Stayton Mail Explained

Stayton Mail
Type:	Weekly newspaper
Foundation:	1894
Ceased Publication:	September 14, 2022
Owners:	Gannett
Language:	English
Circulation:	1,742
Oclc:	30722127
Headquarters:	400 N. 3rd P. O. Box 400 Stayton OR 97303^[1] ^[2]

The Stayton Mail was a weekly newspaper serving Stayton in the U.S. state of Oregon, founded in the mid-1890s.^{[3] [4]} It was published by the Statesman Journal;^[5] both papers, along with the nearby Silverton Appeal Tribune, are owned by the national Gannett Company.^{[6] [7]}

History

E. F. Bennett, who had previously tried to buy the Stayton Times (now defunct), started the Mail in 1896.^[8] Bennett sold it to H. E. Browne, who later founded the Silverton Tribune, in 1900. Editor Fred G. Conley made a substantial investment in a Mergenthaler typesetting machine in 1908, and changed the publication schedule from weekly to semi-weekly in January 1909.^[9] The paper continued to change hands among people associated with various local papers, including the Salem Statesman, a number of times through the late 1930s.

Gannet discontinued the Mail as of Sept. 14, 2022.^{[10] [11]}

External links

• Official website
• Historic Oregon Newspapers page

Notes and References

1. Book: State, Oregon Office of the Secretary of. The Oregon Blue Book. 2005. Secretary of State. 9780966971934. en.
2. Book: Sumner, Jeff. Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media: U.S., New Jersey-Wyoming and Canada. 2002. Gale Research Incorporated. 9780787657956. en.
3. News: The Stayton mail.. Library of Congress. 2018-11-29.
4. Book: May, Dean L.. Three Frontiers: Family, Land, and Society in the American West, 1850-1900. 1997-04-28. Cambridge University Press. 9780521585750. en.
5. Web site: Statesman Journal: Market Profile. 2005. Statesman Journal. 2008-09-07.
6. News: Good News for Small Papers . Rafter . Michelle V. . January 31, 2009 . Oregon Business . October 27, 2018 . en-us.
7. Web site: Mondo Times Entry . Mondo Times.
8. Book: Turnbull, George S. . . 1939 . . .
9. News: STayton Mail investment. Statesman Journal. 12 November 1908. 4.
10. Web site: 2022-09-15 . End of an era: Silverton's oldest newspaper closes after 142 years . 2022-09-26 . Our Town – Silverton, Mt. Angel & Scotts Mills.
11. Web site: Oregonian/OregonLive . Therese Bottomly The . 2022-09-25 . Letter from the Editor: Economics of print publication force changes around state, but journalism remains steady . 2022-09-26 . oregonlive . en.