The Southwestern Specimen from Wichita, Kansas • 1

own tobis Southwestern Specimen. NO. 6. WICHITA KANSAS. SATURDAY FEBRUARY 8.

1890. VOL. 1. I READY STRR10TYPI PLATES! READY PRINT DEPARTMENT THE TRADE SUPPLIED BY Tbe SoiMen Newspaper Co. WICHITA, KANSAS.

MANUFACTURED by LIST OF PAPERS ft Scailratem Newspaper Co. NO BETTER SERVICE IN THE LAND Printed By HE DARE NOT. If Volks Wichita X. business here is not to break up The Southwestern Newspaper F'o. why does he not quote prices to all? We answer that old Baker dare not let him out into Kellogg and W.

X. U. business, lie dare not take their customers. He is here to take ours only. HANDSOME READY PRINTS.

Eook at the various pages of tliis sheet! Note among your exchanges our pr mark, The 8. W. N. Wichita. Kan.

Put on your specs, ye editors, and see if ever any house furnished its patrons any such weekly feast of high class matter! Judge us by our works. IMPORTANT TO PRINTERS. WICHITA, KANSAS. I Tilt Mkndm Newspaper Co. J.W SELF-LOCKING PLATE AND BASK PLATE WICHITA, KANSAS TALL OAKS FROM ACOliNSGROW.

t' itli great satisfaction vc to-Jav prescut to our patrons ami I ri uds the lifth luouthly number of Tu i ruin usi urn Stecimen. Its appearance marks an epoch tu the history of Tiije Southwestern Newspaper Company, i) is corporation was organized six months ago, after weeks of untiring lab by Mr. E. 1. Morgan, who' was for tt' long time connected with the A.

N. tllogg Newspaper Co. No bonus was Vi veil from the Wichita board of tradel)rimarily because no real estate sw indie uld he eonsum-inated thereby ami secondarily because local talent. would no given control. it was finally started 1 a modest way, with a limited capital iL-'hfeted by men, aside from the founder, Mvno experience whatsoever in the business.

From the first it was announced that Tiie Southwestern Newspaper at all times and tinder all circumstances, would be an anti-ring house. Tlientrouble began. Before a wheel was turned hirelings from ring-houses in Kansas City, Omaha, Topeka, Winfield and Fallas traversed this entire region, proclaiming loud-mouthed that tliis company was a weakling and that the combination would freeze it out within thirty lay-: Scores of knock- kneed publisher-, adorned with the ling tag, Were frightened at but still the names of men of imL vlonco were For the Week Ending Feb. 1390. Ho Not sml Your Kollfri GiiuriintPtMl in Wirliitii.

TOTAL WITH OUR IS. MASS PASTOR 53 NEWSPAPERS. BASE IN TWO PIECE. KANSAS. cu-lil Hi tXltKl I Only Feiferl Self-Locking Plata Ever liiientftl.

single Cnltinm la aa Safety l-'M lu il (iu.u Whole Page. new venture leutly to abide rolled on the hook slowlj, it i with -us. PAlEK. Politician. COUNTY.

Phillips TOWN. Agra Anthony Harper Kepubllcun. Ol KKQFKST FOB Ill SINKSS. The Southwestern Newspaper Company was founded July 29, 1889, by the effort of its present manager, E. 1.

Morgan, who believed at that time such an enterprise would be welcomed in its choscu field. It was believed that the yoke of the reaJy print and plate ring had galled the necks of western publishers sufficiently to make relief a joy and blessing. Several years experience in the employ of the largest ring house had led the writer to the above conclusion; but a few months of actual experience in fighting the ring houses in the interest of publishers lias shown by the stupid ignorance and indifference of a majority of those who bear the yoke how richly they deserve it and how thankless the ta-k of bringing relief is. What fools these mortals be," will, we suppose, he forever the trite and appropriate motto, jaunt ily thrown to the breeze on the scroll of triumphant despots; and it is evident that the army of fools will always be great, no matter how apparent may be the grinning derision of their haughty masters. ill! ye generation of idiots! liow long will you continue to pay tribute to those who despise you.

while they ow and tax you to ho utmost? We have quoted prices to over 300 Kansas publishers; such prices as were never dreamed ol before the advent of this company. We have mailed our Specimen repeatedly to over 2,000 southwestern publisher-. No house in the business ever offered such magnificent matter. The small and barren result i- a little over 50 ready print eu-tomers and about a- many more who use a little of our plate matter occasionally. I.e-- than one out of twenty! Nineteen publishers in the great southwest content to help the ring for every one witli courage enough to come out from under.

Some write us that they will wait to see if we will last, bcfoie breaking away. The cow ardly sneaks! Others write us to obtain our prices; then they rite their ring master who, of course, our rate and keeps his slave. This i- a meaner specimen than we supposed existed in an editor's coat. Such contemptible wretches, too. write about trusts, combines, Where are the true Americans? We should, indeed, love to find that there are one hundred more of them than have yet announced themselves.

We yet have faith imtgh, how in the inherent independence oi our publishers to believe that at least that number can be found in tliis multitude. Any man possessing average intelligence must now be convinced that The Sot mw esters Newspaper Co. is a permanent institution and that those who have spirit to break away from ring rule will never he compelled, under any circumstances, to submit again to it- degrading and tyrannical domination. Come right along with your orders, gentlemen! WICHITA'S PEERLESS MEANNESS! We cannot refrain from stating a few tacts about the heroic now -paper men of Wichita. They prate much about patronizing home enterprise and the growth id' the Peerless Princess.

The dirty harlot lias done nothing for us. We pay nearly $200 a eek in salaries ami other expenses all of which goes to pay grocers, butchers and greedy landlords thus helping the growtli of a strumpet town that does nothing for us in return. Let u- quote our experience. The daily newspapers Wichita pay $50 per week for plate matter, ail of which is much inferior to ours and sold at a higher price. Vet we have received less than $10 in cash and about $20 in trade for plates, all told, in our six months history.

The Eagle" sends its money to hnalia and every day sends its matrices of news toa-mall ready print house at Winfield owned by the V. N. U. of Omaha, thus aiding that branch of the lling in lighting us. This is the way the Eagle" helps Wichita by building up a King branch at Winfield.

Another member of Ihe King from Topeka sent its tool here to fight us, and the Eagle jumped at the opportunity to laud trt the skies this fellow in his dirty-work, as a permanent Wichita institution. The Eagle lias never yet named tliis company, its business or its officers. This is another way the Elo has of booming the Peerless Princess. The explanation is that the writer declined to let the Eagle control tliis enterprise. It is a dirty bird indeed that soils its own nest.

Another experience of ours was this, a weekly patron of our Ready Print department had been loud in his promises of what lie would do for us. Well, he patronized us, but never paid us a cent until we were obliged to squeeze out one-third of what lie owed us and let him go. We place these things roughly on record in order that the pnhlie as well as tiie fraternity mav be made aware of how nicely we have been treated by the bird and other peerless screamers. A MANGY JiOT. There are eighteen dirty, low down scoundrels in the publishing business in Kansas.

That is really about fifteen more than we thought there were. The naves published by Volk will do to keep for future reference, as a black list. played. Father one of his crea-liat purported to '-ouse. lie was in-our custom ts ready white paper, and lias yRfti instances.

And yet mir onuiiiitSi' to grow. Under such eir-staiiees something desperate must be and a more disreputable scheme as concocted. It as the last effort of ring. Certain little stockholders, ho knew as much about cither ready print or platic as a Bigger Indian does of the Dec-'f lie, were duly instigated and thought n.O't combine and sell a majority ine. Upon the details of this at-nt nsaetiou, many of whicli were tbe '1st infamous character, wo do orn!) dwell, as they are not of inter new spaper fraternity at large.

111 to say that the conspiracy failed 'and the marpiots and ti iekstei 1 aks and jack-legs were given the the street. In the meantime The: Newspaper Co. lias been gani.cd and its capital increased. lie li't of officer-, as reconstructed, 1 be found at the head of this paper. the President, lion.

Andrew Flagg, it necessary to say but little, lie i-known roughout the city and state as a plain, jiutit, honest, straight-forward man who, by industry and foresight, lias accumulated an independent competency by strict business methods. In the wild boom days, when boards of trade and city I councils voted thousands of dollars for lie establishment of opposition machine works, Mr. Flagg said nothing, but -awed wood and corded it up, while many of those who were then so liberal with other peoples 'money, to -ay nothing of some of Uie recipients, are now engaged in dividing food with the chickens As a matter of course, Mr. K. I.

Morgan will remain at the heal of the activ business management, and will infuse more life and energy into the conduct of the affairs of the company, if Unit he pos-sib th ver before. The other oflieer will 1 to perform llndr dot ies to tin best oi their ability. ision, we may state con-for the benefit of ring petty conspirators, that iiwestern Newspaper Co. a to stay, and now occupies a i- the head of the procession. In conct fltiirtiAlly Id -1 a Ill V' la in WiCdti pit rj Dickinson Independent, wood Kepublican.

Mclher son Times. Sedgwick Reporter. Sherman Kepublican. Standard. Greenwood Broadaxc.

it i mt necessary to impress upon the skilled printer and publisher the fact that No. 1 rollers must be used if creditable work is turned out. Very little experience i- required liefore this knowledge is obtained. Vet even when the best have been purchased ignorant or reckless pressmen are liable to ruin them by careless handling and washing. In order to guard against such blundering the instructions carefully prepared by Koliert II.

Vorpahl, No. 112 Main ulrect, Wichita, should be posted in every press room. Mr. Vorpahl i- a practical pressman, of long standing, who, as the result of years of experimenting, lias perl'eete I a roller composition that may be said to be as near perfection as it is possible to reach. With proper care and the observance ot the directions furnished these rollers do not -brink, crack or become bard, and do not require sponging as they always retain Ilieir suction, ink and labor being tints saved Owing to the excellent facilities pos-sc-sed by Mr.

Vorpahl and the iiiisur-; passed railroad connections of Wichita he i- enabled to supply country customers on the briefest possible notice. Orders can be sent a- to reaeli hero by express Saturday night, for instance, and the rollers will be returned by the early Monday morning train. All work and composition i- warranted, and each customer is furnished with carefully prepared in-' strueiioii- dat i' tn sel'ie. a ashing and general care of rollers. I Address all orders and communications to K.

11. Vorpahl, sole manufacturer, I 112 N. Main room 15 to 25, Wichita, Kan. ur Ferrer! Data FuIiimi. We have fortunately hit upon the aim-pb st and most jierfect device yet invented for fastening the plates to the bases.

No other house can claim a artect fastener. Some ot their devices tail to secure the out -idc onl i in i while to print bccau-c ot a sinking down of the center ol tic- plates under the weight of the roller-. I tic little bra used with our pla'v'. being -o easily slipped into the groove- ol the plate, when locked up between tin- two pieces of metal that comprise our ba-c. make a perfect lockup.

Ilie bases, with the lower limb of tile bra-- "1 arc trimmed to exactly 13 cuts pica; while the plates are trimmed to a very -tight shade ies-, so that the tolce of the lci-up i OU tin! bxsci, at it should It- Let II Its I SoiupiiiImmtm. It should be borne in mind by who desire to use plate that Hjc new, our machinery of tic late-most improved style fresh from tic i ufactories. our a-can be found, and as an quenee flic output is as dean cm plate. Four lo Stand Ot. Tiie three-legged stool is out of date.

Some of the three-legged plates sent out by million-dollar houses wont stand the pressure of I lie average country press. Our plate has four legs and its back is like that of a mule. No weight can break it down. Try it. Job We arc prepared to do all kinds of job stereotyping from an in to the longest form.

Save your fine type, save your press work, by duplicating small forms. Be up with the times and have nearly every job stereotyped. It will pay you. Brices at rock-bottom. EntiyprVc Dick Eure A Oree Goddard -Goodlaiul Grldley Hamilton Harris Hartford recti Coffey I.

The South wtstern Newspaper Company is now fully equipped and prepared lo supply the country trade with ready print, either folio or quarto, inside or outside, and in sizes ranging from five to eight columns. With new material throughout, selected exclusively for this department of the printing business, with -killed stereotypers and pressmen, and by the use of good paper and fine inks, this ompupy proposes to furnish asbeet more creditable in appearance than has hitherto been supplied in tliis section of the country. The Various All objectionable matter will be absolutely excluded, both from the reading and the advertising columns. Every selection will be made with care, ami each anil all ill be of 4 class that can be read at the family fin side. Tiie latest and best publications will be drawn upon for material, and in i 1 1 it of a ehestuutty flavor will M.rmitted in the pages.

In addition to departments devoted to literary. -eientitie. religious and agricultural topic- (which will apiear at stated interval-. 1 articles, correspondence, choice -hurt stories, poetry and liiiuioroii- paragraphs, will be combined a style both attractive and readable. A I Feature.

Particidat attention will be paid to tiie cumli n-atii 11 ami summarizing of the very latest tclcorapliie news, ami everything of moment up to the hour of going to press will lie iitiliel. As tliis point is 227 miles we-t of the nearest competition, or ten hours railroa 1 time, southwestern publishers will readily see that one days later new can always Ik furnished their nli-Tilicrs by patronizing the nearer ready print house. A May IU Dpftlrcfl. Each number will also contain carefully prepared digests of Kansas. Colorado, I as and Territorial news, and tbe customer can have them all or single, as ho may elect.

lntprfprmue all in ii till- establishment is s' exclusively lor country papers, and lic-li material is being added daily, there will In no interference between competing publications. Tiie editions supplied will he different in every respect. 'Inters amt Discontinuance. Pi bli-her- -'Tiding orders should alw ays nive mime nt iovvti, County and State; if not on a line ot railroad, give name of nearest 1 iivs point. Pnbli-hcrs ordering a suspension, an in-crea-e or a decrease of their usual supplies, should he Min to have tiie notification reach this office by the afternoon preceding tiie day on which their sheets are printed.

In the ah-onoe of specific orders, tic nmiiln 1 supplied the preceding week will lie tore aided. gular customers will bo responsible t't a i a. kages of papers printed under Hiding 1 nli 1 prior to the reception at ibis ofiiiv of their countermands. I'lie ii illation of all papers is a matter Mini CUNHIII.NTIAL between the pub-li-i" and tlm manager of tliis office. 1 'lie Im iding from your paper and in a ith order.

A cross-cut from tlio il 1 1 1 paper is as good as the entire e'. nto for prices, stating size of sheet so number of quires desired. Sn cl-furnished vvitli any number of pagi printed. Advert iement. I'llK Sol lllvir.SIEKN XeWSI'APEK will reserve 50 inches advertising spa'-ii, although it is probable the larger portion ot this will not be filled for sev-1: at month-, at least.

Ileailings. Publishers should forward s'i'lsyn headings, and a- they must tv mted a small charge will he made, doublJf-ticietil to cover the expense. ot Herewith is given the sizes of sheets I in this office, together with length ot column rules. Tiie measure is 13 eras Pica; 1 pe. Brevier and Nonpareil: P.vrFR COL.

ROLFS 5 column folio 2llj2t 17 3-4 22x30 19 3-4 7 24x35 21 3-4 8 20x40 3-4 5 quarto 26x40 17 3-4 li 30x44 193-4 6 35x43 21 3-4 Shipment of Packages. By special arrangements made with and approved by T. Campbell, superintendent Wells, Fargo Cos Express; W. H. Damsel, superintendent Adams Express j.

K. Johnston, superintendent Pacific Express and W. H. Quick, superintendent United States Express the charges on packages from this office have been fixed at tiie rate per hundred pounds for actual weight, but are not to be less Ilian 25 cents. In case of overcharge.

publishers should enter formal complaint, but pay the amount demanded ami forward receipt to this office. Hero tiie matter will be adjusted, and credit for the sum overpaid be allowed on such publisher's account. Delivery on time will not be guaranteed by the express companies, but shipment on time from this office will be; when, therefore, arrangements are made for a margin of one day there need exist no apprehension of delay in publication? All correspondence promptly attended to, ami information desired will be forwarded by return mail. Very Respectfully, The Mratera Newspaper Co. Wichita, Kansas.

This tub (lands on its own bottom. Journal. Call. Anderson yon Keuo Independent. Herrington Dickinson Vindicator.

lioxic Hutchinson Johnson City Stanton Kensington Smith Sheridan Keno Democrat. Interior Herald. Journal. Mirror Phillips Independent. IlatO.

We -hall at all times hold ourselves In I nr-- tu -hip. at 5u minutes notice bo-n tr.i ii time, i' ii 1 1 mins of newsy com-h a e.nvfhlly edited -mutuary of the I't till we up til date of shipment i 1 1 in 3 to I eohuuns, tiie balance of matter lieitig made up from the very -t of tin- ino-t important telegraphic H-, under full head. Price $1.50. -l limy. Under this head we class a great vn.

iy of matter, eliped or condensed "in in late-1 and In -t sources; short iv -two to three 10111111119 long; arti- on literary and a ntitlc subjects; lie farm, household, qiorts, religion, every part of Hie iiterarv field will .1 1 1 1 ellitU ated. And, oth-rw in-ordered, every shipment will a- great a variety ol matter a- pos- A -pi i i teat ure ill always be aide of -liort, pithy item-, under aj-1 .1 i 1 h. Piveei miscellany, one 1.1 per i lKdi Outfit, fiaMM, Kto. Outfits, of li.i-rs and fa-tenors will be ut to customers, to tie retained by them long a- our plates are regularly used, i.d returned when the use of our.plates di-ei iiiued. Six columns of bases 1 ill lie -hipped for $3.00, and 12 columns or $5.00, as a to be returned to ustorncr when all our metal is returned u.

Parties of established financial responsibility, ho-e probable orders ill carh six columns per week, or more, will lie supplied with ha-, without flirt he 1 charge than the price named for use of plates. If nw to Order. Miscellaneous matter of a general 11a. ire. that will keep for a rea-onatde ngth of time, can he most advantage- sent by freight in large lots say ltd columns or more.

Thirty-six columns make about a hundred pound-, and will reach tiie customer at a minimum of cost for transportation. News must necessarily le sent by express, and orders should always state the very day and train to ship, to the end that wo may be able to send the very news. Tiie express companies agree to bill all our boxes and packages at 100-lb. rates, no shipment however to lie less than 25 amts. The railroad companies bill plates is second-class freight going but as urth-class when returned to maiiufac-irer.

All our plates are made a uniform length 19 3-4 inches, which adapts them vvith-ut cutting to a long six or short seven-column page. They are readily cut ami adjusted however to any length column. Im anil Ketnrn of Plate. ire do not tell tiie metal but only tiie use of the plates and bases; and as die quantity of metal required to conduct tliis business if very great, and our capital comparatively small, it is urgently requested that, as fast as 30 or 36 columns of used plates accumulates, the dead plates be re-umed to us promptly and regularly by mrth-class freight. Please always enclose bill of lading to We pay return freight on metal, and credit customers on account for dray-age.

Please therefore note on B. of L. amount of drayage paid each shipment. Sample sheets and any further information desired furnished upon application. Correspondence solicited.

Kirwiti -Marion Moran Mt. Hope Marlon Allen Sedgwick Seimctcr. Herald. Mentor. Advertiser.

Plaindealer. Monitor. Osawatomie Miami Pratt Haskell Harvey Pantagraph. Index. Kingman Preston Santa Fo Sedgwick Spivey Springfield Stirling Weir City Seward Kepublican.

Kice Gazette. Cherokee Journal. Westmoreland Pottawatamie Recorder. Wichita Sedgwick- Westn -Wichita Sedgwick Specimen. Williamsburg Franklin Enterprise.

INDIAN TERRITORY. Hit- Fraternity. In the 'V remarks the eifltor. Mr. Joint D.

las, lias displayed his usual native i This being the ease may be n-1 to state that Mr. Nieh -olas is ao hat lo eu known for about 21) years as prominent journalists of the cc dry. For many years he was mauagiu Utoi of that famous newspaper, tl I diauapolis Journal, and was aconfida tin great Oliver 1. Morton. During past half dozen years Mr.

Nicholas ha- been employed on Chicago and otlie "tropolitan papers. In casting about foi a capable associate who knew a hawk frt a liamispike the writers choice fell npo i bis old employer, John D. Nicholas. The writer is not modest so he will -ay, that as lie is one of the old nnwsnai' mid personally acquainted with as maty lir t-rank journalists as any man in Aimriea and is well thought of by a small army of them, it was not a difficult to get a good man. To get the nirst suitable and capable was the tm and in the choice made it is to the most ordinary observer that who shoves our pencil is a good I'lie writer is proud to boast that vice-president and editor we have talent to be had.

No house in the 3 employs an editor of equal ability. Our John" by his work. P. Morgan, General Manager. Kingfisher, Noble -Purcell Twin City N'cy World.

Courier Topic. Topics. TEXAS. The Morning Call, When mother lays "Johnnie, Wout you please sret up, sonny? Why, Johnnie cant hear her at all; But when father says John slumbers are done lio knows ita the first and last call, A Philosopher. Life: Bertie Brilliant (driving home from tiie club after having taken more champagne than he ought): I say, how much pleasanter it is to ride in a cab and think how much pleasanter it is to ride In a cab than it is to walk, than it is to walk and think how much pleasanter it ii to ride in a cab than it is to walk.

The Road to Suecma. And what do you do, Johnnie, with all the pennies that are given you? Oh, I save them up." Thats right. And what do you expect to do with all the money you save?" Oh, when I gets enough Ill go and buy a United States senatorshlp. Bandera Bandera Bugle. Papers Without Our Ads, PLATES OK BEADY PRINT.

use all our matter in plate and ready form. Anything and everything nfit to your orders in plate form at wcent per inch. For ready print we ft you what you like. Your wish shall li iie law. Frw Sample of Our Plate and Vaae.

To publishers who use plates, or desire to do so, and who have any doubt whatever of the fact that we have the very best yet offered, we are willing to send a piece of plate and base for inspection and test, free of charge. One Jury Too Many. Three kinds of juries figure prominently in trials now, remarked Mo Crockle. What are they? asked McCrackle. Grand Jnry, petit Jury and perjury.

Democrat. Kingman.