▁the ▁La ▁C ros se ▁Chron icle ▁and ▁the ▁La ▁C ros se ▁Republican ▁and ▁Le ader . ▁ ▁Pal mer ▁moved ▁to ▁Min ne apolis , ▁Minnesota ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁ ▁$ 1 5 / week ▁and ▁ 2 5 ▁percent ▁commission ▁on ▁advert ising ▁at ▁the ▁Min ne apolis ▁Miller . ▁ ▁Within ▁two ▁years , ▁he ▁saved ▁enough ▁for ▁a ▁$ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁down - payment ▁on ▁bu ying ▁the ▁publication . ▁ ▁He ▁would ▁claim ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁part ▁owner ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁newsp apers ▁in ▁Min ne apolis ▁and ▁reported ly ▁bo asted ▁or ▁b rag ged ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁inv ested ▁$ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁Min ne apolis ▁Journal ▁and ▁sold ▁it ▁for ▁$ 1 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁he ▁accepted ▁a ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁job ▁as ▁business ▁manager ▁for ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Ex am iner . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁H ear st , ▁H ear st ▁compla ined ▁that ▁news ▁transm itted ▁between ▁the ▁West ▁and ▁East ▁Coast ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁cost ▁ 2 ½ ▁c ents ▁per ▁word ▁via ▁te legraph . ▁ ▁Pal mer ▁said ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁che aper ▁if ▁other ▁newsp apers ▁shared ▁the ▁cost ▁and ▁H ear st ▁author ized ▁him ▁to ▁buy ▁newsp apers ▁on ▁his ▁beh alf ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁paper ▁being ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Journal . ▁