Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-07-31

goes to press.
The article below in regard to the terms
Of the Telegraph is kept before the readers
of the Telegraph, lest all interested should
not see it. 1t will appear several times in
the course of the eleven weeks to come.
IL will here say, as | designed to do
last week, that those $3.50 subscriptions
which have been paid and do not close
with the current volume, will not be affected
by the new arrangement. That is, the
contract will be fulfilled on my part
They will not be charged with So volume,
until their present volume closes.
PRICE OF THE TELEGRAPH.
In former number Of the Telegraph
intimated that the price, to part of the
subscribers, would be raised, at the close of
the present volume. now give timely no.
tice-commencing with the commencement
Of the last quarter of this volume-that,
after the present volume closes, the Tele-
graph will be held at t1o dollars, invaria-
bly,, to all subscribers who pay within four
months.
This, it will be seen, will affect only
those who now receive the paper in bundles
of twelve or more, at one dollar and fifty
cents each. Among my reasons for this
step are the following:
The paper never ought to have been
placed below two dollars, to any class of
subscribers. This price. with any patron
/. age the Telegraph has ever had, or is likely
to have, will afford the publisher but a
meager remuneration for his labors and
responsibilities, compared with what is re-
ceived by men in other business Any
I thing subtracted from this, just so far mar
rows the scale, stints the means, and con-
tracts the measures-which is not the way
: to do business. Whatever the business be,
let those who carry il on be fairly compen-
!, stated, aud then it can be done as it ought
} to be.
II Again:-The present arrangement is
highly perplexing to the publisher, and, In
! spite of all he can do, involves degree oil
: parliality, and measure of injustice tow
, ards his subscribers, which he is determined
!. to submit to no longer. An effort will b.
made and bundle raised to the numbe
of IL. This number will continue, perhaps
3 months, or months, or year, when one
two, or more will fall off, The remainin:
number, if not more than halt dozen, vii
claim their papers at the $3.50, because
l. they say, this was the price when they sub
d scribed, and it is not their fault that tn
. others have fallen off, They continue t
:, : send in their $3.50, and there is no way t
d get the remainder without suing then
l. which never do, and of course lose i
G, and am thereby necessarily made to b
IT partial in my dealings with subscribers.
ie From such difficulties and perplexities al
IS determined to extricate myself at bount
- will stay in this quagmire no longer
at " Fiat justicia.n
III Again:-The price of other things, i
h general, is much higher than when tn
OF Telegraph was established and the price {
le it fixed. Bread costs from rs to 100 pc
u cent. more. If ride in the stage-if
= purchase COW or bread for my family, {
y feshmeat, butter or cheese, for my worl
to men, must pay an augmented price. VIII
On should the burden fall on me alone?
nd large proportion of my subscribers are farm
o. ers and mechanics, who charge much high
ne than formerly for their produce and work.
!. Why then should they complain at payir
% accordingly for their papers? Is it rig
lis that those who pay in grain, meat, butter
es cheese, for the Telegraph, should bril-
re only half or lwo-thirds the amount TIL
ne formerly did, Certainly not. All will ayr
y - that it is not. If these choose to pay T
n1 money, the money will buy only half
of two-thirds as much grain, beef, butter
- cheese.
lis And again :-If it be asked why the T.
for egraph cannot be afforded as cheap as t
BOD political papers published in the country,
.vn answer, it is afforded cheaper than a
inc political paper in Vermont, if you reck
me The amount of reading matter. The gu
ess ton on this point has been answered, o.
lch and over again. But will repeat it. The
INT papers, that are filled with 25 TO so per &c
ny Of advertisements, have double advants
~ ~ over religious papers. They get pay Ell
10Th for the space occupied aoith adreriisemea
Who and sane the cork Of filing thai sp,
lose NTH reading matter. There is politi
Ives .Tbe same en,ernr;ze .slf.5en;el. and nerzg
sig ance which are necessary 10 insure success.