The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-01-30


NEWSPAPER EsTABLIsHMENrs.-Tbe fol-
lowing article, which we find in the Boston
Transcript, gives some idea Of the nature
of a newspaper establishment, and, although
iibe London Times is an extreme case, may
serve as warning to those who are SO rea-
dy, nowadays, with little or no capital, 10
embark in SO responsible and costly an I'M
dertaking;
Persons are apt 10 think that it is an easy
matter to establish a paper, and many indi-
yiduais have tried the experiment 10 their
hearts and their PURSES cost. Observe The
many deaths that have taken place of late
years with newly started literary periodicals
and small journals, and when you ask the
cause-it Is rant OF funds-a vital disease
with newspapers, and akin to iCanf of breath
with the human constitution. We have been
led TO these brief remarks by seeing in a fo-
reign journal, an enumeration of the expen-
ditafes of the London Times, the largest pa
per in the world, Circulating probably the
greatest number of copies. 1t is emphati-
catly a Profitable paper, too, and this cannot
be said to any extent of our American Jour
nails.
The siaiementto which we have alluded,
has respectful the receipts as well as The
expenditures, and commences with The edi-
torial expenses, which amount weekly 10
iE65; then follows The salaries Of cores
pondenss, flo; Parliamentary reporters,
go IN number, Is each per week,) fI00;
scientific, fine arts, and literary reporters,
Ell; penny7a-Iiners, lreporters Of the oc-
currences of the day in London, viz: fires.
murders, curiosiIies, &C., E2I; for extra
ordinary information from authors of celebri-
ty, per week, G3O; law and police courts
reporters, (several in number,) per week,
f20. Tia whole of their expenses for lit
erary matter amounts per week TO E300.--
The expenses Of printing and composition,
weekly, amount TO f350; the expenses for
lhe managing clerks, bookkeeping, &c.
G25G; adding 10 il interest upon capital
sunk by the establishment Tor building, ma
chinery. and type, &c, amounts TO the sum
(weekly) of $1,000, therefore, per annum,
of f52,O00, or S250,000. The payment
10 Government for statnpsaad advertisement
duty is E35,000.
The budget of receipts of the same jour
nal is as follows: In the years 1928, g.
100000 copies were sold per annum, a.
mounting 10 about fl25,00 or $500, 900.
The entire expenditure, with the exception
ofthe paymenfto The Government for stamps,
&C., amounts TO S363,000. Il appears that
abe annual profits derived from it amount 10
$4,000, without the profit derived from
the advertisements, of which no account is
given, but the average number of each copy
Of the Times contains from about 700 to
900 announcements, 1000 TO 1000 per
week, and annually 20S,000 10 364 ,0G0 an
n~ouncements. Ii has also been calculated
that 10000 typographical letters are used
TO each copy on an average, and each such
copy, divided into octave pages, will form a
volume of 800 pages, SO that the 6,006,000
impressions of the Times annually in cIrcu-
alton would form a library of 100000
volumes in octave.
The number Of letters received per day at
the Times Office amounts upon an average
10 $50, making annually as many as 100000
We find, however, no calculation Tor the
time spent in their examination.
The Times newspaper is a sgfeat fact,'' in
The history OF journalizing, requiring constant
activity (menial and PhysicaI) 10 sustain il,
aud exerling an immense influence. In our
own country, not a paper can be compared
with il, and yet, as we have said, our Ameri-
can journals are attended with tremendous
expenses. When we hear of the birth Of a
new paper, we wonder at the moral courage
of the editor in giving it a being, and if il
survive 10 its second year, We are ready 10
cry-G miracle!