St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-08-13
Nine Years on the Job

As CO. this paper its ninth anniversary
still in the swadding infant Even for Negro paper
nine wears is mere fragment 1927 that the first
paper published Negroes in the interest OF the
people issued, ZIG years .
Our nine wears looks very of the Afro
American or the older The Christian Recorder
b not considered newspaper in perfect Christian Re-
ede the oldest Negro publication record established 1852
eight wears before assumption the presidency The Chicago
nfJ FIRST If the powerful national Negro Sheets years DID,
the Chicago Tpper e. The Chicago Bee CLAIMS
"a Amsterdam News proudly features volume "a
~ f and the pittsburgh Courier "eader advertising
circulation publication "a Kansas Cys
Call about years while the Louisiana Weekly the Dee
paper year. Gaoway Omaha Guide which serves COM
unitv comparable Twin Cities has been the job for
16 years Of regular being published the
Philadelphia holds the record for continuous Inc
Tribune the light of day in 1884
Nine years publication nothing in comparison
age the journals we have just mentioned nine
wears does not tell complete The Twin Cities have had several
newspapers One OF the papers was pu 4t 49, f1
The people much support to it or to the others which FOL
lowed have had those which lasted only
short time have played part IN preparing 'n puoh % W
port which finally this publication About the time this paper
began publication people here in the Twin Cities had lost faith
in the possibility having regularly issued Negro weekly
Prior that
frequently pointed valiant attempts had been made to
develop into paying proposition winch couo tno up
and against the enemies OF their Nine years
have told another story.
hard backbreakng work to keep this paper aoa
There predicted early failure There others
like Horn Hail. Robert Mouden Ellis Houston
Squire Neal W. Smith, L. Andersen Dr. w. D. Brown Leo cHa
loyal who had faith AS have sa 1t took
work. long hours stomahs and sepess nights
Because printed without and of favor
but kept right plugging We
thought good for the community
good things backed things didn't
going out to be bad We've had some victories and
gang Nobody anyhg-e insisted making
the hard still doing just that and the folks IN the last
years begun maybe shat little old paper"
They noceaby beginning wait at the drug
until the circulation delivers it. They beginning
small who tries sell them the each week
And significant of ALL the folks have
learned to pay for the paper
folks still ads the news" They
still look carefully the for the
they seeing regularly whether they
buy or their neighbours copy.
With readers list of advertisers Ne
have spend which be traced largely
the efforts of this and agencies which supports Some
the realize this and from firms which the
columns the example: At
Sumner Coop Market the Nnsmaster Baking Company bread
sells its competitor three Nnmaser has been the
year. Negro
the growing loyalty of the Negro his Firms which this
advertising medium the peoples preferred list.
This has been political journal in the partisan
has taken the stand that hold
the promise to the Negro No
that this has published
anything advertising space bought
tisemen not if he good friendly
advance he received editorial support paper
the side of the unpopular candidate
the question of the Negro By these
its duty and directed its political
much time anything but think
which proved that alive vital important
It would take than print
helped make the newspaper
advertisers that wish hearty thanks
loyalty cooperation during the journalistic
existence