Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-08-13
Nine Years on the Job

As CO. this paper observing
still in the swaddng clothes of an infant Even for Negro paper
nine years fragment time 1t in 1927 that the first
paper published by Negroes the interest of the eOlOred
people issued, 116 years ago.
Our nine years very beside the 81 of the Afro
American or the The Christian Recorder
considered the perfect The Christian Re
corde oldest publication record established in 1852
eight years before LncO assumption of the presidency The
Defender powerful national Negro Sheets is 80 DID,
World Joseph Tpper 26 The Chicago Bee claims
"a years the New proudly features Volume "a
on its front page Pittsburgh leader advertising and
circulation publication "a Kansas Cy
Call about % years of age Weekly, the DeO
paper in it's 18th year. Gaoway Omaha Guide which
mty Twin Cities has been the job for
1s OF all the regular secular newspapers being published
Philadelphia holds the record for continuous publication The
Tribune first the light of day in 1884
Nine years of continuous publication nothing comparison
to age journals have just mentioned however nine
years does not tell complete story Cities have had several
the published for many many years
people did give much support it or to the others which fol
lowed All of the have had even those which lasted only
public
port finally this publication About the time this paper
began publication people Twin Cities had lost faith
possibility having regularly issued Negro weekly de-
voted to the community Prior to that time
frequently pointed valiant attempts had been made "
develop newspaper proposition which could stand
have told another story.
1t has been hard backbeakng keep this paper afoat
who predicted early failure There others
Orringn Hail. Robert Mouden Ellis Houston
W. Squire Neal W. Smith, L. Andersen Dr. D. Brown Leo Mca
loyal had faith As have sad it took
hard work. long hours empty stomachs and pess nights
Because without and of favor
but kept right plugging away We
supported everything thought good for the community
things backed things didn't
know going We've had victories and
gang of defeats Nobody gave anyhng-we making
it wayne still that and the folks in the last
think that maybe chat little old paper
noteaby beginning wait at the drug
delivers it. They beginning
small sell them the each week
future And significant of ALL the folks have
learned pay for the paper.
Of try get paper news" They
carefully the for the
seeing regularly whether they
buy it read their neighbours copy
increasing list of advertisers Ne
which largely
of this and agencies which Some
people realize this and buy from firms which the
Baking bread
sells its competitor three Znsmar has been the
during the entire its existence week the
discovered the market and
the growing loyalty of the Negro his Firms which this
advertising medium the peoples preferred list
political journal the
1t has taken the stand that and rather than parties hold
Negro No candidate the nine
this published able
anything but advertising Whether he bought adver
tisement he friendly the Negroes
desire advance received editorial Outlines the has
had be the side Of the unpopular candidate solely because he
the question the Negro By standards this
performed duty directed its political Nine years
much time anything but think reading
which has that is alive vital and important the community
would take than spare, print
the folks who have helped make the road for this
their hoeheared support to these readers and
advertisers that wish and hearty thanks
existence