really found itself. The paper was bright and attractive, but the old tradition had been lost and before a new one could become crystallized the depression came on, with no financial angel in sight. The new owners, after all, were Californians and were not disposed to face Oregon losses such as those suffered, for instance, by the old Bulletin, the old News, and the Wheelers. The end came with the sale of the Telegram to the Portland News in May, 1931. Details of the business deal were a subject of litigation for years.
A Democratic paper started in 1878 that ran through for close to 30 years with several changes of ownership and one change of politics was the Chronicle, published Fridays by the White Printing Company. The change of politics, from Democratic to Republican, was made in 1896, when papers were changing both ways.
In his History of Portland, Harvey W. Scott listed (page 425) 15 newspapers started between 1880 and 1890 which failed to last long. A few, he said, reached two years of age. Following is his list:
Oregon Farmer, agricultural weekly, W. L. Eppinger, publisher.
Vox Populi, Paul M. Brennan (50).
Portland Sunday Chronicle, J. F. Atkinson.
Rising Sun, a spiritualist weekly, Mrs. L. L. Brown.
Pacific Overseer, weekly organ of A.O.U.W., C. A. Wheeler.
Christian Herald, Stanley & Wolverton.
Polaris, religious weekly, Rev. J. H. Acton.
Farmers' Gazette, W. E. Evans.
Oregon Siftings.
Portland Weekly Times, Cook & Shepard.
Avant Courier, Frank D. Smith.
Kane's Illustrated West, monthly, T. F. Kane.
Northern Pacific Union.
Oregon and Washington Farmer, S. A. Clarke.
Hesperian, R. A. Miller.
Two weeklies established in 1885 which had a fairly long "run," were the Portland Pacific Express, edited by the historian H. S. Lyman, which ran on into the 90's and in 1890 had a circulation of 2,000 at $1.75, (It was listed in Ayer's for that year as a Thursday family paper.) and the World, founded by A. Noltner as a Friday Democratic weekly. It was sold by Noltner in 1886, when he became collector of customs, a position held by his political opponent Harvey W. Scott a decade before. J. W. Young, the purchaser, sold the paper in 1887 to McCall & Newell. Newell & Willis were the owners the next year. In 1891 Noltner was back again at the helm, succeeded the next year by W. W. Copeland. The World used to run a column of mining news from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and British Columbia properties. It was off the journalistic map by 1895, and the next year Albert Tozier was using the name for a hop publication.
