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Editorial
February 5, 1902
The Daily Morning Alaskan
Skagway, Alaska
What is this article about?
Editor Rousseau of the Daily Evening Star humorously announces the paper's final daily issue after 10 weeks of grueling work, citing financial unviability in northern journalism. Plans to launch an 8-page weekly until electricity arrives in White Horse on Feb. 8, 1902.
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THE DAILY ALASKAN.
HOT AIR
Not Conducive to Editorial Longevity.
Under the caption of "Alas. 'Tis True,"
Editor Rousseau sets forth the following
very cogent reasons for letting go of the
bear's tail:—
"There'll be no one left to tell us
Of the Daily Evening Star."
Ten weeks of unremitting toil.—Sixteen
hours a day, Sunday included—has convinced
us that the long felt want we have
been endeavoring to fill in the ranks of
northern journalism as the great and only
daily between Dawson and Skagway is in
more than a financial sense a snare and a
delusion. Tonight is the last issue of the
Daily Star, at least for the present.
When the needs of the town demand a
daily we stand ready to again take up the
work.
We have no apologies to make. We are
here to make money and our ambition to be
recognized as the editor of a daily paper is
held in subjection by the knowledge that
a diet of "hot air" is not altogether conducive
to editorial longevity.
We shall, however, publish a live 8-page
weekly, filled with interesting matter pertaining
to the north, and dealing with
subjects directly affecting the welfare of
the New Yukon,
With which short explanation allow us
to bid you adieu until the time when the
Yukon Electric Co. begins to shed its effulgent
rays over White Horse on the
evening of Saturday, Feb. 8, 1902.
HOT AIR
Not Conducive to Editorial Longevity.
Under the caption of "Alas. 'Tis True,"
Editor Rousseau sets forth the following
very cogent reasons for letting go of the
bear's tail:—
"There'll be no one left to tell us
Of the Daily Evening Star."
Ten weeks of unremitting toil.—Sixteen
hours a day, Sunday included—has convinced
us that the long felt want we have
been endeavoring to fill in the ranks of
northern journalism as the great and only
daily between Dawson and Skagway is in
more than a financial sense a snare and a
delusion. Tonight is the last issue of the
Daily Star, at least for the present.
When the needs of the town demand a
daily we stand ready to again take up the
work.
We have no apologies to make. We are
here to make money and our ambition to be
recognized as the editor of a daily paper is
held in subjection by the knowledge that
a diet of "hot air" is not altogether conducive
to editorial longevity.
We shall, however, publish a live 8-page
weekly, filled with interesting matter pertaining
to the north, and dealing with
subjects directly affecting the welfare of
the New Yukon,
With which short explanation allow us
to bid you adieu until the time when the
Yukon Electric Co. begins to shed its effulgent
rays over White Horse on the
evening of Saturday, Feb. 8, 1902.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
What keywords are associated?
Daily Star Closure
Yukon Journalism
Northern Press
Editorial Longevity
White Horse Electricity
What entities or persons were involved?
Editor Rousseau
Daily Evening Star
Yukon Electric Co.
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Closure Of The Daily Evening Star
Stance / Tone
Humorous Announcement Of Temporary Shutdown
Key Figures
Editor Rousseau
Daily Evening Star
Yukon Electric Co.
Key Arguments
Ten Weeks Of Unremitting Toil Has Convinced Us The Daily Paper Is A Financial Snare
Tonight Is The Last Issue Of The Daily Star For The Present
We Stand Ready To Resume When The Town Demands A Daily
No Apologies; We Are Here To Make Money
Diet Of Hot Air Not Conducive To Editorial Longevity
Shall Publish A Live 8 Page Weekly On Northern Matters And New Yukon Welfare