Journalist Clarence Barron purchased control of the company for US$130,000 in 1902; circulation was then around 7,000 but climbed to 50,000 by the end of the 1920s.
O xornalista Clarence Barron comprou o control da compañía por 130 000 dólares en 1902; a circulación estaba ao redor de 7 000 copias pero para o final da década de 1920 ascendeu 50,000.