Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-17

TRY and the world. Luther Sever
lance became a member of Congress
land a commissioner to the Sandwich
Islands. James G. Blaine was for
several wears one of it's owners and
Its editor. John l.. Stevens. another
Iof the owners. was United states
minister to Paraguay, Sweden. Nor =
,Wav and the Sandwich Islands. In
later years. Edwin C.. Burleigh, who
was for many years principal owner
of the property. served as governor
of Maine, representative In Congress
ana a senator of the United States.
So it would seem that Luther Sever
ance set the pace in other ways than
the production of good newspaper.
An Exponent Of Prosperity
Contrast between the day when its
leading news article dealt with pi-
racy in the West Indies, and the day
on which the paper celebrated It's
ihundredth anniversary, should afford
comfort for those who deplore the
conditions of the present. Augusta
is small in population al American
cities are counted. But the century
has seen what was essentially a
frontier village transformed into
thriving modern community. The
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many of the pages of this special
number are indicative Of degree of
prosperity that would have. been re-
! garded as a mere dream by people
of century ago. They talk up in
Maine. from time to time. OF their
difficulties. The state of agriculture
! is viewed with alarm. The failure of
towns and cities to grow with the
,rapdity which marks the growth OF
communities in some other parts OF
the country is deplored. But. now
and then a milestone is reached at
which it is possible to look back over
the pathway through the years. and
I it then becomes apparent how great
has been the journey away from the
limitations of the past. The compile
. ton of a century of a newspapers
life obviously supplies SUCH a mile
stone. and Augusta is but one OF the
many thriving towns and cities IN
! New England which have seen sm-
liar transformation.
| The number Of daily newspa pers
| tends to decrease. but the experience
OF such of them as the kennebec
Journal goes to show that there is a
field for the newspaper or the small
city as we'll as Of the large. espe-
cially as it -devOtes its energies to
the upDulIulTS OIL ttS CoIIliliuHltS. ~
is to be counted as one Of the best
OF the home products, made by the
home folks. Charles +. Flynt, the
principal owner of the kennebec
Journal, has spent a lifetime in it's
service. He has sons in the business.
They know that their interests and
the interests of Augusta run side by
side. Conducting their property in
tina, spirit they may enter with con-
ftdence upon it's second century.
/, From the standpoint also OF the news
of the world it is a century that Will
begin under cheerful auspices. There
will be much that is inspiring in
news Of scientific progress and es-
pecially in the tidings of the cam
paign against disease, news or a
character that constantly bulks larg-
er in the public prints. If there is
| in the news much that shows that
deEased human nature has not
changed since the days when West
| Indian pirates harasSed Yankee COM
merce, there is more and more news
of this other kind.
| Il may be said, in conclusion. that
Mhey grow sturdy newspapers Down
East The Halifax Morning Chron-
iclc is another daily journal that has
recently celebrated a centennial. the
Nova Scotian. of which it is the sue
cessor, having been established In
1924. 1t, too, has had history OF great
interest. 1t, too. has played import
ant part in the affairs OF it's COM
immunity. But that is another story.