The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-03-13
Che Gazette.
ALFRED SANDERS, EDITOR.
DAVENPORT:
NygSDAY MORNING, MARCH II, 1851.
WING CANDIDATE
Eoa SUPERINTENDENT or PusLIc IxsrRrerios,
WIN. G. WOODWARD,
Of Muscasine County.
IMPORTANT MATTER.

Believing that the prosperity Of = town
is advanced and the interests Of its citizens
benefited more BY the character aud ap-
pearance Of i,s newspapers than that Of
any other known agent in existence, il al
ways has been our aim, in our zeal for the
town with which we have Identified our
selves, TO present as fair paper az possi-
BILE 10 the world. In this we have been
aided by a liberal advertising patronage
and willingness upon the part Of the ciii-
zens Of our town and county to subscribe
and pay for the paper.
The newspaper has been nc, inap,ly
termed the reflector of the business Of a
town, and in this particular we challenge
the press Of the State to show fuller pay.
ing advertising lis, than that Of the Dav-
export Gazette. The Importance Of our
location is multiplying the number Of those
persons in the distance who select our paper
ss = medium Of making known 10 the people
ofcentral Iowa, the branches Of business that
they prosecute and the facilities they pos
sess for supplying all articles in their res
pective lines Al reduced rates.
We now propose to extend the useful
ness Of our paper By enarging its size, By
giving TO our subscribers not only one-half
a. much again reading matter as il now
contains, but also presenting them with a
sheet that for neat typographical appear
ance shsll not be exceIcd in the State
To accomplish this will require an outlay
Of about FIVE hundred dollars, sum not
large when we consider that il is scarcely
one.fousih Of the amount We have outstsnd-
ing 10 central Iowa alone. Blu, i, is large
when il is remembered that this sum is 10
the hands Of SO many individuals, each OF
whom will frame some excuse for himself
to defer the payment a little longer.
Now We fully intend enlarging, though
not dollar be paid 10 before the tenth OF
April-st which time we contemplate Wis.,
i,ing St. Louis for the purpose Of purchas-
ing another press--but If our friends will
just sork over promptly the several small
amounts due us, we will also clothe our pa
per 10 new dress that will give it such
beautiful appearance that they will be
proud TO subscribe for an extra copy each
10 have sent to their relatives at the East!
We have never had to appeal in vain to
those indebted to US; there are always some
noble spirits to reply to our request, there
fore We hope to receive such return in
answer 10 this notice as will enable US to
repay the same at interest in our weekly
visits hereafter.
To show our subscribers bow earnest we
are in the matter and TO give those chance
Of settling who are long 10 arrears, we pro-
pose from the issue Of this paper until the
10th Of April to receive t,ro dollars cash as
payment for each year of the Gazette alrea
dy expired-ourterms being three dollars af-
ter the expiration Of the year. Now if in
view Of the above, delnquents do not come
right up to the mark we shall take it Sc
granted that our big sheet will not be wei
come visitor and Gu, them of accordingly.