Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-06-03
OFFICE DIALOGUE.


STRANGER.-You publish your paper now, do
you?
EDIro R.-Ycs sir. We have commenced OPP
erations again.
S.--W.lI, sir, reside in all all adjoining coun-
ty, have lately settled there from the east, and am
anxious TO to subscribe fOl one of our own nows-
papers. What are your terms.
E.-The terms of subscription are So SO ii
paid at the time of subscribing, or So at any time
within the year.
S.-No. wishing to advise yau, but you are a
ware that we can get the largest sized papers from
the east, for the same, even less money; do you
not think you would do better with your paper, IL
you would put it at lower price!
E.--These are questions we arc always willing
to answer, when are satisfied that they are not
dictated by spirit of avarice; and SO we will pre-
sumo your motives to be good, and answer them,
by asking you some others. Whit is your occu-
patton since you settled here!
! Swell, suppose as began by asking quss-
lions, i, is nothing than fair that should an
swer yours-I am carpenter by trade, but ann set
tied ON a farm, where intend to carry OH the bu-
siness of both. b
E.-What do you ask for a barrel of Aou,!
S-As have not been here long snough t0raise
any vet, have none Tor sale. l expect to have
after next harvest, then, shall ask the customary
price. which suppose, will be from ten to twelve
dollars.
E.-What was the price Of the article in the
eat!
S-In the eastern part Of Pennsylvania, where
came from. -four was five and six dollars per bar
rel.
E-Well, sir, what do you charge for days
work at your trade!
S-When work by the day, ask two and a
half and sometimes three dollars.
NJ E.-What did you ask in Penn :ylvaaia!
S.! dollar day, generally, out sometimes a
dollar and half.
E.-Weli now, in your business you ask double
wages lor your work, sell barrel Of Hour Tor twics
the amount you void eastward, and yet you ask
ask US to furnish paper for the same prico. NOW
nut that end that together, and see if youca make
them jingle.
S.-Dont misunderstood me. Recollcct, was
not attempting to beat down your price, but was
only suggesting thai by SO doing, you would receive
better patronage
E.-3ut, we can assure you tho more OF SUCH
patronage the worse for u.s. An extensive patron
age of that kind would inevitably break down the
establishment No sir--our prices are my per
cent, too low. Instead of being double what tney
are in the east, they not more than twenty-five
per cent. higher; and until they are fifty per cent
higher than they at present, we shall not ne on
an equality w:ih our ncighbors Every body charg'
es higher price for every thing, except the poo
printer; whose doom is threelold worse than tha
/ according to the rest Of the family OF Adam
With them it is nothing worse than 10 earn the,
bread by the sweat Of his bfow--with US it IS q
work for nothing and find ourselves Every BODY
has his price for what he wants 10 sell, but u LII
printer dare to petition for any thing like iair 70
munc alton for his toll, he is insulted with tauh'
and threats that if you do not take so and 50 w
wont patrouize you; we will 60 to the east Tor on
newspapers. Let them go to the east for tnei
newspapers as soon as they please. Let them 60
and get their great overgrown sheets--their highi
pulled family papers-tor two dollars, or even ao'
lar per an,um-and when they have then'' VIVA
are they worth What do they contain Ia tal
of forty yards in length, or thousand stare aase
dotos, to make lovesick misses weep, - .u' nv.
|lnu,h Bal do they contain what we want to SEE
here Our local news---the state Of our markets