Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 176, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1911 — A Poor Proposition. [ARTICLE]

A Poor Proposition.

Frank A. Munsey, the well-known publisher, is noted among his friends as a close reaßoner. ... v A New York reporter submitted recently to Mr. Munsey a proposal for a new magazine on novel lines. Mr. Munsey proved In a closely-reasoned argument that this magazine would fall. Then, in conclusion, he said: "Or, If the magazine did pay, It would pay so little that its publishers would be like an editor in the neighborhood of my native Mercer. "Near Mercer, Me., lived an editor who once printed in his weekly paper this editorial announcement: “ 'ln view of the fact that we are unable to pay the road tax of 18 assessed against us, we have been sentenced to a period of confinement by the authorities. Consequently there will be no Issue of this paper for the next month; but. a 8 the state will have to board us. we figure that we shall come out some sls ahead.'”