Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-03-11
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Newspapers and Printing. alsast


There is no subject upon which there are
so many erroneous opinions entertained by
the great mass, as upon tie all important
subject of Newspapers and Printing. For
the information of our readers, we will en-
deavor TO give some facts in regard to this
matter.
Many people ask us why we cannot afford
newspapers at as cheap rate as eastern Pub
fishers dor There are many and substan-
tial reasons why the Publishers of Country
Newspapers cannot do this. II is fact that
fwo-thirds OF all the money paid for News
papers by the people of this State, is sent to
the cities of New York, Boston and Phila-
delpha. tits fact that all the Newspapers
sent to this State from the east, are paid for
m good current funds, while one-haif of all
the Country Papers taken in this State. are
paid for in Produce that will not always
command money in the market. These are
among The reasons why papers here are not
a. cheap as eastern publications. In addi-
ton to these, we may add, that for every
ten subscribers we have, these popular
eastern newspapers have thousand, and.
all their subscribers pay in advance on thu
Subscription, while we not unfreauerI
lhaye to wait years for our pay. Merchal
and most mechanics, are patronized becatl
the necessity of the case compels community
to do SO. But we believe, that should the
farmers club together and send east after
their goods, as they do after their newspa-
pers, the country merchants would sooh dis.
cover their finances to be il very unhealthy
conditon--we do not believe they would
struggle along under the difficulty, and de-
prive themselves Of the eninynients of life,
as the RI is forced 70 do, in order to
sustain h .siness.
In many Of the large News Establish
ments in the eastern cities, there are from
dozen to twenty (more or less) newspapers
published in the same office; the greater part
of the type, after it has been used in one
paper, is saved for different one. BY this
means great many papers Of different til
ties, are printed az an expense amounting to
but little more than the cost of publishing
one paper, except the material and press
work. The effect is this, that eastern pub
i fishers can furnish reading matter at so
cheap rate that no Country Paper can
compete with them under existing circum-
stances, which reduces the western publisher
TO state of almost actual want. These
statements we know to be correct, for we
have worked at the printing business in the
city of Philadelphia Tor several years. 1t is
every mans privilege to care for his own i'm
Iterest, and we have no fault to find with the
eastern publishers for doing all they can for
their own welfare. But it is fact TO be de-
plored that our own papers langulsh. while
the rich proprietors IN the east are .'faring
suuptnously every day !" on money sent from
the vest, and which should be paid for pa
pers a. home. elia.N8 a4lea1.h auO
Many objections are made to this paper on
account OF advertisements occupying $50
much" room All we have TO say, Is, that
without our advertising patronage we could
mot publish n paper three months. The
materials we use are cash articles, and they
cannot be bought on credit and our adj
lvertisng patronage furnishes US the money
10 buy them. iif ban al sil