People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1893 — The Press and the Public. [ARTICLE]

The Press and the Public.

Weekly Journalist. Many people look upon the newspaper fraternity as professional and recognized ‘deadheads’ as medicants on charity and bounty of the public. This is a mistaken idea, for the press pays from ten to one thousand per cent. return for every courtesy extended it. The fact of the matter is, the shoe is on the other foot.

Let us take the railroads and see how accounts balance between these great arteries of commerce and the newspapers. A road will agree to furnish a single pass in consideration of the publication of its schedule and other advertising, aggregating hundreds of dollars during the year, if charged for at the regular rates. Besides the press is expected to give publicity to all gatherings on the line of said railroad, in order to increase its travel and business. And yet when the proprietor or editor occasionally boards the train and presents his pass, he is looked upon and spoken of as a “deadhead,” when, in truth, were accounts balanced with the road, the latter would be found largely in debt to the former. In the matter of public entertainments, the press is expected to fill columns with notices of the coming entertainment, and then give it a favorable review; and yet, when the reporter is presented with an admission ticket, he is placed in the catalogue with the “deadhead.” And this, too, after the proprietor had not only given his space free, but paid to printees for type-setting enough cash to buy a dozen tickets. There is not a public institution or entertainment but owes its success to the ‘deadheading’ newspapers, and by imposing upon their public-spirited generosity; and when, in turn for all this labor and cash outlay, a few old scraps are thrown at the reporter, it is looked upon as a charitable distribution. We could fill columns with such impositions upon the press, did space permit. There is not a business in the world required to do so much free work as the newspapers, and the only thanks extended for the brain work and expenditure of cash, is an occasional free ticket to some entertainment, a cold lunch, or a table provided at which to report proceedings. And yet, in accepting such empty and selfish courtesies, the recipient must stand in the light of a “deadhead.”

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Real Estate Transfers for the Week Ending December 31, 1892 U. S. A. to Wm. Moors, Dec. 27, 1850, nw se 18 30-6, 40 acres, patent. Max J. Ahigrin to George Hoeling, Dec. 19. lts 7,8, bl 4, Graham’s add., Wheatfield $800. Rens. Land & Imp. Co. to Sidnial King, Dec. 14. lts 17, 18, 19, bl 29, Weston’s add., Rensselaer, $220. Cephas Hawks et al to Thomas Thompson, Dec. 27, ne se 26-31-5, 40 acres, $125. Sarah Faris by adm. to Patric Hulligan, Oct. 18, nw ne 23-29-5. 40 acres, adm. deed, $500. Alexander A. Tyler to Whitsel Lewis, Nov 24, lts 10. 11, 12, bl 1, DeMotte, $60. Fleming Phillips to Harvey Phillips, March 5, pt sw ne, e1/2 nw, sw nw 22-29-5, 158 acres, qcd., $3,000. George J. Dexter to James H. Cox. Dec. 27, pt ne nw 30-29-6. $250. J. C. Weston to Wm H. Churchill, Dec. 21, lt 14, bl 16, Weston’s add. Rensselaer, 940. Johannah M. Applegore to James A. Humphrey, Dec. 29, w1/2 nw, pt nw sw 14-29-5, 82 acres, $2,460 C. G. Spitler to Charles T. Otis, May 25, w1/2 sw 4-31-7, $400 Same to same, e1/2 nw 14-31-7, $700. Frank Foltz to Lucius J. Otis, Dec. 11. 1891, nw 22-31-7, $1000. Charles J. Dean to Jos G. Hornish, Dec. 20, nw, n1/2 sw, se sw 11-31-7, 280 acres, $6,700. B. J. Gifford to Samuel Remley, May 4, n1/2 ne se 14-30-6, $20 Thomas Thompson to Wesley A. Miller. Dec. 3. pt nw nw 26-29-6, e1/2 ne 27-29-6, 83 acres $1,700. Survetus Gerard to Willie V. Hudson, Dec. 31, pt se ne 2-30-7, pt n1/2 nw 1-30-7, 80 acres, $2,000. S. P. Thompson to John Lane. Oct. 24, w1/2 ne, ne ne 31-30-7, $1000.

S. P. Thompson to Joseph Lane, Dec. 24, se se 31-30-7, sw sw, w1/2 se sw 32-30-7, $1,200. A. Thompson to Austin O. Moore, Dec. 81, se, e1/2. sw 13-29-5, 240 acres, $3,600. George J. Dexter to Nancy W. Rees, Dec. 27, pt ne nw 80-29-6, $210. Mary Norris to F. B. Schultz, Dec. 31, lt 8, bl 40, Weston’s add., Rensselaer, $127.