foreign born population
according to the last census is 49,
904, a great part Of which lives in the
large manufacturing centers. Those
of foreign birth in the agricultural sec
lions have assimilated American
ideals and customs and many times
are the leaders Of the progressive. com
munity movments.
The state is predominately interest
ed in agriculture for the factories of
the state employ only $500 persons
The state is served by three metro
politan newspaper centers, Chicago,
Milwaukee and Minneapolis-St. Paul
The daily newspapers of the state
published outside Of Milwaukee do not
circulate extensively outside of the
communities in which they are pub
lished.
On the basis of these facts and
many others which might be enum-
Grated it is clearly evident that Wis.
consin is a fertile field for the pub
fishing of live community weeklies.
Though the agriculture of the state
is highly developed it has not yet
even approached its maximum posi-
bilities. Thus there is an ever grow
ing need fer good, live newspapers
awake to the possibilities of the state
and such papers will increase in pros
perity with their communities.
The outside competition is distant
and can never fill the place of the
local papers interested in the pro-
gress and development of the thriv-
ing agricultural communities. Pa
pers devoted to the interests of the
smaller places and the surrounding
trade areas will constantly grow in
Importance and prosperity in spite
Of some who predict the passing of
the weekly paper This is evidenced
by the great improvement and in
creased prosperity that has marked
the weekly newspaper business of the
weeklies the past decade
Practically every progressive farm
er takes daily paper that supplies
him with news about world, national
and state events and with news of
political issues of the day. If the
weekly will avoid such matters and
concentrate on matters that pertain
strictly to the interests of it's own
community it will find itself deal
ing with subjects that will make is
indispensable. to every family in its
community
The small communities of Wiscon-
sin are made up of intelligent, thought
full, progressive citizens who are
proud of their communities. They
will give hearty support to the paper
that truly reflects their interests and
that will point the way to progress
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