The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1836-03-02
NEw-YoRK, WEDNESDAY, MARCH ., 1886.
OUR ENLARGEMENT.

In about week or days. shall be ready 10 en-
large the Herald to size least third over lis pre-
sent dimensions We have procured paper quite sum
cient to carry us into the month"; at which time our
regular contract with paper maker will commence.
The other materials will be prepared and ready for
action in few days. We shall then have the pleasure
of presenting our readers with daily newspaper, the
cheapest the neaes the largest for lis price, the most
sdsrrous the most independent that appeared in
this city, or the country
Last Nav when we first started the Herald, we had no
idea of meeting with the success which has attended
our abours In spite Of the ealousies and secret arts
of our big and small contemporaries, we have mastered
every obstacle and thrown aside every impeachment.
When started my hook last spring. could not,
to save my SOUL get credit from friend or foe for five
dollars. With industry, talent, and reputation ac-
knowedged on all hands, yet by secret influence
or other was cried down, attempted 10 be trampled
upon and even most audacously assuled IN the open
street by the very persons had spent years in support
ing and raising in the scale of society The Courier
ENQUIRER and the Evening STAR not daring to enter the
lists with me on any public topic, CALAMITY and fearessy
sent ost their braros to knock down in the street.
The whole penny press joined in the cry-and beloved
in the pursuit like mad dogs. l never quailed-l
never feared-I never saw the man dreaded to meet
face to face-or the oil sacle would attempt to
mount have entered course of private enter
Prise but also of public usefulness. will show the
people of this city the utter worthessness OF journals
conducted as the Courier & Enquirer, without honor,
talent principle patriotism Before have done with
II shall reduce that TO mere shipping and
commerciallist.
During the last year, since turned my industry into
the channel Of the small daily press vast aud impor-
,an revolution has been going Before May last the
business and intelligent classes did not patonise the
penny popers-no probably twothrds of these classes
il not more take them, and whoever begin TO do So
always continue AT the opening OF the present spring,
vast brood Of penny papers will start into exist
euce Although the faed to die, or requires
peculiar talent succeed yerihe very movement gives
blow TO the ten dollar press, that will make them reel
through Wall street, like many ninepins in Cato s
.llev All cash business is already concentrated in the
nenny papers-and in a short me merchants, capita
Isis real estate dealers, auconeers will find that one
advertisement in such paper the Herald is read by
fire times a. many readers when is buried in the
Courier or other large papers. Even already our COM
mercia patronage has been extensive, and daily IN
creasing
Relieving, therefore, that the success Of the Herald
has crown out Of its character and peculiar adaptation
10 the public interests and public tastes shall continue
:, the anne fearless impartial line of conduct, which
has an far met with encouragement far beyond my ex
pecta,ions and hopee am no novice in The business
and cannot make a mistake in public feeling.