The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-05
TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.
Project for the Advancement of Literatur'

office ~ W. corner of Nassau and Fulton streets
TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.
Project for the Advancement of Literature
and Science.
Having completed vast establishment In all It's
parts. we are now ready 10 enter upon the magnif-
cent plan we have long contemplated for the adj
vancement Of American and general literature and
science, and to do something in our day and gene
ration BY way Of modest memorial TO future times.
!, is useless TO waste words, preliminary to
grand plan Let us come to the point at once.
We propose to publish original tales, novels, ira
yels, sketches, poetry, or scientific papers, written
by American authors. We propose to print and
publish such works, in the shape of EXTRA LITERARY
HERALDs, Just as often and as fast as they can be
issued from our vast printing establishment, to the
extent of once, twice, or thrice a week The
form of these publications is to be like that of the
WEEKLY HERALD-the price 81 cents per single
sheet, and in proportion for each additional sheet.
These works will be published in editions OF 10000,
10000 or 10000 copies, so as to give cheapness
that may ensure their extensive circulation and
popularity.
The terms which we offer to all American authors
are these;-The cost of printing and publishing, at
the lowest cash prices is first to be reimbursed out
of the receipts-the profits, after this deduction, is
10 be divided equally between the publisher and the
authors, as fast these profits received weekly
or monthy. The receipts every new edition are
10 be divided on the same principle.
Now for the means, both mateis and personnel,
which possess for carrying this projet into effect
We possess, in our own right, large blu ilding in
the most central part of New York, in which
organized most extensive printing establishment
and also daily and country journal, unsurpassed
in point of arrangements, order, and efficiency, in
any part of the world. We may enumerate the
following as the mdterid of this establishment
MATERIEL THE HERALD E.rABLr.HMEsr.
l six-story brick and granite building, N. w.
corner Of Nassau and Fulton streets, 80 feet
long, and % feet wide ................. S35 900
! Hoes double cylinder fast presses, throwing
offlrom 1000 to 5000 copies per hour. 1900
Hoes patent presses ...................... $500
Hydraulic press-equal to pressure of 500 tons 1000
] Steam engine Observation-Disclosures. 1000
. Steam boilers ...................... 1000
Other presses 1000
Printing materials ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5000
Aggregate material, s64,soo
All these materials are of the first quality, all
perfectly new, and all paid for in cash They are,
therefore, in the most complete order for any enter
prize that we may undertake for the advancement |
of American literature, religion, or science
The personnel of our establishment is as follows: |
PERSONNEL HERALD EsrABLIsHMrsr
Owner, editor, proprietor prophet head man. head |
saint, head savan head devil, just as you please
q. G. Benaett)
Reporters, writers, editors.
rs Printers, compositors, sc.
- Freshmen, boys sc.
Clerks boys, SC.
20 Correspondents in all parts of the world
20 Newsmen carriers in the city of New York.
60 Newsboys of all ages in the city.
80 Agents throughout the principal towns of America
and Europe
80 Newsboys employed by agents.
$50 Persons connected with the establishment
All this vast quantity of PERSONAL and n,atere, is
now engaged in the publication of the DAILY and
WEEKLY HERALD, which has circulation through
out the world OF nearly THIRTY THOUSAND
COPIES. We also issue several other publica-
tons, such the NEw-YoRK LANCET, &c. This
vast business, now completely organized, is con.
Quoted on the cash principle. This, combined with
energy, taste and experience is the source of
its success.
1t will be seen, therefore, from these simple facts,
that we possess ample means to start an enterprise
that may bring forward and patronise the first efforts
OF American literature towards national ndepen.
dence while retaliate and set limits to the ava
rice and folly of British authors, who have underline
guidance of Dickens, formed mean confederacy
against this continent and the progress of the age it.
self, similar to that concocted in I776 against its
national rights. Cheap literature will multiply rea-
ders, and many readers will repay both publisher
and author We have the means of issuing half a
million of literary and scientific sheets per week, at
a cost of IA cents each-making 1871, 25O, which
under the Dickens system of publication, would
cost S6OO,0O0, or more, and thus deprive the great
mass of the people of literary food for their souls.
Such in brief is the plan we propose We con-
ceive it to be of more magnitude and importance
than any project for the advancement of the age
yet devised. 1t is fit accompaniment 10 the vast
advancement in steam power
All persons wishing for further information, or
wishing to engage in furnishing original manuscripts.
VIII address letters Arrays post paid to the under
signed Publishers of newspapers, throughout, the
United States and elsewhere, who receive the He
RAID, will please to publish this announcement ora.
tbs, at length, as small requital for the manv ia
vors we have conferred upon them, in the shape of
news and extras. Those who do not cornplv with