An American Authority on the Local Paper.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 396, 22 January 1909, Page 2

An American Authority on the Local Paper.

11 Is the duty of the people of every digtrict to aapport a local paper, where there is one, writes a leading American exchange, It w- rks every issue in their interest, takeup their grievances, urges their requirements gives prurolnenoe to their industries and institutions, and makes their locality known to outsiders. The poorest and most wretched newspaper over published, is worth ten times iis price to every mm in the district in which it is published Ex Governor Franois, of Mis-ouri, spu iks as follows of tho looal report;—“ Each year tho local paper gives from JJuOOto £lOOO in free advertising space to tho community in which it is located. No other agency will or can do this Th.* editor iu proportion to his means, doos more for the town than auy other ten men. He ought to be supported, not because they like him personally, or admire bis writing, but because the local paper is the best iavest ent local people can maki. Ib may not, perhaps, be brilliantly edited or overcrowded with thoughts, but financially it is of moro benefit to tho community than tbo teacher or the preacher. Understand me r do not mean morally or intellectually but financially." The man who excuses himself from subscribing to a local paper on the ground that "times are too bad” must indeed be in a desperate way—so ,bad that ths saving of threepence per weak will •top him fn&u going aa * fttmaolal *' btwt*