The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-10-02
FIPE YEARS WITH
THE RECORD

THE RECORD
Il was five years ago Monday that the wri-
ter launched his career with The Filler Record
The occasion cannot be passed without comment.
IL was on September 20, 1919 that hammers
* Shinn took over the paper from William
Ientz, who started The Record SIX months pre-
viously as successor TO The Nonpafissa Journal
which in turn succeeded The Filler Journal.
The fiye-year span has been an important and
eventful one, not to say profitable and interest
ing Two hundred and sixty issues of The
Record have been published in that time, and
Il is believed that reference to them will prove
thar they reflect true index 10 the community
and lis life.
Nineteen nineteen was the apex of prosperity
readers will recall, and The Record enjoyed this
patronage for some year and half. Then
came the eneyitable slump which reached the
lowest ebb perhaps in about 1922.
The community newspaper goes up and down, |
OF course, with the community itself; prospecting
in the good years and somehow managing to
weather the storms of hard times. To have thus
nursed an infant business brings one much the |
same comforting feeling, that comes we presume,
TO the mother of child, in which her hopes are
wrapped up.
In the fiveyear period referred to The Record
has grown from four-page affair with perhaps
57S circulation, TO paper twice that size and
double in circulation.
The printing department of the plant pro-
gressed from little hallway shop with one
small press TO a modern printing department,
equipped with all facilities, handling thousands
OF dollars worth Of business annually. Right
now, for instance the plant is engaged in the /:
publication OF 2S0-page book for state grand |:
lodge
IL IS believed that The Record has most sue {
ressvely lived up TO It's motto carried in the first
issue under the new ownership five years ago, e
that IL would fidst Of all be newspaper, and be
independent in politics. This has been amply
proved in the two political campaigns gone
through and in the ono in which we are now in
he midst
As for fairness, reliability, accuracy. cleanli-
Tess and untainted news and editorial columns, IL
$ for the readers to Judge, but clear conscience
N the writer's part is the greatest testimony in
his regard
These have been important years for the com
nunlty as whole. Remarkable progress has
cen shown, and the returning prosperity is APP
aren't on every hand. We will all share in il.
Improved highways, paved streets, and an en-
srged county fair; the knowledge that this is
eeoming successful bean. small seed, and dairy
ountry; the construction of the railroad south
trough Contact 10 Wells, Nevada the assur-
nee OF the great American Falls dam with all
&c resultant benefits; the progress that is being
Jade in civic, religious, political. social and econ
mic ssandpoints gives great hope for the future.
Failure TO mention the stauneh friends and
lpporters OF the paper for the past five years
ould be serious omission in review of this
lturc. Without them. success would be unar
Unable, progress would be blocked, happiness
ould be turned into misery.
The present owners OF Ths Record can only
x Tor continuation OF the loyalty thar has 4
arae,erfed the community in the past May
G five years 10 come be even more happy and
ceessful for all of us, is the sincere wish Of
~ Filler Record
Everyone IS gong 20 the first football game
the season here this year when Filler meets
win Falls on the high school gridirou at 5;iS
sloek Friday afternoon OF this week
Among the many Filler institutions deserving
wholehearted community support is the New
IN Theatre, ID. J. Snyder manager The
oprictor has made the theatre a most ATTRACT
amusement center and the type OF pictures
ng shown. together with the meritorious vaude- -
lie acts provided from time 70 time should be \
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