New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-30

thtc Wche'oi ~ VIZ 500 49, '~
Of newspapers annually distributed through the
United States, the enormous figure, Of hsssoO OO'
Surprising the present population Of the country to
be rs, 900, 0oo this gives above is newspapers ayen
for every man, woman and chidof the population
furnshipg an amount Of truly useful instructive and
on the whole, elevating miscellaneous reading such
as has never been bestowed on any people in the
world before. From these simple figures we can
perhaps gain the clesrest possible idea Of the i'm
portant Office Of the Newspaper Pre-" in this Re
public. Aud this, it should be remembered, does
not take any acc unit Of the circulation Of monthies
ard other magazines, which is also very large
Were we writing for publication where such re-
marks might lot seem invidious, we would gladly
add to the above few criticisms which naturally
suggest themselves upon some OF the more eminent
OF our cotemporaries. Certainly it would not be
difficult to name American journalists whose pro
fessona abilities might 90 credit to the press Of
any country, and whose merits are already widely
and justly recognized. But we cannot conclude
our article without some illustration Of it's state
ments, nor, If we may judge by the frequent in
quiries received from friends, could we offer
one more interesting to the readers Of The Tribune
than an account Of the organization and working
of our establishment.
TIE Tribune is now in the tenth year OF its ex.
stence, and has not been without its share in the
rapid Improvement which during this time has dis
tinguished the American press. Originally com
mepced by its Founder AZ penny paper, it was
for some months conducted by him without any
editorial assistance except Ia the commercial de
A.. H.
free from uncertainty until ar. EcElrath undertook
the management OF It's business affairs since which
ii has steadily and surely advanced toward It's pres
ent position. With its success and enlargement,
came an increasing necessity for that Orgsniza.
ton which can alone worthily occupy the various
departments Of editorial sbor-give foil effect 20
individual exertions, and guarantee TO journal a
permanent value, independent Of the accidents to
which life is always subject. Thus, from necessity,
The Tribune establishments has gradually oeen IN
creased, until now it gives regular employment 70
twelve editors and reporters thrtyseven printers,
two proocresders thirteen pressmen, engineers and
other Isborers In the pressroom, four permanent
oorrsspoDd dents In Europe three regular correspond
ents at Washington, two in Canada, two in Cali
tornis one in Mexico, one in Havana one in Central
AmeflCk, On6 III OhC az DSssO"t VIZ ~
Baltimore, &c &c. four wrapperwriters four clerks,
sixteen hands in the mailing department, three
errandboys enty eight carriers in the city andy
cinity, in ALL above 100 persons steadily engaged in
preparing and sending forth The Tribune. In addi-
ton 10 these there might be reckoned large num-
Der Of writers in various parts Of Europe and all
over this country, who make The Tribune the
vehicle Of such Thought and Intelligence as they
have 10 communicate 10 the public; but VIC have
enumerated only those who permanently form
portion Of our establishment. The issues Of our
paper are now, in round numbers, $4,000 Daily,
4I,4OO Weekly, 100 Semi. Weekly $500
for California, 500 for Europe making $50, 400
sheets weekly, and $500, 400 annually diitrib
uted 70 ill sections Of this country, and to the
principal places in other parts OF the civilized
world. This must not, however, be taken az
the permanent number-for, since the enlargement
ofthe Daily on the 10th Of April last its circulation
has Increased 3l0O copies in spite OF the effect Of
the warm season. which usually diminishes the cir
culation Of newspapers In the same time the
Weekly has gained 1900, and the California
Tribune 1000. At this rate, by the 10th Of April
next the Daily will circulate $4,000 copies, and
the Weekly "a, 900 copies, while the aggregate
annual circulation of The Nep. York Tribune will
be 10, 900 ,OOO copies.
At the present time the paper employs tun and
ahalf OF type, and consumes weekly seven and a
half tuns of paper and $50 lbs. Of ink, beside other
scoesaries in proportion. The printing is all done
on one of Hoes -Four. CYLINDER Presses the cost of
which was $4,000, and which is driven by n
ten-horse steam engine of the same maker. The
Of the asta hlis mani
Ia 81 800, lat the rate of $4,000 per annum, the
whole business being done on the cash system:
Since The Daily Tribune was enlarged-snd its
form changed to that Of the great London journals,
ameasure which, though involving great increase
of expense, has proved altogether satisfactory in
pecuniary sepse,-it has on an average every Gay
contained us 900 ems OF reading matter, by which
we mean editorials and news exclusive of adver.
tisements. The London Times contains daily, exou.
sve Of advertisements an aversge Of about 10000
ems 4; the Alge1seine Zeitung with It's regular Sap
plement, l6 large octave pages in all, contains
$4,000 ems. Thus it appears that The Nep- York
Tribune for s. a year, or One Shilling week to
City Subscribers or two cents irgle paper, fur.
nishes nearly as much reading matter as the Lon.
don Times for $50, or ten cents a single paper,
and not only gives its subscribers more valuable
reading than any other paper, except the four
great journals Of London, but is 10 fact THE
CEEAPEsT JOURNAL IN THE WORLD.
The DE- = Tribune issues regularly three edi-
tons--one in the morning, which is that served to
City subscribers one at 1 O'Clock, PM and one
a3,PM About onesixth OF its circulation 10 in
other cities and towns along the Atlantic coast,
in the interior, The opening of the great lines OF
rapid communication having caused many persons
to avail themselves OF the advantages of the
Daily. now that they can get i. on the day Of its
Utilization instaad Of tha NLaahl.r xhich than