Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-06-21
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week during the session OF the State Legislature
ami twice week during the rest of the year.
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accumulation of postage, in an extensive business,
which operates as serious tax upon the Editor J
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TERMS OF ADVERTISING.
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TO insure execution.
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per cent: and TO $50, OF 10 per cent
- Al the earnest solicitation OF several oil our
Civ friends we have determined To take limit
ed number of yearly advertisers. We deem II al
together unnecessary 10 say any thing IN favor OF
the advantages likely TO result thereirom TO the
wholesale dealer. from tic cttenstre circulation OF
our paper in the country, and from the tact, tha'
an annual advertisement. twice week, VIII ap-
pear in crc7y paper, and once a week "a ecerl
other paper Such advertisers will be strictly Il
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neral terms)-and IL 4 single advertisement and
they must nav me rn,a for an enlargement be-
yond the Souare-but they will have the privilege
of changing their advertisement as often as they
please, without any additional cost.
The toVoripe are The terms Ot annual a6fcTttS"
neatS
For ! square, weekly, -
twice week, AZ
PAYABLE quarterly.
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and ouizzes. has proved heretofore unavallinS.-
We must therefore, insist in such case upon
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years publication, unless specially ordered Tor a
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some known and accessible person, in regard to
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81. The names Of all subscribers whose ability
topaz may be unknown tothe publisher. and who
MAY remain indebted on open account al the end
of two wears from the time when the advanced
payment was due, shall be erased from the list OF
subscribers"
TRe~llaions of the Editorial Conrtn Of Va
These resolutions are some of the results OF the
collective wisdom and the bitter experience OF the
Editorial Corps of Virginia that were assembled
al Richmond on the l7lh of January, 1888.
By these resolutions we are determined TO
abide The interests of the press recommend,
and our own interests require, an lnhexible al
herence to them. Several OF the American
presses are driven into the English custom OF
cash PAYMENTS No class of men has lost more
by an abuse of the credit system, than the Editors
OF newspapers. The great difficulty consists IN
Inc transition from one system 10 the other MOI,
wilhslanding the Resolutions OF the Editorial
Convention we have been induced 10 continue
several old subscribers on the book, VINO are IN
arrears 10 this Office. We must change our
course. The name of every subscriber VINO Is
in this predicament, will positively be stricken
of from our roll-wi,hout remittance is receiv-
ed al an early day.
"Resolred, That it be recommended 10 the Edi-
tors of newspapers, throughout the Common
wealth, to publish a, the head OF their papers
their rates for advertising, and that they strictly
adhere to the same, and that these prices be al
ways such as TO give fair compensation for The
labor performed