Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-05-01
OURSELVES.

OBkSELF Gos
The following, from the Memphis En-
o,1rer demands the serious attention OF
tbe conductors of the public press in Mis-.
sissippi. We know from sad experience
that some plan must be adopted by editors
md publishers to secure a fair reward for
their laborious services, for we have now
on our books, an aggregate Of foreign
claims for subscription and advertising to
the amount Of more than thousand dol
lars. which, by.the-by, have accumulated
| in the short period Of about one year
ness to travel about the country for the
collection of the small sums due uss as the
expenses in so doing would absorb the
whole. We, therefore, would prefer q
smaller subscription list, and fewer adyer-
tisements than to work for nothing, and
have come, to the conclusion of adopting
the rule ofour contemporary, and recon.
mend to our brethren ofthe press in Mis-.
sissippi to do the same.
TO EDITORS AND PRINTERS.
There is no business that suffers so great
loss from its loose credit system, as that
Of our profession. And yet there is no
business so laborious, and racking to the
constitution, that yields so inadequate
remuneration. The profession of the
West and Southwest, Mississippi and
Tennessee particularly, can, and should,
correct these prominent abuses which
they have suffered so long to chain them
down to drudgery and poverty. Ifa man
wants paper, he has the assurance forth.
with to order it, without reference or &C.
quaintance, and, perhaps, after reaping the
harvest of our industry for two years, he
turns out to be a loafng scoundrel and
has gone to Texas. And SO with many
of our advertising patrons. We are en-.
trely too willing to consider the world as
honest and honorable as ourselves. We
have determined, and we call upon our
brethren in Tennessee and Mississippi to |
cooperate with US, to establish and pre-.
serve inviolable the following course:
l. To send our paper to no one, unless
he pays in advance, or give satisfactory
reference. And all papers sent out Of the
State to be paid for in Advance.
3. All Job Work must be paid for be-
fore il leaves the Office, unless we have
accounts Upcneu WIN the person for whom
the work is done.
8. Every advertisement from persons
unknown to US, must be accompanied with
the amount of money to which they wish
it inserted, or an order for the amount on
some responsible person in town.
4. All advertisements sent US from a
distance, with an order to be copied by
other papers, must he accompanied with
the money to the amount it is desired they
should be published in such paper, or a
responsible reference.
s. We will be responsible to other pa
pers for all other advertisements ordered
through ours to be copied by them, and all
advertisements copied by US from other
papers will be charged to the Office from
which the request is made to copy, and we
viii send our bill in the first paper contain
ing such advertisement, and when such is
sent tous, we win promptly remit the a.
mount.
Our profession in Virginia and Georgia
have recently adopted similar course
and the latter have increased their charges
We think it we'll calculated to reform abu.
ses by which we suffer immense losses.
What say ye, printers of Tennessee and
mississippi Aye, or Nay7