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- Ayer Annual1
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According to his memoirs, Miller Freeman had only $3.00 and a bicycle when he decided to start his own newspaper in 1897. At
the age of twenty-one, Miller was
the last of his siblings to leave
the shadow of his fa
ther, Legh Freeman, who had published numerous small papers while moving
the family westward. Miller had learned printing while working on
the Frontier Index [LCCN:sn84022156] (also known as
the "Press on Wheels") and most recently
the Washington Farmer [LCCN:see note]. When Legh refused to pay Miller for his continued work on
the papers, Miller decided to leave
the family enterprise and start his own.
Though
the Washington Farmer was ostensibly an agricultural journal, Legh Freeman had employed it as a political organ supporting William Jennings Bryant. Young Miller, who had witnessed
the struggle to found
the state agricultural college, saw that
there was a need for a publication devoted to
the scientific advancement of agricultural practice. He also decided to make his new venture apolitical. He arranged to print his
Ranche and Range[LCCN:2007252185] on
the printing press of
the Yakima Republic [LCCN:sn88085525] when it was idle. His paper soon made a profit and he promptly moved from North Yakima, Washington to Seattle.
Not long after moving to Seattle in 1897, Miller Freeman changed
the name of his publication to
the Ranch. In 1903 he founded
Pacific Fisherman [LCCN:2008253152]. He sold
the Ranch for a brief period between 1908-1910 to Leonard Fowler of Wenatchee. A discussion with a business colleague led him to reconsider his decision and to entertain
the idea of starting a regional agricultural paper franchise. He bought back
the the Ranch and renamed it
the Washington Farmer[LCCN:2008252689]. He also purchased
the Oregon Agriculturalist and
Gem State Rural, renaming
them
the Oregon Farmer[LCCN:sv 88089129] and
Idaho Farmer. During this period he also started
Pacific Motorboat.
The management of
the three agricultural papers became very onerous and Freeman found that his true interest was in
the industrial papers. In 1915 Freeman sold
the three agricultural papers to
the publisher of
the Spokesman Review of Spokane, Washington.
note to Ralph: This Washington Farmer is
the The Washington farmer. (Yakima, Wash.) 1884-1899, but due to an error in
the LC database I was unable to look up
the number.
There does seem to be a record for it, though! It should not be confused with
the later Washington Farmer
According to an oregon state university record,
the Oregon Agriculturalist merged with ano
ther paper and changed its name to "Oregon agriculturist and
the rural Northwest" in about 1896. I cannot find a record or number for this title. Also found no appropriate records or numbers for Gem State Rural, Idaho Farmer, or Pacific Motorboat. Much of
the information for this essay was taken from: Freeman, Miller.
The memoirs of Miller Freeman 1875-1955. 1956 http://uwashington.worldcat.org/oclc/8715532.
Essay Notes
Heuterman p 32: Yakima Publishing company (CP Wilcox, EH Libby, WH Wilcox, George N Tuesley) published
the Yakima Republic and
the Ranch, which "first came off
the Herald press January 18, 1894."
- There is a lot about the history of this paper in Heuterman's thesis.
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Research
- Heuterman. A history of newspapering in Yakima, Washington. 1961 masters thesis.
- Freeman, Miller. The memoirs of Miller Freeman 1875-1955. 1956 The founder of the Ranche and Range/The Ranch.
- N.W. Ayer & Son's American newspaper annual -- 1898 -- 832 Ranche and Range
- NDNP Candidate Title List (Appendix A1.2)# Chronicling America record (LOC) - Ranche and range. : (North Yakima, Wash.) 1897-1902 )
- Chronicling America record (LOC) - The ranch. (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914
- Chronicling America record (LOC) - The Washington Farmer (1914-1971)
- WorldCat record - Title of newspaper
- WSL record - Title of newspaper
- UW record - Title of newspaper
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