The history of journalism in Clarksville is marked by both competition to see who would be the voice of our community and collaboration to ensure that the best interests of the community come first, particularly in times of disaster. In 1869, The Tobacco Leaf was founded to advocate for the tobacco farming industry, much to the annoyance of the Chronicle, which responded, “Our paper can advocate for the tobacco interests as well as if it were named the Tobacco Hogshead!” In 1890, the competition came to an end when the owners of the Tobacco Leaf bought the Chronicle, naming the merged paper “The Clarksville Daily Tobacco Leaf-Chronicle,” mercifully shortened to “The Leaf-Chronicle” some years later.