Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1838-03-31

SATURDAY. MARCH 81. 1883.

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ers, which we shall improve.
This paper was commenced at time
of unprecedented commercial distress,
and has struggled on through the year,
with such encouragement as could be
expected in new and sparsely settled
country, with a population more distin-
gulshed for enterprise than wealth, and
suffering under pecuniary embarrass-
ments of no ordinary description. Un-
der these circumstances, its proprietors
early determined to reduce their canvas
in proportion to the storm that was blow
ing, to adopt the Franklin principle of
doing their own work, and to go ahead
with as little stir, and with as few calls
upon their patrons as was possible. con-
sistently with their own safety. The
year has passed, and the Maumee Ex-
press is still in existence, with hull sound
and tight, her boilers unburst, and fair
prospect of a comfortable voyage for
the next twelve months. We have not
made much, neither have we lost; the
times have prevented the one, and a
solemn determination to live BY our bus
mess, has kept US from the other. We.
have few things to say to our custom
ers, which we shall place below-and
first,
IMPROVEMENT OF THE PAPER.-It is
our intention, provided our collections
will, in any manner, warrant it, to make
great improvements in the appearance
Of our sheet, Immediately on the open
ing OF navigation 10 New York. We
believe we may safely say, that our pa
per has not been behind those of the
neighboring towns, in general neatness
Of appearance, nor in the evidence which
it has offered of the business of our place
and neigh6orhood; and we have a
strong desire to keep pace with the i'm
provements of the day, and the growing
importance Of our own town. No ex-
ertions shall be wanting on our part to
render our paper worthy Of the patron
age OF the people in our vicinity, by ma
king it the vehicle of interesting intell-
gence Of every sort, to our subscri-
bers at home and abroad.
ALTERATION In OUR TERMs.--We
have been induced, by the rapid increase
ofpasronagc which we have experienced,
to believe that we can publish our paper,
and live by our business, at a lowerrate,
than we were obliged to demand at the
commencement of the last year. We
shall hereafter take 7wo dollars per an
mum, IN ADvANcE-co considering all pay
ments as in advance which are made in
three weeks from the commencement Of
the volume-two dallars and fifty cents
if delayed until after that time, and three
dollars at the end of the year. Wemake
this deduction for advance pay, because
we are desirous to anticipate something
Of the receipts OF the year, to be expen-
ded in improvements, and thus be able
to give better and handsomer sheet for
less money.
CoLLEcrroN.--We hope our subscri-
bers will bear us 10 mind, for the reasons
above, and, as we shall be obliged to use
our money in the purchase Of materials,
in place where uncurrent money can
be of no use to US, we should be happy
to receive such funds as we can disburse
without discount. Remember, printers
cannot afford to pay shave on their
slender receipts.
PRosPEcTs. They who can live by
their businessin times of pecuniary en-
barrassment and distress, may hope toI
lay by something for rainy day, when
the sunshine Of prosperity shall again
enliventhe horizon. We think we see
the dawning Of better times, though per-
haps, as yet, in the distance, but ap-
preaching. In our own city, we have
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reasonto believe that the present season.
will see prosperous times. That conf
dence in the riches and stamina Of our
great country, which is the mainspring|