The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-08-08
Dialogue in Editors Room.

Dialogue in Editors Room.
Citi-cn.-I want to get copy Of your
paper. 1t has very interesting account Of
'',he trip - and should like to send it to a
friend.
Editor.--Yes sir. will do it up for
you. How are yonr crops looking this sea
sou, ah-ah--wouldn't you like to subscribe !!
Cn,sen.-Well yes -- no my neighbor
takes your paper, and take 'tother one, so
| get the reading Of it, so I guess on the
whole | wont subscribe. Good morning,
sir.
The above is a text for few practical
remarks. Here in ST. Paul is paper es-
tablshed some hundreds Of miles within
what was year and half ago was an In
dian wild. The publisher Immediately at
ter the organization of the Territory, cast
his last die on this spot. His support was
all TO he rallied after he had set up his press,
and picked up here and there among a small,
poor, and widely scattered population. An
; existence was doubtful, nd at the present
time, without other support than that ofsub-
scribers, would be impossible. The editor
cast about for the statistics of the territory
and the local inducements for emf grants
to come in and possess the land. 1t is not
impossible that the good citizen aforesaid
was induced to come hilher by the descrip-
ton he had read in a number of this very
paper. Whether that presumption is true
or not, the first information of most Of our
citizens was carried TO them 10 the states
by the Saint Paul Presses. And these peo-
pie are here to buy this citizens crop this
fall. Why, then, should he not buy the
fruits of our. study, our industry, and in
: vestments? viii he allow US TO rob his
fields by the hand Of neighhor who has
bought right OF way across his farm?
There are to our certain knowledge some
highly respectable and well established citi
zens in the Territory, who are quick to
read the Pioneer every week, and yet are
too economical to pay Us two dollars for
what really cost us thrice that sum. Prob.
ably these remarks may take them by sur
prise-they may never have thought it.
There is another class Of persons who
would not think of begging their cigars OF
the seller, and yet will take as many extra
papers as they can get or beg without OF
fering the half dime in exchange. No won
der printers never get rich But supposing
, non subscribers, who have discovered in
SOMEBODY'S copy an interesting article, come
to the office and pay for one copy to send a
distant friend, do they compensate for the
extra expense which that article cost? Can
not patrons better afford the subscription
price for a year then the editors afford the
expense of three hundred mile trip up the
Minnesota Such is the uncertainty as IT,
of the Pioneer, that we frequently print
many more papers han we sell; SO that on
the whole, we lose money by printing extra
copies; and we print them, not for profit,
but only for the convenience Of others.
9th Importance to Minnesota of sus-
tanning and well sustaining press in Sain,
Paul, to publish 10 the whole world what is
here, and what is here transporting, it is
unnecessary to say more. We venture to
say, that in proportion to its instrumental.
ty in promoting the growth Of Minnesota
no business in the Territory has been Sc
poorly rewarded. After defraying all the
expenses of the Pioneer establishment for
the first year after laboring necessarily and
living in want, not only Of the Injuries, bu
many of the prime Comforts Of life, We
have made less money in proportion to oul
capital and labor, if every dollar were paid
that is due for public printing, then any in
dustrious teamster could make in the Same
time, with, a good wagon and span of nor.
ses. Without the capital which we fortu
nately possessed. and the most untiring fru.
gali.y, this paper would before now have
been discontinued s. #