Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-08

Friends of the Journal kindly expressing the opinion that
Journal has retained the enlightened vision of its founders
Jail along the years. has kept the faith been loyal to it's rad
ton Very gratifying though SOLDERING in the sense of obi
CATION
Comprehension of the of the past century in this
country impossible without taking into account the agency
Iof newspapers in that marvellous achievement Inc
church, the school, the newspaper with these community life
equipped for development For fortunately it was
possible for the right with few dollars and printers
devil working for his board to produce newspaper thus
were established assembling and transmitting I'M
pulses mostly good be said They made possible consistent
of public opinion and intelligent shaping of national
policies-and so came the America we know.
Once the general store at the corners the sewing circle
and the church social suced for distribution of the local
Readers little newspapers wanted to know what was
going the great world outside for learning which facilities
were few railroads. tegraphs telephones or radio They
hungered Congress- of political campaigns OF their
of thought of the seapos whence radaed lines of
communication overseas. The residents of what is now
Augusta the keenes for all this what is more
they showed excellent discrimination in their selection of the
men for purpose and for saunchy supporting them when
found.
The Journals first equipment freghed from Bath on
the sled of one of Names farmers returning from market
There railroads in this country in 1925 People were
talking of radio pictures pusated the wide Atlantic
Slavery and the saloon dragons yet to be sa Feope
had yet populate cities for converting Names into
paper the Vests hides into shoes the Souhs cotton into
fabrics but the political doctrines of Thomas Jefferson and OF
wondering whether the Erie Canal to bring east the
products the rich soil of the midwest would affect eastern
production.
Vision courage loyalty truth love of country, faith in
America and the triumph of the right obviously
as to keeping the faith throughout many OF the troubled
well grounded knowledge the fundamentals needed
in shaping the policies in the doing of which the history OF
the State that the Journal had honorable and dis
nguished share And those who selected name for the
paper had the foresight to choose the word Kennbc Ever
since the publishers of this paper have endeavord to meet the
those who have the good fortune to dwell in this great
vital and picturesque part the State Familiarity known the
hear of Mane the Kennebec Valley confident that in
doing they may make it representative of the State
The Kennebec Journal attracted and inspired by such
Severance Eaton Blaine and Stevens it's early fora
tive days and given to the institution which it became
not only distinction but enduring qualities. And these
leaders of thought into greater national
good fortune remained in attendance with Alden Sprague
Howard Owen and Charles Nash, "a whole team pulling
together adding daily ISSUE putting it sound financial
basis and strengthening its hold on the constituency.
the for further expansion to keep
with conditions confronting the modern newspaper again
found those suited to the opportunity Edwin c. Burleigh far
seeing with the prestige of his political and business sagacy
and confidence in the future of Mane and his Clarence
Bueigh gifted with sympathetic insight and appealing
that enriched its columns and friends and adherens
Their views respecting policies and their property in the
Journal later under the administration of Lewis A.
Burleigh, himself shareholder and wise counsellor And
associated with them Charles F. Fynt who succeeds
knowledge of the needs of modern newspaper plant has visible
and tangible proof in the institution of today In other ways
the reflected his experienced counsel always
nzed by his associates not alone respecting technical and bust
management but regarding and editorial policies
WE'LL important factor in the papers development during
that period.
Messrs Severance and Eaton the Journals first publishers
craftsmen trained in the plant of the National ntegencer
at Washington They could set type and press well
formulate policies Add to the setting of type running of
presses and formulating policies intimate knowledge of all of
odays intricate of printing and publishing esab
shment from stereotypng to binding and estimating costs
thereon all of which applies to the present manager the
this paper
1t is written that Tradition snowy beard" (not
tradition by the way) but romance young Romance
in newspaper making? Inquire of its workers; From kings
c cobbes it is the same Another has sad bad servants
wound their masters ame Looking back along the line of
who have wrought where have there been bad
in all the Journals hundred years? If there such they
forgotten Not of them all but would resent even
suggestion that "A good better than precious ointment"