Arizona state miner., 1924-08-09
WHAT THE LOCAL PAPER DOES

Each and every local paper gives
from $1,000 to $4,000 in free lines
for the benefit of the community in
which it is located. No other agency
can or will do. this.
The local editor, in proportion to
his means; does more for his home
town than any other ten men, and in
fairness, man to man, ought to be
supported, not because you like him
or admire his writing, but because
local paper is the best investment a
community can make. 1t may not be
brilliant or crowded with great
thoughts but financially is of more
benefit to a community than a teacher
or a preacher. Understand us, now,
we do not mean morally or intellec-
tually. but financially, and yet on the
moral question you will find that a
majority of the local papers are on
the right side of the question. Today
the editors of the local papers do the
most work for the least money of any
people living. -rWickenburg State
Miner.
The above editorial, from the pen
of Editor Watson, of the Wickenburg
State Miner, was probably inspired
by "reminiscences. The Wickenburg
State Miner, refusing to do the bid
ding of a band of business men of
that town, the greater part of whom
are now involved in the failure of
the Central Bank, or who have been
forced to other fields for the exercise
10 hnxyonf%dH hxy
these men and others whom they sue
ceeded in influencing. Editor Watson
stood his ground. fought back with
all his might, and that of his family.
His wife and his three little sons
delved into the tedious task of get
ting out the paper in the face of ad-
versity. Recently he was awarded
judgment against the boycotters In
the Superior Court of Maricopa
county The jury awarded Judgment
in favor of the plaintiff after ten min
utes deliberation. 4
1t must have been hard fight for
the Watsons. They reserve credit
for fighting it out when, in fact, they
could have bundled up their little
print shop and moved into cleaner
and possibly better field. It's wide
world and Chambers of Commerce in
many live towns are constantly bid
ding for the services of reliable news
paper men. Many a small town pub
Usher, has refused better opportunities
in more appreciative field, thru the
false idea that he would be breaking
faith with the population of the town
in which he happens to be located.
What is it that causes such bulldog
tenacity to hang on? Probably Edi-
tor Watson can explain, but more
probably he cannot Fighting a
towns battles Is looked upon as the
sole task of it's newspaper, when In
truth the newspaper owes no greater
debt to its town than does any other
business establishment. 49,
There Is no doubt but what the
Watsons could have avoided the try
ing months of adversely and almost
fruitless hard work by moving into a
better field. They could have escaped
it all and at the same time realized
greater monetary returns. But they
chung on"
It is to that mysterious spirit that
many a city and town owes it's advan-
tage of having paper to fight it's
battles and boost its welfare.
We hope that the people of Wick
enburg appreciated Editor Watson's
"stuff'' For he was the first to at
tack the crooked manipulators of the
Wickenburg branch of the Central
Bank, and fought them and their in
f1uenced weaklings to a victorious
finish.-Tombston PrOspector.