Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-04-22

or DELINQUENT SUBscnIsEas to the
AsCUs, eand others, indebted To the printer
hereof, either for advertising, hand. bills, or
books furnished from his store, are earnestly
solicited to make payment. Those who re side
i'll the city aud neghborhood, wilibe waited on
shortly with their accounts and rs the printer
has some heavy engagements OF pecuniary
nature to meet, he hopes that they win be
PROMPT IN making payment. Those who live
at distance, and TO whom personal app.ica-
tons cannot be made, it is expected will trans
nit the amount due thro' tie post-ofice. or
send It by some n2ighbor coming to this placc
TIE delinquent Subscribers TO this paper, will
doubtless Go the priater the justice to i know
ledge, that he has been indllEent, very in
du,geat indeed; for many OF them (good men
tou) are from six 20 eight and ten years in ar.
rears. This in may instances, has been the
fatiit Of The printer; for he candidly comics ses
ttat great number have not been applied to
for years past and, the ;nu.i!ty of agents ha-
wing been experienced, (czccpt IN I &c wiastan-
ecs,) but few accounts have iatterlv been sent
90 them. About twenty-six hundred papers are
weekly emitted from this press, for which ar
ticlc (paper) alone, IN advance in cash, OF from
twenty FIVE TO thirty dollars per week IS male
exclusive of Jaurneymca's wages, ihc wear of
types and presses Oieavy items indeet, in the
account, } and which arc Oblige6 to be rere wed
every fourth or fifth year, At the exaense Of
some hundreds OF doiiaFs--2ii these couside-
rations ought 70 have their due weight with our
delinquent subscribers. From these causes IL
results, that an establishment, wii;ch euo-ht To-
be very productive, has been quit,: the reverse
and the proprietor, after years Of bard labor,
subjected 10 many privations, and sacrifice OF
health from his close application ~ business,
finds himself III no better s;tn 9tion, except us
TO an increased number cf opea accounts OF IN;
books, than he WAS ter year ag0--it hong
(to him) melancholy fact, tiat, Instead uf. II,
sDrnol profit of from twelve to Green hanI-cc
collars, there has not been actually yeceived
from t.iis source sufficient o meet the cur-cn'
expenses of the yen. Fifteen years will have
Elapsed on the 18th OF this monsh (Apri) since
the printer OF this paper commenced the pub
Eca;ion of republican newspaper IN Rich
nsond during which time, he has iabored
faithfully and cOnsciertious,y, TO The best o;
his abilities, Ia the arduous undertaking, and
he hopes and trusts rot altogether in vain. He
Will take this opportunity to express his graft.
tude TO numerous list OF runctual subscribers,
VINO have enabled him to pursue his Iabcrs thus
tAr--and his thaIiks to number Of literary and
patriotic gentlemen, who, from tine TO time,
have enriched big Columns with their valuable,
productions
n. b. The great scarcity of money, and
the low price pf produce ut present, may rem
derh hconvenient to some of our customers
TO pay cash. From such, the printer will re-
coive (odrlng the continuance Of thc embargo
corr, -four, coTn-Meai, or fYc wood at the
naiSet prices.
Arrows OFFICE, April 5th, 1903.