Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-02-28
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THE COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE FOR 1915,
EDITED By JOHN INMAN & ROBERT A. WEST.
Prospectus for the Second Year.

A L the close ofhis second volume, the Magazine
IA having been commenced on the first of jan
uary, 1874. the publisher finds himself rresistiby
called to express the satisfaction and gratitude
with which he has been filled by the brilliant and
unexampled success that has attended his endeav-
ors to win the public favor. Notwithstanding the
difficulties, dlsappOintments and vexations that al
most invariably follow the establishment of new
periodical, in the production of which there must
be the harmonious cooperation of many head and
many MISUNDERSTANDING occasionally short
comngs, especially in the pictorial department,
which no care or diligence could avert and no ex-
penditure prevent, the Columbian Magazine has
gone on steadily increasing in support and popu-
larity from the opening number, and fthe unbought
unsolicited testimony of the press may be received
as unswaycd BY Partially and unbiased by friend
ship, the efforts of contributors and editor have
been satisfactory to the public and accepted full
filling the promises made for them at the COM
mencement of the enterprise.
The publisher undertook the work with a firm
conviction that the great city of New York was
the best and the true home for magazine of gen.
eral literature; that notwithstanding the failure of
many previous attempts 10 establish such a work.
there could he no mpossihlity of success with suf
gcient capital, perseverance and the right system
Encouragement bot, by publisher and editor; slim
ulated by this conviction he embarked in the enter
prise and the result of the first has proved that
his judgment was correct.
1t has long ceased to be necessary, reasonable,
that we should speak of the Columbian as an ex-
pertinent. At all events, it is now an experiment
isubstantialIv tried. We feel ourselves upon as
firm basis as any similar journal n the world
Our principal cares nOlU regard not so much the
securing what ground we have gained (tor we con-
slider this sufficiently secure) the extension of
our sphere of action and utiity-not so much, ev-
en- the mere enlargement of our subscription list,
as the most suitable modes of catering for the a.
musement (and shall say occasionally for the
proft?) of our subscribers in the present and in
the future-the many whom we have. and the ma
ny more we shall undoubtedly have as time rolls
on.
We have made arrangements which will enable
us to present our friends with embellishments of
very superior taste, style and finish. In this res
pect is firm purpose if possible. to outve all
Icompetition Our music and engravngs, we con-
fidently belle c. will not be equalled-very GER
tany they shall not be surpassed IN real merit by
those ofany other magazine. We propose to give
each mo tn two or more superb engravlngs indie
pendent!y of two pages of music, by the most emf
nent composers, and plate of authentic fashions.
Regarding the literary ana editorial conduct OF
the Columbian, the publisher does not feel called
upon to say more than very few words. The
general management of this department Is, as
heretofore, entrusted to a gentleman possessing
evely qualification for the task, and who has CIV
en- abundant evidence, not only of the highest a
bty to put forth merltorlous magazine, but OF
the ability to put forth magazine exactly adap-
ted to the tastes of our readers, The publisher
therefore, has every confidence that what has al
ready been done for the literary value of the jour
nal will he done again. We are perfectly willing
that our future IN this respect shall be estimated
by our past. The suhjoined list of those who have
furnished articles for the Columbian during the by
gone year will satisfy, we feel assured, the most
fastidious that we reso!ute to spare IN no par