The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-07-06
Editorial
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Volume IS
Another series of So issues COM
pleted, The Redwood Gazette today
begins its sixty-fifth year. The old
est paper, if not the oldest business
in Redwood county, the paper is also
among the old timers in the entire
state.
Although Ga series of 81 issues
have been completed today is not in
reality the Gazette's birthday. The
paper was started September Is, 1869
but since there is one or two days
over So weeks in each year, the day
for the volume change moves forward
each year. This year it is July 6,
last year it was July z, two years ago
it was July 9. In IS years it is easy
to see how the day moved from late
September to early July.
Every newspaper prides itself on
Being of service to it's community.
Not only do its news columns re-
fleet the. progress of the city, but it's
advertising signifies whether or not
the community is making a valient
effort to advance or is dying for lack
of foresight and enthusiasm.
Very few of the 10 or IL thousand
persons who read The Gazette every
week realize the amount of time and
effort and the expense involved in it's
publication. Six persons have full
time employment at the shop where
the news and advertising are gather
ed, edited, set into type and printed.
Eighteen others devote from one to
three days each week gathering per-
sonal items and news from commune
ties in all sections of the county. AL
most two-thirds of the receipts from
subscriptions, advertising and job
printing 60 to these persons in week.
~ or monthly checks, to circulate
again in Redwood Falls and Redwood
county. Dozens of other expense
items must be paid from the remain
ing one-third.
The same few mentioned above ap-
preciate the expense to which news
paper goes in providing free publicity
for churches, civic organizations,
school organizations, service groups,
clubs, lodges and dozens of other act
ivities which build the community.
Few realize that newspapers space
is limited and that publicity must vie
with news and advertising for space
and position. Editors expect no thanks
for this space, instead they must
graciously explain to irate publicity
seekers why more space and better
position was not given to their pet
projects.
Although revenue to all newspap-
ers has fallen off sharply in recent
years, readers should notice that few
newspapers have retrenched to the
extent that they are giving less serv-
ice than in more prosperous years.
Every editor tries each week to have
some improvement for the benefit of
readers. From week to week this is
difficult to notice but by turning back
in the files from year to year, one can
see continual development. In Ga
years, not one of the several editors
who have guided the progress of The
Gazette every hoped to produce per-
feet newspaper. A newspaper can
be no more ideal than it's field. Their
only hope was to give the community
the best paper it could afford and
would support. That is our aim as
we begin volume 65.
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Many people know through bitter
experience how easy it is to get into
debt and how difficult it is to get out
of it again. Pay as you go is a good
habit to get into; that is if you can.
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We are informed that the farmers
of the U. S. A. are refnancing. We
are going to consult a good farmer
and learn how he does it so we may
go and do likewise.
Many people admit that honesty is
the best policy but the sad comment
airy is that it often takes an inquiry
to make them realize it.
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Judges in the "Miss Redwood
Falls" contest should be posted as to
which candidates help their mothers
with the dishes.
Don't be in too much of a hurry.
Remember the fate of the early
worm.
When one writes the truth it isn't